The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-08

fires that have hesn raging ln Manitoba
ea1se 70 the boundary Inc for the past
ten days have broken out mere fs3rsously
than ever. Ten or twelve persons are -e-
ported 10 have been burned 70 death. ard
the IRE - RAPIDLY spreading and crossing
over the boundary into North Dakota.
Settlers have been fighting the flames
ntgnt and day for over a week trying 10
keep them from getting into the more
thieklv populated districts Hundreds of
thousands of dollars .Forth Il timber mas
heeu Destroyed and considerable grain
a. well as some farm busl&ingz
Up 10 this giue the fires have been con
nued 70 the Canadian side Of the b0En-
DAIRY. out the swath line between the
Gnited States and Manitoba kas been ob-
Aieratea and great fears ars entertained
that the fires Will get beyond the con-
troll of the settlers. The flames are drtv-
Ing hundreds Of wolves and coyotes our
tEio the open Eauntrs- and large aocks q
geese and dacks have been seen fyiag
over tne burning forests.
harmed IN the Forest.
Near Whitemouth, H L Laundry q
trspper. was burned 70 death. 4 Ger
man woman Avi-g II a small house near
where the IRE was the most furious yes
to-day. Is reported 70 have been burned D
death and her children are missing.
A dispatch from WhItsmouth says ths
fire IL spreading rapidly. Several settlers
had close calls Tor their lives. A heavy
WiEd drove a EEass q binding smoke and
a long deep line Of flames. which con
sImed e. .rythlng n tAelr path.
East of whitemouth tie situation =
critical The section foreman Of Darwin.
and his wife ard men we're picked up ~
a freight train and brought 10 white
mouth RoRdmzster HarneT. on a hand
car. attempted % run from Darwin with
ms Men. b4t nearly succumbed throuEh
safocalon. and vas compelled 70 take re-
fuge II q passing freight AL the tele-
graph poles for several miles east of 1he
town ara down and trains are tied up
seven Persons Perish.
~ Beauss5our. Mar. seven persons have
been burned - death.
Mrs. Q. " Thomas. her young son and
daughter had a race With ire flames
Tor several miles They had a team OF
hcrses which they kept on tire run
Sparks from the burning timber were
blown in.o the dry ground Of a prairie
which they were compelled 70 cross. and
srcu they were surrounded by the flames.
TIE frantic horses started 70 run straight
ahead into the burning tlmbers Before
they had gone far the carriage overturn-
ed and they were throwa down an en-
tankment into a small creek. Thts pros
ably saved their lives. They we're badly
burned
Whole Family Lest.
4 report from Morris Mar says A
prairie IRA has been raging thera and
thai one family % Eve persons Is known
20 have psrished-
Insane ThrouEh Fear and Grief
Al tAe suffering ard less Of property
caused by rTair3s fires are roE yet knoun.
TIE devRstatson seems % have been wide
sprvaa.
Tossy a Mss Fssce. daughter CT far
uer near s., I.aureDt, became .usane from
tas Effects cf the eve and lefz Ger haFns
and tt Is feared that she wandered away
and psvskAsa n the flames. sac vas be
trsthe6 to NJ. CpsolTn, whose dead body
" 2s found t1 the track 90 4he HEe.
Capt Allen who vas badly burned In
tae fre nezv Lake FTaac1s. died q bis n
fesss tc8ag.
DEADwooD. 5. q. Get "A ssstrae-
tive timber dre ts ragt-< az RaEEes Top,
ara the tcwn - Preston Is sn Imminent
eanEer-
several Farwas Bnrura.
EEEOSHA. Wis. Oct .-ols settler.
of Nsnosha ssv tAls eas beeg the arseet
season fs~ years la thss nsr1 oz rhe corn
trv Yesetat.rn is rsvcse6 ana c~ors
Blasted Vets arz springs Azv- sria,f
us ard. as result cf the srarg4fy -
waesr. stock has susT--sss ereat,y. Prairie
erss in Somuers and Bristol cause5 by
sEarSs from passing engines Best rcvad
Considerable property kse torEs-E "a the
farmers Al kiads e rseaus havs been
adopted 20 stay The advance ~ ths -aueS
fs seuae eases waese th~ FFe e4s sara--
en-'y exsHEuishea. . ccu.}srs5 t7 burn
oe.ew tse sEFfaca-
Gana~ Fiees 50 the CITY.