Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-15
Driven from Home at Night, Eleven
People Lose Their Lives.
HUNDREDS LEFT HOMELESS.
some Are Missing - Flames sweep
Through the Timber Destroying
All Before Them.

Portland, Or, Sept 14.-Driven from
their homes I'm the darkness of the
night by a raging forest fire which
swept everything before It from Ariel,
Cowlitz coun'v, Washington, to the
foot of Mount st. Helena, distance OF
20 miles, IL people are dead, four are
missing and over 200 people have been
left homeless. and many have not even
clothes enough to cover them. The
dead In Cowlitz county, as fas as
known, are
d L. Wallace, wife and two chill
dren.
Twelve-year-old son Of Mr.. Hanley.
John Polly his brother and child.
w. r. Newhouse.
Mrs. Graves.
Four men who were working on a
claim belonging to James Hawthorne
have not been found, and II Is thought
that they are dead. Some so or GO peo-
pie were camped at the lake at the
foot Of Mount St Helena, and they
have not been heard from since the
fire. II Is not known whether they es-
caned or not.
The first news Of the devastation was
brought TO this city by Milo NJ Dim
mick, who experienced many difficult
ties in making the trip out to send aid
to the sufferers. He reached here to-
night. From his description, the suf-
fering there Is great, and the devasta-
ton Is the most appalling of any that
has been reported For a stretch Of
% miles, he says there are but two
houses standing. The fine timber these
people expected TO realize on has all
been destroyed The fire came upon
them In the night, and entirely unex-
pectedly.
Dlmmck was asleep, and was awak-
ened by the barking Of his dog.
~ had scarcely time to get to the
river myself" said he, when the
flames were upon me, and If l had
taken time to save anyone else, we
would not have got away"
While immersed in the river, Dim
mick saw one Of the grandest, but most
appalling sights Of his life.
Great balls OF fire would roll up like
cotton balls" said he, land then burst
with a mighty roar. have never
heard q noise to compare with It,"
As soon as the FIRE had passed over
him. he rushed TO neighbours house,
and found that the family had been
driven from home. hut had escaped
death. When morning came he set
cut to bring in relief The bridges
were all burned and the roads were OBJ
structed by trees that had fallen across
them. so that his progress was very
slow.
CAMPERS CAUGHT BY FIRES.
Ealama, Wash, Sept 1i.-News
reached mere iate iast hlshl tnat VIE
FOREST Ires on Le"lS wv WA, nhae
wrought SAD havoc: u IL Wallace,
/ wlfe and Two chllurer were puriieu
TO death. They were canning ~ Wy
WOODS when caught pe .he nte' nsi,
wagon was Iouhu purIieu up 'i'','
the cnarred pouIes were iEIls neai' - Z,
l2-year-old boy OF Mr, hanisy Is
dead also MIS- Johh roiy anu pany
ana a Drotner' name not h,own, anu
Mr.. NeWnouse anu Mrs' uIaves az
dead tltteen DINERS were lounu WIN
out ciothins, ehVep' sunhs saons'
The worst OF the IRE - on ,1eM,s
river, about IL miles anoVe Woou,
land The country ID wen set'leu , aIlu
there are oouptless o'ier caSuaIsies :
not yet reported Inc hre mas spleaa
from Lewis river noruh 10 .ne ha,s'iila
river and hfty sectlohs OF tne Iihest
timber on the coast are DESTROYED ~
Is impossible TO give any estimate Oh
the amount OF damage zone 70 prvp-
erty. OAK Point ABOUT ~ nl'i1 =
below here, on the Columpla rlVer' ~
totally DESTROYED. Ihere aTe no u
ports Of lives lost, put l0ss OF property
Is esumaten NJ hoou, S0Vo.voJ, A.
coveeman in the northern rart Of
the county, Everything coilpus' MY
is consumed IN l1s pa'n No,pins IN
II was ever seen mere oy Wn,se . ~,
The air Is tnlck WIN SnioNe an1 a. a.
ing ashes. HITS camp ~ iepo' eeu ues =.
troyed' MucRley sros, no, canip y =
also burned out Moreitnu calln -
badly damagea' seven ronNeg ehsines ,
are reported ruiheu' VIZ n,en i,os''
Bars camp are Reported n,'ssins, peo,
pie are panic-stricKen, enu many ars
almost crazed from eriel oNeV loNs vi
property Cowiltz county tnouen, II
was goins 10 escape u,''n toussi WIZ,
the reports came thlcN ana lasI nnu
the last are worse ana worse flVe
people are dead ana Two MISSING, WIZ,
only partial reports from the pui'leu
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