Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-05

three days working day ana nieht. Move
order is slowly coming out of chaos.
Last night all but the men on duty had
an opportunity to Sleep and they lay all
over the ground. some I'm tents and some
in remaining buildings or In care Many
slept on the bare ground and many were
without blankets. They are red-eyed from
smoke and have only the clothes on theIf
backs.
Railroad Loss Is Half Million.
The Canadian Pacific railroad estimates
its losses at $Jo0.Ooo. The Great Northern
railroad loss is close TO 100000. The
Crows Nest Coal Company suffered ioss
of S150.OO0.
During the day every one has been de
rected toward the work Of relief and res
cue. There are no lights tonight except
forest fires. no liquor in the place and m
disorder has arisen. Many foreigners
spend their time in the bush looking for
whisky. but there Is none.
Tents. blankets and clothing are now
most needed. Several safes and vaults
have been opened and their contents
found intact. The bank vaults are still
too hot to open. II was damp and cloudy
all day. with smoke SO thick that one
could not see fifty yards
Work was resumed today I'm rockcuts
Nos. II and Is and In mines No. IL and
Il? about three hundred men. all told. re-
Stunning.
These miners are doing good work.
There are> 136 volunteers to search foA
the dead. The motto Of all the men. 40
given by an old pit man. Is any man AZ
has place to sleep Is to give IL up To
the women and children"
1t Is certain that several persons wer0
drowned I'm trying to swim over the
river to the island OF safety. as they
were swept away. hut a search has not
been made for the bodies.
A vast quantity of supplies has been re-.
ceived and more are moving into strtckef1
lie obi Nv NJ ~ -
ton now and committees 'are working
night and day.
Considerable petty thievery has been ate
| tempted. but a corps OF special Brftis1
Columbia police is doing effective works
and malefactors are punished IA soon as
| found. q
There is no jail and so the officers -chas{
| tise the culprits with swift and muscuiat
Justice.
From outside points aid is coming gems
erously.
A camp containing sixty men and two
women in the devastated region 10 etilt
| silent, and II is feared all have perisheds
Appalling Loss Of Life.
AS time passes the extent OF the loss to
life and property becomes more definite
and the results grow more appalling. Up
to a late hour tonight eighteen more bods
les have been recovered from the ruinau
and the work is only begun. =
The final total OF lives lost may even
4 be greater than was at first anticipated
Rough estimates of the large loss are:
Crows Nest Pass Coal Company ana
| Trites Wood Company. $150.000 each.
Elk Lumber Company. S1s5.000.
| Crows Nest Trading Company, 500, 1000
Fort Steele Brewing Company. $4,000.
| Fernie Lumber Company and the Maos
Dougall Lumber Company. $50.O00 each.
| Many insurance adJusters are already
| on the ground. Work OF adjusting will be
| hurried as fast possible to afford peo.
pie a chance to begin rebuilding.
| The damage to construction of the East.
| ern British Columbia railway, building
| from McGilvray. Is slight.
| The only building destroyed in McGiis
| vray Is a meat market. Not one OF 500
| men employed was injured.
| A relief train. loaded with 100 persons
| was brought back here tonight. The spe-
Michel Hospital will also be brought back
| with all patients of the hospital, includ-
ing Sparwood fire sufferers. The patients
are doing we'll.
| One logging crew Of the Elk Lumber
| Company. consisting of twenty men. Is
| still missing. They were at work on the
mountain north of Hosmey. and nothing
yet has been heard from them. II is be-
lieved the party has persisted.
| The only possible way OF escape open to
them was to cross the mountain range
| II they succeeded. IT will be several days
| before they can possibly reach Fernie by
| a circuitous route.