The Washington herald., 1908-08-04

Winnipeg. Manitoba. -Azg. 3-Late this
afternoon Aoyie was reported doomed,
and a heavy bush FIRE. famed by cy-
clonic wind. was raging in Canadian Ma
tionaI Park
A special from Calgary says. Death
loss will be very heavy. a very eonserva-
tive estimate placing II at about so or eco.
with unnumbered injured Nearly every
man who went through the fire has some
mark OF other TO show. Many we're cut
OF IN the rush and perished. and their
bodies are being brought in every hour
by search parties.
As the flames devoured the houses OF
the city the heat was so terrific that
many houses took fire simply therefroua,
and without other ignition.
Il was terrible 70 see the horses. The
poor beasts stood IN the street. with red
flames ali around. scorched and scared.
their RIBS burned out. hide and flesh drop
ping from their bones. standing in sub
! lime patience. possibly hoping or expect
[ ing their masters 70 come and lead them
+ to safety But no help came. and the
I poor. suffering animals finally dropped
where they stood and were burned 10
/ ashes
Help Rushing In.
l Help IS being rushed in from all points
: On Sunday. Craubrook sent !. .001 Ioaves q
bread 20 the famished and starving SUI
fe-ers High River has raised a fund q
D
-Four relief cars were rushed from Spo-
kane, two from Calgary. one from Leth-
bridge. and one each from Macleod and
f Medicine Hat Medical men and assist
ants have also gone 20 the help Of the
sufferers as fast as trains could take
them
The fire started from Cockade and ex-
tends all along the Crows Nest to Michel,
/ which is still in great danger The IRE
/ extended the whole length Of the valley
and Up the nloUnr5insi5e 10 the end OF
I the timber belt, q roaring. seething mass
OF tossing flames. biIlowing smoke. and
1 clnde-s.
4 When the fire reached 70 the south SIDE
i Of the towns. great branches as thick as
a mans arm and two and three feet long
/ were tossing in the air Ike ashes OF
/ dust These flaming brands were hurled
more than half q nile BY q blast %
/ storm Of wind and flames
First Building Burned
/ The first building 20 start 70 blaze il
Fernis was P. Burns & Co.'S store.
I in the center OF the town. which was ig-
nited BY one Of the flaming brands
/ Parts Of the towns Of Hosmer and
/ Michel burned early this morning. No
! particulars are available until the wires
/ are Up, but It IS known that many build
/ ings in both places went up Nchei is
/ said TO be completely doomed No dam
F age was sustained al Coal Creek, just
west OF Fernie, which was mentioned yes
I terday as having been destroyed along
with Fernie- Fernie is wiped OF the
map
? II Is disaster unparalleled in the his
/ tory OF British Columbia Some 3.c9J
/ people. mostly women and little children.
I have to be housed and cared for until
/ they shall have time to look about them
Z They are being shipped by thousands 10
I Cranbrook, where every public and near
/ " all the private houses are being used
as temporary shelter for the homeless
and, in many cases. naked refugees.
Special Trains Loaded
! Since Saturday night. special trains
/ loaded with a mass OF frightened human
/ ity. rendered desperate BY the knowledge
/ that everything in the world they owned
/ had been swept away, and almost perishfng
OF thirst and hunger. have been slowly
drawn into Cranbrook. In many cases
/ but remnants Of families were represent
ed. others having perished-
I Camp No. . containing sixty men and
( four women. is supposed 70 be burned
/ completely. Five Black Hand suspects
/ IN Fernie Jail were brought in irons 70
I CranbTook and will be taken on 10 the
/ Nelson jail Other prisoners were given
/ their liberty
( Two hundred refugees reached Gran
/ brook this evening and viii be housed
and looked after. Nelson raised 500
| yesterday and sent Alderman Mc8Iorrts
and two carloads Of food and clothing to
I the scene. Vancouver wired $500. and
/ Spokane rushed II carload OF provi-
s!oEs-
/ Il is not definitely known as yet whether
any lives were lost in the city proper.
Fire Jumps River
The bush fire which was raging in West
Fernie yesterday morning jumped the
rived about 3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
I striking the south end OF the town. Fort
steele brewery was the first TO 90. and
/ from there sparks carried the fire into
the "old town. which was soon a mass
/ OF smoking embers. AT the same time
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