Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-05
MICHEL AGAIN SAVED
Threatened Destruction by
Bush Fires Averted.
DRIVING WIND DIES DOWN
Relief and Supplies Hurried to
Stricken District.
RED CROSS CONTRIBUTES $1,000
Fernie Menaced by Fresh Blaze.
Work in Mines Resumed-More
Dead Bodies Recovered.
RED CROSS CONTRIBUTES $1,000

The National American Red Cross AS
ISOLATION today sent 81 900 to Sir Wilfrid
Laurier for the benefit of the sufferers
from forest fires in the Kootenai region.
OTTAWA, Ontario. August Sir Hen
ry Pellatt today received the following
telegram from President Lindsay of the
Crows Nest Pass Company, who is now
ait Fernie:
''Conditions about Michel much i'm
proved today. Fire on road to Coal creek
made little progress. No further danger
at Fernie
Relief in money and supplies coming
in freely. Organization to take care of
people is perfect.
"Will get Michel and Coal Creek mines
working tomorrow
WINNIPEG, Manitoba. August 5.-A
special from Michel says that the wind
which has been blowing from the west.
driving the fire before il onto the town
and threatening it with destruction, died
away early this morning and the town is
again safe for a time.
Over 100000 feet of mine timber owned
by the coal company burned on the cars
and the fire spread rapidly throughout
the railroad yards.
All the fats back of the Great Northern
station started to burn when the wind
stopped blowing. The fires are still
smoldering.
All Michel Was Menaced.
VANCOUVER, B. c., August 5.-For
three days the people of Michel have
fought for their lives and homes, but at
dusk yesterday the city. the second in size
of the devastated district of east koote-
nai started TO burn.
From a light eastern breeze the wind
turned to gale from the west at 3
o'clock in the afternoon. The blaze came
sweeping down the hilE
At the edge of the town, 100000 feet of
mine timber owned by the coal company
caught fire. and four loaded railroad cars
standing on Sidetrack were consumed.
Two Canadian Pacific locomotives were
hitched to a train to carry the fire fighters
away to the west to safety. By the time
the train left for the west the fire was
spreading all over the yards.
The train got only half a mile on its
journey when it encountered a wall of
flames. There was danger of its being
hemmed in and being burned. with every
body aboard. SO the locomotives were re-
versed and run back. with all speed.
BY the time the train returned all the
houses on the fat district back of the
Great Northern depot were burning. The
main town seemed likely 10 catch at any
moment. Al - o CLOCK one neWSpap per
man and the teiegrapher still stuck by
the telegraph instrument. The last mes
sage the newspaper man sent was:
Many houses are burning Trains can
not get west of here. Railway service west
of this town will be blocked indefinitely
To the east the line is clear. Will try to
reach Crows Nest before morning and
forward news from there.
Fernie Again in Jeopardy.
FERNIE, b. c., August a part of
Fernie which has so far escaped the
names is not out of danger. The fire is
still burning in the park.
At Fergusons Camp. Cokato siding
three miles west of Fernie. six hundred
cords of cedar posts and a large number
of telegraph poles and ties are now
ablaZe. Ties along the main line of the
Canadian Pacific are burning in many
places.
Large bridge gangs and others are work
ing to keep the line open. A number of
people have moved their belongings TO the
river bank for safety.
Either Saturdays fire calamity is too
great to be realized yet, or Fernie's citi-
Zens are exceptional
Women are taking the situation as
calmly and cheerfully as the men, and
smile at their losses. There are some