Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-08-25
FIRE LOSSES
TREMENDOUS
Flames Increase in Fury in
Cedar River Valley,
Washington
TRAILS ALMOST IMPASSIBLE
From Other Sections Come More
Optimistic Reports,
However.

Mi5soula, Mont, Aug. 25-Early re-
ports from the fire districts today are
decidedly roseate. At the forestry Of
flee, assurance was given that it is
now quite safe for refugees to return
to their homes along the Coeur d'Alene
line of the Northern Pacific and on
the Puget Sound railway. Difficulty
was encountered reaching points far
ther west than Saltese and Alberton
on Puget Sound the trails being i'm
paSsable
Heavy Loss to Railroad.
Missoula, Aug. 25-Experts esti-
mated the loss to the Puget Sound
railroad at $2,500,000 to $3,000,000
New Fire Increases in Fury.
Seattle, Aug. 25.-Forest fires that
broke out last night in the Cedar Riv-
er valley. $50 miles east of Seattle,
increased in fury and are beyond con-
troll. D. P. Simons, Jr,, chief ward
en- of the Washington Forest Fire AS
sociation. said today that his men are
pOWerleSS and he would call upon the
government of the state to order out
the militia at once.
Two Hundred Families in Danger.
Portland, Ore, Aug 25.-Word was
received here that campers at
Welches' resort, Is miles west of
Mount Hood, are hemmed in by fires.
Up to Sunday, about 200 families
camped there. Since then, however,
many returned home, and it impossi-
BILE to state at present how many are
endangered.
Eighty-Six Forest Service Men Dead
Spokane, Wash, Aug. 25-The fact
that about sc men in the forest serv'
ice perishedl fighting fires has been
definitely established by reports tc
the superintendent at Wallace, Idaho
Give Up Fighting Flames.
Spokane, Wash, Aus. 25.-The big
fires on the Occur d'Alene forest are
being allowed to run riot and the eff
forts Of the forest service are being
directed to extricate the rangers i'm
prisoned in the woods.
Many Towns Threatened.
Seattle Wash, Aug. 25.-Fires are
dangerously close to the small towns
of Barnestone, North Bend, Tanner
Wagner, Kangley and Taylor. The
plant of the North Bend Lumber Com
pany has been destroyed. The coun
try in which the fires are burning was
the scene of numerous brush fire'
earlier in the season. These were un
der control yesterday, but a strong
wind came up and soon the embers O
the old fires assumed new life and the
blaze commenced to attack the tai
timber.
! Magala is Saved.
Chico, Calf, Aug. 25.-After siren
uous work by the citizens of the
Magalia ridge, the forest fires which
threatened yesterday to sweep ava!
the village of Magalia and adjacen
mining works, have been brought un
der cOntrOl.
Thirty Burned to Crisp.
| Spokane, Wash, Aug. 25.-Charle'
Miller and Warren Weston, timber
men. who arrived today from ST
Marie's county in Idaho told heart-ren
dering stories of being compelled t.
witness the death of thirty Italian fir
!, fighters without being able to he'll
}. them. They say that they saw then
} huddle together praying and cursing
| and saw the fire sweep upon then
burning them to a crisp. The TRACED!
: occurred .on a tributary of Big creel
last Saturday. Shortly after envelop
ing the group of foreigners the fir'
died down, having burned itself out.
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