The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-22
Long Dispatch Sent to Beverly-=More Pack
Trains, Medical Supplies and Army Sur
geOns to Be Rushed TO Devastated
Region=== Bridges Burned

Washington, Aug 22.WIth forests.
ranches and towns on fire In the
northwest, appeals for help from the
federal government, not TO protect
the forests but 10 save human lives.
poured into Washington today Az
a result every means at the disposal
OF The officials was bent toward rend-
erlng aid and the situation laid be
fore President Taft by telegraph With
2 view TO necessary executive action.
The matter was taken up at a con
ference at the war department be-
tween Associate Forester Potter, Ma
ior General Leonard Wood, and Ad-
jutant General Ainsworth. The i'm
mediate result was the ordering into
service of the last five companies
available in the stricken regions for
fire fighting and sending pack trains
for the purpose OF carrying medical
supplies and army surgeons to the
immediate sufferers.
Mr. Potter laid before the army Of
flcials his latest Information from the
Ere regions His advices were that
h'gh winds prevailed on Sunday
At Wallace. Idaho. one quarter of
tic area of the town had been burn
F. fO. NtNDblls NhbDluSlOU, Ndo Sdlb
10 he threatened and Libby and Troy
Montana. in grave danger ana each
town asking for 250 troops.
Twenty-Five fire fighters had been
Killed. according TO the forestry re-
Port and Mr.. Potter was inclined TO
believe that these had all been In
the employ of the forest service His
reports mentioned only the loss OF
two men al Wallace.
Fires were reported to be racing to-
wards Mullan and Burke Idaho. not
lar from Wallace, and tho west end
o. Lolo. another Idaho town, was
sid TO be blazing.
All of the inhabitants In The st
Regis valley were reported to have
been taken out on a special train
Two hundred forest ranges were
reported to be in grave danger on the
Idaho side of the East Fork Of St Joe
RIVER in Bitter Root mountains. Fires
on or near the Bitter Root, Missoula
and Cabinet forests were beyond con-
trol
The war department. has already
thirty companies in the field, II 9th
or federal troops are to be ordered TO
rhc threatened regions they must
come from distant forts and emer-
gency funds must be provided for
their transportation.
Government surveyors have tele-
graphed that fires are raging 81
miles south of Republic. Washington
on the Colville Indian reservation. A
telegram was received at the Indian
oface from Superintendent Weber at
Spokane, saying that forest guards
were engaged In combating fires else
where. but that Forest Supervisor
Reid had reported that soldiers now
at Republic were available for work
there
Towns Abandoned.
Missoula, Aug. 22.-The Northern
Pacific special train is still at Saltez
but cannot be moved as the bridges
are burned on either side. Telegraph
and communication 10 that place Is
cut. St Regis old town has been
abandoned by the women, children
and disabled, only force oil able bod
led FIRE lighters being retained under
Supervisor Koch TO make stand
against the forest fires which are
steadily creeping on the place. The
wind died down early this morning
thus saving the old town from deStruc'
ton.
Since daylight. however. the wind
has risen and little hope IS felt OF
saving the place The breeze has Yeer
ed slightly and is moving toward the
city from east and IT ia probable the
new town will fall first
Towns of Rivulct. Superior and
Iron Mountain have been abandoned
this morning and the Iron Mountain
tunnel companies mining property 10
Gated near Iron Mountain caught fire
early today and was completely de
stroyed Some minor personal cas-
ualties are reported
Relief Train Starts.
relief train starts from S0ltel
over the Milwaukee this morning fol
BoraX, carrying large searching
party which Will attempt 10 find Z
company OF soldiers unnccounted fol
~ since Saturday morning
Tho forestry officials this morning
i-port the country east OF the Potomac
thc scene of big lre which is GOV
'Ilns both forests and ranches.
largo Forces Of Men Enroute.
a large force of men were started
out by the Big Blackfoot milling com
pany last night for Potomac and this
morning, 100 more men leave this
CITY for the Campas country in The
Nlrloo district of the MisSoula for
st ten men are unaccounted for
ms force was engaged fighting Grei
OF the head OF SwartZ Gulch A r.
.ei expedition was started out ol
linton to seek for the lost men.
IN the Bitter Root valley from
Noodsidc 10 Darby, . distance OF q
miles on the west side OF the Bite
Root valley, % fres broke out yes
terday and last night. destroying
number of foothill ranches. a
stevensvile the fre on Kootena
creek is moving toward the railroa