Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-08-22
PROBABLY 100 DEAD.

PROBABLY 100 DEAD.
Spokane, Aug. 22.-Twenty persons
Ire known to be dead as the result of
forest fires within radius Of 15o miles
of Wallace. The dead list in the en-
tire fire swept district of northern
Idaho will probably exceed 100.
Three Families Perish.
Spokane, Wash, Aug. 22.-Three
families of homesteaders comprising
Is persons are believed to have per-
ished near Catodo, Idaho, in the for
est fires. They are the families of
John Andreas. B. A. Smith and
James Osborne.
War Department Acts.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 22.-The
war department officials held a con-
ference today in an effort to find
means of sending additional fire fight
ers to the stricken northwest. The
entire situation will be laid before the
president with a bequest for his ap-
proval of extraordinary measures. The
forest service has positive evidence
many fires in Oregon are of incendiary
origin. sSsa-.szgrsss'
200 Rangers I'm Danger.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Associate For
ester Potter of the forestry service has
reports from various fire swept zones
In the far west. They report only two
lives lost at Wallace, but at other
points 25 dead are reported.
Two hundred forest rangers are in
danger in the Bitter Root mountains
The war department has already order
ed 80 companies into the fields.
Wallace Cut on.
Missoula. Mant.. Aug. 22.-Communi-
cation with Wallace is entirely cut of
and it is feared fires have again start
ed there Reports from the surround
ing country continue to be stories OF
the onward rush of the flames the flight
of settlers, and scores of persons en-
dangered or missing. The fire is now
On the east side of Bitter Root valley.
Town of Burke I'm Flames.
Spokane, Wash, Aug. 22.-It is re-
ported the town of Burke is in flames
and certain of destruction. The 800
residents of Burke are in fight toward
Wallace.
Hospital Patients Safe.
Missoula, Mont, Aug. 22.-Nine sis
ters and AZ patients of Providence hos
pital at Wallace have arrived and are
being cared for here.
Part of wallace Saved.
Missoula, Mont, Aug. 22.-The only
Improvement in the fire situation is at
nf
town that is left seems to be safe, and
at Malen, where the town, threatened
all day yesterday, is believed to be
Eafe.
Several In Ashes.
1t is reported Saltese, in western
Montana, also is out of danger. The
towns of Taft, Deborgia, Henderson,
and the old part of Streigis are in
ashes, and Murray, Idaho. is in danger.
The death list at Wallace will likely be
greater than at first reported. The fire
swept that town with such terrible
Bwiftness that it is feared there will be
more bones found in the ruins as the
search progresses.
No Word From Beyond Streigis.
Missoula, Mont, Aug. 22-The gen.
eral fire situation in this district is
still discouraging No word can be OBJ
tanned from any points on the Occur
d'Alene line farther west than Streigis,
which has been deserted.
Blaze so Miles Long.
Thompsons Falls, Mont, Aug. "a
Practically so miles of Clarke's Fork
valley from Thompson's Falls west is
Rblaze, with a strong wind blowing,
carrying fires up numerous tributaries
and sweeping everything in its path.
Settlers have been fiocking into Thomp-
sons Falls on every available train to-
day. At Tuscor the fire jumped Clarke's
Fork river and is now scorching the
north side of the mouth Of Swamp
creek
Town in Path.
Anxiety is felt for settlers in the ter
ritory now being swept by fire. The
forest service has approximately 600
men in the field, but they are unable
to check the flames. Thompson s Falls
hs directly in the fire'S natb ond unI6cs