The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-22
SIX: KNOWN DEAD
IN WALLACE
HORRIBLE STORY COMES FROM
MEN WHO ATTEMPTED TO
ESCAPE FLAMES.

Wallace, Aug. 81. - (Special)-Six
men are known to have died or to have
been killed in an attempt 10 reach
Wallace from Big creek of the st. Joe,
but some of those saved assert that
six more are lost. The names of only
three of the lost are known. They are
William Learmouth. Joe Fern and
Harry Hanson. the latter Of Racine.
Wis. The other Two were hired In
Spokane through an agency. Ranger
Pnlnskl and al men were forced To
leave Big creek and attempt to cover
the 10 miles 10 Wallace. Three miles
from town they were forced by wall
of flames. The men crawicd into mine
tunnels nearby and remained 10 hours.
The men broke through the flames and
staggered into Wallace They reached
here ut O'Clock this morning and
gave the alarm. A posse containing
physician FASTENED to the War Eagle
mine, where the men were. One of
the Al who was found was burned to
crisp on the trail.
Five Suffocate.
Fife of those I'm the tunnel were sllf-
located and dead and dozen others
We're SO near death 1t was necessary
10 work over them for an hour. Three
men are known to be dead ,on Pine
creek. having been trapped by the
flames Ranger Bell had 25 men under
him there. All were caught. Three
were killed, three others were blinded
for life and five had their legs broken
by falling trees. Three more men were
killed this afternoon. They and 20
others were trapped In fire on Boul-
der creek, near Mulan. Four man
aged to walk to the train to come
here The other known dead man was
killed on Placer creek Il mic + f,ent
WALLACE. He and II companion were
penned In by the flames They took
refuge IN the creek and kept each
other wet by throwing water with
their hands. While thus engaged a
flying tree struck one Of them on the
head and killed him instantly. His
friend was able to escape To Wallace
this noon but had all his clothes
burned off him. He was stopped at
obtained clothes for the man, before
he would permit him to enter for
treatment
Loss Million.
The damage done in Wallace is esti-
mated ut sl.O0O,0OO The Coenr d'Alene
Hardware company lost $l50.OO0; Occur
d'Aene Iron works, 100000. Sunset
brewery, $l50.O00; Pacific Hotel annex
$4,000; Worstel Furniture company
$50,000 O. u. & n. depot, $40 1000:
Turner Music company $4,000; Occur
d'Alenc hotel, $4,000; Michigan hotel
$4,000; Times office. $4,000; st. Elmo
hotel. $4,000; Wallace Cigar company.
$4,000; Continental Oil company of
Butte. s$250OO- Residence property in
East Wallace on the hill sides. King
street. on Nine Mile. on High street
and South Fourth avenue. about $780,
600.
Man Burned to Death.
A man, Harry Chamberlain, was
engaged in burying two trunks In the
yard of his home in East Wallace
when the flames swept around the
corner OF the house and burned him
from head to foot. The devastated
area In Wallace lies east OF the court
house, north of Hotel street, north OF
High street ad south OF the Northern
Pacific depot.
The fire situation tonight is bad
All hills around the town are being
filled with burning timber The wind
Is blowing strong at times. Fully al
third Of the population has left town.