Warren sheaf., 1910-08-25

now to take care CT themselves. ll Is
only where they have utterly exhaust
ed themselves IN their battle with the
flames or have met accidents that they
mau be overcome by the fires.
At Wallace fire swept the town with
terrible swiftness. The dercest fires
in this district this morning are In
Sanders county, between Thompson
and the Idaho line. They extend more
than so miles and are In dense timber
There are several towns In this dis
trtct, built In the midst Of the TIM
ber- There is no telegraphtc commu-
ntcation with the west, and nothing
has been heard from Thompson since
midnight
Dies Trying to Save Parrot
]. NJ. Boyd, former Northern Pacific
agent at Wallace, met death In q vain
attempt to save his parrot His son.
Fire Captain Boyd, had forced the
members Of the family to fee from
their home on the hillside when the
flames drew near The father went
back to get the bird and was not miss
ed for Is minutes. When q search
was made he was found face down
ward In the road, 100 yards from the
house, The parrot was dead In its
cage beside him
Six men are known to have died In
an attempt to reach Wallace from Big
Greek, St. Joe county. Some assert
that six others are lost. The names
OF only three are known They are
William Learmouth, Joseph Fern and
Harry Hanson, the last named Of Ra-
cine, Wis.
Find Refuge In Tunnel.
Ranger Pulaski and Al men were
compelled to leave Big Creek and at
tempted to cover the ten miles to Wal
lace. Three miles from town they
were forced by wall of fire to crawl
into tunnels and remain ten hours.
Two men broke through the fire and
staggered into Wallace. A party Of
rescuers, with a physician, fastened
to the War Eagle mine, where the men
were. One of the 81 was found burned
to a crisp on the trail. Five Of those
In the tunnel were dead
Pine creek Ranger Bell has Is men
under him there. All were caught.
Three more men met death yesterday
afternoon. They and 20 others were
trapped on Boulder creek, near Null
Ian. Four Of the 20 managed to walk
to the train and come here. Another
was killed at Placer creek, mile from
Wallace @7z.s
People Leave Stricken Town.
The devastated area In Wallace
lines east of the courthouse, north
Of Hotel street, north Of High street
and south Of the Northern Pacific sta
ton. Fully third of the population
has left the town.
The first train from the Wal
lace district arrived at Missoula.
1t was made up Of variety Of
cars and carried pittable crowd
A thousand or more of the peo-
pie Of Missoula, including many
women and the leading business men
OF the city, were at the station
to receive the refugees. Ambulances,
automobiles and other conveyances
were pressed into service. One Of the
first to get out of the box cars was a
nurse, wearing her uniform and cap
and carrying a ten-day-ol baby. At
her heels was the mother, nervous,
pale and emaciated, trembling from
head to foot. Following her came an
other nurse, nine-day-old child and
fraif, frightened mother. From the
car ahead desperately III man was
lifted
Tries to Save Brother; Falls.
George Bryan came on the second
rescue train from the fire district.
His tongue was swollen, his shirt stiff
with blood and his beard matted with
blood and from wounds on his head
and face, received In an effort to
bring out Of the fire his injured broth
er, whose charred body he was at last
forced to leave in the blazing forest
above Mullan- The two fed from the
flames and the brother fell, breaking
his leg. Then began the struggle to
save him. Through smoke and fro
Bryan stumbled on, but the fire gain
ed on and at length overcame him.
Finally the injured brother became
unconscious. George was hardly able
to stagger and reluctantly he turned
his back on his brother and fed.
Ineendiary at Work In Forests.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 23.-Pos1-
tive evidence that many OF the forest
fires In Oregon are of tncendiary Al
gin has been discovered by govern
ment agents, according to a telegram
received at the Offices of the forest
service here from Associate District
Forester Cecil Of Portland.
Mr.. Cecil says In his dispatch that
there Is no doubt that the fires In the
Crater national forest and at Medford.
Ore, resulted from incendiarism and
that new fires are being set constant,
ly. He reports that he has started as
men on scout duty to catch the cul
pr1ts.
War department officials BEGAN 4
conference In An effort tn find unar.