Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-23
ONLY REMNANT OF
WALLACE IS LEFT
THAT CITY 10 ONLY ONE RE-
PORTED IMPROVEMENT IN sIT.l
UATIoN TODAY; FIREEloATERs
CUT OFF BY FLAMES.

swept district Of northern Idaho
will probably exceed 100.
Missoula, Mont, Aug. az. The only
improvement in the fire situation ID at
Wallace, where the remnant OF tho
town thatis left seems to be safe, and
at Mullan, where the town threatened
all day yesterday is believed to be
safe. 1t is reported that Saltese, In
western Montana, also is out OF dan.
GER. The towns OF Taft, Deborgia,
Henderson and the old part of st.
Regis are in ashes and Murray, Idaho
is in danger Tke destA>yst at wal
lace is likely greater than atsNTt u
ported. The Ares swept that Mo-
with sncflsterrible swiftness thai ~ ID
feared there will be more bones Hund
In the ruins as the search progresses.
Among those known to have been
killed in the vicinity OF Wallace ID
Harry Hanson of Racine, Wis.
Heavy Loss Of Life.
Spokane, Wash, Aug. 23.-Hourly
reports from the fires in the forests
of northern Idaho and western Mont
ana are increasing the toll Of dead.
The latest figures from Wallace are
that forty fire fighters probably have
persisted In the hills near Sand
Point Idaho. Forest Ranger Ven
Dycke and a crew of sixty-five enlisted
in Spokane are reported to be SUR
rounded by flames. A woman and
daughter persisted at Cabinet, Idaho.
Five and perhaps more are known to-
have died near Newport, Wash. IN an.
attempt to reach town. All along the,
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
tracks between Spokane and Helenai
many fires are known to be raging
iercely, but definite reports cannot
be secured as the wires are all down,
Fire Fighters Cut on.
Before communication with LIBBY.
Montana, ended 1t was reported that
every male resident OF the town was1
working with 200 paid fire fighters to1
divert Flower creek to the south sido|
Of the village as protection against
the flames driving up from that di.l
rection. In the Clearwater water forests
reserve In the hills east Of lewiston
Idaho, new fires create no excitement
as the settlers have fed from their
claims throughout the district and
Forest Supervisor Fem has refused
to send any more fire fighters In unrl
less he can get pack trains to aid I'M
getting supplies to them. A train OIL
twenty-five horses was yesterdayi
afternoon turned back In an attemptl
to reach force OF sixty-five men near
Peck, known to have but two days.
rations.
Refugees Rush to Safety.
Five fires are burning on the shores
of Occur d. Alene lake. One was
threatening the village Of Sunnyside.
three miles from the town of Couer d.
Alene at midnight. Many summer
homes on the beach have been des-
troyed. Refugees from the burned
district are pouring into Spokane.
Seven hundred from Wallace
crossed Lake Couer d Alene by boat
and came to Spokane by electric line.
The Idaho and washington northern
train from Newport was filled with
people leaving the towns In that
region.
Wallace Refugees Arrive.
Missoula, Mont, Aug. 22.-Nine sis
tiers and forty-two patients from the
Providence hospital at Wallace have
arrived and are being cared for here.
Town Of Burke in Flames.
Spokane, Wash, Aug. 22.--It Is re-
ported that the town Of Burke is in
flames and certain of destruction The
300 residents of Burke are in fight
toward Wallace.
Evidence Of Incendlarism.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 22The
war department officials held con-
ference today In an effort to find
means of sending additional fire
fighters to the striker northwest. The
entire situation will be laid before the
president with the request for his APP
prevail Of extraordinary measures. The
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