The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-14
NORTHERN IDAHO FIRE EATEN
THE MEN FIGHT, THE WOMEN
PRAE AT WALLACE.
All the CGur d'AIene Region IN PERU
Men at tho DrOppins Peint Prom
weeks Of warfare-One supply Train
seems Lost-Troops Out To Help.

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! SPOKANE. Wash. Aug. IS.-Forest fires
now raging in the CRur d'Alene region In
Idaho. especially near Wallace. Murray
and Mullan. are taxing the fighting re-
sources OF hundreds OF men almost beyond
endurance. The task OF subduing the
flames seems hopeless.
The people Of the threatened towns are
| in n state Of panic The dense smoke
which envelops them causes intense
suffering The women are praying for
rain and that there may bs no change OF
wind. heavy pail OF smoke hangs over
the country for miles. Heated embers
are falling everywhere.
A change OF wind from east TO west
would bring the fiery furnace to the top
! OF the hills overlooking Wallace. A sup
ply train Of thirty five packs with relay
Of thirty five fighters. en- route from Iron
Mountain To Independence Creek. at the
head Of the II. Joe. under the direction
of Roscoe Halls Of the forestry bureau.
IL reported Whereabouts unknown
The fire fighters. worn out by weeks Of
exertion. find all their efforts availing
little and look for no relief until n heavy
rainfall stops the fires.
Situation very grave is the report that
came from Supervisor Weigle to-day after
spending yesterday and last night in per-
sonal supervision Of 100 men who were
rushed from Spokane and other outside
points for tho purpose OF guarding
Wallace
Fires on Placer Creek. Slate Creek and
Laurel Creek form a semicircle on the
south and west.
Col. Brodie. Acknowledgement Of the
Department OF Dakota. was busy this
morning receiving and answering tele-
grams in regard To the forest fire CON-
ditions in the department. He wired 70
Fort Missoula. Mon. this morning. order
ing three companies Of the Fourtcenth In
fantry which were at Americas Lake
back to the fort To aid in fighting the hros
in the Flathead reservation.
Two other companies from Fort Wright.
Washington. have been ordered to report
for fire hghting duty in the Flathesd
country. and two more from Fort Wright
are OH their way Ia Glacier Park and
what Ia known - the Lolo trail. on the
Montana and Idaho boundary line
Advioss at the army building show
that the forest fires are gaining heAdway
and that the forest rangers are no longer
able to cope with them.
Taft. Idaho. IN the C9ur d'Alens dis
trict. with it, 200 homes. may he swept
OF tho map by forest fires raging in the
surrounding hills. The hAmes are now
eating thar WEy down the mountain
aides aud il " fearei the force of fire
fighters cannot save the place.
BEt-LINoHAM, Wash. Aug. l9.-For~st
fires raging four miles north have COM
PEELED several families to hurry 10 this
city A large force Of men u fighting the
flames and so far has protected the mills
and farmhouse. Much standing timber
and many thousand cords Of shingle bolts
have been destroyed
BUTTE. Mon. Aug S.-Rsnewed ac-
tivtty Of a smouldering forest fire on Wolf
Creek near the northern end Of FlAthead
Lake and on the Flathead forest reserve
u filing the town of Kalispel with smoke
and dArkenink the streets Strong winds
are tanning TO life other dying fires.
WASHINGTON. Aug. l3.-Through the
efforts and Offices ~ Gen. Leonard Wood.
Chief 81 STAT Of the Army. the chiefs
Of the forestry and Indian services have
got together on q plan Of campaign in
the fight against fires in the North
west. Heretofore the two services OF
the Interior Department have been work
ing separately in combating the flames
aAd IN the Use Of troops Of the regular
army much delay has arisen. Gen
Wood put a stop To IL to-day by calling
the heads Of the two services together
in his ONCE for a conference. He told
them to successfully fight the fires they
must work together. This they agreed
to do. The War and Interior depart
men;s are rushing troops and aid 70 the
Flathead Indian reservation and the
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