The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-26
NO CHECK TO FLAMES
The Forest Fires Are Still
At Rage i'm The
Northwest
MORE FIRES STARTED
Many Dead in Path of the Flames
Hundreds Fight Flames.


Hundreds Fight Flames.
Wallace, TO-, Aug. 25.-The casualty
list from fires is still being rapidly
swelled. Tuesday afternoon the re-
lief and medical trains reached the
scene of the disaster on Big Creek OF
the st. Joe. At this point eleven dead
have been buried, the names of those
identified being Roderick Ames, Jae
Beauchamp, W. J. Elliott, D. Brown,
Felix Phelmi, William Cameron, v. At
ton, Upton B. Smith, A. Hukalo. The
others have not been identified
The injured men have been attend
ed and eighteen are being prougi. TO
Wallace by pack horses. Many CT the
injured will not live, and all are hurt
about tie eyes, hands and lunxs.
A; Eurke, a great force of mel. is
stili tsLting day and night to sa. >
the town, the plant of the Hercules
and Heclack Mining Company and
other property that forms the very
heart of the great Occur D,Alene min
ing industry.
Usk, Wash, Aug, 25.-A terrible
forest fire has started two miles south
east of Dalkma. Kennedy's camp and
Hoisington's camp are doomed. The
fire is travelling toward Sand Point,
Idaho, with a terrific gale blowing.
Another fire has come into view
| twelve miles west of Usk, over the
Pend Orielle divide, travelling toward
the towns of Usk and Cusic, but no
serious alarm is felt.
Everybody in the wake of the fire
has moved to a place of safety.
number of bears have been found by
the roadside burned to death.
Newport, Wash, Aug. 25.-Two fire
victims, Mrs. Edeinhart and George
Campbell, were buried last night in
the Newport Cemetery. !
Mayor Lutz, who was appointed de-
putty fire warden, has large force
out. Reports from Priest river indi-
cate the entire country is being COW
cred by fire. /
Many men are needed in the Ka-
niksu national forest. A big fire west
of Kalispel is at least ten miles long.
1t is in good timber. |
Medford, Ore, Aug 25.-There is
not a woman or child to be found in
the territory known as "unsurveyed,"
| lying a few miles beyond Butte Falls.
They have all been removed to places
of safety, while the men have re-
mained to combat the flames which
reports are to the effect that many
of the homes are in danger. It is
now a common sight in Butte Falls
to see heavily-loaded wagons driven
into the city by women. Only enough
food for the men was left behind.
Over 1000 men are fighting fires in
the Crater national forest reserve, but
the situation there is much improved.
Fourth Victim Of Auto Accident.
New York, Aug. 25.-The death list
of auto accident at Jamaica, l.. l., in
which three were killed Tuesday af-
ternoon. is increased to four by the
death of Mrs. Fannie Glass, who sue
cumbed to her injuries in the Jamaica
hospital.
It was announced that hope for two,
and possibly three of the eight injur-
ed was practically abandoned.
: The dead this morning were Eigel
Berbon, the chauffeur, killed instant
ly; Bertha Weiss, IL; Mrs. Glass an :
her 9-year-old daughter, Rebecca.
At the Jamaica and st. Mary's hos
pital Miss Bella Hirsch had small
chance to live and the condition OF
Frank Belgia and Charles Snyder was
slightly better
Snyder was the conductor of the
train into which the auto crashed,
knocking a fiat car from the track.