The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22
ALL WIRES DOWN;
TRAFFIC TIED Up
TreStIeS Burned Out and Land
slides Block Lines of
Railroad.
MANY BARELY ESCAPE
Lumber Camps Destroyed and Mil
Men Flee From the
Raging Fires.
MANY BARELY ESCAPE

Butte. Mont, Aug. 21.-A special
from Thompson Falls, Mont, says:
Practically fifty miles Of the clarke's
Fork valley from Thompson Falls west
is ablaze, with a strong wind blow
ing, carrying the fires up the small
numerous tributaries and sweeping
everything in its path. Settlers whose
places have been destroyed by the fire
have been flocking into Thompson
Falls on every available train today,
citizens here taking care OF these
refugees as fast as they come in, ana
making preparations for hundreds
more whose places seem doomed.
Senator DOMAINS saWmill and lum-
Der yard, twenty miles west or here,
was totally destroyed. the horses be-
ing burned in the barn. Thomas Don
Ian. brother OF the senator, who was
in charge OF the mill. barely escaped
with his family.
owing 70 landslide and the burn
ing of a trestle. two miles west OF
Tuscor. all westbound trains are tied
up here and all eastbOund trains are
tied up at NOxOn and Heron. One train
ran TO TuscOr today, returning TO Para
disc tonight, and bringing in several
families OF settlers whose homes We're
burned in the vicinity OF Tuscor. Pas
sengers on this train report that the
section house and the station were on
fire as the train left that place. At
river, and is now sweeping the north
side at the mouth Of Swamp creek.
There are numerous settlers living
in territory which is being swept by
this fire. II is rumOred that Senator
DOMAINS lumber yard at Cedar Spur
has also been destroyed and that the
town OF Heron is in great danger, but
as all telegraph, telephone lines are
down west Of White Pine, this rumor
could not be confirmed. The forest
service has approximately 600 men In
the field, but in view OF the wind,
which has been blowing a gale for the
last two days. it has been impossible
70 check the flames In several cases
the fire-fighters have lost their bed
ding, camp equipment and tools, hardly
escaping with their lives. II is be-
HeVed that several crews OF from 20
TO so men each, who have not been
heard from for two days. Will be able
to save themselves by getting into the
burnt-OVer area. Roads and trails are
being cut off by the fires and IL Is
impossible 10 get provisions to the
fire-fighteTs in the mountains, and the
local forestry office reports that IL is
only a matter of a day or two until
the fire-fighting crews in the noun
tains will be compelled 10 leave the
fires and come TO the valleys for sup
plies.
This is the worst fire ever expert
enced In Sanders county. Thompson
Falls is directly in the path or the fire,
and unless il rains or the wind sub
sides within the next day or two, the
town will be in serious danger. The
volunteer fire department has had its
hose playing on every building within
reach OF the hydrants all day and
every resident who has water cOnneec-
tiOn has been wetting his roof Many
of the residents have their clothing
and valuables packed, ready 10 leave
should the situation become more sert-
Gus.
For two days the ashes, pieces of
burned bark and moss have been drop
ping Inc the streets, on the sidewalks
and the roofs OF the buildings.
town so thick that IL becomes neces-
sary to light lamps at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon.