New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
DEATHS HEAVY TOLL
IN BLAZING FORESTS
Hundreds, 1t Is Feared, Have
PeTished in Fires Along
Canadian Border.
SEVERAL TOWNS DESTROYED
pronertv Losses VIII Reach
Millions-Thousands of Per-
sons Homeless-Cau
for Aid.

Winnipeg. Man, Oct SIT is reported
here that thirty lives have been lost in
the forest fires along the Canadian
border.
The town of Beaudette, Mimi, was
totally destroyed by the fires and mill
ions of dollars worth of property are in
ashes. The fires also attacked SpOOner.
but the larger part of the city, including
the Matthew Mills. was saved.
Refugees coming into Rainy River.
ont. state that corpses are lying along
the railway tracks.
The forest fires have crossed Rainy
River. Ont. and are burning in sew
eral places. The mill of the Rat Portage
Company. Of Winnipeg, was destroyed,
with loss of 100000.
Most Disastrous Fire in Northwest.
\ dispatch from Rainy River says:
The most disastrous fire in the history
Of Northern Minnesota and Ontario. in
which several lives were lost and mill
ions Of dollars worth Of property was
destroyed. is still raging.
Fire broke out to the northwest OF
Reaudette and SpOoner, and in half an
hour the two towns were ablaZe. The
Canadian Northwestern Railway sent
fifty boxcars to the relief of the inhabi-
tants. and in fifteen minutes the crowded
train with human freight had reached
the Canadian side.
only the Cana>ian Northern station
remains standing at Beaudette One
thousand persons are homeless.
IN the mean time the town of Rainy
River. to which refugees had fled, had
started to burn Fifteen million feet of
lumber vas destroyed at the Rat Portage
mill.
incoming trains report the right OF
way strewn with corpses. Five have
been found between Rainy River and Il
point five miles west Of there These
persons had evidently attempted to
escape from the flames hy walking back
into their path Many had marrow
escapes, and one thousand are homeless
with only The clothes they wear. 1t IS
feared that hundreds Or settlers IN The
adjacent woods have perished."
Fort Williams. ont. oct. S.-A special
dispatch from Beaudette, Mimi, about
two hundred miles west of here, on the
Canadian Northern Railway. across the
river from the town Of Rainy River
which was reported as destroyed last
night by forest fire. says:
The most disastrous forest fire in the
history of Northern Minnesota and
Western Ontario visited this vicinity last
night. in which scores of lives were lost
and millions of dollars worth of prop
ertv was destroyed. The downcOming
trains report the right of way strewr
with curpses found between here and
ave miles west. The settlers were en-
deaxoring to get away from the fires
and got out on the track only to he
hurntd to death between the rails the
bodies beiDc destitute of clothing, every
thing being burned except the shoes.
81. Paul. oct. S.-The Associated Pres:
late this afternoon received the follow
. ing message from {. \. Moody. Mayor
Of Warroad. Mimi:
The public is urgently called upon tC
aid the residents Of this county. which
is burning from Warroad to Interna-
tionaI Falls Beaudette, Spooner Grace
ton and Pitt are wiped off the earth
Bodies are lying along the Canadian
Northern Railway right Of way and hun
lr5ds of settlers are penniless.
The towns Of Roosevelt, Swift and
Cedar Spur are in d2nger Aid can be
sent to the newspapers or the State
Bank Of Warroad. the nearest place OF
refuge. Refugees are fiockins into War
road.