The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-22

Spokane. Wash, Aug. 22.-Hourly
reports from the fires i'm the forests
of northern Idaho and western Mon
tana are increasing, the toll of dead.
The lates figures from Wallace are
thlt forty-fi five fire fighters probably
have perished In the hills near Sand
Point, Idaho Forest Ranger Van
Dycke and a crew of sixty five. en-
listed in Spokane. are reported sur
rounded by flames. A woman and her
daughter have perished at Cabinet,
Idaho. Five and perhaps more are
known to have died near Newport,
Washington, in an attempt to reach
town.
Many Fires Are Raging.
All along the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific tracks, between Spo-
kane and Helena, many fires are
known to be raging fiercely, but def
mite reports cannot be secured as
the wires are all down. Before COM
munication with Libby, Montana.
ended II was reported every male res
ident of the town was working with
200 paid fire fighters to divert Flower
Creek to the south side of the village
as protection against the flames
driving up from that direction.
Many Refugees in Spokane.
A train of twenty-five horses was
yesterday afternoon turned back in
an attempt to reach force of sixty
five men near Peck, known to have
but two days rations.
Five fires are burning on the shores
of Coeur DAlene lake. One was
Threatening the village of Sunnyside,
three miles from the town of Occur
D'Alene, at midnight. Many sum-
mer homes on the beach have been
destroyed. Refugees from the burned
district are pouring into Spokane. Sew
en- hundred from Wallace crossed
Lake Occur D'Alene by boat and came
to Spokane by electric line. An Ida
no and Washington northern train
from Newport was filled with people
. leaving the towns in that region.
Many Deaths at Wallace.
Missoula. Mont, Aug. 22.-The only
Improvement in the fire situation is
at wallace. where the remnant of the
town that is left seems to be safe, ana
at Mullan. threatened all day yester-
day. which is believed to be saie'
IL is reported that Saltese in west
ern Montana also is out OF danger
The towns of Taft, Deborgia, Hen
derson and the old part of st. Regis
are I'm ashes and Murray. llHho, Is III
danger.
The death list at Wallace will Ike
ly be greater than at first reported
Fires swept that town with such ter
rible swifness that 1t is feared there
will he more bones found i'm the ruins
as the search progresses.
Among those known to have lost
their lives i'm the vicinity of Wallace
is Harry Hanson of Racine. Wis.
Wallace is Wiped Out.
w. III. Barnett and DR.. T.. A. Lock-
hart. two of the most substantial men
of Wallace, were in the thick of the
fight for life when the fire struck
the town.. Both brought their FAM
lilies here with them, but left al
their belongings.
'The fire came up Glacer creek,
south of town." said Barnett, "and
crossed the heavily timbered ridge
which rises over 1000 feet above the
streets. Sparks flew hundreds of
yards ahead of IT,
"This was about 9 o'clock Saturday
night and the business streets were
crowded with people. No one dream
cd we were In real danger. But when
the fire reached the top of that noun
tain and sparks began to tly every
body hustled I do not believe tho
flames were FIVE minutes coming down
the hill. Fifty men with oil and
torches could not have spread such
fire. It ate up residences on the
way down and came roaring to the
business section of the east side.
People Compelled to Flee.
The Times building was one of the
first to go. Soon everything on Pearl
High, Residence and Bank streets
east of Seventh was blazing. Wor-
stelrs furniture store, one OF the
largest stores In town. was licked up
So were the samuels and Missoula ho-
tells and the Smith and Corners buitf-
ing: The Coeur D'Alene hardware
store and Iron works were destroyed
"As we carried the last patient out
OF Providence hospital the flames were
all around II. Peeplc wild with ex-
element were running en- masse to-
ward the train. We had been com.