The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-23
BAD OUTLOOK
FOR FIGHTERS


are being set constantly.
No hope of rain is yet given by the
United States weather bureau in this
city. the prediction of the district fore
caster fo- tonight and tomorrow being
fair weather throughout Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho.
A special to the Spokesman Review
from ST. Joe, Idaho, says;
Six members of the fire patrol gang
of &c men have been found dead in Elk
Prairie and Avery. The other twenty
are missing and probably will never
be found
Making Great Headway.
The fires are now raging between
ST. Maries and ST. Joe and have reached
point six miles west of St. Joe. The
wind is blowing hard and the fire is
gaming rapidly and immense cinders
are falling in the streets OF ST. Joe.
The fires are more than a mile wide
and are raging on both sides Of the
river. The whole country north of st.
Joe over the divide and in Lature creek
vicinity is ablaZe.
a number of hOmesteaders unable TO
make their way out over the prairie
10 Lane, Idaho, We're compelled to re-
trace their steps and go 10 ST. Joe by
a southerly route over the divide.
So exhausted were some Of the WO-
men and children that two rescue
parties went to ST. Joe to aid the weary
travellers. Among those reaching St
Joe from that vicinity We're Mr.. and
IL
Mrs. Osborne and two children. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Andreas, a crippled old
man and two other families, including
several children.
party of fifteen men is proba bly,
surrounded if not consumed by forest
fires in the Lature creek district
Only One Escaped.
one man Of the party arrived here
yesterday. He is the only known per-
sen 10 have escaped lie seys he
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each man abandoned everything and
ran ter his life.
From the Trout Creek region, eight
miles east of here, two travellers who
had remarkable escape from death
arrived this morning. or two days
these men lay in the creek. their heads
under water except when they were
compelled TO breath, fire raging on
both sides of the creek.
The hospital at ST. Joe is filled with
refugees. some Of whom are suffering
from injuries and burns. There are
between seventy Five and 10 refugees
in St. Joe today.
Specials 10 the Spokesman-Review
tonight from the forest fire zone ac-
centuate the horrors or the situation and
indicate that the number of fatalities
Is hourly increasing. News comes from
Wardner, Idaho, that +. NJ. Bedeli of
Kellogg, foreman of a crew OF seventy
men under Rangers Pulaski and Lewis
Of the Big creek fire, was brought home
last night in an almost blind condi-
ton. His arms, hands and face are
badly blistered and show the marks OF
his desperate fight for life.
Surrounded by Fire.
This crew was working on the east
side Of the fire in the Big creek basin.
Their position became untenable and
under the leadership of the rangers
they scrambled in the dim light Of the
fire to the crest OF the ridge, expecting
TO pass over to Placer creek and out
by way of Wallace. On gaining the
divide they were confronted by another
fire on the Placer.
Seeing their position practically hope
less, the men broke in a wild stampede
for the creek bottom below. Bedell and
seven others reached the creek and
continued down stream and sought
refuge in the tunnel in which six were
suffOcated He says that he did not
know many of the men of the crew but
is sure that II. j. Hennis, II. 5. Smith
ana VIII Cameron, all of Wardner are
dead. Hennis has relatives in Gennes-
see, Idaho; Cameron is a nephew Of j.
B. Moore of Kellogg. Nothing is known
of any relatives of Smith.