Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
300 ARE DEAD;
LOSS MILLIONS
Fearful Cost Of Minnesota Can
ada Border Blaze.
NINE SMALL TOWNS BURNED

Area Find Many Bodies and starV-
ina survivors-Wild Animals Joined
Exodus.
A. K. Staunlng, publisher OF the
Warroad, Mimi, Plain Dealer, says he
was sure that the number of dead in
the forest fires along the border would
be at least 300, and 700 persons are
missing. Five thousand are homeless.
Mr., Staining has been keeping in
close touch with occurrences Of the /
past few days and his word should be
an authority.
He places the estimate of the tim
Der and building loss at S25,OOO,OO0.
Men who have just returned from
Baudette say the list of dead in the I
district back from the railroad track |
will reach $50
The mayor OF Baudette says that
seventy-fiye bodies have already been
found, and refugees coming in every
hour report having seen many dead
bodies in the roads
The situation around Warroad is
not critical at present. A big fire is
burning between Warroad and Spra
que, but the town is well guarded
All settlers in the district bounded
by the Rainy river and Lake Of the
Woods on he north to twenty-five
miles south 1f Fort Frances, Ont, and
from Spooner and Baudette. Mimi, on
the east to Warroad, on the west who
are not accounted for. are believed 70
be dead. as there was no known means
Of escape for them
For a distance of fifty miles from
Baudette and the Rainy river west to
Warroad the woods were a solid mass
Of fire Sunday.
The fires have wiped out the vii
lagos Of Baudette, Spooner, Swift
Graceton, Pitt, Cedar Spur, Roosevelt
and Malcolm The last two named
places are small settlements In Bel
rami county, south of Warroad.
The greatest property loss occurred
1t Baudette and Spooner, which is
practically one community, being par
Illeled by a narrow river. The other l
owns consisted of only a few small
t
Search For Dead and Dying. :
The terrible results of the forest s
Tres afe beginning to be realized by I
he disheartened and homeless thou +
ands
Bodies found along the railway track v
hree miles west of Baudette were 7
AIKEN to Rainy River, Ont. for burial
here was not a particle of clothing d
Eft on any OF them. save parts of their D
hoes The bodies had the appearance
+ having been baked in a red hot
ven.
Searching parties we're organized n
nd went south to relieve suffering n
nd pick up the dead 1t will be days "
efore all the dead can be reached. h
wing to the great trees which have h
lllen over the roads These will have n,
, be chopped away before wagons car "
ct through G
In some instances houses near town
-e filed with refugees who are with
II food.
Matt Hendrickson came in from his
dlHl' tuIee anu udll mlles sOuth' :,
est of Baudette, and told of :eirty 81
srsons who were housed ia iis shack ll
ithout food. III
He says that when the fire struck
s place sixteen of them got into a
y well eighteen feet deep and re-
aimed there, nearly suffocating from
e heat and smoke, until the fire had ne
ssed. Ie
While the tornado Of fire passed Id
er the we'll it veered to the south. Wa
st of his house, which was not con
med. :
Many settlers got into the Rapid
,er and saved themselves by wading at
10 the water, although their faces Sv
sre blistered by the heat tai