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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-22

Spokane. Aug. 2l.--A special from
Wallace to the Spokesman. Review
says that 90 forest fire fighters near
there have lost their lives. Though
the danger to Wallace itself is over.
the fire Is still raging furiously In the
nils on both sides of the city Two
persons have been killed In Wallace.
ana all that section east of Seventh
street except the Federal mills and
Providence hospital has been burned.
among the properties destroyed are
the Wallace Times office the Pacific,
Michigan and Occur d'Alcne hotels. the
Sunset brewery. the Occur dAlene
hardware house. both Oregon Railway
and Navigation depots. several stores
and Is residences
Forest fires are Spreading rapidiy In
the Pend HOreille country. and esDe-
eially around Newport. Wash.
Reports reaching here say that town
Is Itself IN flames. but II Is impossible
as yet to verify.
Two Died in City.
Daylight this morning showed tina.
imminent danger of the city,s destrnc-
ton had passed, but II brought also
confirmation of losses which were only
rnmorcd and suspected during ths
eonflagration Of the night At least
Two died IN the city fire, John j. Boyd,
Il pioneer OF the Occur d'Alenes and
former Oregon Railroad and Nayipa-
tlon company agent, and IN unknown
man or woman, who was incineratea
IN the Michigan hotel. Only the .kull
OF The latter was found In the ruins
this morning.
or the fire. fighting forces an ac-
cnrate toll OF the dead and wounded
~ not available, but the known dead
hHinber ~, the total injured, 25. In
ADDITION to 10 blinded. II was the worl,
OF the city department, members Of
the twenty fifth infantry. colorea,
volunteers. and the forestry forces
alone which saved Wallace from total
destruction. The eonflagration in the
east end was stayed shortly after II
O'Clock and back firing on adjoining
hills to the west and south preventeo
new fires in those DIRECTIONS. Ii is es-
.nalea mat the loss IN the city Is
about $1,000,000. The entire es. s.stern
section from Seventh street to Canton
Is DESTROYED. including three terraces
OF residences on the hillside. The prin-
clpal buildings burned ana the esti-
mated losses follow:
Occur d'Alene Hardware companies
warehouse, $l5O,OoO: Sunset brewery
$4,000; Pacific hotel and annex
$4,000; Occur d'Alene iron works
$so,oop; oregon Railroad and Nayiga.
ton conpany's depot, 100000; Time,
PRINTING company, $25,OOO; Worsteu
FURNITURE company, $4,000. :.
About 150 residences are DESTROYED
ana many other smaller business
places.
Buildings Saved.
Providence hospital and the Federal
eompany's big mills are the only
buildings saved In the east end. Tho
forest supervisor reports tn, entire
country between Wallace and the st
John river Is swept practically clean
and the loss of timber Is stupendo,ls
Fires between Burke and Mullan
threaten both towns tonight ana many
women and children are being sent
away.
with daylight a relief expedition win
be organized to go to Placer ana Big
creeks, where the fire fighters camps
are located These men have been
scattered over the country, driven
hither and thither BY The flames At
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before anything like Il complete csti-
mate of the fatalities " available
Fires are still burning around the
city. but most of the hillsides facing
the town are now burned off ana
unless the wind rises II IL believed iii
he comparatively safe.
Two or three hundred people are left
homeless In Wallace. many having LOST
their belongings A thick pail af smoke
still hangs over the uity. ana Il watch
II being kept ut points of danger The
water supply IL good. I'll. lighting
plant which was disabled last night,
has resumed operations.
A Destitute City.
The staff correspondent of the
Spokesman Review nj Wallace wires
ut 9:30 y. m:
safe for the moment at least. the
people Of Wallace are looking ta the
hills around them through bloodshot.
heavy lidded eyes. watching forest
fires that ring the city around on every
side. lest they should break through
and destroy the city. Lines of hose
are laid along the west side OF the
city, where the fire will strike first II
II comes, and all available fire fighters
are being held ready To start work at
once. From Mnllan. up the canyon.
refugees bring word that fires hay. al
most reached the buildings and that
the water supply may be cut off nj
any time. In every direction the sky
Is red with flames and a rising wind
would bring them here.
at M fnt 1T.
just how high no one will know for a
day or two There are parties of fire
fighters scattered through the woods
everywhere and It Is regarded as n GER
tainty that great number of men
must have been cut off by the rlames
Fatalities at Wallace.
mot less than 20 have perished.
fatalities known ut Wallace are.
John Boyd. father OF Captain
William Boyd suffocnted in his home
while trying TO rescue the family; two
unknown men whose bones were found
In the ruins Of Michigan hotel: I'M
known man. burned IN the Coeur
d'Alene hotel; William Hearmouth Of
Winnipeg, fire fighter. single. and Joe
Fenc, fire fighter. single. suffocatcd In
tunnel on Placer creek; four nnidcnti-
fled fire fighters. suffoeated ON Placer
creek: unidentified fire fighter burned
to death pear Mullan.
Reports have reached the forest 81.
pefvisor that Il crew of II has been
burned in gnlch on Big creek and
that several groups of from two To six
are missing out of gang of IL who
were caught near Mullan, four are so
badly burned they Will die. Forest
Ranger Pulaski, who was in charge
of gang caught in Il tunnel ut Placer
creek. is severely injured and may lose
the sight of one eye.
Fiockins From Fire.
I'm every conceivable conveyance
people are flockng from the fire. swept
district to places of comparative safe
ty. Special trains made up Of box
cars. baggage ears and n few coaches,
are packed with refugees. At Ward
ner and Kellogg the people have
thrown their homes open wide To the
Wallace sufferers. many Of whom lost
everything they had in Saturday
nights fire.
Stories Of narrow escapes and stir
ring adventures come in with every
group Of weary fighters. In tunnel
of the old War Eagle mine on Placer
creek, seven miles from Wallace, Al
men. under Forest Ranger Pulaski,
We're packed tightly together to escape
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FIRE NOW RAGING
IN GALLAT|N
IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ESTIMATE
OF BURNED AREA IN FOR.
EST NEAR BOHEMIAN.

Eozcmnn Aug. FLA dangerous fire
Y raging under the high wind In the
Gallatn forest. seven miles south of
mere, ANA has just crossed over Mount
Hllis ana Is now invading some of the
most valuable timber regions IN the
forest. Aldreth's sawmill Is In danger
as u band Of i.50O sheep belonging
To John Works. Another flock of 1000
shaep belonging Ia John Harvct OF
Livingston has just escaped the fire
started from sparks from II threshlne
engine on the ranch of Charles Hog.
Under y high wind this fire s.,ept In
n few minutes across a mile OF stnbble
into the brush nt the tmbers edge
between Limckiln and Bear canyon.
ii' IRE has progressed through the
lof"St al the rate of more than a mile
an hour and has been so powerful
that the Flames have been visible for
several hours at a distance of seven
or eight miles In daylight II is MOI
possible now 10 get any estimate of
the extent of thu burned area. but II
Is many square miles
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TOTAL LIST OF FATALITIES
UNKNOWN BUT A NUMBER
ARE REPORTED TO BE DEAD
Several Relief Expeditions Have Been Rushed From
Other Nearby Cities Care for the Injured and Homeless
the Fire-Shicken Town Of Wallace.

Number OF Dead Reported Be Big Creek
Burned to Death Pine Creek
Afflicted Thrilling Narrow
Rescue ParieSeverl Buried Faces 0 sand
Jumped Into TO mdcrs-R
From Other
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NORTHERN PAclFlC'S TRAFFIC
COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY
FIRES ON WEST END.
BRIDGES BURNED AWAY.
IN Sanders County Conditions. Are
Critical and Are Becoming Worse
Hourty-On the Coeur d'Alcne
Branch the Fires Have Forced Their
Way Down the Hill Taking Every
Town But sal.ese to Foo. Of Slope.

AT late hour the situation with
the Northern Pacific west of Missona
was bad and the prospects are that
no trains can pass between this city
and Spokane for II couple OF days
Traffic Of every nature IL tied up on
the main line west and no trains were
run west further than Mssoula last
night. those coming from. Helena be-
ing dctOured west over the Great
Northern. Passenger No 3 was turned
at Evaro last evening brought back
here and sent back To Helena. Pas
senger No. from the east was al
lowed To come to Missoula but held
here
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-22
NE|HART IN DANGER
FROM FIRE
FAMOUS OLD MINING CAMP IN
PATH OF TERRIBLE BLAZE
AND AID is ASKED.

Great Falls, Aug. 2l.-Forest fires
are reported today from various direc :
tions surrounding Great Falls and n
strong wind all day made them worse,
The most serious Is IN the Belt noun
tains near Neihart. The fire started
yesterday about two miles from the
town and today got beyond control
hnrryup call was sent To the for
estry headquarters here for 100 fire
lighters with equipment, and these viii
be rushed to the scene In the morning.
Fears are expressed for the safety of
the town. but at present the danger 10
u does not appear to be immincn.
Barker, another mining camp. is di-
rectly In the path of the flames l,tt
several miles away from the fire 1T
present.
Another very serious fire III report..l
from the north fork OF the Sun river
IN the main range of the Rockies
Thirty pack horses sent ont by the
forestry service 10 carry supplies for
the ire- lighters In the I'lathcad coun-
Try We're detained when they reached
the scene of this fire and are nos
CARRYING supplies 10 the Sun river IRE
fighters.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-22
FIGHTING FIRE
IN N A NY
PLACES
FORESTRY MEN ARE WAGlNG A
BRAVE BATTLE AGAINST
OVERWHELMING ODDS.
REVIEW Of CONDITIONS

Reports From Every Quarter Of Dis
trct No. I, Show That TIE Flames
Are Gaining IN Intensity and the
Army Of Fighters Which Has Bat
tied Increasingly for Days Is Beina
Beaten Back in Several Points Aiona
the Line.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-22
Line Open.

At o'clock this (Monday) morning
1t was announced at Northern Pacific
headquarters that the main line west
Is open and trains will be dispatched
as usual.
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Calling for Men.

Supervisor Conkling has been calling
since o'clock for 100 men To fight the
Tire. but SO far only 35 have responded
and they have been sent lo the front.
Henry Ferguson. game and forest
warden, and A. s. Hcppner will go To
the front az Bear canyon and high
hopes of stopping the fire when the
wind goes down tonight ure enter
tanned
II The fire Is not brought under con-
tfol tinight there Is little hope Of
stopping u. and the whole region be-
tween here and Yellowstone park, in
Guiding Middle creek and GalIatin
regions. will then be In very grave
danger a slight change I'm the wind
would take the fire directly to the
spot where dangerous conflagration
was stopped II couple or weeks ago.
Another fire Of serious proportions
Is reported tonight from between
Storrs and Hoffman. II miles south
east of here. The miners from Hoff-
man have started, under Ranger
Baker, 10 take care OF this blaze.
Another was reported from near
Maudlow, just at the southern edge of
the Helena forest There are n dozen
fires IN the BRUSH north OF BoZeman
which may become serious II the wind
continues. Many valuable crops ara
in danger.
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Beyond Paradise.

Big forest fires are raging west of
Paradise and at a late hour last night
there was no passenger equipment at
that division point. a long bridge
was burned ut Tuscor. west of Trout
Creek.
The special relief train which left
here early yesterday morning intend
ing to go to Mnl!an. got as far as sal
iese about noon. when all connections
were broken with that place. At .
O'Clock last night lineman. fighting
his way through the blaze by keeping
In the river from Saltese to DeI3orgia,
notified the company headquarters
here that the special had attempted
to go on from Saltese failed to get
through and was returned safe to Sal
tese. All were safe at that hour but
the danger Of Saltese burning was in
creasing every minute. AS bridge
burned between Saltese and DeBorgia
the relief train Is tied up, and Will
have To take chances of escaping the
fire mt SalteSc.
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Fire in Midcanyon.

a Tire Is reported in the Midcanyon
country between here and Helena. and
some OF the ranchers in that section
nave left their homes in fear Of its
approach. A serious fire Is reported
from the Highwoods, to the east of
Great Falls. but the region Is remote
ana without direct communication
Another lire Is reported a1 Logging
creek in the Little Belt mountains
to the south.
Al Fort Assinniboine shower of
ashes descended and covered the
ground TO the extent of about half an
men Assnnlboine Is probably 200 miies
from the nearest fire. The smoke here
today has been so dense that ii was
NOT possible to see two blocks away.
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Men Not in Danger.

'~,' ''NA - SuiSSTs
The danger of these men IL not very
acute, however. as they are all ex-
perienced woodmep and can easily
avoid anything but the worst In the
Forests. Despite the lack OF knowledge
on these details, Associate District
Forester Silcox kept In close touch
win the situation all day yesterday,
and under his guidance a remarkable
Tight was kept up all day to save men
and forests.
Telling of the general state of ar
fairs Mr.. SilcoS said Il will begin
with the country around kalispell and
Libby and follow the country down
along the divide To Missoula. then tak-
Ing up the state of affairs In Idaho"
This Is his outline: the only word
that had been received all day from
kallspell was message from Deputy
Supervisor Bunker early I'm the morn
me asking for more troops. two COM
panies 10 so to Coran on the Great
Northern. and two TO Somers Mr.
SileoS telegraphed ut once to the Great
Northern train dispatcher and asked
him to stop the soldiers then on their
way TO Glacier park. Ii possible, and
detrain them at Troy, the nearest sta
ton. This word came too late, how
ever, and the troops Went on.
In view of the fact that the service
has absorbed almost all of the avail
able troops In the northwest, Mr.. Sill
cox wired 10 the coast for soldiers, but.
as the fires in that section are pretty
serious he stated last night that he
did not expect to get them.
At Libby.
Acting Supervisor Nnal at Libby re-
ported yesterday that the fire was
raging north and west of Libby and
that the entire valley from Abridge to
Meadows creek WAS afire. Silver
Night. mining camp in the vicinity.
was threatened, but. owing 10 its iso-
lation, no details could be learned
In tile Lake creek valley. south OF
Troy, along the road from the South
Fork OF the Flathead 10 the Kooienai,
is solid wall OF fire. Kelley creek
and Boulder creek are both afire,
Yesterday morning Ranger Benning.
who Is directing the fight ut Troy, sent
4 brief telegram stating that he was
making all possible effort To quell the
fire.
Soldiers are also wanted at Libby.
2ao to go 10 Libby and another 2ao is
Trey The telegrams announcing the
need Of these soldiers stated that they
We're wanted at once. and asked also
for equipment and tools.
In Idaho.
Nothing was heard yesterday from
Supervisor Miller wired
rom Priest river that 1he fire he Ii
lighting at Priest lake Is bad. The
timber, he stated, Is very dry ana the
wind was this morning. blowing
gale.
a telegram from Newport. Wash,
timed $50, stated that the town was
IN imminent danger The fire, tho
message stated. had crossed the Pend
ioreille between Newport and Delr
kenna and that, owing to the thick
Of the smoke, many other fia1
started.
Bushnell, at Thompseaal
ported yesterday afteQ
r 49,. u
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TWO Towns Gone.


The last word from the Northern
Pacific was tnat DeBorgia and Hen
derson have both burned and that Blu
ford Will also go shortly. st. Regis
directly In the path of the fire, sweep
Ing down Mullan gulch. was In danger
all evening and at 10 o'clock y. m. the
Northern Pacific received Flash that
rhc town was burning ana all the re-
manning residents were leaving on n
special train which had just returned
In time from picking up the last of the
refugees ut DeBorga,
The fire has now swept clean path
from TAFT down the gulch to ST.
Regis. taking Henderson,. DeI,orgia
and Buford.
II has. in fact. burned one continu-
uDs field. stretchn,, on west Of Sal
aesc through Taft and to the Montana
idaho divide.
The last train and the last men to
leave the district between st. Regis
and Saltese were the men of the Hen
aerson fire. fighting crew. furnished by
the Mann Lumber company who came
ont on the eompany's big logging train
using It's own engine. A stop hNas
made at st. Regis. where the fire was
first, but burning on the west side.
and every effort was made to save
the remainder OF the burg
The last relief train from st. Regis,
which left just as the town was catch
ing fire Will be held close ahead of
the fire as long as possible to make
sure of not missing any of the inhab-
itants of the towns being deserted 1t
will reach Mssoula at o'clock this
morning.
Persons arriving on tho last special
from st. Regis last night reported the
destruction of Wiley's big stock ranch
which was situated about three miles
from Haugan's spur. 1t Is understood
that his cattle. consisting of several
hundred head, were also killed by the
fire.
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THE WEATHER

Today.-Local showers.
Tomorrow. Cloudy, cooler.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-10-13
Killed a GODVaThsad Snake.

Mr.. Walter Burns. the well known
trucker, killed a coppeThead snake
a few weeks ago on the jamestown
road This species Of snake is very
rare here. Mr.. Burns says this is
the first one he has ever seen in this
section. and that It is the first veno-
nous snake he has come across
since he lived in the eastern part Of
the state. IL is found In the noun
tains and IS one of the most poison
Gus Of all snakes.
The one killed by Mr.. Burns was
nearly three feet in length and was
about.as large as they grow. Il is
thought the reptile was brought here
IN hay or stone from the mountain
or the west.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-10-13
BigIers.

Biglers, Va. October I2-Mrs.
Thomas aud children and Mrs. Brad
ley went TO the Fair Friday.
Mr.. George Bounds has returned
home sftsr spending some time with
TRENDS and relatives in Maryland.
DR.. and Mrs. Bishop spent Tues
day night with Mr.. and Mrs. K. c.
Rowley.
Minnie Holloway. niece OF Mrs.
Brady, is on the sick list this week.
Capt Larkin's family has been
sick this week..
Little Olive Esther Thomas is on
the sick list this week.
Mrs. Sutton and son and Nellie
Oliver. or Gloucester. are visiting
their sister. Mrs. J c. Maynard.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-10-13

Hudnuts Violet To let Water 75c.
Williamsburg Drug Co.
The ladies' OF the Williamsburg
Female Institute Will be al home 70
the ladies' Of Williamsburg on the
second and fourth Thursday Of each
month from I to o 2. n.
Warburton & Bozsrth have sold
the farm know as Green Swamp. o.
IN James City. and containing 234
acres, 10 J. r. Austin. The price
IS not given. but is understood 70
have been an exchange OF farms.
The town will be crowded tor a
short time tomorrow morning when
about 500 members OF the Railway
Signal Assoc alton Will " Williams
burg. They will come BY special
train and the chief places of interest
viii be visited during their shori
stay IN town.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-10-13
Rural Route No. /.

Bacon. Va, October I2-There
viii be a box social at the Five
Forks church on Friday night, Oct.
a. AL are invited.
Mrs. Arthur Ayers has returned
home, after spending a month with
her parents near Tunstal. Her
mother. Mrs. TunStau. accompanied
her home.
Mr.. Willie New and daughter.
Miss Inez. were entertained on Sun
day by w. S. Kitchens and family.
Miss Bessie Leal. Of jamestown,
Miss Elva Gilley. OF Neck of Land,
spent Monday evening il Williams
burg.
Miss Minnie Griffin. of Williams
burg, is spending the week with
Miss Fannie Nightingale. of Piney
Grove.
Miss Butler has returned home.
after spending some time at Neck
of Land, the guest of Miss Gillie.
Misses Alma Gulden and Virginia
Kitchens were callers at Powhatan
farm Monday.
Mr.. John Austin has traded his
farm on Gordon's creek. known as
'Indian Field" with Bezarth and
WarouIton for the farm Jknown as
Green Swamp"
There viii be a box social at
school house No. 4 on Friday night.
Oct. p. for the purpose of raising
money TO help buy Library for the
school. Come and help Us. Miss
Inez New IS the teacher.
For sale cheap, three hundred
barrels of fine Keifer Pears. VIII
deliver at any reasonable place. Ad
dress w. s. Kitchens, K. +. D. No.
l, Williamsburg. Va.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-10-13
COCLAl AND =
= PERsoNAL

Miss Louise Harrison spent Tues
day here with relatives.
Mrs. Ruddle. OF New York, is
visiting Mrs. w. A. Montgomery.
Mr.. Claiming Hall left on Tues
day for Orange (. H.. on business.
Mrs z. G. Durfey has returned
after spending the summer in Ohio.
Miss Marie Louis Wharton. of
Bedford City. is the guest of Mrs.
Willie Jones.
Mrs. Henley Sweeney. ST.. and
Miss Florence Sweeney attended the
Sta'e Fair last week.
Miss Lucille Ayler. Of Newport
News. spent few days here during
this week with friends.
Miss Virginia Harrison left Mon
day 20 visit her aunt in California.
She expects TO be away year.
Mr.. Hugh Mercer left for New
York on Wednesday, after spending
a few days here with his parents.
Miss Kathryn Thsyer Hobson. OF
Dresden, Germany, is visiting her
grandmother. Mrs. Ellen Hobson.
Miss Ella Pitman. Messrs. Law
renee and John Pitman were among
the town people who attended the
Fair in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Joynes, Of
Norfolk. are here to spend the
weekend with Mrs. Joynes' parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. +. Wolfe,
Messrs. c. P. Slater. Of Rich
mond. and w. B. Slater. OF w. and
M. College spent Sunday with their
grandparents at Plain View.
Mr.. Bonnie Price. a son OF the
late Mrs. Delphos Price (nee Miss
Laura Wolfe is here or a visit 70
his uncle. Mr.. B. z. Wolfe. When
young Pierce left here he was q
child. His home is IN Elkton. Nd.
Mrs. Charlotte Hubbard enter
tanned very delightfully."- at Bridge on
Monday evening. Those playing
were Mrs. Viola Ware Mrs. Hub
bard. Miss Jean Mercer and Miss
Ida Faulkner. DR.. o. c. Brunk. DR..
Brumback, Dr.. Davis and Mr.. Hugh
Mercer.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-10-13
Riley Williams Burned.

Riley Williams, colored. who has
charge OF one OF Capt. Simonson's
boats. was working over a gasoline
engine when the boat took fire sud
denly. Another negro employed on
the boat. seeing the blaze. threw up
on il bucket OF gasoline he had
Just drawn from a tank. Il was a
very unfortunate trick for Riley. who
has been recuperatiug in Dixie Hos
pital. Hampton. ever since.
The accident happened in Hamp-
ton creek where the boat is doing
business. The man Jumped into
water when he found he was sfire.
which act probably saved his life.