Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-22

Never In the history Of Idaho has
,sA tartisn Of August fire reached such
| ,idesprea1 proportions or created snch
universal damage. Like a rapidly Wild
| ming inaamed sore, the angry flanss
nm M vrgin forest. homasteads, niue
| lsldlngs md human lives.
Homested9crs, Wild animals and tho
fowls o, the air shoulder one another
m tho common otjective-the rush Cor
n.ey.
Women with sult-cases hlied Win
nousand OF collars worth OF valuable
,tre on board the crowded Wailive
| rsln which reached Spokane last night
Tho stampede u reach safety has
r-,ined ths facilities OF the oregon
lgsRroad & Navigation company ana
Inc passenger trans are MADE UP CT
ny reaches and box cars.
people from sick beds, cripples anu
cher unfortunates. are loaded on the
F ,sslus 40 he taken to Harrison Occur
Alene and spokane.
| The smoke and heat are as dangerous
4, the flames themselves. In the Vicir-
il Of the n mes many are seeking tne
Irvss OF the deepest tunnels TO escape
|ltng smothered. Several parties IN INC
I m'nss have been, Imprisoned by walls
| Il flames wnith sweep over the mouths
| 4 lbs kh9Is,ll..a AZ ~
ne tlae Of IRE sweeps over moun-l
I aia tops and Jumps guiches before the
smile gale. which, without ceasns,
!. enterng upon its third day Th9
I ma Is the greatest menace 10 the
/ /, sent dangerous situation. A seth
! Ina furnace OF fame stretches over
,feater portion of the Idaho Panhah-
Iih The greatest damage ana danger
,e In the more populated d. riots OF
. Ne Occur d'Alene A strip many Mules
vide and stretching from the ST. Joe
r,cr eastward threatens Wardner ke'-
4 hr, Osborne. Wallace, Mullan, Burke
ind The towns farther east into Mon
. hna.
supt weigle. head of the fire fight
tr said today:
All crews are hopelessly lost and
/ noA who are not dead are being cared
lr In the three Wallace hospitals.
Ranger Edward Gulaski, who was
'0fkng with q crew OF 10 men on the
West fork Of Placer creek. reports that
liz men are dead. I'VE having been
|7othered while seeking refuge I'm the
IWar Eagle Tunnel. The remainder OF
| he crew we're compelled TO find safety
l. the creek. where for nearly hye
|Aturs they stood with only their heads
|ihoye water.
Ranger Fell reports y men dead
| from his crew. They were working on
Ene Big creek near st. Joe. Three
tiers were burned blind and l2 have
| Broken legs caused by falling trees.
The entire fghting force in the dis
|rcis Is dlsorganized. We are badly In
tei Of moro men and hurry un call
ss been sent to Spokane and Other
irs Ranger Gulaski was STRICKEN
led IN one eye while aiding in the
|rslcf work"
PROTECTING WALLACE.
Mayor Walter Hanson OF Wallace
Population 1000, aud which has been
I2lty destroyed by famesD, has put
msef al the head OF the police do
|sariment, has sworn in all able bodied
nan az deputies and has armed them
| .fe' ent looting.
Two companies OF colored troops of
| ht Twenty fifth infantry are now rest
& at Wallace utterly exhausted after
Il nouis of consecutive service. The
ioops did excellent work and only their
tagts enabled the fire To be headed
sk nom Placer Creek long enough TO
|'Llule the settlers to escape with their
PIES
Latest reports are that Burke, n min
Hs town ot about 100 people, Is directly
Y me path OF the flames and cannot
" saved
Mayor Hanson of Wallace yesterday
fadei party which rescued Al per-
'oas ZION the War Eagle mine.
An women and children, numbering
~ have been sent from Wallace,
the iowa has hlled again with
s,usees fr1m Burke Mullan, Gem ana
''aer neighboring towns.