Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-22
Neihart. Mont. reported burni

WALLACE, Idaho, Aug. 21.-Day-
light this morning showed that immi-
nent danger of the city's destruction
had passed, but it brought also con-
frmationf of losses which were only
rumored and that few suspected Iars
ing the confagration of the night. AT
least two died in the city fire, John j.
Boyd, pioneer of Couer d'Alenes, and
former Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company agent, and an unknown man
or woman, W. was incinerated in the
Michigan hotel Only the skull of the
latter was found in the ruins this
morning.
OF the fire fighting forces an accu-
rate toll of the dead and wounded is
quite unavailable, but the known dead
number a. the total injured 25, in ad-
dition to ten blinded. The steady work
of the city firemen, members Of the
Twenty-fifth inlantry, colored volun-
teers and the forestry forces alone
saved Wallace from total destruction.
The conflagration in the east end was
stayed shortly after II o'clock, and
back firing on adjoining hills to the
west and south prevented new fires
in those directions.
LOSS OF 81, ,OOO, 900 IN WALLACE
1t is estimated the loss in the city
is about $1,000, 900. The entire eastern
section from Seventh street to Canyon
is destroyed, with three terraces of
residences on the hillsides. The prin-
cipal buildings burned and the esti-
mated losses follow:
Couer d'Alene Hardware company
warehouse, $150O0O; Sunset brewery,
SSO, 900; Pacific hotel and annex, $780,
OOO Couer d'Alene iron works, $4,000;
Oregon Railroad & Navigation depot,
1000; Times Printing company, $685.
000 Worstell Furniture company,
$50,0OO
About $50 residences were destroyed
and many other smaller business
places. Providence hospital and the
Federal company's big mills are the
only buildings saved in the east end.
The forest supervisors report the en-
tire country between Wallace and the
St. John. river is swept practically
clean and the loss of timber Is stupen-
dous.
Fires between Burke and Mullen
threaten both towns tonight and many
women and children are being shipped
out
RELIEF PARTIES TO SEARCH
With daylight a relief expedition will
be organized to go to Placer and Big
Creek, where the fire fighters camps
are located. These men have scattered
over the country, driven hither and
thither by the flames. At War Eagle
tunnel. three miles from Wallace, six
dead were found and two were badly
burned Five of the dead in the tun-
mel had sought refuge. They lay with
their faces down in the water, covered
with wet rags and blankets and had
died partly from the fire and partly
from suffocation by smoke. The in
jured were relieved with olive oil and
brought to the hospitals.
At Big Creek twelve dead were re-
covered, two injured and three unfor-
tunates who were completely blinded.
One fighter was found dead near Null
len and six who were more or less seri-
ously burned.
At Pine Creek three are dead. five
blinded and five otherwise injured
NUMEROUS STRANGERS DEAD
It is impossible to learn the names
OF the dead. most of whom came in
from Spokane and other points at the
call of the forestry service. The bodies
are being buried wherever they are
found. Days and weeks may elapse
before anything like a complete esti-
mate of the fatalities is available.
Fires are still burning around the
city, but most of the hillsides facing
the town are now burned off, and un-
less the wind rises 1t is believed to be
comparatively safe.
Two hundred or 300 people are left
homeless in Wallace, many having lost