Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-23

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Missoula, Mont, Aug. 22.-The only
in the fire situation ID at
Wallace, where the remnant OF thA
town thatis left seems to be safe, and
at Mullan, where the town threatened
all day yesterday is believed to be
safe. 1t is reported that Saltese. In
western Montana, also Is out OF dan.
GER, The towns OF Taft, Deborgia,
Hendey On and the old part OF st.
Regis are in ashes and Murray, Idaho,
is in danger. The death kst at WAL
lace is likely greater than aJAGcst I
ported The fires swept that tGf&N
with such terribls swiftness thu Is
feared there will foe more bones und
In the ruins as the search progresses.
Among those known to have been
killed in the vicinity OF Wallace ID
Harry Hanson OF Racine, Wis.
Heavy Loss Of Life.
Spokane. Wash, Aug. 22.-Hourly
reports from the fires in the forests
Of northern Idaho and western Mont
ana are increasing the toll Of dead.
The latest figures from Wallace are
that forty fire fighters probably have
persisted. In the hills near Sand
Point Idaho. Forest Ranger Ven
Dycke and a crew OF sixtysfive enlisted
in Spokane are reported to be sur
rounded by fames.. A woman and
daughter perished at Cabinet, Idaho.
Five and perhaps more are known to-
have died near Newport, Wash, In an
attempt to reach town. All along the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
tracks between Spokane and Helenas
many fires are known to be raging
fercely, but definite reports canno6|
be secured as the wires are all d0Wm.3
Fire Fighters Cut on.
Before communication with Llbby.
Montana, ended It was reported thaa,
every male resident OF the town Wast
working with 200 paid fire fighters tod
divert Flower creek to the south sido}
OF the village as protection against
the flames driving up from that di-
rection In the Clearwater water 1Urestd
reserve In the hills east Of Lswiston3
Idaho, new fires create no excitement
claims throughout the district and
Forest Supervisor Fenn has refused
to send any more fire fighters IN un,i
less he can get pack trains to aid I'M
getting supplies to them. A train Of
twenty-five horses was yesterdayl
afternoon turned back in an attemptl
to reach force OF sixty-nve men near
Peck, known to have but two daysA
rations. 4
Refugees Rush to Safety.
Five fires are burning on the shores
of Occur Alene lake. One was
the village OF Sunnyside,
three miles from the town Of Couer d. I
Alene at midnight. Many summer
homes on the beach have been des-
troyed Refugees from the burned
district are pouring into Spokane.
Seven hundred from Wallace
crossed Lake Couer d. Alene by boat
and came to Spokane by electric line.
The Idaho and Washington northern
train from Newport was filed with
people leaving the towns In that
region.
Wallace Refugees Arrive.
Missoula, Mont, Aug. 22.-Nine sis
terS and forty-tWO patients from the
Providence hospital at Wallace have
arrived and are being cared for here.
Town of Burke In Flames.
Spokane, Wash, Aug. 22.-H is re-
ported that the town Of Burke Is in
flames and certain of destruction. The
800 residents of Burke are in fight
toward Wallace.
Evidence Of lncendIarism.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 22-The
war department officials held con-
ference today in an effort to find
means of sending additional fire
fighters to the striken northwest The
entire situation will be laid before the
president with the request for his ap-
proval of extraordinary measures. The
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