The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-12


6uned is estimated to be 2jC r
squsrc miles. Fire still burning. =
Observation-Disclosures
nINY RIVER. Ont, Oct. lire
b fis arriving for the stricken people
Baudctte, ,Spooncr and the Rainy
.1r district First to come to the as
hnce Of the people was Fort Frances,
4. with 500 cash Six carloads of
mics have arrived from Virginia,
nn., in charge of Aldermen Boylan
A. H. Heritage. Two carloads of
DDlles came from Duluth. in cha -ge
Mayor NJ B. Cullom and Colonel L.
|Reiscb. Bemedii, MINI, the county
t Of Beltrami. in which the fire was
prere, is also on the ground with
'carloads of goods.
|tsrif Hazcn. with twenty deputies,
Sergeant III, Gill, with fifteen men
he state militia from Bemcdii. have
i charge Of the ruins and the cree
L q tents and distribution of sup
a pail of smoke hangs over the
'<M Rainy River from burning peat.
'.e days pass the real sorrow of
Atuatlon is only becoming appar"
Many Bodies Found.
various points In the forest fire znU"
En- Warroad, Minn., and Rainy X.
1B 10 Tire rangers indicate that I39
have been located OF these ninety
Been recovered. but only sixty iden-
- While fires can be seen away to
EAST and southeast their progress Is
dangerous 10 human life.
|'re rangers complain that the heat OF
.E1ses prevents their proceeding far
The masses OF charrcd trees and un-
rush.
he air in the devastated district is
smoky and no further attempt VIII
nade 10 locate bodies until further re-
Etemcnts and relief are Obtained to-
De nurses. doctor. ftf,y cots and
lands of loavcs Of bread and thou
IS OF pounds OF meat have reached
I from Winnipeg.
e funerals of nitctcen fire victims
held here yesterday.
|Feral Rapid River homesicadeTs got
rot cellars and ;sved their lives.
sorenson family OF nine remained In
eenicr Of their big clearing and cs-
ed- Swan Olson, wife and three { H.
"a escaped in a rootiloI.e, as did he
pnJ OF Theodore Siehall&n. Lars )l-
md Mrs, Olson are SAFE.
4 Number Victims Unknown.
|Faul Morck, a Baudette nu.ician. went
70 ioos for a a homestead and STOPPED
Ine Hanson place. leaving there in he
hing the fire began. He las not been
I'D from since.
OUT men from Davenport, Il. put look =
ior land. had been urged 10 hturn TO
n as they were unfamiliar With the
ps snd the smoke WAS growing dense.
Y felt safe, however. until TO late.
ran as far as they could. me OF
dropped from exhaustion aud per-
The others entered n small pool
escaped with severe burns on his
$ert McInncs OF Wantcr Road 1;Tcr
lls 3on, John with a hired man Nd
<srrnan neighbor, were twelve hours'
saler. \
ne burned area is at least thiriy-si
Side and many Of the settlers ar
10 the country. Much OF this an
tnroHn open 10 homestead entry III
mer and many OF the settlers lS
M lar beyond the ro8ds where lh'
enly a path TO roach their place
pe months before they arc discover
oome OF them may never be found.
hcUETTE. MINI, oct. 1l.-Cnm'n
o' the toll oi years lost In tho gre
mat have swept this section, !
eeIs OF the northwest are pianhl
ISM anew their task OF home ! al
spooncr and Baudette viii DC I
Y day long various relief commj' Il
at work helping the destitute
w start
le more BODY was found this att
Y. bringing the total OF the bro
ns To twcnty-ninc. Train loads
s'ohs and supplies arc coming IN.
as money. \ large building viii
sco on the site of The former Scho
10 shelter the refugees unfil u
snle tn rebuild their homes.
n'house wiIl he started at once,
ule teachers have agreed To retu
pshent buildings WIN bc erected II
, ~ local lumber companies viii
fcr at cost Ia thosc who rebuild.
fET quick responses OF the n"lghI
n Z'oWns has enabled the committee
Ia All Who have applied. Fifteen u
= meals were served today at
por ublcs.
sERNOR SAYS FIRE