The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-24
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PartyOverLaken byFire
Unfortunate Man Per-
ishes on Road

M,ssouls, Mont, Aug. "a Refugees
from the fire swept district ol west
orn Montana are beginning to arrivo
al various points, gradually lessen
ing the number OF persons reported
missing. It Is probable when all re-
turns are In that the number of re-
norted dead will he appreclably less.
One of the most thrilling exper-
iences thus far told was that of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Patterson OF Wallace. Ida
no who. with a party OF five men, ar
rived at Iron Mountain, Mont. yes
terday. When the party started out IL
included Robert Murray. cripple,
hut he was unable to keep up and was
left behind 1t Is feared that he per
ished.
Mrs. Patterson Leads Men.
When the fro overlook the party 1t
was In the upper ST Joe country, one
day's trip from a railway. Expecting
10 be- able TO reach the railway the
marty started out With only one day g
provisions. After having travelled 4
short distance their advance was cut
of and they were compelled To go
back over the summit OF the noun
tain. With fire surrounding them az.
ter the first days travel, weary and
discouraged and confused i'll their dl-
rections on account OF the smoke-hld-
don sun and Wild country through
which they were passing. 1t remained
for Mrs. Patterson to call the men OF
the party to account for their dis
couragement. With a firm word OF
command she stepped TO the head and
actually led them all the way for the
next two days
Ran For Their Lives,
On the second afternoon the mem
bers OF the party were forced 10 run
for their lives, hut Murray. the cripple
who had a wooden leg, was unable TO
keep up with them and had to be
abandoned Several times the men
became separated in going through
the fire lines but Mrs. Patterson nj
ways succeeded in getting them 10
gethcr again and with pleadings and
urgiugs forced them forward and TO
safety. When they reached Iron
Mountain, Mrs. Patterson's condition
was better than that Of the men who
appeared completely exhausted
About 100 miners came into Iron
Mountain yesterday. mostly from dis
tricts TO the south. The only Gre of
any consequence near Iron Mountain
and the north aide of the river Is now
burning at Cobban. but The town Is
thought to be perfectly safe.
Woman Walks Thirty Miles.
Among the refugees who have nj,
rived here are Geo. Cook and wife Of
Mullan. Idaho They, together with
Gus Myers, were In the mountains
near Mullan mining when oyertalJen
by the FIRE Mr. and Mrs. Cook start
cd Sunday toward Mullan leaving Ny
ers, who said he would catch them
but never did On the way out they
came face to face with another fire
and had 10 change their course, They
walked all night, meeting fire aftel
fire and got TO Thompson Falls al
noon the next day. Mrs. Cook walllec
20 miles before they found any way
face several times TO protect 1t. My
ers has not been heard from.
II gave up several different times
said Mrs Cook. Had 1t not been fo
the optimism of George. l do not be
lieye I could have kept going. NJ
ieet were sore, my limbs badly swol
len and my poor body so tired that
could hardly drag one foot after th'
other
! shall never forget that trip. Or
either side on the mountains, tree
were burning from bottom to top
Far away on the very cTests of tn,
hills. We could see flames whicl
were hardly distiDgulshablc from
stars. Al two or more places | hal
to throw my apron over my face Il
protect my hair. eyes and mouth.
Each time after we ran througl
the flames we had to go into Tn
creek to catch our breath. We woul
have suffocated had not water beel
so close"
Fire Fighters Bring News.
Jack Cassidy, Joe Miller and 10
Kelly, three fire fighters who had bee
out with Ranger r. c. w. Frlda!
came In from Elk Meadows. near 81
YER Lake, last night. bringing new
Of devastation and tales OF miracu
Gus escapes They walked A5 mile
TO get 10 Iron Mountain where the
took train to Missoula The part
led by Friday had been given u d
lost by the forest service. The me
"hen they had last been heard G