The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-22
DEATH And ruin IN
PATH OF FOREST fires
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are serious in all parts OF northern
Idaho and in northwestern Montana
and the damage TO railway property Is
chiefly to small trestles.
Traffic Is Suspended.
Overland traffic on both lines is in
definitely suspended. The relief train
which left MissOula this morning 70
Mullan IS held by fire at Saltese, being
vented from returning by the destruc-
tion q a small bridge this side. The
train is well equipped and no alarm
IS felt for its occupants.
First Train From Wallace.
1t was exactly $3.50 when the first
train from the Wallace district pulled
into MissOula. Ii was made up Of
variety OF cars. principally boxes, and
carried a most ful-loOking crowds.
thousand or more OF the people OF
MissOula were at the station TO receive
and minister to the refugees. A table
and chairs were placed upon the lawn
and everything ready 10 serve sand
witches and coffee. Two dozen or more
ladies and some OF the leading business
men or the city We're there 10 wait
upon the visitors. Ambulances. automo-
biles and street hacks were standing
ready 10 be pressed into service.
Nest Pathetic Story.
The most pathetic story Of all is
that OF Dorothy and Doris Baldwin,
ll-year-old Lewis, pair or bright
eyed brunettes who got separated Iroln
lost In the race for the train. Their
mother Mrs May Baldwin was out or
the city, cooking in railroad camp,
and knew not OF their danger. Their
grandmother with whom they lived,
started with them, but discovering that
she had lost her purse in their little
house, turned ana went back Tor IL.
Later the children saw her struggling
10 eaten the train, but the fire was
sweeping at such a terrific pace that
the cars had 10 pull out 10 escape. Ihey
believe that she succeeded in mounting
a handcar that carried away number
OF people
sim With Blood.
George Bryan, who was on the sec
ond rescue train from the fire district.
presented pitldble spectacle. Ills
rough shirt was stiff with blood, his
beard was matted with the blood from
wounds on his head and face and from
streams that flowed from nose and ears
in the fearful effort which he put forth
10 bring out OF the fire his injured
brother. whose charred body he was at
last forced To leave in the blazing Tor
est above Mullan. where he and his
brother were prospecting In the Mills.
The two started out and the brother
fell. breaking his leg. Then began the
terrible struggle Of the survivor Tor
the saving of his injured brother.
Through smoke and fire he stumbled
on, but the fire gained on him. Finally
the injured brother became uncOn-
sciOus. George was hardly able 70
tearfully. he turned his back upon his
brother and fled. He was hardly able
10 talk. so swollen was his tongue.
puT Sc was made uD for him and he was
sent east 10 where he has friends.
Thick of Fight.
W. Ii. Barnett and Dr. X. A. Lock
hart two OF the most substantial men
In the first party, were IN the Lhlck
Of the fight for life when the tir5
struck the town The one resides on
Bank street and the other in the on
the east side. Both brought their
families. but left all Of their belong
"You never saw anything like it,"
said MI Barnet The fire came no
Placer creek, south OF town. and
crossed a heaVily-timDered ridge which
mounts 10 a point more than 1000 feet
above the street. A regular gale was
behind il when il hit the crest OF the
hill and sparks flew several hundred
This was about 9 o'clock. and the
business portion of the town was
crowded with people No one dreamed
that we were in real danger. An hour
prior 10 that time when We first be-
gan 10 see the flames on the other side
numbers OF women and children were
bundled off 10 the railway stations
where trains were being made up 10
take them out if il seemed necessary,
but 1 did not fear.
sparks Began 90 Fly.
But, sir. when the fire reached the
top or that mountain and sparks be
gan 10 Fly. everybody hustled. 1 do
not believe that the flames We're five
minutes coming down that hill Fifty
men with oil and torches could not
have spread such a fire, IL struck resi-
dences on the way down, and came
roaring 10 the business section OF the
east side. The Times building was
one OF the very first 10 go. The top
Of a little laundry was twisted off and
hurled against the Pacific hotel which
burned like a finder box. The fire de-
paTtmenl was called out. but IL could
not stand before the fierce blaze and
had 10 move from Bank 10 Residence
streets. But, do what they did, the
firemen could not stem the rushing
cOnflagratiOn Soon everything on
Pearl. High, Residence and Bank
streets. in the immediate vicinity, all
east OF Seventh, was being consumed.
Morstells Furniture store, one OF the
handsOmest places in town, was licked
up. SO was Samuels and the MissOula
hotels and Smith g. Corners build
ing. The Occur d'Alene Hardware
store and iron works were destroyed.
AS we carried the last patient out Of
Providence hospital the flames were
playing all around it, The people, wild
Tnasse- toward the train We had been
completely cut off from the main part
OF the city, and were driven 10 the
woods. ] fear that many persisted
against the mountains. ! don't see
how some OF them could escape"