The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-11
Six Carloads Were Received
Today-Fort Francis Sent
Cash Contribution
PROGRESS Of FIRES IS NOT
DANGEROUS TO HUMAN LIFE
Heat From the Surface Of the Burn.
ed Ground and the Gases Arising
From 1t Prevent Rangers From
Going Far Into Devastated Region.

pie of Beaudette, &ser and the
Eainy river district ~ The first
to come to the assistants r. the peo-
pie was Fort Frances, ~ with a
cash present of 5000. SIM &'oads
of supplies have arrived, two'oA" A"cssch
are from Virginia. Minn., in ScASeN
Of Alderman Boylan and A. H. He> /,
tage. There are two car loads of stub
from Duluth in charge Of Mayor M. b.
Cullum, and Col. F. G. Reisnes, Be-
midi, Minn., the county seat Of Bel
trami county, in which the fire was so
severe, is also N the ground with two
car loads of goods.
Sheriff Hazen with twenty deputies
and Sergt H. Gin with fifteen MEN of
the state militia from Bemidji, have
taken charge the ruins, and will
superintend the erection of tents and
the distribution of supplies. A pail of
smoke hangs over the town of Rainy
River from the burning timber. the
heat is intense and life is almost un-
bearable. AS days wear slowly on the
real horror Of the situation is only be-
coming apparent and brave men and
women, as they realize that they have
to commence life over agaln bare
handed after years Of struggle, give
way to tears.
At various points in the forest fire
scene between Warroad, Mimi, and
Rainy River reports to fire rangers in
dicate 139 bodies located. OF these
ninety have been, recovered, but only
sixty identified.
While the fires can be seen away to
the east and southeast, their progress
fs not dangerous to human life The
fire. rangers here complain. that the
heat OF the surface andAgases arising
theEefronfS prevent their proceeding far
intos the masses OF charred tree limbs
and burned underbrush. The air in
the devastated district is still smoky.
The funerals of nineteen fire victims
were held here today.
Many Are Safe.
Ed Smith reports the safety Of a
number of Rainy river homesteaders.
He and Alex Hanson got into root
cellar and were comparatively safe.
The Sorenson family of nine remained
in the center of their big clearing and
escaped. Swan Olson, his wife and
three children escaped in root house
as did the family of Theodore Stebak-
ken. Lars Olson and Mrs. Hanson are
safe. 1t has been considered best to
report these names in case relatives
are worrying. Paul Morck, Beaudette
musician, 1t is feared lost his life. He
went out the day before the fire to
look for a homestead and stopped at
Hanson's place, leaving there in the
morning. He has not been heard from
SINCE, Z.
Low Estimate of Loss
From forty to seventy lives were
lost in the fires is the estimate of ]. A.
Matthew, manager of the Rainy Riv-
er lumber industry today. He says
that certainly no more than 100 lives
have been lost. Matthew bases his
estimate on the reports received from
the investigating parties who have
been over the burned area. He places
the total financial loss at about So
100000. In Spooner and Beaudette,
one and possibly two dead will cover
the fatalities.
Today the first Of the new houses
in the reconstruction of Beaudette
will be started. At noon today the fire
is we'll under control in the Rainy
river and International Falls districts.
The work of feeding and housing
the refugees is taking up the atten-
ton Of everyone. There are thirty
dead in the morgue here and nearly
as many more have been taken south
on the line to Duluth.
Winnipeg Responds.