Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1910-08-25
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MUCH HEADWAY
IMMENSE CONFEDERATION IN
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NGTON
SMALL TOWNS DEVASTATED
WITH Loss. OF LIFE AND
PROPERTY

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PROPERTY
The terrible forest fires that have
been devastating western Montana,
northern Idaho and eastern Washing
ton, Saturday, reached their height,
laying to the ground several small
towns, including almost half of the
prosperous city of Wallace, Idaho;
many lives have been lost, millions
ots dollars worth of property destroy
ed, and a thousand people and more
rendered homeless. There is an un-
confirmed report that 1870 U. s. sold
! iers have perished in the flames, Gre
mated while attempting to drive q
back fire in st. Joe county, and re-
lief expedition has been sent out to
rescue the missing men If possible.
Practically all telegraphic communi-
cation with the devasted country has
been cut OF, poles and wires being
burned in the flames. Score of farm
.ers and ranchers in the mines have
been lost, and their remains will prob
bly, never be found. More have been
severely burned and blinded in the
1 fire and smoke. Incendarism is be-
slieved to have started many of the
forest fires. The greatest loss of life
has been among the fire fighters
rushed in from the west. The fires
present a magnificent, but terrible
spectacle. s<sl
Wallace Laid Low
Wallace, Idaho, August 21.-Day-
light this morning showed that immi-
nent danger of this city's destruction
had passed, but It brought also con-
nrmatton Of losses which were only
Z rumored and suspected last night.
AT least two died in the city fire, John
]. Boyd. pioneer of Occur d'Alenes,
and an unidentified man or woman
Il who was incinerated In the Michigan
hotel. Only the skull Of the latter
was found in the remains this morn
Ing.
I OF the fire fighting forces an ac-
/ curate toll of the death and wounded
is unavailable, but known dead NUM-
Der "a. total injured 25, in addition
to 10 blinded by smoke.
Steady work of the city fire de-
partment, members of twenty-flfth
infantry, colored volunteers and for
4 Hestry forces alone saved Wallace from
! total destruction. The conflagration
in the east end was stayed shortly
after II o'clock and back fireing on
adjoining hills to the west and south
prevented new fires in these direc-
tions.
It is estimated that the loss in
the city is about $1,000. 900.
About $50 residences are destroyed
4 and many other smaller business
places.
AT War Eagle Tunnel, 8 miles
from Wallace, six dead were found
/ and two were badly burned. Five
OF the dead in the tunnel had sought
refuge. They lay with faces down
I'm the water covered with wet rags
and blankets and had died partly
from the flames and partly from suf-
location. IA I, -
Loss In Other Towns Burned
AT Big Greek twelve dead were dis
covered, two injured and three un-
fortunates who were completely
blinded. One fighter was found dead
nuear Mullan, and sixteen who were
more or less seriously burned. At
Pine, Greek three are dead, five blind
ed and five otherwise injured.
It IS impossible to learn the names
I st the dead, most Of whom came in
from Spokane and other points at the
call 81 the forestry service. Bodies
are being buried wherever they are
found. Days and weeks may elapse
before anything like: 9 complete esti-
mate OF fatalities Is available.
Relief Train Failed
The Northern Pacific railroad when
the first news Of the danger was
Z flashed. made an effort to get 2 re-
lief train through from Missoula. but
1 q burned trestle made this impossi-
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wild game of al kinds including
boar, was driven into the outskirts
of Wallace early n the evening Sby
sadvanoe of the nre.
s yallace was one of the richest
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