Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-31
RAINS BRING RELIEF
HEAVY FALL IN FIRE-sWEPT
ZONE AIDS TENSE STU
ALTON.
TWENTY BODIES ARE FOUND
Officially Declared 81 Persons Lost
Lives In Occur d'Alene District
Four Negro Soldiers Missing
Hundred Dead Around Wallace.

Avery, Idaho-The bodies of 20
forest service. men who died fighting
the fires near here were recovered
Wednesday and brought to this city.
Government agents declare there is
little hope for any Of the missing.
Four negro soldiers Of Company g,
Twenty-fifth United States infantry.
are among the missing and are be-
lieved to have perished.
Two Japanese employed in railroad
work, who had been fighting the fires,
emerged from the woods. They were
severely burned and report that ten
of their fellow laborers had fallen be-
fore the flames and were dead.
Spokane, Wash.-Rain, turning to
snow in the high mountains. Wednes-
day brought relief to a large part Of
Idaho, Montana and Washington dis
tricts that have been devastated by
forest fires. The storm, according to
reports from Missoula, has extended
over an area Of 100 square miles. Ia
king in the Occur d'Alene district.
1t is now officially declared that "a
persons, and no more, have been
Killed. There is said to be no war.
rant for the reports Of loss of hun.
dreds of lives. All men on the list OF
government foresters employed in
Idaho have reported to the supervisor
OF are known to be safe.
Wallace, Idaho.-Reports here
Wednesday show a death list Of 100
with 200 men missing. as the result Of
the forest fires. While the cities OF
Wardner, Kelloggg. Burke and Murray
are threatened with disasters similar
to the one Wallace has suffered, the
danger here is over.
A prospector who reached Wallace
brought word to Forest Supervisor
Weigle that Ranger H. F. Kottkey
who with crew of 300 men had been
missing in the st. Joe country since
Friday, has reported safe at Missouls
with a few Of his men.
Helena. Mont.-Reports received
here from every FIRE district in Mon
tana indicate that the situation is b.
long odds the worst in the history o.
the state. Despite the large number
Of troops, civilians and railroad EN-
ployes that have been put into the
field, the flames are absolute masters
of the situation. and there is only one
salvation-general rain. but for which
there is no prospect.
Butte. Mont.-Six hundred fire fight
ers who left Thompson Falls fou,
days ago are reported lost, and Fores
Superintendent Bushnell of the cab
met reserve, who is at Thompson
fears all may have persisted. The
wind is blowing furiously TOWARD
Thompson and it is feared the little
town. which Is crowded with refugees
will be swept by fire.
The first cheering news from the
great forest fire zone came Tuesday
afternoon in the form of report that
heavy rain was falling at Cutbank or
the eastern edge of the great F1athead
country. Should this rain become gen
eral in the western and northwestern
part Of the state, the fires will be
conquered and not until then. accord.
ing to those who have visited the
scene.
Governor Norris called out Eve com
panies Of state troops to assist in
fighting fires in the F1athead country.
Fergus and Gallatin counties, in each
of which districts the fires are beyond
the control of the foresters and rail.
road employees. The reports from the
northern end of this county are any
thing but assuring. Several new fires
are reported from Lincoln, Stemple,
Gould and Flesher and with the flames
complete masters Of the situation.
Summit, town on the Great North
ern, is reported surrounded by flames.
Libby and Troy are still in grave dan
ger of burning. according to Cover
nor Norris. who has returned from
there
Washington.-Already the forest
fires raging in the Missoula, Mont,
and northern Idaho districts have con-
sumed timber and property valued at
more than $25.oO0,0oO. This. accord
ing to an official Of the forest bureau
Monday. Is conservative estimate.
oPohoAOS Wd5us-1u lu0 SOcuI
d'Alene district of Idaho more than
fifty persons are known to be dead,
and nearly 100 are missing as result
Of the forest fires.
All along the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific tracks between Spo.
kane and Helena numberless fires are
known to be raging fiercely. but def
mite reports cannot be secured.
The seriously injured. mostly fire
filters, will number, according to the
statement made Monday by w. r.
Weigle. forest superintendent of the
Occur d'Alenes, more than 200. Many
of them have been stricken blind and
others have broken limbs.
Rewards captor Of Autolst.
New York.-John Deans, the chauf-
feur who raced after Edward T. Ro-