The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-22
Eleven Others Reported
Burned to Death In For
eStS Near City.
TRAINS TO SAVE PEOPLE
Showers Of Sparks From the
Blazing Timber Make Fire.
mems Work Futile.

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the country through which the light Of
the fires shows copper and red.
Two lives were lost during the destris-
ton Of the town. one Of the wealthiest
towns for Its sizs in the country.
Large manufacturing concerns and
mining plants were destroyed. together
with large business BLOCKS and several
OF the finest residences in the State
The flames stopped AZ Seventh street.
where a number OF buildings wrecked by
dynamite prevented the spread % the
flames.
Several trains run by the Milwaukee
and the Northern Pacific removed thou
sands OF the homeless ont OF danger.
Eleven other deaths have been reported
but not confirmed in the forests about the
city where the men wers fighting the
flames. II 10 difficult to get communion
ton with the stricken city.
The property loss 10 placed at q million
dollars. but ~ 10 likely that double that
figure would be closer.
Refugees have been pouring into the
city all day from the lire stricken dis
tricts TO the west. bringing tales Of suffer
ing and distress.
The Northern Pacific has operated four
relief specials all the day and has brought
nearly 1000 people here. The Chicago.
Milwaukee aud ~ Paul tonight had a
special made up Of every available sort
% equipment in which 500 persons were
huddled. One woman picked up along
A.. 4.
in . boz car.
Al O'Clock this evening the smoks
which settled over the city was 50 deuss
that 70 was a. dark a. midnight. with a
crimson glow showing through IN. smoke
In the west
Fire. ashss and wood cinders are falling
all over the city
From the Biackfoot region comes a
r'Imor Of disaster by fires prosperous
ranch 10 said to be in imminent danger
and q number Of ranches have been de-
stroyed by fire which was communicated
from blazing trees.
Further nor IN in the Black Foot IL "a
said the fire To- uncomfortable. and all
residents are fleeing
The telephone officials have rnmors
u $50 fighters being burned to death in
the Clearwater Valley. The Milwaukee
officials report five bridges burned on the
east side Of the Bitter Root divide.
Bates A Rogers construction camp
near the summit % the divide has been
destroyed by fire with los OF life. but
the number Of fatalities cannot he learned
at this time.
Further down the mountains the charred
remains Of several men were found near
the tracks.
The Milwaukee railroad stations &C
Anderson. peborgia and Huagan were
burned this evening.
The hrs 10 reported sweeping along the
northern Mullan 0ulch toward tho old
town ofrst. Regis. and officials on the 600
declare that the town WIN be destroyed.
Another fire Ia reported on the lower
Black Foot about six miles north OF
Bonner.r which In six miles west Of Mis-
soula.
BOHEMIAN. Mon. Aug. 2I-Disastrous
fires started In the timber six miles south
OF here at noon to-day. Sparks from q
passing engine set fire to straw. The
flames travelled q mile across the stubble
like fash and into timber belonging To
the state adjoining the Gallatin Nationnl
forest The FIRE has travelled somewhat
more than n mile an hour for six hours
and now threatens n sawmill and lares
area OF valuable timber between here and
Yellowstone. The forest service IL gath
ering all men available into two main
parties and will try tonight whsn the
wind goes down 20 get the fire under
control. There have been three very hot
days here. with high dry winds. and to-day
the wind 10 blowing n gale.
Smaller fires were reported late this
afternoon from several directions.
HELENA. Mon. Aug. 2i.--The forest
Gre situation in Montana tonight IL the
worst in the history OF the State.
Last reports from the Riathead coun-
try before commun ication was cut on
were 90 tho effect that the situation was
nearly hopeless. that new fires had started
with them.
The Bitter Root Valley fres have also
taken on renewed vigor.
J NJ. Kennedy OF the bureau OF pro
lection received information to-day that
the town Of Libby was surrounded by
fires and that the situation was critical.
Eureka 10 also reported surrounded while
the fires at Avon have started anew.
Tonight in Helena both fhe southern
skies a. well a. those To- the north and
EAST are Aglow. Indicating that the flames
are rapidly creeping up the Rocky Noun
tains from the westward.
All wires between Helena and spokane
on both the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific lines are down. the poles having
burned.
A report has reached hero that an
Oriental Limited train on the Great North
ern has been ditched between two fires.
II il also reported that a fresh FIRE has
broken out in Ten Mile Valley about
hfteen miles south 81 Helena
Tho town Of Taft. on the Idaho lima.
and sc. Regls, In Missoula county. we're
also burned down. So far az known
thsrs has bBen no losp Of life IN Aithsr "
shsre place OF sylvsnlts The PrOpGty