The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-09-15

as the Ten Nile region raere mas
been great individual losses, ana som
narrow escapes from loss Ct hieA
On the Aencher farn three pi7
> barns. tools, a lot Of bay. N at
everything but the mouse was s'rn
ed. The loss figures int thou@na
of dollars.
Near the Neueher place is Fioh
farm recently bought by Mr.. LeAe''ih'
eff Nooksaek. At noon Monday Inc
owner finished work on new LEGO
home. At 3 O'Clock, the house, tue
barn, the out buildings and all osher
burnable properly was in ashes. Y Ne
family barely escaped with leli
lives. Tie son was badly burnea I'd
falling from the roof ef the barn al
ter it had caught fire.
On tie cid Jeer place, the barn
aut buildings and machinery were a
total loss. TIE house caught ire
! two or three times. Once fire vas
in the house and even a mattress was
afire, but hard work put out the
flames.
Kit Scrimcher lost his tool house
and perhaps 500 worth of logging
! tools.
Lee Parish. who. by the way is our
reporter on NEST Of these losses was
called home in tire 10 save the loss
of his own place. He had work IN
getting a team OF mules out Of
burning pasture.
Another narrow escape was on The
Jensen place where the workers sue
ceeded in putting out the fire after
it had caught in the manure pile by
the barn. At one place Parrish says
that while he ran 800 feet to barr
that had caught fire tie flames ira
yeled more than half mile.
John Meyers who lives near Custel
lest his home and all buildings anC
crops.
The b. E. & b. c. at about thu
same time. at the request of Agen
b. W. Loripg sent out their fire fight
ing engine and pump, which m
douhtedy did more than any otae
agency in keeping tie fire from getl
ing into the thickly settled portion
the town during the terrible ereniI8
wind Z
-ffzru -rfofrcu arrU-wUn 3
had prayed that the wind would g
down with the sun and it did.
was still blowing q gale at six. i.
seven it had died down to fitful gusts
At eight there was practically calm
Tuesday morning the air was nearll
clear OF smoke, and while everyone
realized that the fire was still burn
ing they thought the danger was Owe
for tie wind had fallen. Sudden
about 10 O'Clock man rode down tx
street giving an alarm. Tie wind hs
suddenly frssEened froEl the north, an
again the town was Threatened. Ha 70
work betteIed things tor time. bai
again about o'clock CAME anot .
alarm. A strong wind from 'A7
northeast was bringing the blaze llht
a race horse into town. All store
We're again closed. Every able boded
man was put - work. Election suafd
aid officers even, deserted their posts
leaving only enough officials to he5i
the booths open.
The fire at that time was TIE mos
Spectacular and ave Inspiring. Film.
leaped trcm tree top 10 tree top. !
great cloud CT burning smoke cove
e dthe shy and nd the sun. Eve
thing looked yellow and canny. No
nl,n and children eoWed in the }dra
/ AT home, from fear. The selooi
+ had been dismissed again.
4 Men worked The fiends. They hat
j to. Again it was Providence ina
saved the town About four the Wint
died as Suddenly as it had tsarted
Shortly after what little breeze tAer'
was was turned from the north 10 al
opposite direction.
Wednesday morning for Tim
again 20 men were called out 10
work on the east limits of the towf
Of course. since Sunday night a ARG
number of men have been kept con
stantly alprg the fire lines.
! The woods north of the depot Wef
a wonderful sight Monday night, Nan
a giant stump was ablaze for - q
100 feet from the ground. other
glowed or blazed in spots. One tal
fire showed a glowing ball # FIRE luii
100 feet from the ground and al
about was so dark that the stum
was hardly diseerenable. Every lie
moments a snag or stump would com
Crashing 10 the ground sendirg clna
ers scattering in all directions.
1t was a grand sight, for tie DANCE
then was not eminent.
The fire did an immense amount q
good. If We could forget the indivld
ual losses we would give thanks 10
its coming. 1t cleared ground II on
day that would have taken years D
any other method. This ism Jus
looking on the cheerful side. Jon
l Edwards, who though ore of the Eeav
losers, and who had been fightins Liz
a Trojan all day, sat YEARLY q IN
depot steps. His clothes We're tori
dirty, and burned. His face was biae
and his eyebrows were SinepQ. i