Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-08-25
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resiStlble and overwhelming, tonight
swept over the mountain wall about
Wallace, Idaho, along which more
than thousand men have fought des-
perately for ten days and in an In
slant set at naught all human en-
deavor.
The high wind drove the flames
through the line of fighters, sweeping
over the seeble barriers which had
been prepared In an effort to check
the spread of the fire toward tAe
threatened town.
With a roar the fire swept up the
southwest slopes over the hill and
rushed down the Wallace side of the
ridge. In q few minutes several
building along the edgh Of the city
were ablaze, In another minute the
city was showered with blazinz en-
beers from the fires, hld those alight-
Ing upon the rofs. started molse than
fifty fires in the town.
At midnight many buildings had
been destroyed and the last message
from the stricken city before COM
munication was cut Off was that there
Eeimed to be no hope for any struc-
lures.
A courier was dispatched on horse
back from Mullan, six miles from
Wallace at midnight but he returned
in an hour, saying he could not reach
within two miles of the burning city
as the canyon was q seething fur
mace.
Two trains arb coming toward Mis-
soula. AS communication is cut OF,
1t Is impossible to tell how many are
going west to Spokane, bit at least
two train loads of fugitives are uee-
ing In that direction
The last word from Wallace came
over the train wire OF the Northern
Pacific and was to the effect that the
flames were spreading. 1t is impos-
sible to learn the possible loss OF
life but these is not much alarm on
this score, as hundreds fed from the
city during the day.
Missoula, Aug 2O.-At 1880 the fol
lowing message on the Wallace fire
situation was received over the
Northern Pacific wire:
Every hill around the town Is
mass of flames and the whole place
looks like death trap. No connec-
tons can be had with the outside
towns Men. women and children are
hysterical In the streets and endear'
oring to leave the town by every pos
sible conveyance. Trains are being
made up of box cars The entire cas-
side of the town is In flames, includ
ing the new Worstell building, thf
Times building and the Michigan no
tel"
Spokane, Aug. 2O.-At 11:45 mes
sage from Wallace states that 100 res
licences in the east portion OF thu
town on the Hotel Canyon and Cot
tage Grove streets and in Cannon'
addition were burning, and the fame
had spread to the plant OF the Coeu
r'Alen iron morks.
The providence hospital IS In tn
| direct path Of the flames and ever.
effort Of the fire fighters under tn
direction of Mayor Hanson to reacl
the building Is unavailing. An at
tempt was made to get path arount
| tho burning district to the building
The hospital Is filled with patient
and their only hope Is that the bricl
building may prove fireproof.
Wallace Is surrounded on all side
by fire and many OF the residents ar
terriaed. 1t is feared that fallin
barometers indicate only wind. Fire
have reached Stevens park, near Mul
Ian, and a telephone FROM !nere state
they are approaching by leaps an
bounds The Mullan fire department
ia on the streets ready to stop incip
lent fires.
Spokane. Aug. 20.-A special to tn
Spokesman Review from Wallace a
10 p. m. says the fire from the forest
has entered the city and severa
buildings have been destroyed. TIL
fire is burning to the east and ava
from the business district which
believed to be safe. There has bee
no interruption to the water supply
i Special trains have taken six hundre
| people out of town.
Portland, Aug. 20.-The forest fire
| that are devastating the various part
of the northwest are more threatenin
| tonight than at any previous tim
Portland, Aug. 20.-Five hundre
| mora tr0ODs have hpan called For h