The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-11
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WINNIPEG, Oct. 10.-The latest re-
ports tonight Increased the horrors
of the situation Estimates of the
number of persons killed range from
IS 10 400 tonight Many Conservative
men place the death at more than
100 But the greater concern for the
present is the rescue Of the helpless
and the relief of thousands OF home
less men. women aud children
Wild Animals Fleeing With People.
Stories of wild animals fleeing for
safety side by side with human be.
ings: of mothers burned 10 death with
babies on their breasts. and of men
cremated while endeavoring to shield
Their children were among the tales
OF horror brought In today.
The Duluth Express, when il arriv-
ed here today, brought many refu-
gees from the scene of the conflagra-
ton
Engineers Story.
The engineer of the train thus de-
scribed the situation:
If the fire keeps on the way it Is
going there viii be mighty little left
of the population of mat part Of Min
neSota
For miles around Beaudette and
Spooner. Wis. where there were large
tracts Of brush. 1t is now swept clean.
There have been forests In that
part of the country for such a long
time that the earth IS practically
peat and when a tree fell it set fire
even to the roots of the earth around
Country All Burned Out.
From my engine it appeared that
every timber mill in the country had
been burned except that or the Shev-
lin Ma'tleu company, which IS safe.
All the lumber In the yards, however.
burned like flash When We passed
through. all the territory near the
track had been burned over and was
Still smoulderiug.
'Al! the ties Of the road have been
charred We stopped every little
while to take on people. but most OF
them got off just outside the danger
zone so they could go back to what
was left of their homes after the fire
dies down"
Relates Thrilling Experience.
One of the most thrilling stories
of the situation is given by Mrs. Town
send, of Warroad, a refugee on the
Duluth train She said:
Two traiuloads OF people left War
road last night after midnight. but we
do not know whether they reached a
place Of safety. The town OF Beau
dette is wholly deserted
Every one in Warroad who had a
revolver is carrying It. The survivors
are desperate and great deal OF van
dalism is abroad Men are robblng
women Of their jewels.
'lf a high wind arose nothing could
save the town of Warroad When we
passed through Sprague, Man, we saw
that the fire had run right up to the
Canadian Northern station"
Mrs. Townsend was accompanied in
her flight by Mrs Smith. her child and
by Mrs. Taft, wife OF the imm mgration
agent at that point
MAY Save Rainy River Town.
l.. f, Foster OF Boston. Mass. came
through on the Duluth special
If the wind drops. Rainy River Will
be save0 but otherwise the town is in
great danger" he said
Trunks and yalises full of Valu-
ables are piled along the railway
track in vain endeayor to save them.
NandalS are lurking around and
stealing the property OF the dead and
Gefenseless."
Other refugees tell how Wild AMI
mails raced wildly about the edge of
the fire and then turned and piG,Red
into the Rainy river and swan acros-
to safety They followed the human
tlight and cattle released by their