Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-12
Fierce Heat and Gases Prevent tho
Searchers from Working.
FLAMES NO LONGER DANGEROUS
Armed Guards Patrol Streets OF
Rainy River.
RELIEF COMING IN GENEROUSLY
Canadian and American Communities
Are Rushing Forward Money
nnd Supplies to stricken
District.

RAINY RIVER, Ont. oct 11.-N vn-
rious points In the forest fire gone between
Warroad, MINI, and Rainy River reports
to fire rangers indicate i2a bodies located
OF these ninety have been recovered but
only a,xtv identified
While fires can be seen away to the
cast and southeast their progress is not
dangerous to human life.
Fire rangers here complain thnt the
heat Of the surface and oases arising
therefrom prevent their proceeding FAR into
the masses OF charred tree limbs ana
burned underbrush. The mir In the devas-
tated district is sull smoky and no fur
ther attempt will be made to locate bodies
until further renforcements and relief are
secured today.
Five nurses, a doctor. fifty cots and
thousands of loaves OF bread and
thousands OF pounds of meat have reached
here from Winnipeg.
Last night the streets OF Rainy River
were patroled by sixty armed guards under
Fire Warden Hurst. and National Guards
men from Bemldjl Minn,. guarded ola
Baudette.
The funerals Of nineteen fire victims
were held here yesterday.
survivors bring Reports.
Ed Smith reports the safety OF several
Rapid River homesteaders. He and Alex
Hanson got into a root cellar and were
comparatively safe. The Sorenson family
OF nine remained in the center OF their
big clearing and escaped. Swan Olson.
wife and three children escaped In a root
house as did the family of Theodore
stebakken. Lars Olson and Mrs. Olson
are safe
Paul Morck a Baudette musician. II is
! feared lost his life He went out to look
! for homestead and has not been heard
from since
-Four men from Davenport, Ia out look
ing for land, had been urged to return
to town as they were unfamiliar With tho
woods and the smoke was growing dense.
They felt secure, however untll too late.
They ran as far as they conld one OF
them dropped from exhaustion ana
perished. The others entered small pool.
One escaped with severe burns on his face.
Robert McInnis OF Wanter Road River
and his son, John, with a nired man and
German neighbor were twelve hours in
the water
The burned area Is at least thirty-slx
miles wide and many OF the settlers ara
new to the country. Much OF this land
was thrown open to homestead entry this
summer and many OF the settlers have
gone in far beyond the roads, where thev
had only a path to reach their place. 1t
may be months before they are discovered
and some Of them may never be found
Matthew Says Loss is Small.
Not more than 100 lives were lost In the
fires which have swept a sixty-mile stretch
of country, in the opinion OF T. A. Matthew.
manager of the Rainy River Lumber com
pany. today.
Mr.. Matthew bases his estimate on re-
ports received from investigating parties
who have been over the burned area. He
places the total financial loss at about
S5,OOO'OOO. In Spooner and Baudette, one
and possibly two dead will cover the ia
talties
At noon today the fire is well under con-
troll in the Rainy River and the Interna-
tional Falls district.
The work OF feeding and housing the
refugees is taking up the attention OF
every one. There are thirty dead in the
morgue here and nearly as many mora
have been taken south Of the line to
Duluth.
BRAINERD, MINI, Oct. 1l.-Clementson
small settlement ten miles east OF Bau-
dette, off the railroad, burned yesterday
Fires are working east along both sides
of the Rainy river toward international
falls
Relief Generously Offered,
Relief is arriving for the stricken people
OF Baudette, spooner and the Rainy River
district. First TO come to the assistance Of
the people was Fort Frances Ont, with
500 cash. Six carloads Of supplies have ar
rived. two from Virginia, MINI, in charge
Of Alderman Boylan and A. H. Herlage.
Two carloads Of supplies came from Du
luth in charge Of Mayor M. B. ColIum ana
Colonel f, c. Reisch. BemidU. MINI. tho
county seat Of Beltrami, in which the fire
was so severe, is also on the ground with
two carloads OF goods.
Sheriff Hazen with twenty deputies ana
! Sergeant II. Gin with fifteen men OF the
state militia from BemidjL have taken
charge Of the ruins and the erection OF tents
and distribution OF supplies.
! A pail OF smoke hangs over the town of
Rainey River from burning peat. As the
days pass the real sorrow OF the situation
! Is only becoming apparent.
! WINNIPEG, Man, oct. ll.--Actng upop a
motion passed by the city council last nlrit
the board OF control this morning expended
900 In the purchase OF tents and supplies
| for the survivors Of the ire-strlcken area
! In the Rainey River district. Frank Kerr
civil relief officer, was dispatched 10 the
scene and will lend assistance In caring for