Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-25
fore Than 30 Have Perished and
over 100 Are Missing in
Northwest.
THREE STATES AFFECTED
Relief Trains Are Helpless Owing
to Burned Bridges and
Flames That Lap the
Tracks.

Spokanc Wash Aug. 22--With more
than 30 persons known to be dead, more
than 100 missing. 900 injured. half Of Wal
lace burned and two or three villages ob
liberated, forest fires tonight continue tc
threaten death and destruction over {
)arse territory IN northern Idaho. east
.rn Washington and western Montana
Half dozen villages are seriously
Threatened and their inhabitants are hur
fying to places of safety. Relief trains
are helpless in many cases. owing t.
burned bridges and fires that lap thC
tracks. Wallace is now safe and nc
towns are burning.
The situation IS most acute in northern
Idaho. Reports from other parts Of tn,
Northwest are more encouraging tina,
they were Yesterday. Some Of the nrc'
have been controlled. others are less
threatening In the absence of wind, while
In some places the fire fighters have di
verified the flames from towns that Were
threatened The new fires that have
sprung up In the last q hours have not
proved serious thus far
4 report to-day that tho Colville fire
IN eastern Washington had broken out
with renewed energy Is untrue. The fire
in the Wallowa reserve in Oregon appears
to be under control. \ fire in the Wenah
reserve in southwestern Washington be-
came dangerous yesterday and II IS still
raging with undiminished fury.
ALL MEN ARE DRAFTED.
In eastern Oregon between Baker City
and LaGrandc are several fires, whicl
1
There are a few sporadic fires In west
ern WASHINGTON and Oregon and il
northern California, but they arc not We
serious.
Despite the efforts of 20 fire fighters
among whom are $50 more regular sold
lers from American lake. Washington
arrived to-day, none of the fires has beer
put out. All the men obtainable hav,
beer drafted into service.
The fires In southern Oregon In man,
sases are said to be incendiary. This ha
been matter OF general gossip in Med
ord for several days but it became Off
hally known to-day through dispatche.
rom Washington.
NO hope of rain is yet given by tn,
.nited States weather bureau TIL,
prediction Of the district forccastc
weather for Washington and Idaho.
THIRTY MEN MISSING.
o. Thirty men out Of crew of A. fire
fighters, I'm charge Of Forest Ranger
liollinFshead are missing and are be
h"Ved TO havo persisted Saturday nigh
when their camp on Big creek, tri
butary of the 81 Joe river, 10 mile,
from Avory, Idaho was swept b,
flames THIS news was brourb. :,
Epokane TODAY Nv w II Ncr.eIlar ,
newspaper photorraphor Mcclellan
was one Of the reliof marty ub,ct
made tho Trim ia Rio cron,, on srr1a,.
Tho b.ot ,,o, tu,o,o 49,. ~.
party was unable 10 approach the spo,
where the camp stood.
According to the II survivors who
reached Avery, tho fire came on while
they were sleeping and they were
aroused by flames The men scatter
ed and ran for safety Little hope Is
entertained by the II men that thei,
companions survived At least five
farmers arc dead now at Newport
Wash
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Several persons were rendered tenn
porarily insane. One woman broke away
from her rescuers after they had borne
her from her burning homo and rushed
Into the flames. Fire Is still threatening
Newport.
Soldiers Of tho 25th L, S. infantry
,colored) who are patrolling Wallace
idaho, under the direction of Mayor
hansen naVo peeH ordered 70 shoo
,erious
Chicago Mu,yank.a 4. p,,,.t so,nJ
rofuuen trains tbrourh tho hurnod ro,,o,
ara furnished lin ,,,,ord, 80 n(,-r,
yoldiers
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The discipline, valor and genera
efficiency OF the negro troops are elicitinf
tho highest praise from residents of tho
burned area,
At Liberty lake. n summer resort, Il
niles from Spokane, several cottages have
been burned
The st. Joe and the st, Marie valleys
IN the heart of tho Rochester timber bel
IN Idaho are swept by flames. Already
u" ho'nesteaders have been burned out
rive h"nared men are lighting the biazo
o. o1e ''.of S'e"'"ooats are kept READY
,uos rror, rfonot ,1.,,' .
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