The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27
HUNDREDS ARE WITHOUT
HOMES IN STRICKEN CITY.
Heroic Work of Volunteer Fire Fighters Saves Unfortu
nate Idaho City From Complete Destruction-Refu,
gees From Mullan tell of Town Surrounded by
Flames Which May Sweep it Away.

went by, when. half mad from the heat,
threw themselves into the creek. Five
were left dead in the tunnel and an.
other cut of from the crew was found
burned To u cinder.
Spokane, Wash, Aug. 22.-With
over fifty persons known TO be dead,
with 100 or more missing and list
of injured that will approximate 200,
with half the town OF Wallace swept
away. and the possibility of two or
three more towns in the district having
suffered complete destruction, with
half u dozen or more small towns and
villages seriously threatened and the in.
habitants by the thousands hurrying
TO places Of safety. the Pacific north.
west faces the most terrible fire sit.
uation in it's history. The situation il
most acute in the Couer D'Alene dis.
triet of northern Idaho. Reports from
other parts Of the northwest are Of
less discouraging nature. Some of the
fires have been controlled, others are
less threatening owing to an absence of
wind, while in some districts the fire
fighters have directed the course Of
the Flames from towns that were threat.
ened. The new fires that have sprung
up in the last "a hours have not so
far proved serious. 4 reort received
early today that the Colville fire in
eastern Washington had broken out
again with renewed energy, does not
seem to be bourne out by facts. This
fire and the one in the Wallowa re.
serve IN Oregon appear for the time at
least Ia he under control. 4 fire which
has been burning in the Wenaha re.
serve in sout heastern Washington for
u week became ugly yesterday after.
noon and advices today indicate that
il is still raging with undiminished
fury.
In eastern Oregon, between Baker
city and LA Grande, there are several
fires which are doing serious damage
to live timber. II IL feared that these
fires will not be controlled until there
is rainfall,
There are several fires in the Ump.
qua valley in southern Oregon but 81
far they have not done any great dam
age. The fires in the neighborho3A Of
Grant = Pass, Oregon, which became de-.
cidedly threatening sunday evening.
are for the time being under control,
The situation in the Crater Lake re-
serve and the Mount Mclaughlin dis.
trict, on the extreme southern edge Of
Oregon, appears tn he unchanged from
the last few days vita the exception
that owing to an absence of wind TO.
day, these fires are not making 80 rap
i'd progress, They are all burning fur
iously. however, despite the efforts OF
$50 fire fighters, among whom are 250
who are regular soldiers from American
Lake, Wash, who arrived this after.
noon.
the vicinity Of Medford and Ash
land Ore, the fires are less menacing
only because there IL no wind In both
these places all the men obtainabls
have been drafted into service 10 back
fire and trench.
The fires in southern Oregon. in
many eases, are OF incendiary origin
This has been "A matter of general gos
sip in Medford for several days, hui
il became officially published today
through the Associated rrcss dispatches
from Washington.
No hope Of rain is yet given by tho
United States weather bureau In thii
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