Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-11

BAUDETTE, Mimi, Oct1O-Fifty-three
persons are known to be dead here as a
result Of the fire. The bodies OF two
families of nine and five members, re-
spectively, were brought IN here today
RAINY RIVER, Ont, Oct. lO.-The ter
rible results OF the Friday, Saturday and
Sunday forest fires are beginning to be
realized by the disheartened and home
less thousands.
Bodies found along the railway track
three miles west OF Beaudette were brought
here this morning. There was not par
ucle OF clothing left on any of them save
parts of shoes The bodies have the ap-
pearance of having been baked I'm an oven
Searching parties organized today went
south to relieve suffering and pick UP the
dead. 1t will be days before all the dead
can be reached, owing to the great trees
which have fallen over the roads. These
will have to be chopped away before
wagons can get through.
In some instances houses are filled with
refugees who are without food but a few
miles from town,
Mat Hendrickson came in from his claim
three and half miles southwest OF Beau
detto this morning ana Iold OF thirty per-
food, lie said that when the fire struck
Jhis place sixteen of them got into a dry
we'll eighteen feet deep and remained there
nearly suffocating from the heat and
smoke until the fire had passed. When the \
fire had passed over the we'll It veered to
the southeast of his house which was not
burned. Every other inflammable object OF
the place was licked up by the flames.
Trapped People Took TO River,
Many settlers got into the Rapid river
and saved themselves by wading in the
water, although even then their faces
were blistered by the heat. Several bodies
which are probably those Of the Rouln
family were found in a clearing in the
woods where they sought refuge.
The fire stll threatens the few houses
along the river in old Baudette. The
Engler companys men gave up hope OF
saving their property two miles down the
river and sent all OF their horses to a place
Of safety The fire surrounds the property
and the smoke Is so thick 1t cannot bs
learned whether II Is burning or not.
This mill is valued at S25O,OOO and was
only completed last August
Mayor Williams of Baudette, called the
business men OF those towns together on
the streets here today and an Organization
was effected 10 distribute all possible sup
plies to the destitute.
The burned district will be placed under
martial law,
Mayor Berg OF International Falls, has
appointed a relief committee to arrange
for the care OF nearly 100 refugees, who
have reached that town
seHrchers Find bodies.
| WARROAD, MINI, Oct lO-Men who
have Just returned from Beaudette on
railway motor say that the list Of dead
in the district back from the track will
reach 100.
The mayor OF Boaudette states that sew
enty-five dead have already been found
and refugees coming ia every hour report
having seen many dead bodies In the roads.
Dead May Reach Thousand.
( WINNIPEG, Man oct. 1O-It may be
possible the death list attending the for
est fires along the border viii reach 1. .OOJ
1 persons. Probably this Is too high an
estimate, but there Is not one familiar
with tho situation who does not place the
. figure at 200 and the dcad may reach JOO
Every settler in the district bounded by
the Rainy river and Lake OF the Wlods
on the north 10 twenty-five miles south
OF Fort Frances, ont, and from spooner
and Baudette, Mimi, on the east to War
road, Mimi, on the west, who is not ac-
: counted lg4r lH certain 10 De Qedu, there
was no escape.
For a distance Of fifty miles from Ban
dette and Rainy river west to Warrosd
the woods was a solid mass OF fire Sunday.
Raudette is only a charred remnant.
SpoOnor Is wiped out Cedar Spur. Grace
ton Pitt, Swift ana Roosevelt were mere
hamets destroyed.
List OR Known Dead.
JULIUS BRATTEN WIFE AND FIVE
CHILDREN, homesteaders
-- ROuLlN WIFE AND SEVEN
CHILDREN.
THEODORE WEAVER, homesteader.
- BAEBEAU, WIFE AND SIX CHu,
DREN
CHARLES BAKER homesteader
- CLIFFIN, WIFE AND FIVE chill
DREN, homesteadeTs.
TOM BARR, homesteader living near
Pitt
TIRE UNIDENTIFIED dead along
Rapid river
MATTHEW BRENNAN, who lived near
Rapid river.
JOHN coLvIN. WIFE AND THREE
CHILDREN.