The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-23
KNOWN DEAD
NOW SIXTY
While the Ravages of the
Flames Have not had a
Parallel
FOR YEARS IN THE
Mountain Regions of
Washington, Idaho
and Montana
w fsEH 80 -
Five Towns Wiped out but
the Wind is Dying Down
Today
And More Hopcrul Conditions are
Believed To be Coming-But Affairs
Chato e.
BY Ilnitcd Pross Wire


Spokase Wash, Aug. 23.-With
the known dead placed at sixty. at
least 200 seriously injured and as
many more missing, progress against
the forest fires ranging throughout
eastern Washisgton. Idaho and west
erl Montana was reported by the
forest rangers, and United States
troops today. a summary of tho
situation given out by one of the gov
erSment foresters showed that 81
Regis, which was reported i'm names
Yesterday, still has u slight chance Of
being saved that Mullan, SaItez ana
Henderson, all OF which were I'm i'm
mlhesl danger yesterday, arc now
considered out of Immediate danger
Besides Wallace. and TAFT. the towns
OF Bryson' De Borgia and Haughan
have been wiped out.
While the situatios Is far from pa.
heved' the progress made at ,St
Regis, Mullan and Saltez whcih wcro
said to be doomed, has ENCOURAGED.
the lire lighters and they now hold
out hopes of being able To hold tbe
iames In check until rain comes
lhat VIII be suhicicst heavy to ex-
tinguish the fires.
The wind Is dying down nj all
points, according To reports todaN
CONDITIONS arc stil more or Ioss
chaotic throughout the fire zone ASA
II Is still almost impossible TO get ac-
curate details of the loss of life or
property damage.
II Is known that the fire along
CEDAR creek, Idaho. near SaItese de-
stroyed the plants of the Kansas
city commrcvhl company and Tho
Nihador compasy. narrowly missing
an immense dredge of the former
concern. Six men are believed IN
nave persisted in this fire. A party
Oh elght started with pack horses and
"ore caught by fires in the noun
'alSS TWO Of the members of the
party reached Missoula early TODAY
ana reported that there horses were
kllled ana they did not know what
become Of their companions.
Beverly, Mass, Ahg.-From Gov
erhor James II. Brady of Idaho, the
president today received the follow
ing telegram relative to tn forst fires
I'm that sections:
since wiring you this afternoon
nave received the followisg tele-
gram from Spokane:
'unconquerable fires. one n milo
Wl"e' are eating up the forest fires
petween Ayrey and st. Joe. The set
llers are all driven out, seventy-fye
at 81 Joe. Seves dead bodies of rang
ers found near there, fifty missing
VINO are believed dead Women and |
chiidren helped the town by volunteer
rescue parties. Great fires around |
burke asd Mullan threaten TO de- |
s'roy these towns. Between RaIph |
ana Drum and Spirit Lake are onnor-
nous bodies Of timber with many SET |
'ers ana summer campers In dasg- |
or l3r"nnd NewporL: washington.
near the Idaho line, the lres are wlei
Iish uncostrollable because of tho
hlsh winds prevailing. Five are known
10 ne dead and many missing is that
sectloh and settlers are all driven
away their possessions burning. On
the Occur d'Alene shore two fires are
burning big brands falling in the
city' wallace property loss total half
miiiloh. loss of life probably ten and
III the vicinity nearly fifty. Wind may
vary at any moment and endanger
rest or city, which is one third de-
populated
am convinced that conditions
Warrant me calling out the 9ate
inintia In encampment at American
LAKE Washington. and have order
eu General r. M. Rowe to proceed
WIN all despatch and all troops un-
uer ms command TO coeur d'Alene
10 assist In the relief of the stricken
people and act as In his judgement
seems necessary for the further pro-