The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-09-15

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Sa,,th OF Lynden in what Is Known
as the Ten Mile region there mas
been great individual losses, ana some
narrow escapes from loss Of liet
On the Mencher farm three DIG
; barns. tools, a lot Of hay, in iact
everything but the mouse was talrh-
ed. The loss figures into thousand
of dollars. y,
Near the Neneher place Is Ffoh
farm recently bought by Mr.. Lehfian'
of Nooksaek. At noon Monday the
owner finished work on a new $1,000
home. At o'clock, the house, ,the
barn, the out buildings and all 0her
burnable property was in ashes. ne
/ family barely escaped with Helr
lives. Tie son was badly burned III
falling from the roof Of the barI1 al
ter it had caught fire.
On the cid Je.er place, tie barn,
1ut buildings and machinery were
total loss. The house caught IRE
] two or three times. Once fire VAS
in the house and even a mattress was
afire, but hard work put out the
flames.
Kit Scrimeher lost his tool house
and perhaps $500 worth of logging
tools.
Lee Parish, who, by the way is our
reporter on most of these losses VAS
called home in tine TO save the loss
of his own place. He had work IN
getting a team OF mules out of
burning pasture.
Another narrow escape was on the
Jensen place where the workers sue
ceeded in putting out the fire after
/ it had caught in the manure pile by
the barn. At one place Parrish says
j that while he ran 800 feet to a barn
that had caught fire tie flames ira
veled more than half a mile.
John Meyers who lives near Custer
lest his home and all buildings and
crops.
| The b. y. & B. c. at about the
same time, at the request of Agent
b. " Loring sent out their fire fight
ing engine and pump, which an
doubt1diy did more than any othel
agency in keeping the fire from gett-
ing into the thickly settled portion OF
the town during the terrible evening
wind.
All. dry Ii-fs sf1au -rof,ed anG wunfTf
had prayed that the wind would go
down with the sun and it did. II
was still blowing a gale at six. At
seven it had died down to fitful gusts
At eight there was practically a calm
Tuesday morning the air was nearly
clear OF smoke, and while every0e
realized that the fire was still burn
ing they thought the danger was Over
Tor the wind had fallen. Sudden
about o O'Clock a man rode down TIE
street giving an alarm. Tie wind h.
suddenly freshened from the north, a /
again the town was threatened. Ha d
work betteIsd things for a time. lut
again about l o'clock came anothe.
alarm. a strong wind from tie
northeast was bringing the blaze lie
a race horse into town. All stores
We're again closed. Every able bodied
man was put u work. Election guard
AID Officers even, deserted their posts,
leaving only enough officials to keen
the booths open.
Tie fire at that time was TIE most
Spectacular and ave inspiring. Flame
leaped frcm tree top To tree top. A
great cloud Gf burning smoke cover
e dthe shy and hll the sun. Every
thing looked yellow and canny Wo-
m7n and children coWed in the yards
at home, from fear. The school;
mad been dismissed again.
i Men worked Tie fiends. They had
to. Again it was Providence that
saved the town. About four the wind
died as sdddeDl. as it had tsarted.
Shortly after what little breeze there
was was turned from the north to an
/ opposite direction.
Wednesday morning for a time
again 20 men were called out for
work on the east limits of the town
Of course. since Sunday night large
number of men have been kept con-
stanuy along the fire lines.
] The woods north of the depot were
a wonderful sight Monday night. Many
a giant stump was ablaze for 20 or
100 feet from the ground. Others
glowed or blazed in spots. One tall
fire showed a glowing ball of fire fully
/ 100 feet from the ground and all
| about was so dark that the stump
was hardly discerenable. Every fel
moments snag or stump would come
Crashing TO the ground sending cind-
ers scattering in all directions.
1t was grand sight, for the danger
then was not eminent.
The fire did an immense amount Of
good. If We could forget the individ-
ual losses We would give thanks for
its coming. It cleared ground in one
day that would have taken years by
any other method. This isn't just
| looking on the cheerful side John
Edwards, who though one of the feavy
losers. and who had been fightils like
Trojan all day. sat YEARLY - the
depot steps. His clothes We're torn,