The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-13

in the building
For more than two hours Mrs. Gohr
stood in the lake, calling for her nus
band. and refusing to leave until he
was found. Even after all had de-
serted the town and the fire had burn
ed out. she remained nearby waiting
recovery of her husbands body.
One man was led through the town
with both eyes burned out, another
with his face and arms a mass OF
bIisters, and still another, Harry Roche,
a mining engineer, and A s. Shields,
brought out man who was so seri
ously burned that a portion of his hand
fell off when he was picked up. Little
will ever be known of the experiences
al some of the properties, as only the
dead remain. At one camp there was
no shelter and the men sought safety
on an outcropping rock. There Andy
Yuy1l. the foreman, perished with
Frank Flynn and Joseph Fletcher,
Colorado miner, is missing.
J. T. Flynn and Joseph Flynn watch
ed their brother burn to death, the
former receiving serious burns. With
them was Gilbert Gibbs, whose face
was burned beyond recognition, and
whose arms and body were scorched-
Flames came upon them with such
rapidity that even blankets and tow
els to cast about them could not be
obtained, and yet these hardy men sur
vived the furnace.
One Dies of Heart Failure.
At the Philadelphia. when it became
evident that the mine must go, Mana
ger Ashmore, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Shovel and others retreated toward
town With the party was c. E. Ad-
ans, of Philadelphia. He died in Ash
more's arms of heart failure.
What occurred at the West Dome,
the center of the catastrophe, Will never
be known but so old and experienced
a miner as Robert Z. Weiss propaply
never would have taken his associates
into a tin. bered shaft in time OF nre
unless all other escape were cut OIL
The escape of those at the Dome.
Preston, East Dome was little short OF
miraculous From East Dome not 4
man was lost. Some entered unt1m-
bered shafts, with food and buckets
and passed up water to the others.
Captain Wilson and some or the en-
ployees lay in creek and threw water
over themselves. Captain Wilson'S eyes
were burned but no serious injuries
were sustained.
At the Dome it is known that 80 for
eign Iaborers perished in a shaft Otner
bodies are lying about the property
and it IS doubtful if half OF the 1orce
Of 300 remain alive.
The flames swept around Poreup1ne
lake to POttsville and there destroyed
all the buildings except TWO Atailah
boarding houses into which ConstaDle
the warning that any man stirring out
would be SHOT. The fire IN Golden CITY
consumed about one-thtrd of the town.
There is a scarcity Of food and re-
lief trains have been sent 1or.
Town Is Saved.
Bay city, July 13.-The village of
Waters. in Otsego county, which was
threatened yesterday by forest fires
that invaded the town. was saved
from destruction by the vigorous work
of the people there, aided by fremen
sent from Bay City and Grayling.
Conditions throughout the northern
part of the state are still serious and
viii continue so until there are rains
No towns are reported in immediate
danger, however.
Mountain on Fire.
Portland. Me, July 13.-F'orest nres
in the Maine wilderness and New
Hampshire mountains continue to burn
unchecked and are hourly consuming
hundreds of acres of valuable timber
land. one of the fires is within six
miles of the town of Jackman. South
Windsor and Cape Nedd1ck are also
imperilled.
spicuous peaks of the White noun
tains, is a blazing beacon. A fire sup
posed to have been started by lightning
surrounds the entire mountain
South WATERFORD Doomed.
day a forest fire had almost complete
ly surrounded the village of South
WATERFORD and it was feared that the
buildings which escaped yesterday
conflagration would be destroyed, thus
completely wiping out the settlement.
Four hundred men are fighting the
fire but the wind is carrying it along
so rapidly that their efforts are fruit
less. The loss already is estimated at
more than $250,000.
Business Section i'm Ruins.
st. Jerome, Que, July 13.-Twenty-
seven families are homeless here and
the entire business section of the town
is in ruins as the result of a fire which
swept across it late yesterday. The
damage is estimated at more than $780,
600.
Paper Mill in Ashes.
Calumet, Que. July 13.-The large
sawmills of the Riordan Paper com
pany here are nothing but smoking
rl1ius today The 400 emDlOVees of the