Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-14
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FOREST FIRES; PROPERTY
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and all semi-rural settlements virtual
~ wiped out
Until a careful census of the burned
area is taken no accurate estimates
can be made either of the loss of life
or extent of property damage. The
fires in Duluth and Superior, it was
said. destroyed property valued at
more than a million dollars.
Physicians feared an increase in the
Influenza epidemic among the refu-
gees as the result Of exposure and prl-
walton.
A special train of twenty coaches
brought 1900 refugees from Cloquet
and Carleton, Mimi. They confirmed
reports that many persons had lost
their lives in those towns.
Albert Michaud, a special police
man, told tragic story of the burn
ing of Cloquet and of the mad rush OF
its residents to escape.
AT s o'clock last night a forest
ranger gave warning that unless the
wind died down, the townspeopie
would nave to flee said Mlchaud. "A
thick pail of smoke hung over the
town and at o'clock the special trains
were called.
THE scene at the station was inde-
scribable. Then came rush of wind
and the entire town was in flames. The
trains pulled out with the fires burn
ing close behind them. Women wept
and clug to their children while 9TH
ers cried for their missing ones. The
flames licked at the cars. Windows in
the coaches were broken by the heat.
The engineers and firen1en alternately
stocked TO give the boilers all the
steam they could stand.
"Other trains were hurriedly MAGE
up out of flat cars, box cars, anything
that would roll. But even then all did
not get away There are many dead
in Cloquet."
Cloduet was town of about $500
population. More than 400 were
brought to Duluth and Superior from
there alone.
information brought in by rescue
puarties tonight indicated that nearly
100 bodies had been found on roads
leading to Duluth. Several burned
automobiles filled with bodies were
passed. rescuers declared. Other bod
los are being brought in from every
village and hamlet stricken by the
flames.
The list of dead will not be definite
Iv compiled for days, perhaps weeks.
Hundreds Of panic-stricken people
have gathered about numerous lakes
in the burned area and those reported
missing may be among them.
The town of Twis, on the Miller
trunk road, was wiped out, Other
towns reported as being entirely de-
stroyed include Rice Lake, Brookston,
Brevator, Corona, Adolph, Thompson,
Arnold, Moose Lake and Wright.
There is no community within RAJ
dius of thirty miles which has not
sustained more or less damage and
each has its quota of dead or injured.
Both fire fighting and relief work
is being carried on under the dlrec-
ton of the Minnesota home guard ana
state officials. The cities OF Duluth
Superior were not out Of tAan2er until
today AS it was, property damage
wrought Yesterday will total more
than a million dollars The Duluth
Country club and the children's home,
one of the largest structures of its
kind in the state. were total losses, and
the fire swept Woodland and Lester
parks, recreation centers, loss of which
will amount to several thousand dol
lars.
The fire also destroyed one APP
proach to the interstate bridge. which
connects Duluth with Superior, the
Wisconsin city across the st. Louis
river from here.
Automobile parties dashed through
wall of flame to rescue 200 tubercu-
losis patients at the Nompeming sanl-
tarium, which was virtually de-
destroyed The patients were taken
out with greatest difficulty, fire kav-
ing cut off the rescuers's retreat, but
it was said tonight none probably
would suffer i'll effects.
Every hour adds to the horror of
the disaster and additional names to
the list of dead.
At Moose Lake an Associated Press
correspondent saw seventyfive bodies
piled in a fire-gutted building. On a
road leading out of Moose Lake at
least 100 bodies were strewn here and
there. A relief worker reported that
in a root cellar between Moose Lake
and Kettle River there were thirty
bodies piled N a heap.
Reports received here late tonight
said Cass Lake and Grand Rapids, on
the western edge of the fire zone,
were out of danger. due to the heroic
work of citizens