Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-18
Winds Die Down.


further. serious loss was received at
district headquarters of the state
forestry service shortly after mid
night when rangers at Kelsey, so
miles north of here. the center of the
worst blazes. reported the situation
much improved with the wind subsid-
Ing and heavy dew. 5t :.
Similar advices were received from
the vicinities of#Fairbanks and Eve
,leth. a.
New Fires.
: New fires were reported early to-
day in several sections, however, In
cluding one at Cronigen, eight miles
northeast OF Hinkley and another at
Deerwood
Emeb and sherwin, north of. Two
Harbors. near Lake Superior. sent in
word that flames were becoming
menacing while ten miles from Clo-
quet peat fires were showing In
creased signs of activity. +
Mindful of.the 1913 fires in north
persons lost their lives. hundreds of .
persons abandoned their homes. their
live stock and in fact everything they,
owned. The main thought of the
women and children was to reach a
haven of safety. Most Of the men
remained behind to aid fire fighters.
Last night and today all main roads
leading to Duluth, Eveleth and other
northern villages were crowded with
fleeing women and children.
Take Refugees to Safety.
Duluth national guardsmen and
other citizens manned trucks and
pleasure automobiles and went far
into the country to meet the ploddins
villagers and aided them in reaching
hastily esta blished relief stations
supervised by the Red Gross here.
"a
this work was Governor j. A. Q.
Preus of Minnesota, who came here
yesterday to make plans for speeding
up coal shipments to the northwest
The governor, after ordering out five
companies of guardsmen and, six air.
planes. stayed up most of the night
arranging for cots, food and other
comforts at the Duluth arnlory for
the arrivals from the fire country.
!. No Relief in Sight.
Duluth, Mimi. Aug. 1S.-The out
look for relief in the forest fire
menaced north country of Minnesota
was scant early today. The wind con-
tinued to blow from the northwest
and the United States weather bureau
reported no indications that rain
would fall within the next SO hours.
With this in mind and fearing thel
peat, brush and forest fires might !
-
and troopers in automobiles and !
guardsnen in airplanes rushed a.
check of the north country to ascer-
tain the fate of several towns reported
burned and see what might be done
to save other places said to be en-
dangered by flames.
Whole Family Burned.
Efforts were also being made to
reach burned farm home near
Markham, where, according to Cap
tain L. J. Moerke of the Duluth tank
Corps, an entire family of six lost
their lives yesterday. Guards also
went into the scorched woods beyond
Whiteface to search for the bodies OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Donald and two
children, reported by refugees to
have died in yesterdays confiagra-
ton. ,a-S e ~
The number of missing are placed
at ten today. Guardsmen who visited
the Kelsey fire area expressed the
belief that more settlers may have
been trapped and burned by the fires.
With the return of the guard avi-
ators this morning lit is expected that
the fate of Central Lakes,-s Cotton,
Markham and Whiteface, reported
wiped out, will be known. So dense
was the smoke from the burning
vegetation yesterday and last night
that it was impossible to make
check Of the burning area.
Meanwhile thousands of guards are
attacking the fires to prevent re-
kindling by the stiff winds. *
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