Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-05
FIRE FIGHTERS
MAKE HEADWAY
IN MINNESOTA
Light Shower and Foggy
Weather Great Help in
Battling Flames.

Duluth. Mimi. oct. 5.-sparks
from a forest fire carried. five miles
by a. strong wind are believed by
county school authorities to have
caused a fire which. completely de-
stroyed the French river school early
today, imperilnS the lives Of three
persons. French River ii 16 miles
northeast from Duluth. The building
valued sHt t20, 900 wax burRed to, the
4krpunds&. E..es &.
( Bryan McHugh. principal 2 Of the
school Mrs. McHugh and Miss Anna
Matyas instructors residing in the
rooms on the: second floor, were
awakened shortly after midnight by
the cracking of flames. Scantily clad,
they escaped down a fiameswept stair
way. Mr.. McNugh said the roof was
mass Of flames when the fire was
discovered.
st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 5.-Marked
headway was made during the night
by fire fighting crews in the north
woods country, reports received at
the state forester's office here this
morning showed. Nearly all the fires
were held and new fire breaks were
completed to meet today attack OF
wind and names.
A threatening fire in the vicinity OF
Crosby which menaced the village OF
Manganese was under control this
morning. The fire in the McGrath-
McGregor district was still causing
much concern. but the crews there
had completed new fire break and
a detachment had been sent farther
to the rear to make another fire break
on land where it was assured the fire
could be held should it break through
the first defense.
! Weather Favorable.
Today's weather indications were
favorable to the rangers.
A strong northeast wind was blow
ing in the Duluth district. which II
was hoped will blow up a rain. ac'
cording to reports.
Forestry officials and military au-
thorities are agreed that rain Is nee
essary to extinguish the fires as the
situation is beyond the control Of fire
fighters. The fire in the north and
central part Of the state are sc
numerous and extend over such Z
large area that 1t is Impossible to ex'
| tinguish them by artificial means
they said.
/ Showers Reported.
| Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 5.-Damp fog
gy weather prevailed throughout the
fre zone directly north and west O.
Duluth today following this morn
ings light shower and reports to for
! estry headquarters here were thu
most favora BILE received in severa
days. rangers declared.
{ Strong northerly winds which
sprang up shortly after dusk yester
day ragged until early today. Th'
flames which were whipped into {
/ fury by the wind were given a set
back when the shower came. Toda!
| guards were taking advantage Of tn,
! damp weather to strengthen their fir
lines. Forestry men had hoped th'
( northeast wind would bring rain bu
/ the weather report gives no promis'
/ OF rainfall for this district within tn
next "a hours. a 4
Crosby, Mimi, Oct. 6.-The villag
/ Of Manganese, four miles north o
Z. here last night. was threatened by
forest fire which had been burning Ii
ithat vicinity for three days. The Ar
fighters had the situation we'll in han'
( when the blaze hit a swamp ant
spread to within one mile of Man
| ganese. #
| A crew OF 100 men are fighting tn
! fire, and unless strong wind de
fvelops. the fighters hope to keep tn
flames from the village. :.
Il When forest fires In the Ross Lake
Emily and Pine Knoll region becam
menacing late Wednesday. Mayo
IN. Wlabinron OF Crosby. and the may
Eor OF the village Of Guyana. sent, ap
peals for ihelp to Governor ia. c