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VOL. XXXVIr. NO. 109. M1 I I,.OP \ .\IOONTANA, M1ONI.AY M1o)I NIN, '..\Iq; I' 22, II.,1 PRIi(llFV
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION STILL FOLLOW
IN THE WAKE OFFIE.RC E FOREST FIRES
BAD SITUATION
ON MAINI
LINE
NORTHERN PACIFIC'S TRAFFIC
COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY
FIRES ON WEST END.
BRIDGES BURNED AWAY
In Sanders County Conditions. Are
Critical and Are Becoming Worse
Hourly-On the Coeur d'Alene
Branch the F:rec Have Forced Their
Way Down the Hill Taking Every
Town But Saltese to Foot of' Slope.
At hit ate houIr the slitlution with
thie Neorthernll Pa ' ci 'ict w'e:et we' Mo l IIIIeol
was haU aunl(d the, prospelts nalo that
io trains calt pans be.twee'n this city
aUlll Hplkune for it c'uple' of dlays.
T'r.flfic of every nattiern ins tiedl cup on
the mailluln line west and no trailns were
run we.It further thaen Missoula last
lilght, tilcHse" eonilng f'r.on Helinani le
Ing detoutredl west over' the (treat
'No.tl'rthePrn. PLssenger No,. 3 ; was tulrneed
elt J'Vuro'l last olwning, l'brought bacl(k
lere and sent Ilnek teo I eHelCln. Pl's
enl.rger No. I frolnu the eal'out was al
lew, d to (eoneo to Mssilheit lbut held
Beyond Paradise.
RIg foraet, fires are raging west of
Puradlse eandl iet a lute hour last night
Ihere was no pIslenger equllllnlIlent at
thatI dtivision poliet. A long bridge
IIs lurnedl t 'l'le('r. wet of' Trollt
(rck.
Tl'lt, selell rellief traln whlch left
):ere' early yesterdal'ly morning Intlend
Icig to goe to MIlllfe, g ot lan nar as Hell
toeCe alb)ouet noon, when all conne'tilens
we.re broken with that place. At 9
o'cloclc last..alght a Ilnemalln, fightlng
his weiy throuht. the blaze by keeping
Ile thle riverrjromn Saltese tai DeIoerglli,
ulotlfiedl thle 'conllmainy heallndeiulrters.
!(e'(' thalt tlld sp$ ltelu el h L tteellltPcd
to go) on1 from'in "Stllt,'e, tllled to get
throulgh cnd was rettwl'ned sLre to Heal
te'se. All were safe at that hour but
the dalnger of Seilteose eburninlg was In
i.'enslng every minute. As a brlidge
bl'llned behotweon Halteeu andt l)cellorgln
the rellef train Is tied op, andl will
hlave' toe taklle( chances of e'cplling thle
lire at e a ltlese.
Two Towns Gone.
The Inst word from the Norther'n
Taclifie was taut DeBorglu and IHen
i('i'eQon 'hIave both burned and thalt Bu
il'lrdl wi ll lso g,) shortly. St. Regis
directly' In the paith of the fire, weecop
ing dlownl Mullun' gulch, was ine danger
all evening and at 10 o'clock lp. i. thel
Northern Pacifle recelved at flash that
tlhe town was burning "tnl all the re
ntmlnlng reeldenlts were leavlng on ca
specrlul traien whle Ich hal llust returned
in tIenm from picklng upli the inst rlf tlhe
reftigcues at DeIl3rghn.
TIhe fire has now swept' a 'clenn peath
frollln 'Taft down the gullueh to St.
]Legli. takinlg ]I.Inlee'snn,' J l)eleorglc
aied lluford.
It IHes. In fcet. burned one c'ontlnu
'elus fleil, trectcn'l, llnl t wese t )of' H l
tae thlrollugh T'le't anid to Ithe Montallcl
dllho divide.
T'l'hu hlt traein ndcl the last mIlen to,
'leave' the district betweenl St. Regis
asnd tlultese wVere 'tlhe men of the IIHen
ilerson flre-flghtlng crew, furnished by
Ilti Mlnlen Lumnber conpany who canlee
,ilut on the collmpt)ny's big logging trainl
lsilng its own engine. A stop /wIas
made at St. RIegls, wherd thIe fire' was
first, but burning on the. west side,
and every effort was made t) save
thle rcenm'ilnder of the burg.
Tl'he last relitef trailn fronm St. Regis,
wli'hle left Just as the town WaUs e(ctch
Ing I'reo will be held close ahead of
tihe fire lit long as posslble toe Illlmce
cicre of enoet Illsselng any of tie inhab
Italnts of tihe towns belling deserted. It
will r'clcllh Mlssoul at t7 o'clock this
Ierl'sonls arrlv'lng oin tIhe Icst sp(.ohlI
free n t. Itlregls lasIt night raporel'ed tlhe
hestrneluctlon of Vlfe"'s big stock ranch,
whlich wis sltnated ahlout three miles
from HTugen's spelr. It in undterstood
tllhet hIs ellttle, Uonslstilg ill' saverLil
hlinlh'oll hoell], wee' a iee killed Icy tile
Line Open.
At 4 o'clonel thllis (&Iondlcy) m~ncreln.g
It wats clnnolunceeli at Northern PlaclIi'
l)enetfllquarters that tile mIcln Uine west
le ctgpeln ind trcllns will le dilsltehedle'
na lecuel.
ST. REGIS DOOMED.
.At 1:30 this mornlhg Mrs. Dowllng,
the Bal tceepbhoei operator at St.
Tneit.'. reported thAt the wind hed
geno down, and the llam~s had bee
che'lcked in tjRl.r advance on the town.
T'he feellng there lls' miornhle. how
reVP', Is thee .both old crod eow S..;.
Ieegls ,'e 'eduume¶
MULLAN IS SAVED
AND THE FIRE
CONTROLLED
.aitt' last nighlt a reporl't was roe
-eol i'(ed romn )leb.lirgla which Is Ihe
lieved to he authentic', to the effect
thuat Mullkin his:i nit hurned and
WisR \Wll oUlt of linger. Thue wriori
is splposerl to have Ibeen hbrolight
direct from Ml lian by a innl niimiel
McKy., who i llllle tilhe trip froll
I)erllrgii to Multhin ind returni lln
i railway spoilder, titi' rIl nl tri1p
heing II distanc e of 70 iil's. ''The
wt, .'d wv-s then telephoned here toii
1)r. Freiderliek William Topi , whtl
left hl hmliii tt dMullian ye.st'erdliy'
Imorning oin the spelilitil train aul
whoi has ihen most anxitous tIIo se
lilrae the goodl ni-ws.
lFroit the reporIts iof t l tll rip male
by McKay on IIpei slip r It wals a
dainllg deoied, anlil it was ii liilrini,'l
that he mliiinn e.ilul get thrlough the
Wn;1 iof' filnme inid over h'urning
trestles. No details olrf the amlountll
of dll nn ii ge., if IIiyI, ustained . 1 I)
M1lhin was intluleill In thle Infer
motiion that thle tliown hail betj
savdl.
SIX' KNOWN DEAD
SIN WALLACE
HORRIBLE STORY COMES FROM
MEN WHO ATTEMPTED TO
ESCAPE FLAMES.
Waillae, Aug. 21. - (Ipelloit.)--S.lx
inmen arIe known to hlave died or to Iavie
been killed in an attempt to l 'a'|h
WlVllile' I'romn lly creek of the St. Jlo,
Ibut NameIP of th(lse( sIavId lissert thalt
six mort lire Iiust. The mnmtes of only
thrlee of the Iostl Ilre knowln. 'IThey arel
William L'larmouth, Joe. IFiernl and
Hlurry -Hanolin, the itlIter iob. Racine..
Wis. 'The od tlor' IW wiere hired hi
Spolik lune thlrough Iln agencll'ly. lRanger
Pulllskl aiitl 41 ilmen wereli forcedtl to
leave I3lg creek llnid ittempnlt to covey'
the 10 it ,lles tI Wa\llciti. Thlee mill' is
f(lroll tiown they were 'oreied by a wail
oif flumi's. TI'he miten crawled Into mint'
tulnnels neaiirlby andl remained 10 ht.ulrs.
i'The men brl. Ilhro' tlrougl the fllllllts
stulgg'!rdl linto Wa'llaitc'. They roeched
hertl lt 4 o'ctlock this morninng anlltd
gave the llalrm. A poIuse contllining a
plhysliclall hastelied to the Wnitr Nagle
tminet, whelre the mltl were. One of
the 41 who was found was lurnedll toi
a rilsp ilon the trail.
Five Suffocate.
f'lit ,If those in the ttunli.I were suf
fottted tulld dead an(ld tL dozenII othersll'
were t)so neaIr deatih It was ntlelte.ry
lto work overt them for tll hour. Three
men alre knllown to be dead .nll Pine
crlck, halving leon trapped by the
filntlles. HIlngeir lill had 25 mlien tlnhder.
him thetre. All wiere clutllht. Threle
were killed, thllree othlers were ltinded
follr lie aind five hiad their legs broken
hy fallillng tr'es. Three more men were
killed thlis aftertlnoon. They andll 20
othiers were trapped in it fire on floul
der (reek. nlear Mulllil. Iour lman
aged to walk toi tile trailn to coellle
Ihere. The olther nown deadtl maIn was
killed an Pieter creep it sal e 1', Ii
iWalltince. I-He' ltl ii It c lompanion wet
pennedl Il I, by th finellna . Thlley took
refullig In tit' cireek anlld kept ealch
otherl wet by throwing wnater with
their Ilalliit. Whille thllus llengaged a
flyilng l'reiu struck one of tlhem onl the
huald and killed him instantly. HilN
frienld wals able to escapel[ to WaiIllacert
this noon buat had all ills clothes
hlburneld off Ihm. He wals stoppedltl at
th 'cilty litits b)y a IpliCelllmn who
oltllltned iloithie for the matil, licbefore
he woulld permit him Ito enter for
St'altlltm ent.
Lose a Million.
The ilamtg'lneO done in Willlace is stil
mtiit.dl it $1,000,000. The ('Coeur d'Alone
lHardware cotllilyll lost $150,000; Cielullt
d'Alene Iron wolrks, $100,000 lSunsuet
hrewery, $110,0014; Pailfic Hotel annex,
$50,000; Worstel Furnltulre compaliny,
$50,000; O). I. & N. depot, $30,000;
TurlIer- Mulsiec rolliliny, $8,000; (Citilul
il'Alhpn hottel, $12,0000 M.hiulhign itutul,
$6,1100; Timin offllf, $10,000: Mt. Elmo
hotel. $10,000; Willtlcoe Cigar company.
$8,000;: Contlnlentlal Oil company of
littie$2s,000. ltcsldintuce property In
Enalst WIlaice on ithi hill shilles, Klng
strOeet. lln Nine MilI o , Wi t Hi t' reel
tilid 8Hltllh l"iuilLti aivenut,, ilotil $400,.
000.
Man Burned to Death.
A man, IlHarry Chamberliln, was
engagetid i burying two trunks in the
yardl of hl hlme In 'Ltt Wailliac
when thp flames swept trounid the
corner of the house add burned him
from head to lfootl, Thn, dAvastated
areaol In Wallce les east of the court
houseo, north of Hotol street,, north of
High street ad south of the Northern
Pacilia depot.
lThe firt ltuatlon tonIght I bald.
All hlllq around the town are beintt
filled with burning tlmhor. The wind
Is Iluowing strtang iat tliles, Filly ti
third id tlhe populaltion list left town,
TOTAL LIST OF FATALITIES
UNKNOWN BUT A NUMBER
ARE REPORTED TO BE DEAD
Several Relief Expeditions Have Been Rushed From Missoula and
Other Nearby Cities to Care for the Injured and Homeless
in the -Fire-Stricken Town of Wallace.
Number of Dead Reported to Be at Big Creek and in Vicinity of Mullan---Several Also
Burned to Death at Pine Creek---Hundreds Are Left Homeless---Fire Still Raging
in Afflicted Section---Thrilling Stories of Narrow Escapes Are Told by
Rescue Parties---Several Buried Faces in Mud to Escape Flames and
Jumped Into Creek---One Burned to Cindcrs---Report
From Other Citics.
Slultane Aulg. .i.-- 'ifty hdal 111
lind alrolunld Walr'e., Idaho; ijprop
,rty ilos $1,.0o0.1k. hire gins not ,ln
ltarged are ll r hull rnd 1nFIII'a I. ltight. I
Maliann proilhily sa, hi'. but lir
threatl in. I:Ik ('ity rl ,por h~d stlll tl l
htl'wd. l uurl or mII r, deli d In fir le:
Inear New.ol l rtl, ' sh.il, tnIte hlllril Ied
id olgilit tmrn In the fres.try serv
I'e itrl, liIn shi in the l ii t. .ll'. coun
try). Taft. Monti.. i s l Ilen lurled
h.'`altn, . IS sI roullnthd h fhire ; .)e
hbrgla and St. ltegls are sertlutslt'
thr ltoined; ilUllghant. ~lont., Ils re
pliortld destroyil. Solid line of fire
from1 'ThII O ,1pson I"all. Mo,.. nfor .1i
Imllhi to Itdaho llnc with irtlins of
Itelkllu . Whitle linet, NIoxon and
Iflronj hrninig. II' inflalgraltiolln rages
hin (Illo thlt forest. Mlmlllalnl . 'T'homlll -
so n Ialls Is hi p rlrll. ,%nl d onvl . A so -
Ltil iiuint, W'.'asl hingt)lon, is threat
tioned \lithl dlstllru tlllon. Ymih, II. '.,
is In dalnger front fiJrs which oire
iulrning In the, brush. ()lher fires
aire gainling holidwaly in that region
1nd thie sitution I is aitrmlng.
Avery Idaho, d.estriyd and I people
Clocking tlo Tkelltn.
piluik nl'e, Augi. 21.--A speatli: fllron
WalIace to the Spnkm man-levlew
says that 20 forest fire fighters near
there have lost their lives. 'l'lThgh
the danllger to Wallac' Itself is over,
the fire is still rgling furiously hin the
hllls on both sides of the city. Two
persons llhave )been klled lit W%'lllace,
and till that section ieist Of Sevetlth
street exeelpt the lFederal Illsi and
ProvleIence hoslpitl hast been unlllrdll.,
iaong the rillertis deshitroyeid aie
the \Va lieae 'i'es office, the PaHcine,
Mlchigan nd Co-heur d'Alone hotels, thl,
Sunset brewery, the C loelur d'Alnell
hardware hoiluse, both Oregon Railway
iiandl Navigation depots, seiiveral 'stores
a ndi 15 residncis.
Vorest fires arie ipreading rlapidily In
the Pend d'tlrelle cllolnt, 0lanld elsp.
chilly atrolndil Newpiorj. Wsth,
Repollirts reaching here say tlhat lown
Is Itself in flames, blitt it Is l ,iltlu ,sib,
Is( yet to verify.
Two Died in City.
Daylight tils morning showed that
lmitnlent dlanger of the city's de,-trne
tion had passed, built t brought alsoi
conflrmation of losses which were ilyv
rulmored alnd iuSlpectld during Ith
conflagration of the night. At Iaist
two died In the city fire, John J. illyd,
it pioneer of the Coeur d'Alen's anlld
former Oregon RBallroad and i lNavig-l
in the Michigan hotel. Only lith :+kull
oif the latter ttas floundi i the rullint
this mnorning.
Oif the fire-fighting flces an ac.
curate toll of the delld and woulnded
Is not available, but the known eadd
nuiiimbeiir 24, the tlotll injured, 25, ill
addiltion t o 10 blinded. It waO tlhe work
of the city depairtment, inembi,rs f
the Twenty-fifth Infantry, coliored,
volunteers, and the forestry forcos
alone Which saved' Wallace from total
destruction. The conflagratlon in tllh
east end was stayed shortly after 11
o'clock and hack firing on adjoJning
hlls to the west and south pr'venltec.
new fires In those dir'tions. It ls es
timated that the loss In t hilo city sl
about $1,000,000. The entire eastern
sectlnil from Seventh street to Canton
is destroyed, including three terraces'
of residences on the hillside. The prin
cllul huildings burned llld the esti
mated loisses follow:
Coeiur d'Alene Hardware ecolmpany'
warehotuse, $150,000; Stunset brewery,
$80,000; Pacific holntel and ianne
$60,000; Coeur d'Alene Iron works,
$80,000; Oregun Ialiroad and Naviga.
tion company's depot, $60,000; 'Titnim
Printing compatny, $25,000; Worstell
l'urnltire comlllpany, $50.000,
Aboult 150 resildentes tire tl~destroyer)
and manty olther' .ualler hilshe-is,
plices.
Buildings Saved.
Providence hoslpital and the Fodelalai
collmpany's big minlls are thle only
buildings saved in the east end. 'lThe
forest suplervisor reports th entire
country between Wallace and the St.
John river Is swept pratetically clean
and the loss of timber is sttlupendous.
Fires between Burke 'and Mulltn
threaten both towns tonight, and many
vomen and! children are being sent
away,
W1ith daylight ai relief expedition will
be organized to go to Placer and Bi2g
creeks, where the fire fighters' camps
are lolted. These men lhave elien
scattered over the Country, dli't cn
hither and thither by the flamus. At
War Eagle tunnil, three milts from
W\lla ne, six deild welt found nnd two
w ore ba Id ly h lrn el d , f"i e ,, ,f tht,! 1 ,,a d
Ill th 11 t1 111 lI had .notKlht r lfit.) I'1i(.
liIy xi liti liiir Ii w' i n t0411 i In iii eI
aov,\ r , w ith w et rtu ts u lsd hbl mi( , tom.
m inI dih , I p,1111 rt \t f iin t,, 'r.j :ll i
partly fron suIffo(t'LItn I V .i k'.
''he' IIjurild wetre rlix'ved wi x ti t ,Ih
e lll |d i iroth.'.hl to slio itll Ii..
oAt l ig (1ti ,' h: 1 " ,1a111 d wer..1 r.11( ,.,verdl ,
li 1 I .th r,.x iis, w iho w re i oro io l...s
s' ,rimisl, h1vbirne ,. A t I l ,e 111.1]( II-rve
nrit di4l , five bilinded a1 l flvx tlls ,
hinjrv.d.
Names of Dead Unknown.
of thei' ledi, lost rof xwihoi a14in In
fro l H lpo lli ,le a nl o th er Ito in ts tit th e
eiil if lie forestry ser. lh.. 'Thi Ii hliis
are hein hll" lurild whxerever thIIy Iiar
found. 1)tys and wev-ks Iiily ,laps.
NEIHART IN DANGER
FROM fFIRE
FAMOUS OLD MINING CAMP IN
PATH OF TERRIBLE BLAZE
AND AID IS ASKED.
S(arelt FuIlI, AIug. 21.-- I'orI'.st tires
inr reported tlday frlnl vario:ui dihrL.e
tions surtiiundinig (ieat i'Lils and it
trilong wi'Ial Iiday itll I alde tlhem wslll e.
The Imost Iserl1s Ii I11 ntho i Helt 111(11
tii ns neur Neihiirt. 'Ihi li' te stlrteii
yestehrday aLiut t1( m ilesi lo Iut i1the
town n(uliV, t]iiIi' goI beyiind co.intriol.
A hIurryupi cull wLas sRnt IIt the fllr
entry headquii.inirter here for 100 flre'
Ifghteit with equlipment, and these w(iil
be rushedl to the sceine in tILe mornling,
IFears narI expIrePlsed for the silfety of
the town, but at present the dange oin
It dies nout LLiappeaIr il b it lmilnii'.F
Itarkler, Iinothelir uInin uig 01i111,. i di
reP tly In tillL, ith (if thii1' fianin. I Iit
Several miles iiI LLy fr the lh'e it
present.
Another very seorios firie i r.po)rtl
from the north fork of tihe l Sun1 river,
in theo mainiii range of the IluolIo.s.
'Thirty lipuck holrses i t oult bly tilte
foriestry servc.e to ,':ila.y iIil appliie fur
the fire-fllhitlters in lht I'iViiit i l i'iiiin
try We.re dotiiinied when tiihy rea1i'hii1d
thle nLPII of thisi i flir. aL d arI n!'1' ii
carrying supplies to t1((. h E1n riv l Ill1*,
fighters.
'Fire in Midcanyon.
A fire is reporteld In the Midannyon
countryI between here and Ilelnai , ILLidI
Nomie of thell ranllhersll in thait isicitin
havie left their hoilnes ill feitr of its
alpprlroxih. A serious tI.r is riporlLtel,
from thile tHighwioids, to ithe' ilaot if
Great I'ulls, ibut the regighli Ix Ire.lilotll
and without direct tiniinuihiliion.
Another fire Is rpliortiel Lit loIIginig
creek in the Little Ilvit ilLuntioins,
to the south.
At Fort Assinnibillll l sithiIwi.r fir
ashe diescene l.n i lindI c1 rL'1 lled the
grou:nd to the extent oif billotll hllf il in
inch. APslilnni Iin li' i prnbay 31o0 milies
fIonl t]hil nearest tire. l'h1(i lllke hiir'i
toiday llIhl' been 41 it(inse thaI t \wilt
not pos.lble to Hien to'i bhloeks Liai:Vt'y.
i fore nliyl hing lili- ; ,nimplmlt,' 4,tl
Inate 40I' th, f: 'alitieIh is tt\'Jlilnhh,.
f, it(y. Init 11 st of the' 14431i4' 4 i'ili iI foi. g
! Ii',.i ilrv, $4 III h4rl4,IIn,4$ 4 ,r44I41 h1114'
the'. hit 4area1 f Ih " lned , of' afi'1
1i44nless the 1 w' ll4 1 Isis5 It is l4 l'l't'.vlI I,
ITwo r . three 4 u14r4144 pople ar1 eft
Illhi'Ir 1'4' ll fllrtl414.4. ', lII'k 11f 1 1"4 514 1,
44om1eless lhrin tlllle.11' a, u i a vll . g I44 l 1f
th ir b, longings A ll t l, ck pil ll , f shliltl i)i
still hIngs over 1II14 4 .1'y, Unll II watchl)
in hIeling kepl1 t Iat p1int.s f llHngelr.l- 'l1'h4
water supply Ittt goiiod, 1'11th 1i1hting
pint. which wais lisnbllll lst night,
lhas rsusinle'dl , 'nper..l tions.,
A Destitute City.
'TIi' .lti ff 4, rrcesp..1 le4 l t of Il eh
ipoll'lt 'llesnii:il-l&Lvi'i w t 41 ' rilllY e w4 ires
11 IIt : 0it iI. ill.:
"Hlil.i h o, r tll ailll, ln nt ll l olsn ; Lt h,
hills arml und them thro ugidh bll biltl l,
1hlll i',-lhl44l1 li 4'I n i 4'. l, l llh 1114 f1l4 ,1141,
heavy-4'11414141 4ye$, twitching forest
fires' thllt ring the city aind on every
sid*, lest they should break through
and di'st..Ty tle city. Lines o', If li4,me
nr'1 llidl alonllg thll WPest s14l I4' of thI
cly'0, lwhere l f li fir'e will strike firs't If
t11 tm eslll , landl ll llvilall flire fgllhters
lare being il, ready to start work at
i,. rom Ail (.lln. ulp tL' Plllyoll,
r lefug i bring word that fires ha, nil.
i'4444l44 l'4,' hrllll !t'l· llill llg 1441\'1 nl
mlost irelihed tile Ibllllings and thlnt
rthie water supply 4ni)y3 he 'u1t liff It
alny tlmne. In every illrie'tioln tIle sk11
is fl i i ilth lmeln i d a risingllll wlid
"'Th lis.It of ft lltles will run high:l
Just holw high n onelt will know for Il l
IllMl' 14r 43ll44.4' 14 114 11 l 4(ll 144' rl h' .4
(llay r two. 'lT'here arcl'l pati4 of fireI
fighters scattered through the 4444o41s
i'virywh''re and it I4 reg4lrdhidll ,ln in 'er
lI1i41i.'ty that ii grat ll'lu4 1ii11 l''r 4of Inlen
I44must have 44' 14l enlt off ly tlhe' flla44es.
Fatalities at Wallace.
"Not less thlan *0 hive perlllshllld.
Itulii.s klllnown at Wahllac are:
"Ji1ohn II.Ird, titlltl of Captlin
W'lilliuai I1h44l., IIs ff1i4,4t'1,41 Inl hsl h m1n1,'
4 ill1e trying1. to re.llc e tl ' familyt'; l 4twl
11n wlli4lo n lln whose 4 h41 ' ll4e l 44, I d'e llt,
i. the ruins of 1 1llelll 4iga hotel 'til'
d'Alene hotel; \1'lllilai IHlartnle1uth of
WVI l1n g, f I're flighter, 41single, and Jil'/
TI"en'.I, fnre fighter. sl4nli', lsuffil'tt In
tunlnl 'l ou4 ('3tel'lr cr1o4 k: flouri' lnih n11tl
fle 1 ', fi ' hll hters, iiffn n t il te Pi at' r
lcreko; l '4idenltlfieIl fire fighter burnd'
to dethih piir ihisllun.
"i tllports h lave reI lhedl the foresil t sw .
pellrvIlisor that 1 c4r4'e' of 12 hu , 3''i
lare mising. 441uIt Iof a I4an4 of 1i1 w'll'wh
vere'l' a' ught n11 r M i4lln4 four ar1141' 44
hadly liirneld 13t4' will d , Ie, 'l'orest
fIt' i: 1a 1ng' Ii1 ghtl., i' t il n li4tl III ('hllrr
eeill ,4 is severeyI11' Inj u 1 ol hIn l III I 1'1 lust'l
4l'' sight of Iolllne y.
1144' $1314l i llf 444#14 (.,44*.
Flocking From Fire.
"In over'l'y 4con 4ivable conve44 4'4ylance
people ar1 ' fl4 k4iing$ fro the f1r1- -14wept'
iistl'ict to 4 lie41s of comparative safe
t'. Sf44'pI lal tru4s1 4 nlad', up of box
ears, hiuggage (-l's 1.udl 11 fitw cothes,
role pa'ked twitih reflgeel":. At Wul'rld
i4l'r land KellI4gg t44 people44i4 hvs' I
thrown their hows uolln whvid' to Ilt,
Wa4ll'e4 1s4f'irers, n4441 y ofii wh4om l4st
everything th'ey hall in 1114 inuay
44igh1's file.
"t4(1.res of narrow I4sc.aes (i llld' s4tir
ring I4'4'int $1re c'o 4ll in ' with 1v4ery1
group of waryiil flhters. hi in Calnnel
of lhl- ohl WViii Ilaglh mini, on Plaiter
ir4ee4 , 141seven mil.es fl4r33 l \4l' llae'4 , 41
i 1,n, Utidhr 4 4orest I4tllll ' r I' aul' ' l,
wers packed ltightly i.ngthel' to 'supg'
it'unllnlotll till Page 'l ill'ir'.)
START THE FUND
Money il neeoded to meet the Iats 'of the hnIdreds oI1f people who11
arc, In Missoula ill tempo rary d'itili'es. The, cllllhamber ol' co, merlllllio
Inlst Il have fundl t4 L carry In thl \' work whih \Vii .was H well startedl yies.u
tLrd.lay. Twoi other Irescu tr;ins will I Ir r lt h cl'let i icltk this Imorn.
I:1g, unt "'" t) ii ,, rvl llli .'ic t aml .r1 j tl i teI . %nrthvrl'n Pa ic. 'J'ii,.s.
Ieopl nlllHmst have suuoi1t help). I'1 lit -ut this ·ounon lltn sen'idI it with
whatever hunt you a1e willing to giv., itd 1the money will I)1 tllrnlll
ov'er to the chllaul r of o' llltl ere n .iaid proper ni ot'lr .triwt iIulled llIt mI le'
Tl'he Mlssoullllli:
P.1ase find.... . ... ... d llrv iui.nre id fr ~rthe rellef
fundll hcr b Ildnr l i n Ihilliilng the s11iuftfer.rs fin h irell'- district.
DONLAN'S SAWMILL
BURNED Al
CEDAR
STl:,h nin- :n, .\1,l: 21 - ij ,.ial1 ) -
1\ "l tlllU l ' | IY III ' oI itll ti t tI ; ll i tl v
I tI. ' tI , ' st1 (tt 'll f +|lr, '' llM iti b,
\\ : ht II , rs I , r i ,I ',l here thIaltt III,'l
rill e 4 ".1 It . r , * , th lhyr ,, Ill"!tr bed.
I'ht tt, ' , i te 1..1 al , i n ' I' I , u l
r"tIth . Il, . ; ('r, a . h, re i . ;1 Iood
'1 1 h lo "" t t her' ;,n'l the ,1(wIII
hI're the t lltl n .1 t illilln . ivtl
tI l.' , re vl rttl' h rs Ih;tt I ll.n;tp,
FIRE, N. i \O\'tl RAGING
IMPOS ThIBLE TO i dET ESTIMATE
I lp l'l , iv t .i:t u ti i itlll .t ;llt i .1 i l'te
:It 1 fill \ vtilit t1tu1 Idaho ling TIlh irp
arI athoIlt ; l 111m ill n hi' w1oods
iI)lki ll I t (Ih P',., h il I111"' :Ir , ) L
fm"iiiii iiu In 1ii c 'n fit n It i' s ttlR I I
;I l ds l ;l., 1( , vR l'e m ile N,', l hII I 1n 1
( ll 'll in th1 I II . ill l l iretd '. the,
ilr 'll'i.' I'ia11 \1 11 1. i 'II "Ii. i t I' n. l
IIlline S l'of ) mii 1 l
FIRE NOW RAGING
IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ESTIMATE
OF BURNED AREA IN FOR
EST NEAR BOZEMAN.
hI ill h\ta , .Li tll . t l .iti .ug tl firtl
it l Ill gin'g UI i tr, hll h linld in tl hel
( lillitiln f .r..st., Nitven milh's soath of
tIher, tini hl 11's jist erossd . Ii tllr Mot
1:lllt sl.]ul is nnw Inv dlling lmtu of tlih
fortlm . Alretl's sllit ttnlllt In In diiI inger
tl Is blind oI 1,r.0 shtilel bhlongingl
mil',-I, hel nlitglo 1 31 .1n1 lh lilr,,'tet lt
li. ingslon ims just ,'net'l' I lh* . h Ciro
lit edl filrom sparkslll llt l frtll It thi. iit.
lengine on tlhe h uio ('llo r ih IIly.
I'ndeulit higi h wind tills firtie n ill iti
i tt t 1 v mh ite i Iii ,Is it il.,i of ti t it le
'Ptwet n I it t kinf und Henr cunyon.
'The ire'i Ills laig.+se, through the
ll r)11it at1' 1,i1 te or t'more than ita mille
that tlh' l-'hunts halve liven visIllh, ior
e\'verl l I 1hours I 1 llt . l d lisr ll'e of o.we ll
1r clght 1nllh1M hl daylight. It Is not
tll.h' 1x1 11 III' th( ul. nel II .II 1" :s11, l ut it
is many 1 1 11nr, inlhes..
S Calling for Men.
Si.11r\vrl lsor ('Illnklinlg hils h tn nllt ilng
ha+il 1 o'iclotk for 100 mrea to fight ti)
and they' hav t been sent t the ftont.
iTrlr, .) IIi 'ert"son, giam'e tand form)l tl
wlrden, turd A. H. lIIoppellr will pgo to
it, fron-t at lint ranyon aind high
h1ope of sto.+h ingl the fit'h' whten the
wirltd goes 1111111 Ih11ight lle el ntrll+
II' lhe fire Is not lrought 1inder eon
trill tinight there is l Itt le hope of
stopping it, and the whole region be
tween lhlre and Yelhowstone park, in
tlluding 4lhdlhe (' oltk and l f .lhltll
ri m, l., will then b, in very grave
111ln4ger. .\ slight change ll1 thi wind
1',1id twki, the file dliretly to hbe
lpolt 1h1r1 1i dangerous conhltlgra'tlon
.V$ .- hlopped ai t'oull eh 1,f weeks agoh
Another fire of serills propolrtihns :
1.11,1 1's itthd li 1if l iimfln, 1'S miles south
east of t1ter. Pie miners from Hol'h
must hIn e w, ill rted. 1111111"r Ii i Ing r'i
l 1nker, to Ink, IIr I ' r h i l laze,
Another 111,,4 reported f'Iom nhar
Mutaldlw.\, Just at the suthllhern1l edge oIf
the flelah n fol'.,st. 'I tIIre i,"r, a dozen
Il +ims i t , htl.h l'lnorth of llHo. lt lll
which iii:1y .een 1nei wra es it' the witd+
ontlinu, ,. .: tl"y I'v lual bh* 'rops a, .,
CLINTON IS SAFE.
MTiiIon I)gisht telephoned nit 9:40
Iast night th s 1'(lit1(1,1 lll s \ ur' '. I'l -
ig iTlrehr1nds ntll r inlders, hl. report" el.
FIGHTING FIRE
IN MANY.
PLACES
FORESTRY MEN ARE WAGING A
BRAVE BATTLE AGAINST
OVERWHELMING 000S.
REVIEW OF CONH1TIONS
Reports From Every Quarter of Dies
tr;ct No. 1, Show That the Flames
Are Gaining in Intensity and the
Army of Fighters Which Has Bat
tied Unceasingly for Days Is Being
Beaten Back in Several Points Along
the Line.
'With the wirts down in every di
r'etiuJn and tIhe rapid sweetp of the
ft{an ml inis tihgconne(,tfi ,n with the
tho.sand or mnre mtatn! IinttU field In
we'stern ilMontana alnd e'u.attern Idalto
Itnplolshlhl, the forest nervie'r was
Withoutt rp lprt rr.m scores of (tOrews of
fire figahteir Inst niXht, anld In mainy
iaines I h·ir' lifety is gren:.l ti feirtl for.
A crew ill 15(1 men Is t'p'it'td misning
to tllrw uif I IIeas11t4n I' I)rthlls. 'lromt
lop to Ito tin ore in Ihi int-uint.tlni
nII Indepentllce hilnlll Ieip. crieek. ard
have nt Iien hearitii from. elvealrl
Spallrtl Iies are ln the other s of the di
vidU in the Clearwater, wh're feqrftl
fi r's are raging, Ilnd to rteliirtds have
beeln hearil frott th mtn. tanger fl. (.
I \V. F"rdlly Is ,out u ' Ironi .lountaln on
his way to CIhuilberlm.alh 1aliidows, and
fetIiars are etertauhlPt I' for his safety.
Supervisor Koch 'of the Lol·I forest
wits lIst rtplrtetd n i 11l w:y west out
.,f St, leitis, trying t gt n un to.,.tillse ,
trains In safety, and scores of other
little detachttenlltn of tuIn uhave not yet
been hitirdi trnilll.
Men Not in Danger.
The dunger of these lien Is not very
Itneite', howevlr. Ias they are aill ex
periencedl wdiiieltln iantd lrn easIly
ilvoid anlytlllllhng but the worst In the
SIforests. )espite the lack of knowledge
ion tlrhese dettllls. Arlolate District
"lirlnester Silwx kept In close touch
with tl situatlion all day yesterday,
and utllder his guidance a remaPrkable
fight walls kept ip ull day to save men
illll fore.sts.
''Telllng of the general state of at
fairt's ri'. llicox tlid: "1 will begin
with thl e coullntry aroundt Kalltpell and
Iblly and follow the country down
uloIng the divide toll Mssoula, then tak
ting upt the state of affairs In Idaho."
T''his in his outllne; the only word
that hald tbeen received all day from
Kalitpell was a Iessage from Deputy
upervisior Hunker early in the morn
Ing asking for more troops, two com
anlitl'e to go tol (eorltn iIl the Great
Northe'rn, anti two ito Somera, iMr.
Hilhux tilegraphllhd ilt onlce to the Great
N'tlrtLhern trlni dlllspatcher and asked
hilnt to stop tith soldiers then on thelr
wiy to i'lainer park. If losible, anti
deilitrtain theii iat 'l'Pry, the nearest eta
tion. This word tiine too late, how
ever', andl the trips went oit.
In view of thet fact that the serviee
hasI atbsorbed utmsll' t all of the avail
iablte tl'roull li ti,' nlorthwest, Mr. 511
icox wiredl to the cuast for soldiers, but,
Is the fires In that section are pretty
iit''riui., he statetd lu.t night that he
dll inoit expect to get them.
At Libby.
ActnlIt S iilliervlisoorV'lnul at lbby re
pIrLtill yet'erdiiay that the fire was
I'ging north andlll west of l.lbby and
that the i.itti' \'vallhey frI''i Abrldge to
Mea.'tidows creet'k was atirp. lllver
Night, a iitilnig clal p in the vicn.Ity,
was thrtateltned, but, owing to Its iso
lationt , Il detail s tiitl bhie letarinedl.
lin thoe Lake ci'ee.kl valley. ouitlh of
Troy, aloing lithe roaIid front the South
Iotrk of the 'lathela to the Kootenal,
is a sllti wstall of I'L',. Kelley creek
iditl iluultel r cr'.yli k are both UIfre,
Yestertldy llrlitllhit litunger IutLinlng,
who g i dlrctlill tlietll ht Ut Trlyn eti.t .t
i brief [tu, hgr ll i . L tinl thall hei was
mlit'ki illh t1 ga in.sl, h affort to itllulug llth
TrIloy. The tel.hgrm ulnnllul. n illtlig lll the
weV l' \\lwatttlnt at oncei', alld uasked alno
In Idaho.
Nlihii"g \Vwts liwall'ld yatterii"y fromn
;i ntlldiltit. Sult'rvisor Mlli r wrlled
fthi Pi'i0.st tivur (hat t(it' fire he is
fllhting) at Prliest lake Is haud. Tbe
tlimber, lie s.tllltd, la veryry ty and the
winhi w' , it hiiit liii iillting, (low ing a
A tehligraitri o 'I.Ot Iewport. \'ashll. .
tilted ;;1i, stited that tiln town wile
it iinnlllienl dange Th''le fIlr, th. e
ieissage stated, had crolssed Filte )l
dt'Orellie oetween . 'ewport L and
keinri and I that, wllltg to-t I
of tlhe smoke, anya otly
starttedl
Bluslinell, at T'ho i
port'd tvyesterday of
(Continuol