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Show TELL HARROWINO STORIES OF FIGHTS FOB LOT NORTH BAT. Ont.. July 14 Hundreds of refugees are coming out of Porcupine Porcu-pine on special and regular trains, and all tell harrowing etortee of terrific fllgbta for life. Many bodice are reported strewn along the trail. At the Big Dome mine a splendid fire Aahllng apparatua was available, with powerful pumps and plenty of hose, but nothing could withstand the flamea. Two hundred and sixty men were working at thle mine, and It is thought that all but ten escaped. When the tire evtruck the Big Dome mine men ran In all directions; eome went down the ehaft. others ran toward the lake. One man fell exhauated In a lvp 1H''h aod by kecptn his face covered with mud for three hours, man-ae1 man-ae1 to save hlmtuMr. Thoa who went down th shaft wre suffocated, aa the haft house and cvn the tlmherlna; of the shaft walla were burned. 8lx bodies have been recovered from tha Bis Dome ahaft and twenty-aeven bodies have been recovered at West Dome. Reports from Kouth Porcupine g-row In horror. One survivor states that twanty-two twanty-two people were awept off a raft on Porcupltvt Iak In the storm. Hundred of people stood for five hours In the water, where the onlv breath available waa dose to the water's surface, between waves which daahed spray over their heada. Many sank beneath tha waters, and the first search brought out nine bod lea from Porcupl n lait e. t Rsttmatee of the number drowned rang , frmn twenty up. fteven bodies were found on the trail between Hoi II n re r and Mclntvre mines, half a mile apart, and Ave bodies have been found on the Vipond property. Relief Re-lief trains with provtelons. tents and blankets are being rushed In over the government gov-ernment raflwav. ani the food supply at Porcupine la now adequate and there will be no a u f f erl n g on t ha t eeore. Hundreds are coming out of the fire none and North Par is rrowted with refugees ref-ugees awaiting trains to their former homes. The Sight Hawk district also waa caught bv the flamea and several deaths were reported. Many are coming out with hsndaged arms and heads suffering from severe burns, and all te of fearful fear-ful death roll and many In lured. Daya will pass before anything like accurate ac-curate eat I ma tea of tha dead can be made. |