Show RED DEMON CHECKED ITURE TURE rIO lo loTHE THE RESCUE Accomplishes A TasK Tas To o Great for Puny ID I'D Man 1ST EST FIRE SITUATION DIS IS MUCH IMPROVED rs ef f Dead Fortunately Is I I mailer aller Than Was i Anticipated Hn H 1 H 1 i II I 1 I i I 1 M-I-H- M 1 1 H. H I VERY Ida Ida- Aug Aus 24 The The i I jes ta es of twenty employ employees ee ces of i r I States forest service lM found within a radius of r riJo r 1 I nile iJo on Setser creek crook yester- yester y rby y a searching party headed 4 I I Deputy Sheriff Charles J. J r i I Jivan and Edward Bassell oi T that other bodies found when tho the trail is I eD ato to Avery so that a lar largo o omber ber of searchers ma may be sent nt fi It Tt was u known that a party of rest rangers and guards had haden I en in camp and fighting fires t Setser creek and a a. flying mn O of ot eight men was mado made herS herS' to seek tho the missing men rhe Phe unfortunates had died diedre ere ero re they fell feU of oC suffocation 1 Ii tho bodies were charred bead bed be be- ad d recognition Only two lies ies could be identified those identified Patrick Gro and G. G A A. A d ett both of or Butte Tho Tho 1 tor or Was was identified by br his union r. r weTs weTs' ra camp Even Eve thO fisH in ineck in 4 reck ereck had bad been killed by the tho Pt t iff tit r 0 t r 3 I Wa Wash h. h Aug 24 Tho The red 4 of r. r the tore forest fires continuo continue to the mountains of Idaho nil a today todar but ut more slowly ugh eOgh h thousands of bare baro and andt t trunks ks s stand where pine pino trees lifted their glo- glo it i is b believed that the ef fan mm has triumphed over the theand i and nd wind j te of at Washington the e fires leg Ding jn are of no consequence t dew dead in this state has bas been and zi ix and the loss 1058 of property r except in the timber of valley vaney On n is now virtually out of gl fire firo afflicted ted states Clay Clay- ei county was saved aved yester- yester tho flames bad had reached the e S town Newport Wash V sh persons perished is out of d- d various other small amaH towns JJ fi fighting fire firo hn have havo ve won the liTh Th Th fir fire on the Colville Colvillo r reseT reseT- er- er minor importance He a death in Spokane of a fire firo d be included in tho list hc ha of where hero the man was burned Montana na where the number of fire been greatly increased and ande andge I ge e numbers of United States I fa hastening rain has fallen BO o of moro more In Idaho the tho rain ain did not come but the ranches are arc out of danger man life tiCe no longer threat- threat i B fighters arc are mablo to wage upon the tho great reat fire firo ma masses pleasant news today came pint int Ida to the tho effect that t the o upper edge of Pend were increasing A fire ro o creek is approaching IV also alBo threatened from ftp p. p 1 Destructive fires pro pro- Stains and there will be bo routed Coasted roasted unless the sheep sheep- Pl C their great reat flocks fiock to Joseph B. B Hahn Halm with men l has beon been missing s when he be was vas fighting b I fork of the Coeur y Yr ri Balm was formerly s t 0 of t tHe Washington ton state 1 A. A G. G Bourett wal Li i nd hi his bi bod body was wall as ro re ed This makes Mor Olof tal two T ds more moro than thirty thirty- I lit l eAil and makes It apted an- an ar ap I n total tota will reach I ted tates forest employees tr cad on Set Setser w creek n Were ero ro over overcome near th 0 fire lIro fighters worn I r Cabinet Ida and near Tu Tuco col Mont i th the list fit of known n has been movIng the names flames o of Carey ey and John Cady f 1 r PALLS MONTANA I I. I b Aug 2 24 COndl rO forest t districts In lUr ue to Improve I I r t w me to tho ho rescue and l a has l spread pread a covering of snow over o tho the mountains and rains over I th the val val- l I yn I Scattering reports r received ed tolay today how show that the storm has extended over o nn nil area of square miles and that CI C one on Interested In tho the fight against tin tilE flames I. I fo b exceedingly rejoiced Refugees continue continuo to como come In at differ differ- ont ent nt points and It Is thou thought ht that In tho the i I end many ny reported to havo have o been burned to death ar nr are unharmed The work of or 1 restoring normal conditions h is proceeding proceed proceed- l In ing rapidly Supply and md Repair Trains Out Th Tho Chicago Milwaukee Pu Puget et Sound officials have havo started tour four our trams trains to the fire district on tho ho Bitter Root Hoot mountains mount and these theM trains will bo be used II to replace co camps amps supply them and re rebuild rebuild re- re build cuch uch portions portion 0 of the road ai as have ha been dt destroyed troed Tho trains are arc amply laden with provisions pro and anI material supplies supplies sup sup- plies to carry carryon on the repair and relief reller work for or sonic some days and before the or of the week weel the track between tho the level country and tho the Bittar Root summit be In fair condition for opera opera- lion tion In a 11 report rendered to the tho local officials dais of or tho tIm Puget Sound lino line Chief n I-n- n. n Person said A Avery vcr the terminal report reported cd destroyed lost last Sunday was In Intact Intact intact In- In tact and had suffered no fire damage save for or a bungalow belonging to a 0 man named Kelly across s the tho river from flom tho ho town Tho The railroad company compary haw baa established etab Ih hed p permanent wire wiro communication between Missoula and Haugan and linemen lino- lino men are are- rapidly covering tho the burned district district dis dis- dis- dis let ti-let west Tonight should find a complete complete com corn photo wire still farther up the hi hm The Northern Northam Pacific Is also carrying out an elaborate pro program ram for or tho the repairing repairing repair repair- ing o of Its damaged line IIno between St. St Regis Hegl and Wallace e. e Last night a a. train o of mat material mater rial was started from MIssoula and andla andis Is la now at the tho gia Debol-gia bridge which will willbe willbe willbo be bo repaired today Other material trains are being made r ready rendY ady and will be bo sent nt from rom here as required d. Pile drivers arcon aro arc aroon I on hand and tho tim work will be rushed I Big Bridges Gone S Speaking of or conditions west of ot Saltese a II local Northern Pacific official last lat night said Mid the tho exact amount o of damage to th the tho track and company lino line equipment west o of e could not nol bo be estimated until experts had been over tho damaged d line Une Tho The S bridge a structure several sev se eral oral hundred feet long must be bo replaced before foro traffic can be he resumed as there Is no chance to construct a a. shoofly track around that structure The Carbon Carben Car Car- bon ben hill bill bridge which J Is also completely gone la is another a structure ct t that will bo be a la lange f I difficult t to reconstruct t It is in the tho darn dam I ago age sustained to the tho Do e tunnel t however however how how- I ever that tho local officials are arc most Interest This bore Is a lon long ono and andis andis is is throughout Just at this i time It Jt cannot be said how far tho fire lire extended Into tho the tunnel consequently an estimate te o of the damage or tho the amount of or time that will be needed to reconstruct cannot be bo made It is known that both I portals hare havo beon been destroyed and that some o of the interior has caved alved in Chief Dispatcher Wilkins of or the Puget Pug Sound railway reports that all tho the refugees who found shelter lter In tho the St. St Paul pa pass paliS s tunnel and tunnel No 26 on Saturday and Sunday have left and aro thought to be bo rebuilding their homes In Inthe Inthe th the mountains There arc aro three dead en engines engines engines en- en gines on tho the summit which cannot be he moved mo for or somo some days to come There is however er a big big- supply of foodstuffs cached at various places in Ia tho hills which will bo bc available white tho the forces In charge o of the railroad company's property properly aro th St St. Paul pass pau Ulet-o Ulet is also Iso an nn supply of or spring prinG water Raining Heavily At 11 o'clock today rain was US reported falling copiously In Paradise the tho farthest e. e est eat t western point reached b by the local officials o of the tho Northern Pacific and St. St Regis send similar reports latest lat I i est eat reports indicate the storm is continuing In ing Supervisor KInney of ot the Missoula national forest has hu received word from more of oC the ranger r stations in his district district dis- dis saying tho the storm Is general He lie has hM sent out word to rangers all to keep tho fire lighters fighters at their posts MANY THOUGHT LOST ABE ARE REPORTED SAFE SATE MISSOULA Mont Aug 21 Refugees Refugees from the first nw swept pt district o of western Montana arc be beginning to arrive at vailous varIous various vari vail ous points 1 gradually lessening tho the number num- num bor ber o of persons reported missing It IB JA probable when all returns arc are in that the tho number cr o of reported dead will be bo appreciably ap less One of or tho the most thrilling experiences thus thu tar far told was waR that o of Mr and Mrs A. A Patterson o of Wallace Ida who with witha a a. party of or live men arrived ed at Iron Mountain Mont yesterday When tho the party started out It included Robert Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray roy a cripple but ho was waz unable to keep up and was left lell behind behin It is Js feared that ho perished When the tho tire overtook the party it Jt was in the upper St. St Joe country one days day's trip from a railway Expecting to be able ablo to reach the tho raIlWay tho the party started out with only ono one days day provi provi- After having ha traveled a short distance their advance was waa cut oft elf and they were compelled to go go hack back over tho the summit o of th the tho mountain With lire fire surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding them after tho the first days day's travel weary and discouraged and confused In their directions on account o of the smoke moke hl hidden sun and wild country coury through which they were passing it remained for Mrs frs Patterson to call the men men o of the party to account for tor their discourage discourage- o- o monte mont monteIth With Ith a firm finn word oro o of command nho Rho stopped stepped to the head and arid actually led them all tho the way for tho the next two days day On the second afternoon tho the members o of the party part were ero forced to run for tor their 11 lives 8 but Murray the cripple who had a wooden leg was unable to keep up with them and had to be abandoned Several times time tho the men became in Iii go goIn go- go lag In through tho the fire lines but Mrs Patterson Pat Pat- terson always succeeded In getting them together again and with pleading and urgings s forced them thorn forward and to safety santy safe san ty When Thon n they reached Iron Mountain Mrs r Pattersons Patterson's condition wa was better bettH than than that of ot the who men appe appeared p completely exhausted About miners camo came Into Iron I Mountain yesterday mostly from distrIcts dis die to tho the south The only fire o of any consequence near Iron Mountain and the north side of ot the river In is now burning at Cobban but tho the to town is thought to b be 00 perfectly Zae cafe UTAH SENDS FIFTY MEN TO AID IN FIGHT WASHINGTON Aug 24 Fi Fifty ty forest from the staff of District Forester Forestor Fores Pores ter tor Sherman at nt Ogden Utah have havo been ordered by br the tho forest service hero to to proceed a at on once co to Missoula Mont to aid In superintending the fighting o of the flames In that district men flier who are arc trained in the work of or battling with forest fires tIres will III willbe willbe be put into service directing the work of nr tho the fire firo fighting crews crows and assisting the troops and As there Is Js no causo cause for alarm from fires fireR in Utah tho the officials of ot the tho forest service Ice thought those these men could bo be spared for service at nt Missoula l Mont The only report which reached tho tim forest for for- est cst service this morning of the situation In tho the northwest was wn from tram District Forester Forester For For- ester Ply at Mr Greely Greel urged on the bureau tho the n need o of more as assistance as- as sl tance to protect the towns and settlement settlements settle settle- ments ment within the tho stricken district Although the situation on the Flathead Indian reservation Montana Is lit considered consid ered ored serious Superintendent Morgan In Ina Ina ina a telegram to th the Indian bureau this morning says Hays conditions there arc are In bettor bettor bet bet- tor shape than In any ny of or tho the surrounding surround surround- ing lug country He reports eight fires on the reservation not under control and that the fires surrounding tho tim reservation reserva reserva- ion tion aro are being belter driven en towards it by h hard ird Much difficulty is being belli experienced by Continued on paso page 10 j DESTRUCTIVE RED DEMON Continued from page pago 1 the reservation officials In securing an arty any kind of labor to fight sh tho the names flames Tho The In Indian Indian In- In dian bureau bui has b be been en n authorized to UFO rise the tIre necessary money In fighting the fires s. s Two more mor companies of or troops could coul bo used says ays Mr Morgan and ho hn refue rc- rc fue quests t that they bo be sent fent If available Northern Pacific trains arc are tied up nip and ri railroad road bridges hn have vc been burned and telegraph wires wire severed |