Show TOWNS BY one hundred dead and thousands homeless in crows nest district of canada six towns town in the path of the flames flame are arc wiped out the terror stricken residents resident fleeing to the open country for their lives cranbrook 13 C six towns on the he crow croas a nest est branch of the Canad canadian laii pacific railroad have been d out many others are in danger of tion over lives have bacen lost thousands aro are honi homeless cless and a property loss ions into the ho millions has haa been caused by the fiercest foight fire ever known in the of western can ada the fire was in tile the riko valley the richest coal and lumber district in british columbia the district Is sit bated in the extreme southeastern cornor corner of the province just north of the montana state line the towns known to have been de dc tog ther with their popular tion at aie e lei n lo 10 5 michel 1500 1 GOO coal creek 1500 1 COO Sp arwood crows nest 1000 1 one hundred square miles have al ready been swept by the flames and it it IH fared that acobes of homesteaders homestead orB have nut mt death in the deep woodi tho the inhabitants if the towns have fled to open in the vicinity in the lip chopo of softly the ralla railway a y companies have placed all available trains at their disposal for the he past month forest ali flies PH have bay 0 been racing in the mountains of tile the rik river valley country but have not been considered sr sailous ilaug sat bat arday morning a heavy wind sprang up from froin the west and early in the ho aft einson the flames appeared over tho the crest of the mountains to the west of 0 hernle this ran iowa down the mountain side and before a fire guard cou coula I 1 bo be organ lyrd had entered the town with in tin an hour the town was doomed and the lie inhabitants sought safety in night flight raving having their all behind them lown lawn after town ton has been attacked and destroyed des troied by tho the flames and many lives have hem beta lost in an on en deanor to chick the fl flames anies or save personal onal effects |