Ogden Daily Standard | 1910-05-13 | Page 7 | Settlers Lose all in Forest Fire

SETTLERS LOSE ALL IN FOREST FIRE ST. PAUL. May, 12. Settlers in the vicinity of Grand Marals, w ho lost everything In forest fires except Ihe clothes on their backs, began arriving In that village today, according to reports re-ports by wireless telepraph. One group arrived early today after they had spent the night lying In the bed of a Eiream Fart of the time they wore compelled to submerge themselves to keep the flames from burning the clothes from their bodies. bod-ies. In this party were live children who were so badly burned they aro being cared for in a hospital In Grund Marals. At Gooseberry river and along Rea ver Ray the flames are eating their way fiercely through the woods. From I'arke Roy to Tofte, and as far back as tho eye can' see. limber Is .n fire. From Good Harbor to Grand Marais fires burned at Intervals. Reports received early in Ihe day from Northern Mlinesota, Northern Wisconsin and Michigan indicated the tires were not burning as fiercely as yesterdav. but later ' reports said the wind appeared to be rising. . J : : . '