Show THE fifles RENEWED great excitement at duluth big fires raging at many places the town of mora believed to be destroyed state relief committee duluth minn sept 9 forest fires were renewed again today in this crecion by a heavy gale which steadily increased in force the sun was shut out and the horizon again took on the sickly yellow coat of the fatal saturday a week ago there was great excitement cit ement hero the sensation was intensified by the breaking out of forest fires in the city limits fire crept around in alie undergrowth at oneata and caused some apprehension then an alarm came in from duluth heights a suburb which is surrounded by timber the fire department part ment sent up a detachment which a little later sent for a fire engine alien excitement was at fever heat for news had been coming of the sidetracking side tracking of a st paul duluth passenger train because of fire on all sides of it and on the eastern minnesota road was reported on fire st paul sept 9 A gale of wind was blowing in the neighborhood of mora and milica on eastern minnesota line this afternoon and the shouldering ing forest fires were quickly fanned into a furious blaze which for some time threatened mora and ground house the wind however has since gone down and for the present danger is believed to bo over A train crew is being held at ground house to help fight the flames should they break out again and to take the people to a place of safety if the fires get beyond control the sawmill and lumber yard at soulee which is south of milica were destroyed notwithstanding the desperate efforts of the fire fighters and the loss will heavy the last report from mora received in this city was that the town waa in immediate danger at kerrick the inhabitants inhabit ints put in he afternoon fighting the fire but bought in the evening abo danger was over barum had a narrow escape all the afternoon Kimberly At on the northern pacific a large gang of railway laborers saved the town there was a state of terror among alie at pine city for it was feared anether cyclone of firo was at hand at 8 the wind shifted from southwest to northwest thus driving back the flames and at 11 they had almost died away no danger is now feared unless the wind springs up again probably Dt royed st paul sept 9 mora minn is reported destroyed by forest fires and the little station of ground house near mora is in danger the wind was blowing a gale at these points at sundown and the worst is feared the duluth fire department is fighting fires in the outskirts of the city carlton and hinckley also seem to be again in trouble the operator flew duluth minn sept 9 at 3 this afternoon the operator at mora on the eastern minnesota while chattering with the operator at duluth about the danger af the fire suddenly broke the conversation ealine its getting awful hot down here the people have nearly all taken refuge in snake river and ill have to follow unless theres a letup just a few minutes passed and be said 1 I fly SO testa of the wires a few minutes later proved they had gone up and could not raise mora since the people took warning in time and are believed to be safe caused uneasiness minneapolis sept 9 A ial to the tribune says alie operator at mahtowa this alvernoon alter noon reported fire all around him and choking smoke at sturgeon lake and moose lake fires also caused uneasiness to resident there hut no positive reports of disaster have been received up to a late hour tonight the northbound north bound limited train arrived at duluth at 10 tonight passengers reported much fire alone the line outside tha district swept a week ago A pine city special says danger aiom fire in that vicinity has not yet at rush city the identa became eo frightened that they boarded a frei glit train standing on the tracks so as to be ready for departure but the danger passed when the wind subsided gloomy sabbath at st paul sept 9 A hinckley minn special to the pioneer press says thia has been a quiet but gloomy sabbath the searchers after the bodies of tho victims of the great forest farea are resting but will resume their work in the morning coroner cowan and party went to San detoni today where he buried eighty bodies were no religious sew cea here today no clergyman being and a number of the people went to pine city to attend the memorial services in that city five bodies were found last night in a cellar on a hill by the kettle river and were buried where found it is believed here that the death list in pine county will exceed POO as something like are atall unaccounted for accordine accor dinK to coroner statement the slit neller st paul sept 9 the state beliel committee appointed by governor nelson to investigate and set toot the best measures for the relief of the sufferers by forest farce at and around binckley issued a formal statement this evening it cites the work of relief done at various points and states that as far as the immediate relief is concerned it has been splendidly tabea care of and a most effective organization established to carry on the work this leaves but little for the state commission to do in the way of temporary relief but ot people have been left absolutely destitute their homes and every article they possessed was absolutely destroyed dec troyed to establish reestablish re these people as far as possible in their old homes and when practicable to locate them elsewhere under such conditions as will enable them to support the melvea will be the endeavor of commission the statement continues the aut ferera by this fire are an excellent clasa of people ard they represent fairly the people of the state their requests are moderate but the commission commie sion finds a very large amount of money building material and supplies will be needed while contributions of material are acceptable the commission would remind the people of the state that money Is the moat portable and useful contri aution possible most of the people want to be rees re es in their homes and for this money is needed |