.fl ■-' //■ \ ,v. y i. — 4-.- "IA L-K-GLA J .?w, •T ft . \ UYI'" Industrial Unity is Strength THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF DISTRICT NO. 18, U. M, W. of A. HG 12 1908 Political UmtYlis^ictory ,M*$frQ'&_ FERNIE, B. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1908. i i ■ B IN THE WAKE OF THE FIRE Latest Local Notes of General Interest—Brief Summary of Fernie Happenings. THe J. H. Reid Co 'FURNITURE. DEALERS AND UNDERTAKERS Victoria Ave Fernie, B. C. .V. K< • • • Workingfnen's Store i. / ®* ",...1,''' ■' We still cater to the Workingmen's Trade. Come along ! LOCKHART & GILLESPIE Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! Out of business Saturday Opened up business Monday •■ -*1 • . First in Fernie W. F. Muirhead & Co, GERMAN AIRSHIP BURNED UP Friederischnven, Aug. 0,—-The news thnt Count Ziipliolin's nif ship hnd exploded nt Kcliti'i'dinoiij and wiia a tolnl wreck cm shed like a-thunder, bolt over th'e festive preparations for a reception to tho fninous. aeronaut nt FriodiiTischaven. ThmiHiuids ot people had como-from nil parts of (iormnny to witness the return of. tho Count from his, remnrkiiblo voyngo iu tho airship. ,. Tlio next niesRiiKo received tvom tlio sconn of tlm di-HiiRter Hiiid thnt n thuudiM1 storm hnd upset n qiuintity of bonzlrto which hnd If-nitcd and caused a Brent explosion and thnt tlio hnlloon was destroyed. Tlie Fernie Brick Co, are waiting for n bridge across thc. Elk to deliver brick us soon-as the bridge is ready. Contributions'aro coining in from all quarters, ,.but an immense amount of monoy is .necessary to food, und shelter the crowd. Locals of tho U. M. W. of A. are requested to forward whatever limy can spare, as there is a large amount of monoy yet wanted, Businesses are opening up every hour. Barbers, boot and shoe dealers, cigar store, grocery stores, and in fact all aro rushing to open for business. Absolute order prevails and,no disturbances ol any kind liave occurred. Not evon a case of pilfering lias been noticed. Tlio police and committees are all very active. Tho committee for thc U. M. W. of A. '.have a clockwork ' systom of looking after thoir peoplo. Every one is.on a register, and.upon presenting an order gets supplies. Up to the hour of writing several members of the U. M. W. of A. have been burned,' the bodies having been found. ■ It is expected that many more will be found ere long. , The United Mine Workers'have the following unniber of their men and families to look after, who were burned out: men, 492, women 271," chil. (Iron 709; milking a total of 1,472. , -Tlie. account that was very exten. sively, published that the lire was a result of a Black Hand sympathizer is absolutely false and dastardly. The Black Hand prisoners did harder work tu save the women and children than most other citizens, and deserve credit for what tliey did. The. firo. had been smouldering for weeks and was only waiting a strong wind. The following is tho. oflicial list to date of the victims who were burned, or supposed to be, as nothing has been seen or hoard of sonic of them. Fomie: Ellis Vernon Lane, suppos. ed to be dead. Frank Shaw and Alec. Border, loft Camp No. 4,.making road to Camp No. 7, and not seen since. Body of girl at Waldorf Hotel, old town, aged about sixteen. • Magie Ford,' ' Willie. Ford, Tiieo Ford,-Walter Ford, of West Fernie. " Mrs. Clara Barton, mother of Mrs. Turner, Fernie Annex.' Mrs. Turner, Fernie Annex. Lena Bell, a woman from tlie re. stricted district. „ We are not PIKERS! iflUI FIGURING UP FIRE LOSSES Fernie, Aug. 6.—Rough estimates of tlio losses sustained in the fire are being made,, tlie insurance underwriters not having, made any official statements. As nearly as can lie as- j&j&ji&nimeiiiijmi^^ umK£*a-e\U*0nfie. *-/ We are still selling FRUIT LANDS D. W. HART, Baynes, B.C. WINNIPEG MARKET Winnipeg, Man,, Aug, 4,—Tlm wlient iiinrkot wns quiid, today with very little demand for cash, On the Anier. loan markets Ihe 'opening wns weak with ii slight upwnrd trend but fell away wevernl points towards Ihe ulusc Closing Cash Prlcos No. I IT in! certained thc losses atro:— !* Elk Lumber Co., mills, 24,- . ,000,000 feet lumber, limiis" . and camp, about \-.?750,000 Cedar Valley Lumber Mills 175,000 Fomie Lumber Co. (Mac. dougall's mills' ' '" '" 150,000 Canadian Pacific Railway 500,000 Great Northern Railway G00.000 Crow's 'Scat Pass Ponl Co. 150,000 Fort Steele, Brewery . 150,000 A. Macdonald Co. 45,000 Trites-Wood Co. - 200,000 Fernio Drug Co. 20,000 l\ Burns & Co. .15,000 Minors' Hull, under con. stniction Font Oifieo, just completed Court House , Besides five churches,' school (newly erected), two tals,. jail, - twelve hotels, from to $50,000 each. Three banks, Commerce, Hamilton nnfl Wnirip ■ public hospi- $5,000 Opera Houso T, W. Quail Ti, Riiwai'd' Fore-Blur's Mill, Black's mill' Spnrwood 25,000 30,000 .10,000 0,000 25,000 30,000 15,000 00,000 Two wholesale,liquor stores. . ■ Three' printing offices.r . Between seven and eight hundred residences of various values. Tlie total will probably roach between' .R500,000 find $5,000,000. Tli'ii"statement. of • ii.a.iram-..- 1 varied has not been issued officially and the amount of the smaller policies will probably not be. reported. The Kiu Lumber Co. canned. $300,. 000; lTuil just taken off "$100,UUU. Crow's Nest Coal"Co., $100,000, Fernie J.umber Co., about 100,000 A. Macdonald Co. ■■ 33,000 Trites.Woods Co., estimated 150,000 Cedar Valley Co,, well covered, Until safes are opened and papers wciuuined the amounts of insurance carried will be unknown, The great majority ol the residences wore uninsured and ilits total amount will not likely exceed a million or a million nnd n quarter dollars, THE NEW CITY IS RISING ll*jlWij«il*W*^ O. fl LYON Chartered Accountant and Insurance. LET US FlGWnE OUT HOW VOU STAJv"l> iwMWMMwaMAM eem0*0i0»mm0»*e0mM*em0***e****»i*m*0*etemev Jf 1 Nn. I Kor 11 nili No, 2 Noi'lln I'll Nn, ,'l Northern No, I No, n No, 11 Feed I Feed a Oiiti*~ Nn. a wiiitii ... Nn. :» Whito ... Ui-J-id -.1 lialley- N'o, li No. 4 llejeeled I'lllX- No. I N. W. ... \* t M . .i , t ,,**•.,*, * , , TH c'-d . .. , 105 , 101 . 101 IM OR B(ll.l! 771-2 ,,00 1.2 .' 110 , -Id 1.2 , .'III 1.2 .. nil , -im i.a 40 42 .121 1.2 I...) •VI / Blundell's S afrur day Specials! I I Hot Bricks ItuHulur price f! fur 25,p. •Special 5 for 25c. Pure Gold Butter Itugulnr 3 yds. 2«c. HiKjoin. I» yiin. 2f.c. «■! FIRE AT GAIM9BOI.O, SASK. (hiiiisbnro, SiimIc, ,\\\it. fl,~-Fire broke nut e-irly thl-) nionihte in Tm: lie's Keiii'al store and sjireud lo (ilns. kit's hiori', rnrriiiKc shop and dwil. Mill' which wi-ni cninpli-li-ly destroy. i.d. The loss is about thirty thousand dollars. Iiirtiir.inee sinall, ('nrdhiiil Oihhonn, of 1li\*ttfiiior«*. in quito pcrlounly HI with intent Itml trouble ut Italtltnoi'O. It is ullhially iiiiiiniiiii'i'd thul (Im i control of tho Toronto NVwh hus ptitwri 'frntn thi? hand* of .1. Vv*. Flu- volht lo 11 company, ut wlilrh llu» editor, .1, H. WilllMuii, Ih pivMldeut. Mifiitivnl will voln $.•*■,'"»> to Kcrrilu mi.TorerH. (From tlio Lethbridge Herald. Fernie, Aup. 5.—Tlio Fornio of Inst Saturday nnd Sunday is boinf,' rapidly transformed into thc Ferule of yearn flfio when it wiib a frinne shack town. Merchants ani oreotlni* Iriinio Kte'.'elioiiKes and peoplo are piittln*,' up Khncks to take tho plnco of the touts or tu allow them to vacate the. c.ilut nvi-ns of the Ci'ow'h NeHt I'iihh ('iinipnii.v'rt ollice, From tlie very llr.^1 tho ulllicled oily wan Well orKUlli/ed. Ah noon im Hie Ihuneii hud spi nt theniKelviH ill the city nud wore iimIumk fiullier up the 1'iiKH, Mayor Tutile cnllrd u ineol. ill*.* of the eiiuneil imd eitl/eiiH nnd ll complete uritiiiii/iitioii wim effeetnl. fiiiiiiiiiilee- lo iiike I'luiri/o of irann. poi'liition, tel.-n,'iiiiin, HiipplleH, tt'ltln mid hit ad, v. ie iiiiiniil iiiid till (■ut into lim* hiliiiel the Mnyui'M nn. til'illK mill i'111'H.'itie lellile^lllp, No nleep WIIH there (oi (hone men all Hut. iinlny nlulit and mily n few nhorl liourn of respite ejve relief to Hnd liotlies mid weary iiiiuils on iriiiuil.iy uirilit, On Monday mornini' when the lier. nhl fuirehpiiiideiii Kiiveil on Ihe moi'iii* evcryiliiio.' wnn In line ruiiiiiii*.' unler ('r.mlirniil: hnd sent n ear I'Otltllillilllf ll UUUlli'T lit ntnVl'n With plpi-i and uln-iil- uh well an provin. liilM. Tlie Weht.jll Cuilllllll Wliull'. Hide t'(iiiipiiny'n w.irilioiiHe liml Ineii ilinwn on and V. Ilunm fc Co, In fiilftlliiii-nt of their telegram xnyluu l hey would Mipply nH The niiiit need. ed liml nlniidy n mipply on hnnd, We stay with Our Town STILL WAITING TO PLEASE ALL COMERS Trites-Wood ■CO crackers nnd cheese, A Inp nenrhy sun]ilied nil the water Ior driiikiiiK, the lire not having affected the water Kijpply beyond its hein-j! pumped out hy tho live en-jriiie, Kvery mnn was s rved nnd none complained, DinlliR the day Home dof.-ni<led K]ieeinii*ns of humanity oame from Kiirroiiniliiif,' towns to take advantii'.'e id their nllllfleil hrothers' ner-i^o'ly. In (,'i't Hiiini- free food mnl clolliin*.'. At freipii'iil inteivalH, I IiIh whine could lie lienril: "Ih'i'ad, nioi'c bnml, mi' fiiinlly, liiiiiKry," or "Me waul hiniiket.j, family me, tlin*;., four lillllllli'lK." It WIIH liol. lii||(,', how. ever, hefme the authoritioH yol wi.si'. The I'li'tli' eye of I'lenldelit ,Sh^*iiiiiii who liiinw,-i Avery iiiiiier in tin- I'nss or the ehief uf police would ,-|iol them and they weiv told in no very liolite ti'i'ini In (.'el to "a place hotter tliiiu even Fernie had hceii" mil of lliirc. Two earloiulrt weie roimdid up hy Ihe police nnd driven out, .Mix. oral)!'' it-ntuivH, lower ilum the binl;i of fMirioii, wolves wlinse fT'iriiiv'TuiiK niiiwii nie *nt.ihllei| only with the life hlooil of their felolws, they were tortllllllte that tlle people of, l-Vrnle tliiiiii'ht more nf their eitv's fair niiine ilum ol hniiiliiu.' mil the justice they flohervnl lit the end ol u rope, At the reipli ft of the ellii.f of pit. lire llle I.IiI\..I> ". IlilVe inMled 01 deli. Unit no tickets lie issued ■wept in |i:iiti s fivitiir siiiinfiK'tnrv rxplaiiiiljoii of llirir huiiiiess there, (Janpi of pidiee and special pnlie,- ineit ev.'iy train mid ivi-ry stniiip'i ill lilti'illjitillt'. to l/et off is kept on until 1 xphiins his purpose in com. Int.'. Tin* iiuthorltiis will can* fm •dii-ir 'mhi Inn they Miiil nut nhui-e the t-'iin-ru-tity of their sister cities I) W. JR. McDougall Dealer in Boots & Shoes :.: : Trunks* Valtses, Suit-cases Single and Double Harness te*emett*m*ttiretri0eenmmmeitm*Me^ *^ Heme Bank of Canada %r **—*-**^**vr .-%*.>• ^^44* mt WE WILL TAKE CAKE OF VOU'R S V 'H V L U *$' CASH A M 7) VA TEltS * r »*v* **■•• * * W.C.B.Manson, Mgr., Fernie L VuuW* h.id he.n phom'n niul wer. I '»y Jeedmi-' »ii tin- piiMsitic hum in busy ai work. Lonir tubles hnd Ixen built ,'iud ii\u>t'\ ."ails put up. \\y i -i-veu n'l-l'ek hri-akfimt wns tfidy mid i'ii.!<-' "h- .liHc'.io'i i,( ihi oh'.,-! ut police liiitiiltxU nf llo||li*le.-4,4, hull. ' yry ui"ri hud up ntut Took tin ir It tin cmitiiry. And tin- oulsiili- citieji wire j.'<.'.d On Mitiinlay nipht Mayor Tuttl*' »>l. • •.'iiiphnl his appeal f'tr n*li,-f mnl u :i few lean's mli [ was tm the ."..iv 'r-ni Hpol-'iri", Ni'Nf.n, Midicine II.' ei| il» iliini'x ll» Wide ll:> It- lieiM'l. ft > utmost t.lld lie -.-• and i|i i<peut i,yni_ tool; In iwo lluiii'iiiiiil of the home, i pithy. Nm <*. i- tin- tetidernens and lehh |ii.op|c mill j.ent two cm-loaiis nf, sympathy hmieii, fur with the words provi-lou*. and clothiin.' iur Hume re.j.uid ilioui'di- cnin.. <f>•*•«}^ of i-huiity ■iiiiinliii- \- 'hi- iii mill of |.',Tnti> til l.nit.iii- 1 i ii ,■ ., ,i -peiili of iln-. lAoiiliiii* kimlneoH and 11-.4. o| iiiiiii,|,nility hi ili-tmici, tle-y •yill|lillll}, t«ai Colli.• iti the »>'e:-( ate piUlilll-' ill tin- oil Mild tlel Wild1 lu Hid I'liul.e the Vnice of ill.' !.lol|ti4.t j hi nl Up tin- U..||l).|e.I ,.||y, siir partlll*,' of thnn. I!> Moiul.iy nit-iii th r* was j with tlnii •.-min'Mil- t-> nve n» him i siillleieiii .lock of food on ham) tujwhn Im- not, uinl piyinjr the ptin* fi-i'il Ihe eity for si-vi nil day-, until j of it* miri-iii-.- with many a pr.nuivt Uiey moiim l,e ulile In lM.th.it ll lieu, i- i<.|iii|.-.| tiny will in tlii'ir ".'.n t-i'sU and ih- puplfpay it. 'I h.. )„ ,-,|,- .,| J\ rim- f-il Willi lli"le ' '■■!' •"• aid'' '•• boy iill'IM .ply vi.it. fill tliuni! will-, i' motit-y^ will \m flip., plii-il'b) 1;. ill*.' i|iirial"i ' 1" cnti.t tn c";i-t t l'l»* iTitil*,!.. Millinc ('«.. nff.-r lu colli ill.Ule it i.iilimil ,,( lluiir nl the ' pbilcs in turn,'melt cnritnlnlrip IwuM'nlpiirj" and intervtninp points. 'He ■ vlici-s of Uvail, u piccii of iii«»t, voitic i ut-iglil^riiiK city ol Crunbn^tk upn. Finn*1 ii. \'trite chil-i »tl ron-in In cvrry pt. her lllillit. i- :.l- to f;i n> ri.llfk h, , 111 I'O.'l-t III C'l/l-t iillliction i» th- In iiiailn and tin- p.-i.i*•."•*" »•' 'l»' .'-riii,.. hniTcrvri. Me fi.im\ p»nMr.-n._ ■■ ■„. .\in--i »*-.»•. N..ti.a.«l IM Cru^ aii-l tn inniiy Mali.. \ hlis uMru M.n.io tll iV„Msl ,■,„ .j.' -iMik. a with lb.- .unvri-r*.. l'«-|-»n .THE DISTRICT LEDGER, FERNIE, B. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST. 8, 1908. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•»♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ THE Bank of fiamilion FERNIE, B. C. Are prepared to do business with you We're here because we're here. ♦ ♦ - ♦ . ♦ X ♦ X ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ X ♦ ♦ t x - i ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ o <►, o o o it it o ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦<>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ x ♦ x ♦ ♦ ♦ •♦ ♦ ♦ •* ,<•*•> ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Are we ♦ o it. ♦ ♦ <► o o o <► o <► Well; rather! Better than ever, too. PHILIP CARD SELLA ♦ ♦ ■ ■ ■ ' 4 t - ♦ ♦ . ■ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦>♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ Deposit your Papers WITH THE : Canadian Bank of Commerce AT FERNIE ! ALL MONEY IS SAFE HERE ! #M «A««A««tAv^-^MkA^v.^.«r f^r^frv-^M1-^ • r 2 *»}44' t'**'fr''*>ft ** S^*^*"^* * t ^ ''It** S4*^ t4 *S*^S%*S'*rt'**' t^ * t"* ^ (4 r S'**'!'4 e t'**bt^* ** S**"* t^* ^1***^ t ^r l4 ^S4 ^ft4* 2** tf*r t^* "'A^ Elk Drug fi Book Store LIMITED FERNIE WIPED FROM THE EARTH ' . FIRST NEWS OF THE FIRE ■Michel,' B. C, August 1.—The worst forest lire in the history of this town is raging on the hills south anil north oi' it, fanned by a terrific wind. The fire was carried for miles at a time. ' No damage has yet been done to buildings. °This fact is due entirely to tlie northwest wind. People are moving out .toMichel prairie or any placo that might possibly afford a place of safety. . The worst danger now is the. fire raging near Spar- wood and following the mountains along the C. P. It. No communication from Hosmer or Fernie. •t At Hosmer the G. N. Ity. depot was burned this afternoon and tlie town is reported doomed. If the fire spreads east from the Elk Eivor along the 0. P. li. nothing can save this town. Pete Campbell just here from Sparwood with three men badly burned trying to savo ihe Sparwood Lumber Company's mills half way between hero and Fernie, The injured men wore at once taken to the hospital. Two arc in a„precarious condition. Mr. Forester, manager of ihe mill with his wife and about, thirty men were last seen trying to save the mill. Those men state that the whole country is a seething hell of fire everywhere which spreads so rapidly as to make it impossible to escape. Four Men Dead The body of Pete Miller, generally known as Scotty Miller was found lying on tlio 0. P. R. tracks. Ho evidently received wounds trying to fiee from the holocaust' covering hundreds of square miles. Tlie bodies of four men were brought in by the Great. Northern Yard Engine These men lost their lives trying1 to save the large Great Northern bridge over the Elk river fifteen miles from here, which is totally destroyed Hosmer and Fernie are reported to have burned,to the- ground entirely. „ , From Michel.west to Fernie everything is destroyed. It is feared that the loss of life will be the greatest since'the San Francisco disaster. . Tlie situation here is unchanged. The hills surrounding the town are a seething furnace. A C. P. lt. engine is here ready to fluke the people to Crow's Nest if it comes to the worst. Tlie situation is almost beyond description, only an eve-witness can picture the horrors of a town of over three thousand souls hemmed in on all sides'by walls of fire. It will take days to fully ascertain the extent of the loss of lives and property. —■" Fer.nie—Wiped-Out — \V. Carswell, assistant superintendent of the Great Northern just arrived 'here from Fernie after.an exciting trip, several miles of the distance being made on foot, through the burning district. The rest of the way was made on a handcar. , Mr. Carswell, left Fernie at 7.30 last night. The en-, • tire town has been liurneil to the ground, including tlie entire business section,, excepting the fireproof warehouse of the Western Canada.Wholonnlu anil the coal company's square",' " The Great Northern depot and all the company's, buildings were lost. Eighteen hundred people were taken out on G. N. tars to a large clear place three miles from Feriiie. ' No defalks are obtainable as to fatalities, it being impossible lo get io tho, business section. Watch (his space for next week FERNIE, B. C. .f^^^-|.4^«H^^^^•♦H•'!-^H••^^,^l••l••!•*^!'*^l**l'•H•'IH'•^^!-l'*1-^*'^ **^ + *-* + + + + 4( + 4(4(+ + ^ + *14r*;t*i>it* + * # * * # # * * * * Kefoury Bros. FERNIE, B. C. Will Im* (loin-j; huaiiicHH in a few iluya, VTutel. for uur tutua-. **•*- * * * ■# * * * *♦#**********#**#*******•* + *-* ^Hosmer 8tlll Intact Hosmer was •still intact when liu passed hut tho fire has crossi'd the river and there was no hope of wiving the town, Two Elkllivev bridges fotally destroyed. Jules Gabrian, timber boss at Campbell's Siding three miles from Sparwood reports that Mr. and Mrs. Foreste1 anil twenly men arrived at his place at midnight, having escaped from tho fire by escaping lo the burned ground. Three men were killed and many more not -icoountert or. Many of tlie destitute peoplo of Ferine will bo brought hero to bo caved for-unless this u.vni will also meet the fate of Fernio. Special (dl'orts are being inmlo by tlio Trites Wood Co. In hurry provisions here as f-i*>! us possibl"* Strenuous elVorls will be required lo care lu the liomelesfi nnd destitute. . . . Bush Fires to Blatno . . . Hush fires are u'Hpuimililw I'or the I'Vi'iiio iuul Homiier IiiiIooiiuhIh. Fires have been raging in Iho mountiiiiiH about I'Wniti moHt of Ihe minimer iuul Saturday'H wind- „ storm in nil likelihood carried the flumes from the mountains to the towns in fhe valley. Once Ihe fnuno buildings in I'Wnic and Hosmer were ignited all (lie fire brigudet-j along Ihe line could not have pre ven led tlio progrcHH of the (lame,-, un Ihe wind uiunI have been blowing » hurri- cniic through the moiinlniii pusses, Ah all travellers know ihe towns in the Crow's Nest I'-inn nre situated lu a narrow valley, Kurroumlcri by jorent covered mountains. Our dcHpiiich from Michel mdicnlcH Hint, town is completely .•uiiTouiiileil by Humes liul that the town Iiiih not yet nutY.ii*. eil any tinning,'. Two Hundred Lives Lost At eighi thirty o'clock last night ihe HornW Iuul u titlk wiih Coleman on the telephone. Ai that town vhrioiis 11 ,.iiM"i 'rtViV XXI \ XXX 4,1,,4,,l,,, \,;,\; irt'il,',; X\\,li {w. ilHlimiV k 4,.» lives lost wiih two hundred Two tlioiiKiiiid of Iho inhabitants of Fernio hail been moved to Cinubrook. Coleimui nlni s;iid that Hosmer and .Michel, while totally surround- '••I l>y biihh (ires, were still standing,, though in danger of ilesliiiifiVin r'f the wind flmtige,!. Tiuin .Vo. *12 ilue here IiimI night wax held nt Fernie nml n-iil tu carry tlie hoMelem*. people of that, city west to daiihrook. Ti.iiim No*. T ami 21 ivi-ru held at Frank liml night. Corpses Along Track lliiald reporter.-, interviewed the train otticmla nnd liMiiH-d muiif additional fact***. The fire it uppoun* sturted foul luil.-s tvi<>t nf Fernio nml inniilr nt un hour F«rni» was ablaze. It is estimated that the loss of life in. the woods and,Fernie will reach,two hundred. A number of1 corpses are to-be seen along the track between Fernie and Hosmer. Fernie is totally destroyed and it is a mystery how most of the people escaped. People escaped with' their clothes only and little barefooted children were running about trying to get out of reach of the flying* embers. Aid from Outside Points The C. P. It. is doing all in its power to rescue those ' iu danger. - , Maeleod and Calgary have sent cars of provisions. A crowd of people forced a yard conductor to take ten box cars filled with people to Hosmer. ■ Cranbrook sent ten cars of provisions. The C. P. R. reports that Michel is asking for relief. The town is in danger of destruction. Heartrending Scenes Mr. Norton, of Spokane, who came through Fernie today, told the Herald that the scenes iii that city were most heart-rending. He stvys that twenty or thirty buildings are all that are left in the entire city. ' Everything was-> ablaze in half an hour and practically all the city was wiped out in two hours. Twenty or thirty Hindoos working in a saw mill were seen lying dead near the ruins of the mill. Horses, with hair all burned olY, were flying dead in water. ' ' , • Many families are separated. - \ - - People in Coke Ovens The new coke ovens at Hosmer are being filled with people from that town and Fernie. The fire is raging as far as the eye can reach. In Fernie groups of people!' are to be seen huddled together. Some have 'their clothing burned, hair and eyelashes scorched. , - A new track had to' be, laid at Fernie to get the Flyer through. . • 150 box cars were burned at Fernie. Cranbrook in Danger Cranbrook was threatened with destruction for two days. All that sin;ed that town was the fact that the wind changed. '.,■'.■ ' -„>v";- Mr. Norton says that he saw one man with $3 in his hand, all he had left in the world, who was worth $5,000 '-' a few hours before. ;- ■ The people at Michel are frantic and are1 fighting hariLto save thut-=townv Terrible Wind The fire travelled at the rate of twelve miles an hour. A terrific wind was blowiug.*- One block was turned broad-. _ side by the wind. . , _: -- ■ "" The first building destroyed at Fernie was the brewery, • '/"''•■ , ' . • l\ Dead on the Track Two men were found dead at Olsen said Mr, Link- later. They were lying on the track and apparently had been surrounded by the firo andthen suffocated. Twenty- four men. and two women, is it stated, were in a lumber camp outside of Fernie and have not been.heard from and the gravest fears are felt for their safety. At least'two hundred lumber men have met death throughout the district, it is thought. It is estimated that between ten and fifteen people, belonging to Fernie, have lost their lives, mostly children, who have succumbed to the effects of the tern bio, fire. The .country is devestated wherever the fire visited.,, Ono thousand people of Fornio spent thc night on a switch baok. In Fernio thoro is*! nothing left but a cluster of houses, the lumber company's office and u general store. Tho Iiousch which escaped, belonged to the Lumber Co., and woro saved becauso of tho city park which wns between them and tho firo. . ■ ' ■ icp A Hurrloano Blowing A hurricane was blowing and it looked as if w-tlmi-4*; ' could save the towns in llio truck of tho flro. Tho coke ovens which have lately been built* at 11'onmor and which have not yet been used, were utilized for tho protection of hundreds of the destitute. Mr. Li n kin lor further stated that nothing could nivo Hosmer aud Michel according to prosont indications, Of the railways the Great Northern is tho grentest loner, having lost numerous largo bridges nud much rolling stock. All the railway miming through that part of tho conntry lost heavily in curs and utilities of tho road. The 0. P. R. will have little difliisully in repairing thoir iluniugeB anil will not likely be inconvenienced to any great cxtont in regard to tlu'-ir service. Thu C. P. R. Calgary Hleoper wiih limned. Nolson Clvos Aid Nelson, 11, ('!., (Supplementary Despatch Hont. out i.i. midnight, Saturday night).—Tlm dreadful di'mister in tho (Vow'h XoHt Pass has provel <o be even worse than ut in*-.' reported. Not merely has Iho flro fiend obliterate,! Fornio but Coal Creek as well, it isjourod, and other Piimi towns have gone out of existence, swept dean by the devouring element, Over six thoumiinl peoplo are homeless und llio fa tali I ies are growing hourly. In one ease alolie five, I'tiniilicH ut Ferule were hemmed in and everv wml perished. / ))ll.s)i lUvti .t1'*.1 tV*iiUU.i',)i)<! J'iW' 15'i.1 \v))l/)l> )llli.i),]l> ui- f'uir. IMuyor Tunic of Fernio, ut .$ o'clock this morning sent Mayor Taylor, of Nelson tho following hppeu'l: "Our , *',• , - i*. i,- i .... ,i , ..i u:,. m ,,i .,..,„ v, i„„„ t 1.4.1.^ U 44>.b4.. 4<J Vll.,4 441, '.4, U *... I, • 4 I 4 ,V I. 4»w ,*.. ,* 44- . 44.*., 4 4 4 ,4,-- ... . . .1 . 4. appeal to you for roliof.—W. W. Tuttlo, Muyor." The following reply was «ent; "W. W. Tuttlo, niu> yor, Fernie—Carload Hupplies leaving Hum morning. Nelson sincerely sympathize** iuul will do ull poHHiblo to assist. Am coining with supplier.—»S, 0. McMorris, ucting tnuyor." . 4 THE NEWS IN LETHBRIDGE . Nothing i-Uv wiiN talked of on ihe .*tm-U yrftlenllay but tho terrible ciitimtrophe ut Fernie. Very little intor- ■nation was obUiiii.tble but the fart that the; dty of'F-erni-e nml |M.»itib.y Uie low., of Iloniiuov Iutl huuu completely wiped off thn map wim known and naturally tiuch a devon- luting ilinaaler occupied the mini! of every person. Who said Fire ? Wedid. We are firing away at the ohf business. CREE & MOFFATT * Royal Hotel FERNIE C. W. Daycy & Co., Props. We may be a little up-set but just smile. Hotel Fernie Fernie'8 leading commercial house. :: A little bent but still in the ring. S. F.Wallace, Prop. We will do tlie best we can for you JOHN PODBILLOUCIK Undertaker Fcrnie's pioneer Funeral Director and Undertaker pictures Framed D. Ci E STORE H. W. Terry, Prop. Will bo (loinc; business in n fow days, COME AND BMK US FIRST W. Stan. Terry , Painter and Decorator fllvo us a clinncu on your work. DEPOT RESTAURANT. J Maeleod, Alta. J. E. ROGERS, Prop. Frepin and seo mo, —.IIIIMI II I IU ■■■...■■■MlUfll I II.. , III III t. j L. P. ECKSTEIN BARRISTER. SOLICITOR Fernie, D. ,0. SHERMAN HERCHMER BARRISTER, SOLICITOR F*rn.», B. C. tvs*st^iaim*!emii<>/jHt&te-^^^ THE DISTRICT LEDGER, :FERNlE, B. C, SATURDAY,- AUGUST 8, 1908. EMMIES AT RECHONEHUN Impossible To Secure Names of Victims — Thrilling Tales of the Fire Told By Eye-Witnesses - Every Saw Mill But One From Michel ** ■ -■ . i •- - • *, ' West Was Destroyed — Very Few Buildings Are Left in Fernie . Mchel, Ii. C„ Aug. 3.—The Alex Black sawmill and the Hosm.iT Lbr. Co. mills are a total loss. All the mills are burned in this district ex. cr*pt the Wood MeNabb'mill west of Fernie, which is in danger. The sit. uation at Hosm*ris unchanged. Fire just started in tlat near the business block of the new town of Michel. Wind from west may save the town. Situation critical. Michel, li. C., Aug. 3.—Loss of life ■at Fernie is unknown. Hut ut least 18 are known. Wntorford and two children found dead. Two women of the Red Light burned. Mrs. Turner, bedridden woman. burned after being carried out. Six men ■ of Klk -River Lumber Co., 4 missing. Many oth.'rs unknown found dead and many others missing. Creek minors •organized searching parties and are scouring the" country. Death roll is likely to increase. (From Monday's Despatches.) between Fernie and Michel and traffic will be hung up for a' time. i Another Story of Disaster Cranbrook, li.- C, Aug. 2.—Fernie lies in ruins, five thousand people ar.i homeless and all that remains of a prosperous and progressive city are thirty houses in the south end and* the coal company's office in the centre of the town. "Tlie citizens, are scattered far nndwidi hundreds flee.-* ing to' Cranbrook, and many to Hosmer and it will be some time before Cranbrook, li. C, Aug. 3—Having seen the results of the calamity at Fernie, I must say that it is more entirely extensive than any report gave reason to-believe.. Thc 'damag.* cannot fall short of five million dollars, the'greater losses falling upon tlie C, P. R., which lost tlie com tipple, coal bunkers, d»p'H, freight shed, water tower and over one hundred cars. Tlie Trites Wood LY . lost its magnificent, 'store an.t st ck and the lumber companies lost mills, limits and stock being wipei,, out. Fully twenty-five million feet of inan. " ufatured lumb:-r is. gone. Tlie extent'of tlie disaster can be measured-better by tlie recital of the few buildings left standing than by u detailed list of the widespread destruction. There" remain out of what was Fernie, that housed a population _nf-_;ilin|if m'vi4ii__tlifiiisiiiirl souls,—tell. or twelve small cottages and five or six residences all situated near the park. For the rest,' not a store, bunk, hotel or business concern of any sort or d scriplion is left standing ex. cept the offices of the Coal Company. Tlie Great Northern depot and water tank and the big concrete warehous i of tlie Trites Wood company • i-till stand.- Need for Help Urgent Fernie is wiped off tlu map and is "not ns it. remains of sufficient im. portvnee to justify the maintenance of jl. flag station, lt is a disaster un nie* and McDougall's mills. Within fifteen minutes the entire town was a seething mass of flames. Many willing" hands responded to the'call for help from the west and were driven back by The Tornado of Hell . unable to render assistance to the struggling mothers and babes in a flight for their lives, only to be called to their own homes and another part of the city to save iheir own loved ones from the. fiery fiend of destruc. the scattered members of famili-s can Uon- rushing to tin. only places of locate each other. The fire started possible safety, from bush fires in West F.-rnic and At the c- p- K-.and Great Northern spread so rapidly to the town that depots, many heroic deeds were done there was no time to save anything to save the multitude of fleeing hu- and everyone sought safety in flight, nianity, passengers,. baggage ■ and The- biv.wery was the first place to llviGhi Clirs wor6 nished to,available fall a victim' to the flames and the I>law>s- M«»- women and children hurricane that was blowing carried bad to be packed in the cars within the sparke to the old town nnd in a Vm sP'lC£) of a fliW seconds. Two few minutes nothing was left of that section. In tlu .meantime the Cedar Valley and Klk River Lumber mills and the whole of West Fernie ex- thousand or more were taken, to Cranbrook by the C. P. R. and nearly that many were taken below Fernie to a tract of land burned over cept the brick works weiv, a seething >'• former I'l''""* 'md the clearing af. mass of flames, and residents were f,mk,<1 il temporary'place of safety, fleeing for *their lives. , It is im. I Cranbrook's Big Heart possible lo say at th,*- present' time' T,]e city of Cranbrook opened her whether'any lives were lost in.thai, «■'»'« to the fleeing sufferers and be section as the .bridges are consumed foro midnight mach up a trainload and there is nb-communication. Tin' of provisions to send to those who lire'fiend jumped the river near the bridges and in a few seconds the town was abhus *. Dozens of houses and stores were burning at the same time and street after street was licked up by the blaz.*.. On liak.r avenue and the park a determined effort was made to stay the conflagration and to the heroic work of the residents and were unable to get far away from the destroyed town. ; Loss of Life It is feared that many lives .were lost, especially iu the west end where , the Humes spread so rapidly as to , make it, almost impossible for a man , to outrun the creeping, ■ roaring fur. ,, ., .. , .. . , , mice, with much less chance remain- tlu lii-cinen the.fjw reimhning houses •„,. f ■ ,, , •, .,, fa ing for the women and children. . It is impossible to make any jiccur. owe their preservation. About three hundred ..men, women and children, fled to the Coal Company's offices. The fact* of this building being .jso. luted and surrounded 0by spacious lawns, suggesting to the panic slrick. Im .people-iliTTlie only plac*e~~in town" that /.iffer.-d thu . slightest hope of refuge. Willing volunteers ascended to tlie roof, and fought the fire like heroes for hours amid the scorching heat and suffocating smoke. The writer pressure remained good and several line's of hos3 pound tons of wa. ter on the structure. The largo new court houso, and the new postoflice and customs buildings w>re directly .opposite ond it was while th..*se were .burning that the greatest danger ex. isted. Again and again swirling masses of sparks found entrance to the attic and a bucket brigade did parallelled in the hit trior of British' yoeman work in quenching the. fire. ate statement, of the number of lives lost, but when the ruins have cooled down and search for tho unfortunate ones begin.the number may ba a hun- ,ili,iid_aiHi_tiie_eLiiintrji_vvin_!!ioui-is-ti'Ie as often they were put out by watch ful men. Fires are raging on all sides of the town. At present the most. danger is in the new town; fires spreading from Sparwood are close to the town. Hopes are faint for the safety of the place for should it jump across the river it will be impossible to save the town. Not alone the new town but the coal company's buildings and the old town will be doomed. Genera] Superintendent, Brownlee of the C. P. R. at Calgary arrived here at 21 o'clock with ' large repair gangs , go ing west at once to clear the track for the trains. Two hours later the eastbound .'Soo.Spokanr- Flyer, arriv ed here over twelve hours late witli many of the homeless of, Fernie on board seeking shelter with friends in other - cities. - A m ;ssage was re ceived here today to all C. P. R. men to sacrifie everything else in aid of the strick.m. thousands, from, the general manager of the C. P. R. The mayor of Medicine Hat wired this morning that a carload of flour would be dispatched at once for.the rlief of the suffering, Michel Safe Now Later: Michel is quiet. There is no wind, the fires surrounding the old town have burned out and could bo started again by „a heavy wind only. A ■ fierce fire is still raging near, Sparwood and four miles from here. At intervals the flames leaped up hundreds of f^et." This is owing to the cedar. The fire is not making much progress. People have been leaving air day. The majority by t.*ams. Many have gone to Michel prairie. . ___,. People Leave Michel A relief train was made up tonight consisting of fifteen box cars and loaded mostly with women and child, r.'n and was taken to Coleman, Frank or Blairmore, or any place where a sufficient food supply can' be obtain ed for the crowd. Only a small num. ber of men are left liri to guard the place. Michel is practically safe unless a heavy wind starts. Fiiv, has again broken out n..-ar Hos. m-.-r but no ilium diate danger is feared. Calgary Gives Aid Calgary, Aug. 2.—At a , special meeting of the city council held here this afternoon it was decidid to d:s patch provisions to Forme sufferers at once. Aldermen were busy dur, ing the afternoon and had a train load of goods ready'which left by a special train. The goods included fifteo.il tons of flour, half a ton of oat meal and corn meal, a ton of potatoes, 5,000 pounds of shoulder, Exaggerated Statements. Baggageman Macdonald, who came in on the delayed No. 8 this morning gives "a" very rational statement of the effects of tho lire. It is true he siiys that the scene is a most appalling one and that Fernie is a hd'ap of ashes, but many things have been exaggerated. The line of talk that the train porters were handing out to the peoplo on the platform yesterday was stretched to the limit. The colored gentlemen talked of dead people being strewn all along the railway tracks and pictured harrowing scenes of distress and mutilated bodies, all of which was true only in a small degree. There were between one hundred and two hundred people in Fernie at nine o'clock last night. The town was a smouldering mass of ruins. The three, large lumber mills around the town were burned. The cars of coal along the. Great Northern were burning. - He reached Hosmer at .10 o'clock, a few buildings were burned. A ton of dynamite had exploded leaving not a half dozen whole windows in the town. Four tons of dynamite were dumped into' the river at Michel. At elevtn o'clock the mountain sides were all aflarhe. Tlie citizens then hoped to save-their town if the wind did not rise. Tlie mill at Spar. „,.,,. ,, ., . .. ... wood was wiped out. Mr. Macdonald says it is true that ' * . „ __ „_,.._._ _* _t...,.,___ ' One of the Mk River Lumber Co, s employees at Fernie stayed in the mothers are taking care of children who do not belong to them and cannot get any trace of their own ones. He says unless it rains or the wind changes, from the course it has been taking for thc last two days, nothing can save Michel and Hosmer. Spokane Sent Fhlief Spokano was quick in sending relief. A number of tents were des-! ^r- Agnew was unable to tell of patched over the C.P.R., also a'car- conditions east of Michel as he went load of-provisions. It is stated that "-'' bed. Very few people of the Spokane was one of tho first to send doomed or endangered towns boarded aid. ' river for on hour and a half with a pail over his head. Large numbers found shelter in the ri\\jr. One horse was seen grazing iii an untouched spot. His niune and,tail were burned off. Another horse was blind—had his oyes burned in the fire.. Fire in Washington A rumor is current that a forest firo of great magnitude is raging in the state of Washington. -i THRILLING STORY BY YOUNG LADY (From the Lethbridge Herald.) the train Regina Assists Regiim, Sask., August 3.—Appeals for assistance for Fernie sufferers reached the mayor at. 11 a.m. this morning and at -J p.m. this afternoon the city clerk wired the, mayor of that city, authority to draw on Regina city for five hundred dollars Miss II. Beninger came iu from ' and expressed the most sincere^syni- Fcrnie, on the Flyer last night. Miss ' pntliy and hope that the suffering Uonninger "lived at tho Dallas Hotel j would be somewhat alleviated by the a year ago and until Saturday was sum which was most cheerfully giv. employed at the Fernie House, Seen",011- , - by tho Herald this morning Miss Ben | ° — niger made it plain that she' had not been leading the simplo life during thc last two days. She has had an experience that she will not soon forget. Tlie horrors caused by the lire REMOVED FROM THE HOSPITAL (From the Lethbridge Herald.) - John Arnold, of the' Lethbridge power hous.', who, accompanied by fiend paint pictures that remain vivkT Wm Dav ,S) (f Uvvrptml, Eng„ was returning from a trip up the Koote. for a. life timo. Miss Benniger was very conserva- j ,,.,y ]Al\{i,At arrived at .Fernie nt 4 tivc in her statements and when ask- • „.,„, Saturday, but' of course/ could ed would not venture an answer to , come no farther, and in the evening their train backed lo Cranbrook, arriving there at 4 a.m. ■ yesterday. During Mr. Arnold's stay in Fernie Columbia find one. that calls for prompt, action on the part of tho pub. lie, Sonic three thousand people, mostly women and children, hav. to he housed and cured for until thoy shall have time to look about them, These nro being sp.-d by thousands to Cranbrook where all private Iiouk. OS are being used as temporary quarters for tli.-- homeless imd in many eases, nuked refugees. The relief committee organi/.ed by Mayor Fink has' got nway two trains tilled with provisions of every kind, blankets, (lour and all the staple requirements, There are many mouths to feed anil nvi'ry one lion, is tubing a practical hand at trying to alleviate the suf. feriiigs of thoflo who hnve come to us in Hi iir iiim necessity. Sixty Lost In Ont Camp In tlm fum of such a crushing on. Inmlty one feels morn inclined for' iit'tioii tlmn for words, But it must Im recorded thnt iiei'oi'iling to reports slxty-on > ini'ii (ind two women hnvo been binned tn deiitli"al. tin* number 4 I'limp of the Klk River I.uinb r Co, Four m 'ii were found binned to n whip on tli' ('. V. ll, trucks near Huh. uier, The number nf ileatliM mil1, mined will nm to about u lumdnil, but (Ills mny be the suggestion of I he terror, Honmor nnd Michel HoMiner liml tlin new C, I', It, Up. pie destroyed nud pint of tlie town «wept out. The business portion is repotted to have cHcuped, No hope Ih eiilertnlu.d for tint eciitipu of Ml. eliel, (.Inn mini who oiline down from there tliU morning says it muni go, The lire orii/iniiled in n bush lire Unit him been huniing for (lie lust month iu the limits of tin (,'ediir Valley Lumber Company to (lie went of the rity. How the Fire Started T!1- ■■•;■•! ■■•„•■• ,.' .;;!}■ ,'.•. .'!: ::.,:::. ing with tli' force of a cyclone ami revived tlio flro that wim suppimed to liiivn bivn quenched, By about 11 in the forenoon tt liml spread till th • gout ranch wiih reached nnd from there to tin* old town. Then the brewery |M alifclil and iiiHltle half an hour tlm entire IniHlrieim' Hcetlnn wufl tu flnm ■» owing to tlie lilgli wind scattering the burning nliim/les iu nil illlt-ctioliH mid for Io'ik tlintmioeri, When nt Un woi.tl the Ore wiih talc, ini/ «prin-/>i ut over a hundred y«r>U in Ifiipili urn! H.-lzinir in nil dine, tion.i. The bridges are burned out Store after store and hotel aft,<r ho. tel caught despite. the effor.tH of the fire fighters and th.-y fell ouo by one, until not a building1 of nny descrip. lion or kind remains standing north of Wnlniesley St,, save the residences of \V, R.Ross, M. V. P./,]), V. Mott, tlu Cuthvilic priest, the Coal Com. puny oflloe tho residence of J E. Tel. fer and the Western Canada whole, tiiile company, Th.1 scene ut night wns awe, inspiring, tho lumber piles in WeHt Fernie blazing fiercely, the luountiiins on ewry Bide a muss of lliiines and the town itself lighted up by the smouldering ruins, Hundred** ur.'. Bleeping in the open,without, blan. kets or covering of any sort, Relief eoimnittecort hnvo been nrg-infoi'd und food is being supplied to nil. Special constiiblos hnve bo'ii sworn in and the town, or what is left of it, is orderly. Fi'hnk, Alta,, Aug, ',i.—\ special with seven hundred people just arrived at ') o'clock from Mieliel, Wires nre down to Fernie. Mneleod Station, AltiV, AiiriihI. .'I.-- Andrew Noilly's wife and children nre mifi! iitit 1 are coming down tonight,. A lire started al Frank today hut wiih Htnpped, No wind blowing. Fires nf (.'i.li'itiiin are reported. He lief trains have Minted from Mneleod nml Ciilj/iuy. Mlehel, It, (.., Aug, U.-Mnre detail'- of the iicwii rej-nrdiiig tho terrible disiihlei1 (it I'Vniio nre being nreiv II,. I . c, !ii, r, . il .i.i i . ,, 1, 4. l-j ...r.,..\. 41 ,1, !,. ..,-,,. en city, The report fvum tliere In "I night, Is oori'ohoriiti d a IboiiHimilfold. Ton cottiigoH of tbe Crow's Niul 1'iimh CmiI Company mid olll-v* mid the big new wiuehoiine of the Western <-< .. .1 1.-I...1 ...J .-■■ ; ...,■; ',•;■,• *■ r • • , •■! '■; are nil that remains of tlie prosper nun town of Fi-riili'. Funned by a wind like u cyclone the tiro sw.pt, down the canyon to. wards tlm river. After n-ncliliiK the river it spread like llnsli lightning to the yard and mill of the Klk River lumber f'oiupiifiy rnveli.'iinj.' the entire town in a ulii'i-t of (liuiifH, with. In a few minutes spreading Herons tlm river (o the pink ami the beautiful ri'tddriitlul 'portion of the town, Hloekti at a lime (he (linnet* lc'ip-d toward* th.1 biiiin -im nertlon Hnd emi- tlmilni* destruction toward* VmI F* i- loss of many fathers, mothers^ wives and babies. Can't Get Names m- It is impossible to even make the faintest attempt to find the names of the victims at the present time, • and it will perhaps be days before even a partial list may bo obtainable. An Awful Wind An idea of tho force of the wind may be gained form an incident that occurred during the firo1 when it picked u]i a two story frame building seventy feet long taking it across several lots and dropping it in the middle of the main street. Many incidents of during and heart vending scenes of despair were wit. liessed .during the rush to the curs to relief and safety. The town of Hosnur was apparently doomed, but owing to the gallant light of, the citizens nnd tho shifting of the wind ut the moment when the Humes were reaching for the nearest buildings', the inniii part of Iho town was saved, Hosmer 8afo Shortly after, the heavy timlm- ubove the Hosmir nij'nessouught (Ire soon spreading to ninny of the com. pnny's buildings. One man loHt his life here whose name could not be ascertained. liel'oro any efforts could bo miide to hiivii the powder magazine it was ilso iu llameH, blowing up with a teiTidc • xploslou, No one w.ts injur, ed. Agnin Iho town was Uirontoned by destruction only for the prompt not inn of the ollleials of the cnmpnuy who ordered many buildings blown up to save the large luiieliine shop and powder houses nud iu couse. qlleliee, the loWII. Bodliifi on Truck Four bodies were picked up ihiH iiioniiiig along the railway I nick be. tweeii lliiHiniT und Fernie, III Ulfiit. iuMiinceH burned to u crisp, These bodies h.ive b en IdciiHIIcd. The (i. X. depot, wns bullied to getlier with two of the large. tniHN bridl! •■ iii'Iosh the Kile. Thin coin, puny iils'i liml every bulbing In Fernie together witli over two hundred fivlglll CIII'H. C. P. R. Dopot at Fomie Gone I lie lllle IU".-. Hipitl ol (lie I,'. I', li. I in Y"i,i), ).■»))! li.il yt.i, ul a fiiiili expeiim- was burned to Die ground, i NothiiiC i-i l.ft of any of the C. 1>. R, hiil'diiif,'* nnd one hundred curs were burned In the ynrdH Including Vim Tli i'|«'lin. Body at Sparwood Another charred liuly was found today near the Hpurwood lumber mills. A gang of men were sent down from here thU afternoon on a hum! ear to hiing it here nnd seureh the ruin*' for other victims tbnt are xiippiist.il to he iii the ruins. Michel in Danger No ihiiiuige has yet been done to property in Michel, but the tiltua. (Inn i* Iwe- uiing mnw crillv'il «-v«,ry llnon. lit. Nlllllln'rf.-M1* fire-i were utiirtiil o»» iToiiHirf iu tlu: •■.•tit end ulid "bacon, 100 tents, cooking utensils, 25 camp stovos. Tomorrow they will send by,express 1,000 loaves,or mvail. '" Supply of Coke Nelson, B. C, Aug. 2.—It ia im. posible to get any details as to the actual scope of the-firo in Crow's Nest Pass b.-yond the fact that ■ at least four towns are totally destroyed. Boundary Mine and. Smelter mating. anything sho did not personally witness. The following is her story in brief. •, ■ The .fire started at ,'the Brewery, west of Fernie, about 2.30 on Saturday afternoon. The people of Fernie did not suspect' danger until the fire was upon them. Tlie fire reached the city about 3.30 und Vame so suddenly that none had time to plan or think. Tho Fernio house caught firo first. and soon the wholo town and parents running frantically to and fro for children who had become separated. In many cases the worst was feared, as no tidngs of separated . ones could be had. A Sad Spectacle .- was the removal of the patients 'from the hosptal at Fernie of a .number who were so seriously injured at the cave-in at the mines on the day previous. One removal was accompanied with no serious results, and the patients were safely conveyed to Cranbrook. When traffic was resumed on the £ P. R. late Sunday Mr, - Arnold with other passengers proceeded, on the eastbound pasenger train passing through Fernie about 18 o'clock. The town presented a sad spectacle, prac. tioally nothing but the charred re. mains left of what was once a thriving and hustling mining town. While en' route east from Cranbrook two more specials were passed, hav. ing on board the remnants of the people who had not been previously removed, their numbers being distributed among the various Pass (owns, .Moyie accommodating 2!)0. When passing through Michel MK Arnold states (hat the women and children were all being entrained there, as the place was then con. sidered untenable. Anxious About Friends Enquiries have been mado at tlie ilerald regurding.thc list of names of those who 'wero victims of the sad catastrophe. Miss Kathleen Fan-ell is anxious for two school friends who lived in Fornio, a son and daugli ter of W. .J. Buynlon, a wealthy lumber dealer of Fernie. Irene .Jlanraluin, twelve years of age, daughter of Mrs. T. W. Hanra- ban, had just been a week lu Fornie on Saturday and was visiting* her uncle, If. J. Cunningham'. Nbt.ung about the girl and her undo and family's safety has been ascertained. .Mr. and Mrs. Hiinrahan are in.a nervous state over their daughter's welfare and the fate of their other relations. Mr. Jlunrnhun will go wdst. tonight in search of his little, girl. was ablaze. In State of Confusion Confusion reigned. There was no time for systematic action. All rushed foi-. tho dopot. A yard engine and eighteen box cars were hastily soe*4r- ed and there was a scramble for a placo on tho train, Tho,uproar and cliaos can only be ers are greatly concerned ov.ir the '"/agined. Children becamo separat- ,..,., „,.. ,..!- ,.,._ „_,_._..,..,_._., I cd from tlioir ■,m.-o..t«-1 himi.nmls from wives, brothers from sisters, There was a cry raised to givo women and children first placo In tho cars. The men acted tho part of true Canadians. . Lost in the Smoke fuel supply but' the Consolidated company at Trail report that they have a good supply of coke on hand so do not anticipate any vjry serious results from the loss of supply from the Crow's Nest Pass.' he witnessed many scenes, too horrible to depict, hair-breadth escup s taking place all round him, of falling buildings and flying embers, while bare-footed children endeavoring to piek their 'way through ,the burning debris, made the.blood fairly curdle in his veins. HmrUre.Mmg^£ejm_w^rj^ acted on board the specials returning to Cranbrook, children crying for their parents who were not on board F. Law A. F. Fisher LAW & FISHER ATTORNEYS o Fernie,' B. C. H. W. HERCHMER BARRISTER, SOLICITOR Fernie, B. C. * * * -4c *> * * * •**( * * * ** * r+ jjt ^^ * * * * t *+ -t * EXPERIENCES IN THE BIG FIRE (From Monday's Degpntchos.) So ipiick and without warning did the lire hurst upon many uf tlio pooplo of Fernio tliut in tliolr hurry to escape thoy lost all possessions, Travellers lost thoir chattels and other transients nearly nil thoir belongings, In the wild rush for a place of Hiife- ty a dilemma reigned, Ono commercial traveller lost his vnllso containing railway ticket and two htmd. red dollars, An KiigllHliinnu with Ills family wan left destitute, liavinn InHt over (wo hundred dollars unit provisions for a journey acroim In the Old Country. It is mild Hint riiinihiii's of peoplo took I'elllgn hi eelliH'H III llltlll1 UO- liii'liim—houghl. refuge In this way nml polished. An AiYiiisIni-* Incident > A rather rmnlral incident, orcurred when thu lire broKe out, It is inn iihIiim* beciiUHii of Us iihHiirdlt.y, Tlii'iiu Italians were seen hurrying down u M.ivl., one liilljii'K «i- li'uUH'l' Own I1.4U .M.n'i; ,(,.,i-i'ji j- wiyiiitf 4, *-..'<•■)'• j lug I'lutlr, mid Ihe third lendliiK 11 I gout. Th.' Italian with thu gout could not Im purled from his ('oiiipuulim and retnlned Its company, lilt') llltlll *|li.\. \«|« •<-* 4.»H1 *..l|l.« U't'VllSi Staid with Cow* A story is told or n Hlxtcon year old girl's fidelity, Hho wan herding rows outside tlin <i(y of Fornio iuul refused in leave the diipib hnasts which hnd grown to know lior, nnd fllie liml u fund ttttoellnn fur them To luuvo tlicit! to their futo was ton much, sin* preferred to try und savo iheir lives if pnMillilo nr perinh in tho attempt. This trim heart ro- innlmil tilUi lit-r luvtil Ju-nl until iOh* xx'nt furrlhly (•nmpefffvf to Wvn tli'int through tho t'ttunn.ot (rlmuls, During the loading of tho cars nothing could , bo seen for tho denso smoke, People wero confused and lost in tho smoke, Tho train pulled out for IIoHinei* amidst tho cries of women and children with about 050 on board, This train passed over tho Crow's Nest lino. About .1,500 pooplo were taken over tho Great Northern to llosmer, 1 The sick iu the hospital at Forniu were conveyed to the Canadian Western Warehouse and woro saved. Largo numbers could bo seen running to the rivor for safety. The firo seonied to approach llio town from all sides, A ferrlflo wind was blowing, Tlio train reached Forniu at six o'clock, It returned toward Fernio anil four miles out was again filled hy tho crowd who had left tho burning town, The train was uiuiltle to ruturn for anothor loud hut later Was used to convey the Ferule people •west, Frantic nt Hoamor At llosiner the people wero frantic. Hopnrls were current that tlm culverts east of tlm town were burned. About THO |ieoplii punned thu night lu the new coke ovens. A hunt 1,51)11 went ou Urn river hunk, One iiiiui was killed by a ' i|iiautl(y of dynamite ev|dodlng. of the sixty men at the lumber cnmpH iieui* 1 (owner, only four cninn oui, Thn rest nie thought to have perished. Haliirdiiy nlglit wiih 11 regular puiKatnry for tho people ut llnsiii.'r. Tlm (Iyer reached IIoHinei' itt. leu o'clock. The cnnduclnr asked all who wanted to go eiihl. to get, aliiiard. A work I I'll III littrt trinie mil niul fnilllil I lie niilil Intact, When tlm liver left lltiM- uier there was aiiollier rush for the t'oku (Aims, At Michel there was grout im.ueiy and the people were endeavoring tu suvo Dm town. Vlss HiMitiliii'er wim I lie nulv jier- siiii to coiiie (o tlm city lust night. Hlx others went further east. Mlns HcimlgiT Is now staying with Mrs. KcUloim at tlm Dallas, * * * * * * * * * * # ■# * * Gee Whiz ! What's the matter with this Town ? NOTHING Can't burn us out of Business j. D. QUAIL, Hardware and Furnisher: : : * * * * * * * * * # # * * # * .*# -# * # * -4c*4c'4*:'4c*4e'4(-4c'4c:4c*4c*4c'4c*4*: ^ + ^-¥'¥^-'¥'¥'¥)¥>¥'¥'*l'¥)¥ ALTHOUGH We are Burned out We are not done out ♦ % THREW DYNAMITE IN RIVER J. M- .U'lleW of KcInOII, IJ, (\ (Mill" (liroiigli on NVi. iS-tho rrf*i'l'ir cji-t _ Imuiill hmt night. This iiioriilm,' be told the Hi raid about condition", uloiiir the burned urea when In- pa—. id throuph. Hiii train titii.veil nt wlist htm F»-niie for liulf un hour. Come right along Wc can serve you Whimster & Co. HARDWARE ^^♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦-^♦♦♦♦♦•^♦♦♦♦♦♦•♦^♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•t 1 THE DIITKIOT J.KDQ1B, FBRNII, 8. ,0„ SATURDAY, AUQU6T 8, IMS. The District Ledger $1 a Year in Advance. Address all Communications to the "Manager" District Ledger, Fernie, B. C. Rates for advertising on applica. tion. " YV. S. STANLEY, MANAGER. EDITORIAL We need not' apologize for the re. . duced size of our paper this week. It was hardly expected to appear, but realizing the fact that the subscribers would be anxiously awaiting their Ledger, we were able through the courtesy of the Lethbridge Herald to issue from that office, until our new- plant arrives. Dad Simpson courteously offered us the use of his plant, but we were under the iuipres. sion that the Free Press was to be printed there so we made arrangements as above, and trust that our efforts will be appreciated. lonDDaaaDQODQDDoadQdraTO Bhmdell's Specials ! Ever> day is Bargain Day with yis. Still in Business. W. J. Blundell THE RISING CITY, Fernie is arising out of her grave once more. This is the fourth very disastrous fire that has occurred, but she is going ahead already, and will be the City of the Fuss again as she was in the past. No words can depict the awful calamity that has befallen our beautiful city, just0 at the height of her summer adornment. But the citizens one and all are getting .right down to work to rebuild in some way. The council has given licenses for the building-of temporary buildings, for^a period of l«fi months so that all will have an opportunity to get their affairs settled. We wish to ., thank the various towns, and especially Cranbrook for the loyal and generous way in which they have all responded to the neds of our people. . It will; require thousands of dollars yet to put some of the unfortunate ones ,011 their foot, and with'a shelter for their familios.- The Leclger will •> bo'pleased to receive any subscriptions towards this fund, which will be handed to the proper ' channels for disbursement, all of. which will be, acknowledged in . the paper. Proper .responsible committees should ' be. appointed to look after this relief work, who will exercise "care that, only those who have lost _will_r.ee.eiv(!-Jielp,_as_inanv.._e_v_cn_no_wi (*) (5) rnlllBlKiKlklBlMlKlMlklimiTir^^ Don't go elsewhere to be cheated, come fight here. TOM BECK * •v u* are'on the lookout for help who have lost nothing, and are mean and contemptible enough to take some other person's share. An Old Face in the Right Place A. W. Bleasdell, Druggist : RMWMNMWMWMIMIMW^^ \ "WNWi 4j We are pretty bent but still doing 1 •ii •• 1 . 1 NOTICE LOOTER SENTENCED Fernie, B. C, Aug. -ti.-A large search party of F.Ik, Lumber Go. employees was formed yesterday with Constable' Chas. Bulger in charge to search the woods for" thu liiissingmen. Frank Shaw and Alex Uorben could not be. found. These men were working a mile from the river and it is supposed that they must have been burned while making an attempt to roach it. A great deal of looting is being done. Yesterday a Jap was found helping himself to other people's belongings and was arrested, An impromptu trial was at once held and the magistrates sentence was six months with hard lubiy. The verdict was read with cheers from the crowds assembled and within llfteen minutes the unfortunate man was on his way to the Nelson gaol, The Trites-Wood Company with (ihii-rnctoriHtio energy,-were the lir.st ineroliu'iitH open for business iii'ter ttie awful conflagration. We' hereby give you notice and require, yoii to make'payment of-the sum of $1,080.00 with interest thereon at the rate of 10 per .cent, per nn.< mini {rom the 1st day" of June 1900' until'payment, being two instalments of principal of ,f,r-.40.00 due on tlie 1st day ol December.1 in eaoh of the years of 100G and 1907, by virtue, of an ngreeuieiit dated tlie 1st dny of June I DOG1 und made between your, self, W. ll. Collins of the one part and John Molt of Flko of the other part, by which you agreed to pur. chase portions of lot ,'121, group I, Koote.1111y.for the sum of .113,000.00. AND wo further give you notice, thill if you fail to curry out the said contract by milking said payment within one month from this date the said agreement will be cancelled and nil payments hitherto made shall be forfeited to Ihe under, mentioned vendors ns provided by the. said agreement, Dnted at Klko, I!. C, this Kith day of July, I IIIM. ROSS & ALKXANDKK, Solicitors for John Mott, tlm Veil, dor, To:— Wilinm Henry Collins, of Klko, It, C„ Funnel*. SoynejoneAojtojue^jxnd, cheer you sometimes ■when things go "wrong. That'sail We're still here Rochon ... That's all DON'T FORGET US NAPANEE HOTEL Whelan Bros, W. A. CONNELL Pion-eer Bulldor and Contractor of Fernio KBTIMATHS KUHNfSIlBI) M. A. KERR & CO, Builders nnd Contrnctfti's 11 EstlmntuB Furnished E.A.Kurnnw L.O,Kurnmur KUMMER BROS, Builders nnd Contractors' Ettlmntcit Furniihod Flllltl1, I'LASTKU KHI'T IN STOCK P. KENNEDY LUMBER DEALER All I'iiuN of rough and droKiorl lumber Victoria Avonun, • North Fornio RED HOT BREAD AND BUNS nt MR. EWINQ'S Plonpor Bnkor of Fornio 77k? old reliable firm will be glad to see you Tom Whelan* Mgr, jjueen'sHotel ROSS BROS., Props. i Crows Nest Trading Co. LIMITED Doing business in the same old place, r CLUB CIGAR STORE F«rnlo Tin- onlv n\m\ iii town for choice pipes and tobtieeoi. W. A. INGRAM . - Fernio POLLOCK WINE CQ, Wliolosnlii Liquor Donlort A full h(nek iu n few day--.. KING EDWARD HOTEL We •■till h-H'e ■"•Mill' hot "(tiff Wulting for Ice. J, On(o$, Proprintor « Fci.*ni« J, BARBER, D. D. 8. Dontl&t Fornio, B. C, PHILIP COROSENA Gunnrnl Morchant nnd Wlio!.*s.iln j w,R.Ross, K.C d.S.T Alexander ' Liquors j ROSS & ALEXANDER Fori-iio, B. C,! Bnrrlttert nnd Solicitors Fernio, B 0. Cnnnrln MAR8HALL & ROSS Bulldiirs and Contractors KSTrMATEfl FtJNNIfWril) FtrnU B. C. M. A. KA8TNER Customs Broker Cl'STOMH nilOKKU A.VI> lWHJUAWF, FernU B. 0. FORT STEELE BREWING CO. Fornio, B, C, LAC Mil ALU I'OUTHlt AI.KATKI) . WATKltfi IM.Af'r. YWTU OHDI.ll WITH US FERNIE LUMBER CO. ii A, Mcbougnll, Mfl-r, Will be ntiiinji j,) twenty thy*.. Pivt- uH y,,ur nrdern Blow the smoke a way You may be only dreaming! . We're here to help and cheer jou So Come Along! P J^Urne » Rn_ Meat Merchants ■a* r Hammond & Mcintosh ELECTRICIANS A full stock of fixtures In a day or so Dominion Meat Co. Dealers in ail kinds of Fresh and Salt Meats Fish and Poultry in Season Victoria Ave. Fernie A=2 Hamilton Tinsmith and Plumber We can furnish you with estimates in anything in our line.
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Title | The District Ledger |
Publisher | Fernie, B.C. : W. S. Stanley |
Date Issued | 1908-08-08 |
Description | The Nakusp Ledge was published in Nakusp, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, from October 1893 to December 1894. The paper was subsequently published as the Ledge both in New Denver, from December 1894 to December 1904, and in Fernie, from January to August 1905. The Ledge was published by Robert Thornton Lowery, a prolific newspaper publisher, editor, and printer who was also widely acclaimed for his skill as a writer. After moving to Fernie, the paper continued to be published under variant titles, including the Fernie Ledger and the District Ledger, from August 1905 to August 1919. |
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Notes | Preceding Title: The Fernie Ledger Frequency: Weekly |
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Date Available | 2016-07-26 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
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DOI | 10.14288/1.0182649 |
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