In Tyne Valley meals were prepared at Gertie MacNeVin’s restaurant, with cooking done by women of Tyne Valley and surrounding areas.

The Prince County Catholic Welfare Agency conducted by the Sisters of Saint Martha with headquarters in Summerside went through the disas- ter area daily, distributed food and clothing, arranged for housing for evacuated people, contacted the aged, frail and infants whose removal was advised and transported evacuees to safer territory.

The Red Cross moved into the Legion Home at Ellerslie to co-operate with the local women in feeding the firefighters. They provided food and blankets, assisted in evacuating the homeless and those in danger areas and assisted in finding shelter for them. They transported food to work- ers at the fires.

Red Cross First Aid service was provided at the Legion, at several posts and at a Mobile Unit. The personnel of the Experimental Farm at Charlottetown were working with the Mobile Unit of the Disaster First Aid Service, touring the fire lines 24 hours a day and providing first aid where necessary.

Mrs. Carolyn Emery of Massachusetts telephoned the Summerside Branch of the Red Cross, telling of her intention to collect blankets and other suitable articles through her local Red Cross, and to forward them to Summerside for distribution.

Heroic feats of courage and narrow escapes from flames were reported from all fire fronts. Two volunteer fire fighters suffered burned hands, one requiring daily treatment at Prince County Hospital. One man fell off a fire truck and sustained injuries to his back. Some suffered from fatigue that caused medical concern. Men who came to work a shift, when faced with the gravity of the situation, kept working until they were persuaded to go for rest. An urgent call was made for 50 volunteers to replace men who had been battling fires for most of the week.

The prolonged dry weather and abnormal use of water left wells in a near dry state, some ponds completely dry. Even streams and mill ponds showed a serious drop in the water level. In many places rivers and brooks were dry and firefighters had to haul salt water to fight the fires. In the evening of August 30, a special train left Charlottetown with seven tank cars filled with water. The next day that train was travelling back and forth between Ellerslie and Portage bringing water to the firefighters.

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