Winds pushed the fire into erratic runs up ridges and down canyons in the area of were US50 is now located. The firefighters comprised a prison guard and two prisoners, a railroad worker, and a Toiyabe National Forest employee. They were at the location again on Sunday, the 100th anniversary of the tragic fire and deaths. After their deaths, then-Nevada Governor James Scrugham pardoned both men so they could be buried with religious rites. Whitmore, according to a statement Scrugham, had reached safety when he turned to assist Arthur Sunday who was still entrapped.