Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-06
VIEWING THE RUINS.
GREAT RUSH FROM THE SURROUND.
ING COUNTRY YESTERDAY.

mated to Rave Visited the Scene Of tn,
Most Terrible Explosion Theories for tn.
Disaster Advanced by Local and Foreign
Ecientists.
Three days have now passed by since the ter
rible disaster of the Washburn mill explosion
and still the interest remains unabated. Yes.
terd ay was a lively day in Minneapolis. and il
will be some time before many strangers are
encountered in this city. From ''early morn
till dewy eve' the people from outside the city
were coming and going. They commenced i,
seemed at almost unreasonable hour and
the throng increased in numbers as the day ad.
vanced. Every train that appeared on the Chi.
cago Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneapolis
the st. Paul and Pacific, and the Minneapolis
and st. Louis railroads brought crowds of inter
ested sight-seers. The trains from about noon
till night were crowded to suffocation. In some
instances all who wished to come to tho city
could not be accommodated. One train
on the Chicago Milwaukee, St.
Paul and Minneapolis road consisted of
fourteen of their large coaches packed full,
standing room on the platforms even being at
premium. So heavy was the load that it is
reported the engine could not pull the train
around curve, and necessarily had to detach
four coaches, and after pulling the other ten
through, returned for them. Parties were
present from st. Paul, Saltwater Faribault,
Anoka, Hastings, Pennington, Mortified, and
doubtless many other towns not discovered
by the reporters.
Besides these outside towns the country for
miles and miles around here was represented.
They come in every variety of conveyance and
condition. men, women and children of all
ages were among the spectators, who witness
Ell the result Of one of the
MOST TERRIBLE EXPLOSIONS ON RECORD.
After visiting the ruins, wandering into all
sorts of dangerous and, at other times, disa-
greeable places, picking, pull-hauling, pound
Ing and searching after relics,
the throng then turned towards
the principal thoroughfares and
wandered from to another of the
objects of interest about town. The sidewalks
were crowded with steady and, at times,
almost solid mass of humanity, keeping up a
steady tramp, tramp, tramp up street and
down another, till it would seem the entire
population of the State had been poured into
the city for the express purpose Of ascertain
how long it would take them to wear out our
sidewalks. At half-past three the largest num-
Der OF people were present. From that time
till dusk, the number gradually decreased.
large number remained over till to-day. The
hotels were we'll patronized, and many of those
who visited the city took this occasion to pay a
visit to relatives friends in the city. To
make an estimate of the number present from
abroad would be difficult undertaking. as
when seen on the streets or about the ruins our
own citizens were mingling with them.
The mum Dor has been variously estimated from
six to
TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE.
There remains but little to say in relation to
the ruins. The same number of streams of
water are constantly pouring upon the fire still
existing in the ruins, and yet but little head
way toward the final search for bodies can be
made, owing to the heat.
PATRICK JUDD's BODY FOUND.
One more body was found yesterday, and in
a very good state of preservation. The re-
mains are those of Patrick Judd, an employe
in the big mill. The body was found in the
canal, and evidently had been blown
through the walls or windows of
the Washburn mill. The body of Judd was
discovered by seeing one of his hands above the
surface of the water, He was taken out, but
little burned and quite easily identified.
The other exposed body mentioned yesterday
morning cannot yet be obtained on account of
the heat.
The coroner's jury will probably not be called
soon expected, as it is the wish of all
concerned that it be postponed till further
search has been made.
It is believed a number Of the bodies will be
discovered under the huge pile of stone where
the fire has not reached. The men on the lower
floor, it is thought, were simply crushed by the
falling stone and not burned to any extent.