Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-12
A Train Topples Over Among burning
Logs aud the Cars Take
Fire Immediately.
scEnrs NEVER TO eG roRoorrrN
FOLLOW.
People Praying FOR Rain TO Make an
End TO the Ravag,s or
the Element.
run,.ArrxrD ASSumrLArIox.
several Towns Surrounded by Raging
FLAMES.


Binmcs.
CouDn.roRT, Pa, May Ito.
night tho little towns OF Austin, Cos
tello, Galeton and Moore's Run, In
Potter comfy, ate on the verge Of n
panic, iw.o especially being threatened
with annihilation from Hires, that seem
to form an impcnctranle wall on either
side. For several days past tho skies
have been lighted up with fires In
every direction and the flames crept
steadily toward the helpless towns,
until II was seen that the people must
Hight At Moore's Run, on the MAhD-
ming road, n train load Of seveniy.five
Wiling men, sent out from Austin on
Sunday night, have been fighting the
fire by every conceivable means. They
made tninchc-, piled up earth and
lighted back fires, but were finally
| Obliged 10 retreat. The men hastily
boarded the train and started 10 make
tho run 10 another point, when 1t was
found that they were hummcd IN by
forest fires on one side aud huge skid
way OF burning logs on the other. IL
was finally decided 10 dash past the
burning ski,iwsy and the engineers
and firemsn's faces were covered with
damp cloths and their arms aud hands
covered with wool. They dashed
through the wall OF fire.
The seventy-nvc exhausted men
gathered In groups on the Hats for pro.
lection or lay on their faces on the
iioors. AS
TItR Bi-NzfSu FURNACE
Of logs was approached the heat be-
came unbearls,le, aud the smoke was
10 binding aud shilling that the men
were obliged to cover their mouths
| with cloths.
just opposite the millions Of feet OF
burning logs, where the heat and
smoke and iiasmes wo-o tho greatest, u
terrible thing ocourrod. The engineer
had forgotten that such great heat
would surely warp tho rails. Suddenly
| there WIS lurch, an ominou- heaving
nad n shrek OF despair ~ the train
| toppled over into the hall Of fire be-
meath. A scene ensured never TO be
forgotten by those who escaped, though
every man will bear TO the grave the
mark OF that awful moment.
THE CARS CAUGHT fmE
like no many playthings and the mon
within, half blinded aud scarcely
realizing anything except that they
were being slowly rosrted TO death,
struggled frarfuily 10 regain the track,
where safety lay for thu Tins at least.
Those uninjurcd from the fall and only
smarting from the pain OF tho intense
heat bravely TUNED th,dr burned and
blackcned hands 10 aid the moro un.
fortunate fellows.
| At this hour 10 PIN. Il IA impossible
TO secure details, though Il Il known
that Superintendent Badger Of tho
Slnnemahoning valley railroad, who
was la charge VI the train, went down
under some OF tile wreckage aud was
undoubtedly
| BURNED TO DEATH.
Six others also miserahly perlshed at
once or died soon afterwafd, aud
thirty others OF the party were badly
burned, many probably fatally, having
Inhaled the ilames. Seven others OF
the party arc missing aud their fate
unknown, though they are likely Ia
the chlrrei wood OF the logs or train.
The remainder Of the party saved
themselves by lying down In tho
creek.
| Relief parties started as soon rs the
fearful news spread, but will hardly 10
able 10 reach the place Of the wreck
unless the Hires have burned them
selves out. Owing to the great devas.
tation done TO everything In the way
| OF tho fire, communication IL badly in
terrupted and It Is impossible To learn
the names Of the men burned or miss.
Ing.
AS TO the damage, II Is known that 49,
900, 900 hcmlock logs and 25, 900 cords
Of valuable bark have already besn
destroyed and the fires are raging with
out any appreciahie dimlnution. The
people are pray ing for rain, IN II seems
nothing but ure1ching will quench
the flames. Millions Of beacon lights
seem 10 be burning from every noun.
tain and hillside ami the mir Ia no OPP
pressive that many workers faint from
exhaustion ami are dragged away from
the flame, that has done nothing ms yet
but steadily advance. Twelve solid
miles OF timber In one district has
already been burned aud the end 10 not
yet.
Il