New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-04


meanings of the wounded, for whom no assist
ance could be had. and with sobbings OF those
who had lost friends or possessions. or both when
the terrible night was ended and the light OF
another day dawned upon the scene OF desoIa-
ton a few energetic spirits recovered from the
blow and began to organize for the work OF re-
covering the bodies Two hundred and thirty
three bodies have been buried here only twenty
three OF which have been Identified
United Press reporter boarded the first
train ont OF Pine City for Hinckley at
o'clock this morning. 1t was work
train, but carried many members Oh '"e
different committees appointed at Pine CITY last /
evening. As the train neared Mission Creek the
first evidences OF the great fire became apparent
The whole country was snged The telegraph
wires were down and the scene was one Oh ueso-
lation. At Mission Creek a small shanty was the
only house left standing The depot buildings and
the mill were mass OF smoking runs
The train proceeded slowly three-> miles
further to Hinckley. The roundhouse ana
coal sheds Of the Eastern Minnesota road
only remained West on this line was
long line of smoking ruins of freight cars. AL
! Hinckley the gaunt skeleton OF the pubic schooi
! alone remained standing in the centre oi Tie
village itself. Alongside the railroad track were
two-score Of boxes filed with the bioated anu
disfgured remains OF victims Of the hre. some Vi
tho irscr,r,ions Of the collins read as follows:
supposed remains Of Mr. Blanchard ho'i'oS
distorted" Girl. ten years old, no cio'h'ns
Three children of Mrs Martinson.' In the next
box lay Mrs. Martinson herself Iheh came
John Wendlund and child, and number more
| OF the unidentified dead
"If you want to pitifu sight, res'uen'
q, the village said. "go out to the cemetery.
serted avenues Of the village encounterins dead
horses. cows cats, ch ckens and dogs. ne OVER
took Hans Paulson. an employe in the Brennan
| I'll, .r -, going ont 70 the cemetery to see II
o,r find NV wife and four children" he said.
II lost them ALL"
SEARCHING AMONG THE DEAD
The rain was pouring down. AT the cemetery
q mile and half from town, hal uo%en "e''
were digging a trench. heap OF podies iay o''
\ knoll In the middle Of the cemetery i"e'
were nlnety-six naked bodies-men wohiei' "'N
children scorched backened distorted, HANDS
clutchcd in their final agonies. hair siheeu i'o'''
hoads-old Young midcle-aged. all in protfiis-
-, hon Tn another corner OF the cemetery
were forty-fve more bodies. covered with qu'''s'
All ,ysre hurled late this afternoon Hans faui-
so, tho man who had accompanied the reporter
dalved among the pile or bodies. hve rect hish'
and finally pulled out the corpse or httie ie-
male child with only slight shreds or WHITE oio''
ing remaining on her body He scanned 'he i"''
examined the clothni and then prone ou. "
lamentations He kept up the quest TOT '"e o'"e's ~
in the driving storm. silhouette OF human "s'''
outlined against the horizon. 80,
,mono tho ruins OF HncKley beautliui e"i
was making vain search for her trunk nne
was dressed in a light-colored callco oress "''>
some good Samaritan In Pine City nao gwen "''
t,or ovner,ence was a dramatic one MY name
&c Nollie Mcneil" size said, "and h'eo WV"
r,,. r,other and sister In Hnckley the past SIN
= 49, ors noticed the fire coming at S:5o
Saturday afternoon. and rushed OUT OF 'he "ou'e
ard started no the railroad tracks: on ooth sioes
a g., from, NJ me was wall Of fire ana si'ohe'
uov 7 over got through do not KNOW loi peo'
/ MIA were falling on every side OF me. TWICE my
aross caurht fire A mile north OF HincKley
saw an engine The engineer heiped me ." '"N
a news agent carried me back 10 the o"se"eN
car All the cars got on hre anu '""
=. crazy with fear Jump right through the "'i,'0
into the flame The train backed up 10 "nu""
Crock where | remained In the swamp aii iis"'
mt my face in the mud TO COO 1t ana so'"e o'',
,as,ered mud all over my hair. VI co'.'e
Y though, nv mother and sister were ios'' anu ~,
may imagine my Joy when fouha them '"''
sound I'm Pine city yesterday d. hO'''
pruAINEp AT HIS POST TILL HE WAS ho'i
,,oo, s.,rching party this morning found tht
: II. - Thomas Dunno aged twenty-five id''
- o,orotor at the St Paul and Duluth station
{ vyb., tho fire started he remained al MS pos'
;. and II was only when the advancing iaihes u'
- hin, from the station that ne LETT MS MY M H
- hurried over to the river ana per's"eu ''e'e
numerous others. His brother was ai"o"s -"
y se,rchine party that found his body. and NJ
: securod his watch and ring, which were the OH!
:. means Of Identification
~ Robert bowling, baggage agent at tiie ii"0" I"
- lev station was going about the street WIN
< ho,,,. scorched hand and face He says tina
'c ,herc was a large crowd of people at the sIa'oi
ID uott,nq for the Duluth limited, due at APO p. m
=" when the fire came down upon the town 10"
y ling started for his home. but could not get hea
e ,ba house He ran up the track. and fortunate
y T.. On, on the limited mile north OF town. ii
d irving 70 save lad from jumping from IN
'r train he burned his hand. The boy Jumped INT
y the flames alongside tie track ana perisheo
~ Bowling says that among the intending pas
~ sengers at Hnckley who were waiting 10 ooaI
~ the train with whom he talked. were wo'ha
q" and two children bound for wyoming. ana L"
III women and two children for st. Croix Fails
" Wis A girl named Fitzgerald was going 10 III
-, latter place
;" This evening there are twenty one colns con
~ tanning charred and backened bodies alongsid
the track al Hnckley. Nos J. 2 B. =, D. . an
were unidentified absolutely; No. L. Mr'
in Sherman and two children; No 13 two Shertha
90 children; No. A. Mrs. Hathen and youheeS
,d child: No. l5 two children of Mrs. Hatheh' N'
X ls supposed to be children OF Mrs Hanson AZ
i'd II Mrs Costigan and boy; No. Is, two childrei
to supposed to be Costigans. boy OF seven ana s'
of five No. 49, unknown No. 2o Ole Neisor
IN vo 81 boy twelve years DID, supposed TO
If Young Curre: these are in addition to the oodie
u already deposited and awaiting pur'ai
p. cemetery trenches.
We John Blanchard. st. PAU ana Duiu'" 20
nd --.-sirar u.ho came LID from Pine CITY TINS mOrI