The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-09-06

| sou IneaSL Ol I1luChloJi SOLHS
| that the fatalities there were more
| than had been supposed. J. ID. MARX
ham of Russell City, VINO owns 'ne
town site, knows that there were ll5
settlers at or near that place. To-Day
rumor has increased ii TO between ou
and 60 dead. Mr.. Markham, Judge
Nathan AID small party found ihelr
way in there last night on hahucHI
! from Hinckley with tent ana sup
| ujy of provisions and nom thtm no
direct reply has been yet received.
Parties will go out from Bine Clly
across the country TO Brook PARK ny
| team to aid In the work at that point
| Iii known. however, that the East
ern got train through there from the
south but it could not go further on
account of the destruction OF 6O'toot
trestle Just out Of the town toward
Hinckley,
The Great Northern, however, got
construction train into Hinckley over
the Duluth and will work both ways
from that point The Duluth road Is
open and operating all its trains.
At Hinckley those Of the Survivors
on the ground were organized by the
selection of committee OF which h.
d. Davis is chairman and A. &. Hayes
secretary. These two, with directors
and others, have the local work OF re-
lief well in hand. The commlssary
department is run in full blast anu
quantities of bread, cheese, ham ana
coffee were served to all Corners. Inc
first train up from Pine City carried
DIR. s. Kilvington, Geo. n, Marchant,
H. Randall, o. p. Clark, DR.. Martha
Ripley of Minneapolis, Captain h. II.
Hart of st. Paul. DR.. W, H. Game OF
saltwater and others, who rendered
valuable aid. Sam Hill, president OF
the Eastern, arrived on the construc-
ton train and with DR.. KiiyingtOn
and others pushed forward to Miller
on q hand car and will go from there
across the country to Sandstone.
A picturesque party OF refugees
came III from GrindstOne today. There
we're four families, numbering in all
Is, including several little ones who
were carried 10 miles by their elders.
They were Swedish settlers from the
lower end Of the lakes, and reported
hat there was no loss OF life in their
vicinity, all having made for the lake.
The party were IN urgent need and |
were sent down to Pine City to join |
the other refugees at this point.
At Pine City every branch Of the !
local relief moved along smoothly. |
here was an abundance of provisions
and shelter, including 80 Nasional
Guard tents pitched yesterday. The
supply of bedding was adequate and
there was no lack of medical assistance
Or medicine,
J. f. jackson, secretary of the AS
ISOLATED Charities of st. Paul, arrived
today to represent the citizens of that
city. Mr. Shannon of Duluth, of the
relief commission appointed by Gov.
ernoT Nelson, was also among the ar
'ivals. H. H. Hart and Bishop Gil
lert carried on the work of registra-
ion of refugees and added 90 TO the
ist of the 70 made last night, and rep
esenting in all probably 1000 persons.
They ask only for transportiOn and
,nough money to carry them to their
riends, This includes the class that
lad no real property interests in
and whose personal property
las been entirely destroyed. 1t is
imply a question OF beginning
ife over again and they prefer
0 do it elsewhere than the point
associated with such terrible memo
les. Assistant General Manager Miller
# the Duluth road is here and is rem
eriug the local committee every as
istance in his power in the matter of
Many OF the refugees
AVE already gone back to Hinckley
nd to other points, 20 that the high
water mark III the number that Pine
jity is caring tor has been or will Soon
,e reached There remains, however,
II immense amount Of labor III caring
or those who remain and starting
gain IN life but il is in the hands OF
tlicieut Iueu and the city authorities
re heartily co operating. so that there
S every prospect that the work of re
lei will be carried to the end along
he same methodical and systematic
ines III which it is now being pursued, I
The needs are great, but they promise
o he amply met !
STORY OF A SURVIVOR