Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-03

The Deaths There WIN Exceed rwo
Hundred.

St Paul. MINI, Sept. 1.-THE town
OF Hinckley, MINI, about half way be-
tween this city and Duluth. has been
wiped out by forest fires and the list Of
dead may reach one thousand, 1t will
certoinly exceed 200 and the reports
now being received would indicate that
the larger figure may not be too great.
There was one train today from there.
There were one or two people who
came through She fires and they gave
graphic stories Of the scene. The train
from Duluth reached point mile and
a half north of HlnciSley some time af-
ter midnight and was forced to return
to a point live miles away ON account
OF the threatening lomes. Half
dozen passengers, however, secured
he'd car and rode through the flames
to Hlnckley taking the north bound
train this side OF there ar, returning
on It to this city. on their ride on the
hand car they counted twenty-seven
bodies along the line OF the railroad,
seventeen were discovered at Hlrokley
during the morning and twenty-one
Others huee been found up to ! o'clock.
They say that the people OF Hlncklay
ran TO the woods when their houses
caught fire and as he timber after
wards burned It Is more than probable
that great numbers perished. The most
conservative estimate OF tn dead Is
two hundred. The whole country
around Hlnckley is on fire. and the full
extent Of the disaster can not be
learned for day or two.
II Is feared that several other towns
have suffered like fate. Millaca called
for help yesterday afternoon ana the
relief train from St Cloud was unable
10 get beyond BridGeman. Nothing
further has yet been received from
i MDiaca and how much may have been
Z tht suffering oan not at TINS time pc
known. Bridgeman was apparently
safe after hard fight. The names,
however, We're threatening around that
town and as i is very 1ry an Over ,I
that part OF the state the worst Is
feared. .,. a..
The marty that came through the
dres around Hinclsley In the har car
suffered severely from burns. The.i m
turtles. however, will not prove fntal.
They tell many sad storiea OF Wnht
tbey saw. one woman had evidently
,r,ed 10 save her FIVE children and was
overteken by the fiery flames and the
u,boie family persisted close TO the iau-
r,ad track Another case was Where
,,tther. seeing her house In names.
rap IN to save her child, her husband
following also and the walls OF ths
house caved in before they So' n,,i,,,,,
out The passenger train from QUINN
~ which these men were, Is IN ashea
ana the rest Of the passengers nave
, faken refuge in q marsh near SKUNK
, like. vhers they are surrounded py
= ,ire The engineer was baby burned
. by the flames, hui stuck % ms port ~
! ~ an az the passengers out or inc
a. safely. This engineer, James Root
a. one Of the best known and pluckles'
:, ,hoae IN the service of thr II Pau
"a nuiuth railroad. He tried 10 take
d III train through the fires to hinckley
2 hui when the cars caught by hying stn
p ~ he reversed his engine and hacked
q pe' 81 mood 10 skunk Lake. II was -
v 49, dnTlug the day yesterday that /
e ~ airnost impossible for any one u
, W. ono hundred feet away and durini
Z ~ nI1bt the headlight was useless
!, Ensineer Roots injuries are quite SER
n ans, but II IS hoped mat ne WI ~
\ cover, although one repe,rrt 80 80,
49, ,rhe little town OF Aissinn Ntseh
lt,t ,,ttie distance north Of Hinekiey
e is also reported In ashes, 80, ,,or
- s.-,tst trains were sent out Doh
= Duluth ana 81. Paul today witl
e iul mn, me-" 10 he done ~ill be dqpe.
private aiS hurned district states posi-
tT Sdly that go dead bodies have slEsae
p hssn recovered. so that w a. aensd
" ,nnde above can be eohs'usisu - N'>-N
"a ediy canserratNs. .,,,hhorhood Of 81
cloud. which e Or u AZ 500. o.
Of ord M from thai point north sra near q
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