Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-06

burned. When the depot took fire he
ran to the safe and took therefrom
$4,000 in greenbacks, and fed to the
river. He remained In the river several
hours, when he Joined Lobdell and bis
companions in their trip to Pine City.
Dozens Of people tried to save them
selves by running into the river Some
were successful, but many were suifo-
Gated by the smoke. Nine bodies were
taken out at the same time this morning
and probably 20 or 80 more will be
found
Everybody is 10 state Of bewilder.
meat, and, az 81. records are burned, 1t
is hara 10 get any definite information
as to the people o. property Hinckley
is total loss.
FEARS FOR ST. PAuL PEOPLE.
ST. PAUL, MINS., Sept. 3.-It is feared
that many weil.known residents Of ST.
Paul have persisted in the forest fires of
Hinckley and vicinity since Saturday
night. Large numbers Of sportsmen
have left St. Paul within the last 10
days 10 hunt prairie chickens near
tlinckley, Mora, Sandstone and other
points in that vicinity. and few of these
places have escaped the fierce flames.
President George Freeman Of the
Minnesota Shoe Co., AMI Lumbcrman
Cuslck, a prominent resident of Still
water, went hunting in the forests near
H!nckley last Friday aud nothing has
been heard of them since. Ii is feared
they persisted in the fire
Governor Nelson, Mayor Smith OF St.
Paul and Mayor EusLis of Minneapolis
have all issued prnclamations calling on
the people for help. Anything in The
line Of provisions, clothing or money
will be very acceptable, as the need IS
very great, All the churches in this
city and the relief societies have been
thrown open for contributions and sew
eral responses lave been made.
Loss OF LIFE APPALLING.
WHITE BEAR, MINI, Sept. 3.-About
30 people have arrived from Hlncklcy
Ind other ire,devastated towns. They
report the loss Of life as appalling. The
six members Of ono family took refuge
in u cellar at Hinckley and the bodies
are there in heap, burned to crisp.
On the wagon road leading northeast
from Hinckley so bodies are lying dead
ONLY ONE Log BUILDING LEFT
SrooSER, Wis. Sent. 3.--Thc dc.
struction Of Barronette was complete.
One log building is left of a town Of ZOO
inhabitants. One man was burned. The
total loss is quarter Of million.
Shell Lake has 25 buildings burned
with total loss of $4,000. Three
hundred and sixty people are homeless
and many are without dollar OF
insurance.
Deeds of heroism are plentiful. One
widow dragged her typhoid-sck son
| from the house into potato patch and
there protected him from the flames
While the rest of the inhabitants tied in
terror. The fires are now under control
in this vicinity.
FIRES DANGEROUSLY NEAR.
MARQUETTE, MIcH., Sept. 3.-The
western division Of the Duluth, South
Shore 4 Atlantic road is crippled BY
the loss of bridges in forest fires. Sew.
eral other roads have suffered serious
loss.
Reports from all the lumber towns
between Nestoria and the Wisconsin
State line are that all are safe SO far but
many are lighting fire dangerously near
At Even, many people have loaded
their effects on train which the South
Shore officials are keeping ready te
move out if necessary and some small
buildings in the outskirts have beer
burned. The smoke is still heavy here
and the fog whistles are sounding.
RAI& QUENCHEs THE DEADLY FIRE.
HINcKLEY, MINI, Sept. "a gentle
rain is falling to-day and quenching the
burning embers of the immense forest
fires that did so much damage in thi:
city Saturday afternoon and night. The
blackened ruins of two or three brick
buildings is all that remains standing Of
the once prosperous town of lliuckley
with its 100 people and its busy rail
road and numbering interests.
Most OF the survivors went to Pine
City yesterday for food ana shelter and
the women and children are still there
but many of the men have returned tG
their ruined homes.
A train Oh the Eastern Minnesota wa!
diched near Pokegama, short distanc,
west of Hinckley, but the passengers al
escaped. The train probably burpeC
after the passengers and crew escaped
although no definite news was received
The remarkable thing connected with
this accident Is the fact that only few
feet in front Of where the train wa
ditched, bridge had been burnec
which would have caused very seriou:
accident with certain loss of life.
Out Of about 400 dwelling houses ii
! 40 IN ., Int al, T.,
owing to the high rates which hav,
been in effect. The public buildings ant
the hotels are among the insured.
GRIEF FOLLOWS EXCITEMENT
PINE CITY, MINI, Sept 3.-Aftc
the deluge what Il reaction has come II
llinckley. The excitement which has
buoyed up SO many OF the survivors
even in face Of the fact that So many
relatives and friends had persisted il
the fiery Hood has passed away and bu
lctAargic grief has taken its place.
The Town Hall was kept open al
night and coffee and plain fare serye(
to all corners. The Court House, til,
school house and many private hom
was thrown open. Every blanket il
the town was called into service. III
women and children We're given tn
better quarters, and the men strelche,
out in rows on the floors OF the tw,
; public buildings named. Before day
light the town was astir.
At llinckley the visible situation ha,
not materially changed nor improve,
over night. The 80 or 40 caskets an,
boxes with their gruesome contents sill
lay alongside the track where they wer
placed last night, No attempt had beef
made to dress and embainl, and the
were already growing very offensive
Fortunately the day was cool an
cloudy and grateful showers fell at III
teryals during the forenoon. The re
mains OF the dead. however, were i
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