St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-03

the clothing was burned of, except the
shoes On-the child ana wedding ring
on the hand OF the woman. The woman
had her hands over her mouth as IL to
keep out the fire. Several bodies were
found In Sandstone creek at Hinckisy.
l didn't count them, but 1t was said
there
Were 1913 Of Them.
The passengers on the limited from
Duluth. the train that was burned,
,cpanted twenty-five bodies along the
track. The family Of John McNamara,
brother OF Michael McNamara,0f White
Hear. are all dead--himsslf, wife, and
I'VE children. Six persons took
refuge IN a root .eeliar in Hinek-
ley. Their bodies are there in heap.
On The road leading northeast from
Hlnckley it is reported that eighty are
lying dead within six miles 0f the VII
lage. We staid in the village but
short time. The people FROM the burned
train were brought there on hand cars
and transferred 10 the relief train. where
every attention was shown them.
The people of Pine City and Rush
City have responded nobly to the call
for relief. They are doing everything
III their power. Col. Stone has charge
of the work at Piue City. The citizens
have util zed the school house. court
house, churches aud private residences
Tor the reception of refugees"
The injured from White Bear are
Engineer Root. principally cuts from
glass.
G.. ID. O'Brlen, BURNS About Eyes;
SON. the same; d. A. Kingsley. burned
about eyes and face. and injured intern-
ally by inhaiing smoke. Ne
Conductor Sullivan and brakeman
of the wrecked tram walked to the next
station north of Hiuekiey, where they
were picked up and carried to Duluth.
II is said the conductor now lies in a
hospital in crazed condition.
Engineer Root lies at his home In
White Bear too badly injured to be in.
terviewed. His physician. however,
gave tue following as the story of his
experience as he had told it:
Jim Roots Story.
Ave could have run through Hlnckley
without trouble. but as we approached
the village there were good many peo-
pie along the tracks who had crossed
the river to get away from the fire. l
stopped the train ana took on as many
as could get Oh board. BY this time the
flames were nearly upon us. and l
started back up the track at full speed.
The fire came at a terrific rate, leaping
along both sides of the track and rap
idly, gaining upon us until we were
running in a sea OF flames. | ran back
about six miles till l came to swamp.
when l stopped anu tho passengers
scrambled out and buried themselves
in the mud and water. The cars were
itwas but a short time before they were
all in ruins. even the tender of the
engine being consumed"
Engineer Root was bauly cut about
the head and neck by particles Of glass
broken from the cab windows by the
terrific heat. One of the cuts Oh the
neck came near being fatal. as i. laid
bare the jugular vein. His physicians
say that II it had been even an eighth
of an inch further back nothing on
garth could have saved him. As it is,
his greatest injuries were from inhaling
The hot air and smoke. The physicians
are hopeful that his internal injuries
will not prove fatal, but of this they
are not certain. Drs. s. Q. Francis and
G. l.. Clark attended to the injured en-
gineer yesterday. probing the wounds,
cleansing them from the pieces of
broken glass and dressing them. His
condition at a late hour this evening
was reported to be favorable.
p q. %. O,Brien, Wa. sleeping
soundly when the GLOBE correspondent
called at his residence. His story. how
ever. as. learned from members of his
family, corrOb0rated that of Engineer
Root. He said that when the train
stopped and took OH board the refugees
he ladies were all placed in the center
of the cars, as far as possible from dan
ger. When the train stopped beside
shallow lake there was terrible scram-
bic among the passengers to get out.
Two of the colured porters were so
badly frightened that they could not be
induced to leave the cars. 1t is believed
they burned with the train. The pas
sengers stayed in the water until
o'clock this morning, using wet hand
kerchiefs to pr0tsct their heads from
the terrible heat They then walked
five miles back to the relief train. They
counted twenty-seven bodies on their