The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-09-08

lutely unscathed. though no one can
tell how they escaped. Others were
pitifully burned and steps are already
being taken to put them out OF their
misery. The animals were without
food until late this afternoon when a
relief train brought up some hay.
Cows were in great suffering, not hav-
ing been MIXED for two days. 10.
morrow morning carcasses of the dead
animals, which are becoming very Of
fensive, will be put out Of the way by
burial or burning.
In the afternoon, follow wing the rain
strong breeze swept up from the
south and soon the flames which had
been quenbhed to smoldering ashes
by the showers, were again famed to a
blaz, and columns of smoke began to
ascend from the woods. The fire will
not be out for many days unless there
are heavy rains, but there is no dan
ger, az the underbrush is burned out
Clean and there is no possibility of any
spread. The internally and insatia-
bility of the flames can lie seen from
the fact that corduroy fills-loga buried
under several feet of earth-are en-
tirely eaten out, the fire eating its way
through under the entire width of the
road.
Fears for Rice Lake.
it is feared the little town OF Rice
Lake, in Taylor county, population
$40. will be destroyed tonight, although
fire engine and crew from Chippewa
Falls have gone to fight the fire. The
Rice Lake Lumber Company, with
mills and an immense tannery. Is
located at that point. At least 20 rail-
road bridges on the north division OF
the Omaha road between Chippewa
Falls and Superior have been destroyed.
DULL GRIEF AT HINcKLEY.
Sad Scenes Amid the Ruins Of Former
Homes and 1T tho Cemetery.
PINE CITY, MIMI. Sept. 3.-After
the deluge reaction has come at
Hinckley. The excitement which
buoyed up many survivors, even in the
face of the fact that many relatives and
friends had persisted in the fiery food,
has passed away, and dull grief has
taken its place. Uninjured refugees at
Pine City stand around in little knots
aud discuss incidents OF the catastro.
phe In awe-stricken tones. Hospital
patients demanded The attention OF
physicians all night and the only drug
gist In the city was kept busy until
daylight filling prescriptions and sup.
plying lotions, for most of the injuries
were burns more or less serious. BY
morning all were in a state of compare
tive comfort. Among the citizens OF
Pine City, who opened their hearts.
homes and public buildings to their
stricken ueign bors, all was hustle and
activity. Coffee and plain fare were
served all corners. The courthouse.
sclioolhouse and many private homes
were thrown open. Every blanket in
town was carried into service.
Arrangements for Relief
Before daylight arrangements for the
relief of the destitute were taken up
where they were dropped at midnight.
Before O'Clock construction train
loaded with bridge material for repairs
of the bridge across the Grindstone
river at ,Hinckley came up from Rush
City. A couple Of hundred Of loaves Of
bread aud other light provisions were
placed on board. A party OF laborers
to dig graves and inter bodies was Sc
cured, and they proceeded into the
burned country. At Hinckley pro.
visions were placed onto handcars and
q start was made across the shaky
bridge to Miller. From Miller they ex-
nect to work east to Sandstone
about five miles across on the Eastern
Minnesota railway, where there are be-
tween IS and SO dead and q couple Of
hundred living, who we're saved In
Kettle river aud the great sandstone
quarries. About IL o'clock the bridge
was sufficiently repaired to admit the
passage Of the train. An engine,
freight car and caboose, with plenti.
full supply. offood and q :neager store Of
collins, was sent north. At Hinckley
the situation had not materially i'm
proved over night. Thirty or 40 cask-
ety and boxes, with their gruesome,
contents, still lay along the track
where they were placed last night. No
attempt had been made to dress or en-
balm the bodies, and they were already
growing very offensive. Fortunately
the day was cool and cloudy, and
Rrsefui showers fell ut Intervals dur;
Fin9 the forenoon. Undertaken J. d.
Donneiiy of ST. Paul I'D vised the bodies
be nut under earth as rapidly % possi-
BILE. Every attempt at Identification
had been exhausted.
Ninety Corpses In . Pile.
In the little cemetery mile east 81
of town was scene which words are
poweriess to describe. There were
only few little sandy, unsodded
mounds before; now, with blackened,
fre-scarred stumps and fallen trunks
of trees oil about, it presented an ap.
pearance Of desolation hard to describe.
In the center of an indiscriminate
heap lay more than 90 corpses of men.
women and children, some burned to
crisp, others only Drowned by hest,
and none with a fragment Of clothing
larger than . mans hand 10 conceal
their awful nakedness. Some were
mere trunks, extremities having been
burned or From cracked abdomens
intestines protruded, skulls were
burned and brains escaping, and all
corpses were twisted and cramped. A
| force Of men were quickly at work dig
ging shallow trench. The sandy
soil was a. hard a. flint. It had been
baked to . crust by weeks Of drouth
and almost solidified by the fire. The
work progressed slowly. on In cor.
ner Of the clearing smaller graves were
being dug for Mrs. William GrisingeI
and her two baby girls, Caroline, aged
6, aad Mabel, aged 3. The husband
and father had recognized them In the
ghastly heap. y
/. Ten Dead In One Family.