The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-09-14

fiinckley. 1 saw an engine Inc W.
gineer helped me on and news agent
carried me back TO the baggage car.
All the cars got on fire and l saw men
crazy with fear jump right through
the windows into the fiame Think OF
that. Wasn't il horrible? The train
backed up to Skunk Creek, where re-
manned in the swamp all night put
my face in the mud To cool IL and some
one plastered mud all over my hair.
OF course. thought my mother and
sister were lost and you may imagine
my Joy when found them safe and
sound in Pine City yesterday at noon.
Mother is over 20 years old and didn't
get scratch. Her hand was but
slightly burned. Well. l am thankful
and all want now Is 10 get situa-
ton somewhere and we will begin life
anew"
She did not find her trunk.
An Old Operator Who sacrificed His Life
to Duty.
| A local searching party this morning
found the BODY OF Thomas Dunn. aged
50, late operator at the 1t. Paul x Du-
luth station. When the fire started he
remained at his post and II was only
when the advancing flames drove him
from the station that he left his key
He hurried over to the river and per-
ished there with numerous others. His
brother was among the searching
party that found his body and he Sc
cured his watch and ring, which were
the only means of Identification.
Robert Bowling. baggage agent at
the Hncklcy station Of the St Paul "
Duluth. was going about this morning
with badly scorched hand and face
He states that there was large crowd
| OF people at the station waiting for the
Duluth limited. due at AGO p IN. when
the fire came down upon the town with
resistless fury. and gale OF wind fore
ing il at forty miles an hour. bowling
started for his home, but could not get
near the house lie ran up the track
and fortunately got on the limited a
mile north Of town. In trying to save
a lad from jumping from the train he
burned his hand. The boy jumped into
the flames alongside the track and per-
| ished.
Bowling states that among the in
tending passengers at Hinckley with
| whom ne talked were woman and
two children for Wyoming and two
women and two children for st CroiN
Falls. Wis A girl named Fitzgerald
was going TO the latter place
Twenty-One Caskets Of Charred and
BIackened Remains
At this writing az noon there are
twcnty-one ca>lsets containing charred
and blackened remains alongside the
track at Hinckley. Nos. !. >. ,, 4, ;. {
and were unidentified absolutely
No. IL. Mrs. Sherman and two children
No. 10, two Sherman children: No. H.
Mrs. Iiathen and youngest child
No. Is. two children of Mrs. llathen
No. Is. supposed 10 be children
of Mrs. Hanson; No. II. Mrs Costigar
and boy: No. Is, two children. sup
posed to be Costigan's boy of :: girl.
wears old. supposed to lie young Cur
RE. These are in addition to the
bodies already deposited and await
ing burial in the cemetery trenches
searching for the Remains of MISSING
Friends.
John blanchard. 81. Paul & Dulutl
car repairer. who came up from Pin
City this morning, afler escaping I
that town Saturday. was looking TO
the remains Of his wife and children
He found them in cashets at the GENE
terry and had them removed for ship
nent 10 IIinckley for burial
, | Lee Webster. president of the vii
. larc council. reports that his wife
| | still missing. lie is morally sure sh
is among thc.lost. The last he saw {
\ her was when he directed her To run
: the gravel pit. lie was at the GENE
terry this morning. but failed to idcl
: tify his wife's remains among the dea'
|. 1t is now the generally accepted belle
; that many more people would hay
r been saved at IIinckley had they squa
i ted in the river or stayed in the grav'
n pits. but everyone was panic stricAci
4 Many who started for the gravel pit
. lost heart when they got there ar
: pressed ownward 10 the river and ths
4 many OF the latter pressed on bcyor
u the river to neighbcring village. \
n these latter lost their lives.
m NclS ADntr~tu- Wllp Hdt - Ahhiitf
n six. is satisfied they perished. Joi
= Anderson, brother Of NelS. perishc
a together with his wife. daughter al
son. john And.rson's son Charlie W
ry cashier in the bank.
n At o'clock this afternoon. bagga
te car No came u (, from Pine City load
with provisions. bread. canned corn
beef. etc The car was guarded by =
diers If the first regiment Fin
~ and foremost the men who h
=, been working since yesterd
~ in the cemetery without food were ;
tended To. GENEROUS provisions we
!. made for those heroic workers. TIL
the crowd of homeless refugees W
=. surged around the car were attend
TO. The caboosc which came up on
n train was started back to Pine Ci
III, and il was crowded with refugees.
mo An Irde-rribsble Scene Of D~soiatios
in When there il nothing left to
rpt scribe. il is difficult to portray
eft situation at Iiinckley. A few re
sill gees. half score searchers. team
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