The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-09-03


all the bodies were nude, the flsU having
burned svssy vsstigs u their elothine aud
blaeksnsd aud charrsd the cogpees, ron.
dsring many unrscoenisabls. Thess who
ned 10 the north on foot followed the Du.
10th track and % rapid was ths progress
Of the flames that many of them we're
actually burned - they hsd, falling on
the rlght-of-way for . distance Of three
miles o. moro. Nearly 80 bodies were ~
covered along here.
PIERCE FLAMES IvERYwHERE.
Some Of the foremoss OF the escaping
citisens met the Duluth train coming In
from The north. Il vas due at Hincklsy
ut Aah Englnssr Jim Root wss At the
throttle. He stopped the train and took
on bosrd about 80 refugees. By this time
the woods wers blazing on each aide Of the
track, and - Root reversed the engine
and started hack. the cars scorehsd and
cracked Ia the heat. Root ran the train
back about three miles 10 Skunk lake and
the people escaped from the burning cars
70 the water and no lives we're Lost.
1hs people who remained In Hlneklsy
farod the best Of ALL The Eastern MIN
nesota tracks mark the eastern edge Of
the city proper. Just beyond the edge was
. tract Of land probably embraclng at
least 10 acres. The whole area had
been exeAvatsd to depth OF 30 OF 70 feet
and In its center was Q stagnAut pool OF
rainwatsr thres fest deep. To II Ned 100
citiseus who wero willing to trust to Ito
friendly depths. They remained four
hours while the smoke and flames rolled
over their beads. Thsy dashed water over
eech othsr and covered their heads with
wet clothes to prevent suhocation and
all we're saved. Others Of tho citissns
sought refuge In the Grindstons river.
under the abutments OF two railway
exAat number 70 not known, but many
'eeeAbs6 and some were drowned. Mrs.
Martin Msrtinson and her four little
babss were taken, drowned, from the
watee this morning.
In The meantime Hluckley was burning
with the utmost rapidly and In Q ssw
hours nothing was left but ruins. The
total loss to tho city will exceed u 900. 900,
with comparative light insurance.
|, yNDrSG REFUGE IN RIVER.
Ths situation at Sandstone 70 even
more appalling than ct Hiucklsy. except
In point os pumbsrs. OF the 900 residents
ons-eourth are dead. Otto Stailsrfsldt Of
Sandstone, talking Of the disastef. said
that last night about b:3o tho flames
neared the town and the people prepared
10 Isave. Tbs wind blew like hurricane
and - the people were getting ready to
leavs The nrs closed in on thrss sidss.
Not single person saved thing except
his clothes. About leo went to the river
and 90 o. 60 wers burned 10 death. Al 4
o'clock this moenlng he saw - bodies
eharrsd and burned, lying on every aide.
Ths pepp1D Avs destitute Of everything.
n eddlt1on 10 the y bodies at Sandstone
thsee are 20 ct Kettle River Junction. All
ths ssttless in the vicinity we're probably
burned 70 death. Thsrs are about II
homsless families still ct Mission creek,
but thsy have provisions for ~ hours.
Brook Parh, two miles west Of Hincklsy,
10 burned and there are about l2S people
there, many Of who N sss In need Of i'm.
mediate rslisf.
HERolsM o. THE RAILROAD MEN.
Erem the stories Of passengers on the
limited train which was burned near
Hincklsy. the satirs train crew deserve
to b plassd on the role Of henos
for psesoaal hsroism. Engineep James
Rect q White Bear hsads the list. He
was badly burned and almsst blinded and
fell from his seat uuconsclous tmmedi.
ftely en getting cut Of the flrs' When
aheut two miles north of Hinekisy. Root
eyt discovered that the arss which had
bGsh dkGing on both sides Of the track,
wees Sasins him for bis life and the lives
oe ~ passsneers. Cinders we're flying In
evel5 dhsstion and the smoke was 90
dense Il was we'll nigh impossible TO see
bsyond the cab windows even with the aid
Of powerful headlight He thought to
oatsun the flames which were coming
after snd bearing down upon him at 90.
mile gait When about . mile and
. half from Hinckisy hs discovered the
lse was too fast for him and overlook the
train aud ovsrlsapsd II 90 that Il was III.
sraaly yssrsoundsd with flames. The air
wae su1ing and the clothes Of both the
easiassr end fireman caught hrs. Fire.
man NcCowan lsspsd into the water
tank aud. ssising Q bucket, dashed water
several times over the burning engineer.
Root steadily kept at his post, although
searsly able to sit upright.
In the msantims the passengers could
sss nothing but heard the roaring OF the
oneomtae tssnado Of fame and soon the
glare OUTSIDE was too much for the reason
Of Q number Of them. The rear car
caught IRE and ~ the flames overlook Il
the passengers rushed headlong into the
forward cars. The shrieks Of the women
and children. 40 we'll - the terrified
shouts % tho mon, increased and terrible
feelings we're aroused BY the uproar Of the
flames on every hand. Several Of the
mals passengers. too terrified for further
sslfeontrol, lesped through tho broken
windows and were swallowed up In the
flames outside. Others seeing this act,
quickly followed and altogether In the
next 10 minutes dossn men lsspsd "a
THAR death 10 the flames in like manner.
The. women, whose terror had been pitiful
| . nv mesnonts before, now came heroic.
ally 10 tbs help Of the trainmsn In on.
ds4voeing 10 sooths the frightened chill.
drsn.
| THE ENGINEER TURNS BACK.
Engineer Root saw that there was nc
outlet apparently for his train ahead and
hs concluded to turn back through the dis.
tance already burned over rather than on.
counter possibly greater psrils before
him. He backed at fast speed to Skunk
lake, Ave miles from Hinckley. The pas.
sengers deserted tho train there and took
refuge In the swamp, whore they spent the
| niOi,t This rnorninu n relief train from