The record-union., 1894-09-10
FIRES IN The NORTHWEST.
A QUIET BUT GLOOMY SABBATH
AT HINCKLEY.
The Town of Mora Believed to Be in
Flames-Uneasiness Also at
Other Towns.
Special to the REcoRD-UNroN.

! Snecial to the RECORD UNION.
! ST. PAUL, Sept. "a Hinckley, Mimi,
| special to the Pioneer Press says: This
has been quiet and gloomy Sabbath.
The searchers for the bodies of the vic
Tins of the great forest fires are rest
ing. but will resume their work in the
morning.
! Coroner Cowan and party went to
Sandstone to-day, where they buried
eighty bodies. There were no religious
services here to-day, no clergymen pres
ent, and a number of people went to Pine
City to attend the memorial services in
that city.
| Five bodies were found last night in a
cellar on a hill just north OF the Kettle
River, and they were buried where found
1t is believed here that the death list in
Pine County Will exceed 500 as some
thing like one hundred are still unac-
counted Tor, according to Coroner Cow
ans official statement.
ANOTHER TOWN BURNING.
DULUTH (Minn.), Sept. 9.-At O'Clock
this afternoon the operator at Mora, on
the Eastern Minnesota, while chatting
with the operator at Duluth about the
danger of the fire. suddenly broke the
| conversation, saying: Its getting aw-
fully hot down here. The people have
nearly all taken refuge in Snake River.
and pll have to follow unless there is a
let up" Just few minutes passed and
he said: 81 fly, 80" Tests of the wires
few minutes later proved they had gone
up, and 1t has $. been impossible to raise
Mora since. The people took warning n
time, and are believed to be safe.
At Sturgeon La ke and Moose Lake
fires also caused uneasiness to residents
there, but no positive reports of disaster
have been received up TO late hour to-
night.
The northbound limited train arrived
at Duluth at 10 o'clock Tonight. Passen-
gers reported much fire outside the dis
trct swept week ago. At Ross CITY the
residents became so frightened that they
boarded a freight train standing on the
tracks so as to be ready for departure.
but the danger passed when the wind
subsided.
SUFFERERS IN NEED OF FUNDS.
WEST SUPERIOR (Wis.), Sept. 9-Major
Woodward and X. il. Belknap returned
from New York to-day, and this after
noon a meeting of the General Relief
Committee for the ire sufferers was held
One of the chief features of the meeting
was the discussion OF Governor Peck's
manifesto TO the effect that no outside
| help is required for fire sufferers so far as
| Wisconsin is concerned. The General
Relief Committee of this city, which is
acting without the State lines, criticised
| the action OF the Governor to-day, and
the opinion was expressed that he had
acted without proper investigation into
the requirements of the sufferers.
| Mayor Woodward's action in calling
for help outside of the State was unmis-
takably approved, and the various news
papers and others whom he had seen in
! the East were notified to that effect by
telegraph.
Mayor Woodward tonight telegraphed
Governor Peck, asking him if he had
investigated the needs of the fire sufferers
in this vicinity, and il so, what steps were
being taken.
Seventeen hungry and exhausted fire
sufferers reached this city to-day, and
were cared for. The cash contributions
to the relief fund by Superior citizens is
now more than $4,000.
THE STATE RELIEF COMMITTEE.
ST.. PAUL, Sept 9.-The State Relief
| Committee appointed by Governor Nell
son to investigate and set on foot the best
measures for the relief of the sufferers by
forest fires at and around Hinckley
made formal statement. 1t recites the
first work done at various points, and
states that ''as far as the immediate re-
| lief is concerned, it has been splendidly
taken care of, and most effective organi-
zation established to carry on the work
This leaves but little for the State Con-
mission to do in the way of temporary
relief, but hundreds of people have been
left absolutely destitute, their homes and
every article of theirs absolutely de-
stroyed. To re-estab ablish these people as
far as possible in their old homes, and
when practicable to locate them else
where, under such conditions as will en-
able them to support themselves, will be
the endeavor of the Commission. The
sufferers by this fire are an excellent
class of people and they represent fairly
! the people OF the State. Their requests
are moderate. but the commission finds a
large amount of money, building ma
terial and supplies will be needed.
"While contributions of material are
acceptable, the commission would re-
mind the people Of the State that money
is the most portable and useful contribu-
tion possible. Most of the people want
to be re-estahlished in their homes, and
4 for this money is needed"
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