Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-04
TERR0RS OF FIRE.
Heroes Relate Their Fearful Expert
ences in the Northwestern
Forests Towns
Wiped Out.
Scenes of Sadness-Welcome Rains
Help Seine Sections, While the
Fire Fiend Rages in Other
Localities.

Pine City, Minn., sept. 4.-Every other
person one meets in Pine City gives some
visible evidence in blood-shot eyes,
burned noses and cheeks of the conflict
with the fire yesterday. Some are thinly
clad and many are without any covering
for their heads. There are fifty tents and
each housed four or five people last
night.
In the hospital last night sat Mrs. Thos.
Henderson, a woe-begone woman, listen
ing with rapt attention to M, A. Green
field, who told her of the
SAD FATE OF HER BOYS,
IA and 16 years of age, who perished in
the flames at Greenfeld's farm, five miles
from Hinckley. The boys with their
father were cutting road from the
Duluth railroad toward Greenfield's when
the fire forced them out. They reached
his place and with his family took refuge
in the cellar. One of them when the
flames enveloped the house never got out,
the other persisted in culvert where he
had taken refuge.
Mr.. Greenfeld's five children found
fiery graves in the cellar, and his wife al
though still alive, is in the hospital,
burned beyond hope of recovery. Miss
Hammond, of Hinckley, who lives near
her, is in similar condition.
ENa1NEER's EXPERIENCE.
West Superior, Wis.-Engineer VIM.
Best, of the rescuing passenger train, on
the Eastern Minnesota railroad, gives the
following account of the rescue: "Soon
after leaving Superior at 11:15 p. M, yes
terday, had to light the headlight owing
to the dense smoke. The heat as we ap.
preached Hinckley increased terribly. I
expected that when we reached that point
we would get in the opening and escape
the smoke. My surprise was great, there
fore, when we found the town on fire. 1t
took only glance to see that the
TOWN WAS DOOMED.
"The wind blew very strong and the
flames fairly leaped through the air. The
people were taken by surprise and were
therefore helpless. Almost in an instant
the town was swept by
BELLOWS OF FLAMES.
"We found we could pass Hinckley and
there was no use looking for orders, for
all communication was cut off. To stay
and receive as many as we could, was our
duty, of course, but the great question,
and on it hung the lives of hundreds, was,
How long dare we watt Ed Barry was
there with freight train No. 23,.and W. D.
Cam pbell was conductor. We knew we
were safe in making time, for we could
return on No. 23 time. We hastily
coupled on part of Campbell's freight
train. The people
RUSHED TOWARD OUR TRAIN
and piled into the cars. Some were aged
and helpless women and some we're chill
dren who had to be helped aboard. We
had to shift the position of the train
several times to prevent it from catching
afire.
"The telegraph poles and ties were on
fire and stream of flames pressed on the
train. The people we're packed in SO
closely that it was impossible to take
more. We passed several bridges on fire.
At Partridge we procured water for the
passengers. The people there supposed
they we're safe, but it appears within half
an hour the fire reached them, thus
giving an idea how fast the flames
Travelled. We all drew sigh of relief
when we reached the limits Of Superior
and knew our precious freight to be safe.
WE WERE ALL BREATHING FIRE
as it was. We saw many sights that
would have filled US with horror under
other circumstances, but there was horror
everywhere. We saw many people fall
overcome with heat and smoke. 7 saw
mothers with babies make last despair
ing effort to shelter their helpless charges.
We saw people surrounded by fire, but
there is no use to try and describe it to
you. A few of our passengers became
panic-stricken and wanted US to pull
out regardless of others at Hinckley, but,
of course, none of us thought of doing
such
A oowARDLY AND SELFISH ACT
"We got about 400 people from Hinckley
aboard, may be more, and slipped away
to take others who had run up the track.
At last we realized that the critical mo-
ment had come. We could not rescue
any more, for they could not get to the
train. A very large percentage of those
remaining persisted. Away we went
through blazing woods. 1t was a race
with DEATH"
RELIEF FOR SUFFERERS.
Pine City, Minn.-Arrangements for
relief of the sufferers around Hinckley