St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04

ing the railroad and telegraph lines.
All work is being carried on with sys.
tenn and under the management of cool :
headed men. The end Is not yetinS
sight. Although great amount OF
work has been done, there seems to be-
little disposition 10 sleep even at night.
Although the work cannot be prOsecut-
ed in the darkness, men gather In
groups and discuss in low tones some
new phase of the catastrophe. Women
are still going about looking for hus-
bands and children in the hope that
they may be found among the living,
and men are hunting for lost families.
Most of the dead are burned beyond,
recognition and are being buried as un-
known. The interring committee per-
formed the last sad rights for fifty-siX
unknown incinerated persons today.
A long trench has been dug, and the
bodies placed therein with as much
order as could be used. although there
was doubtless a mingling of bones OF
different persons. No elegant casket,
not even a rough box, enclosed the re-
mains of these. No funeral rites were
said, and although the faces of the by
ISLANDERS were sad. never tear was
shed. The people seem to be too much
appalled, to shed tears. The bodies OF
fifty others were incased i'll rough
boxes, hurriedly made of rough lumber.
and placed in another long trench along
side that containing the unknown. Then
both trenches were filled up with earth.
The few ministers present looked OH as
spectators without even pronouncing
a benediction or saying the customary
"Earth to earth and ashes TO ashes."
AS the new cemetery was informally
dedicated with the 106 bodies. other
trenches are being dug for the accom-
mediation of the ninety or more bodies
row ready for interment. The new
cemetery is mile west of Hlnckley,
near a woodland. Other dead bodies
are being brought to Pine City for III.
terment, and still others to various
other points. The dead are now esti-
Hinck!ey, 225; Sandstone, 50; Pokega-
ma. 20; Sandstone junction, 20. There
are others to the number of twen ty
scattered around in the woods, which
were seen by searching par.
ties today, and which, with any [
newly discovered ones, will be
brought to Hincaley tomorrow. 1t
is thought that a lumber Of bodies will
be discovered in the q rindstone river,
as many were known to have gone there
during the fire. Ths military have
pitched tents at Hinckley and are
guarding supplies taken there for the
convenience OF workmen. A telegraph
station has been established in box
car at Hinckley. The searching com
mittee also makes that point the base
of operations during the day.
Tonight all the Workmen and every
body except a few watchmen are at
Pine City. The smoke at Hinckley is
so thick that 1t is almost death to work
there for many hours at time.
The fallen trees, the stumps and even
the roots of the grass are burning over {.
large territory and the smoke Obscures
the rays OF the sun. The rain of today
did not check the fire in the least. To-
night brilliant aurora borealis is play
Ing against the clouds Of smoke hanging
over the site OF Hinckley. 1t is beauti-
full sight to look on, as the lightning
generated 10y the superheated earth
disturbS the heavens.