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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06
AN AWFUL JOURNEY.
Trip of a Passenger Train Through Sea
of Flame.

PINE CITY. Mimi. Sept. 4.-The st
Paul & Duluth train No. 4, south
bound with eighty passengers, ran
into Hinckley at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon and proceeded thence to
Mission Creek, 2 miles further south,
Only to find that village in ashes.
Conductor Sullivan issued immedi-
ate orders to his crew to
back into IIincSley, but before the
train, running at 20 miles an hour,
could reach Hinckley the place was in
flames. The train stopped at tie depot
one fatal minute. during which the
woodwork of the engine and the bag
gage car caught fire. The train quick
ly resumed its backward journey
toward Duluth, and the very motion
of the cars famed the flames to fury
and they soon enveloped the sleepers,
passenger coaches and the smoker.
A Horrible Picture.
While the train was stopping at
Hinckley nearly 200 panic stricken peo-
Pile of the place rushed upon the plat
forms and into the cars. When they
discovered the train on fire they began
to moan, shout and pray, which, with
the awful roar of the flames, made
horrible picture.
A mile out of Hinclsley people on the
platforms, rendered frantic lunatics by
the heat and their terror, began to
Jump from the cars and plunge into
streams. into sand heaps or into the
smole-encompassed forest. A little
farther on those in the cars. stified with
smoke. began To smash the windows of
the coaches in a frantic attempt 30 get a
breath of fresh air. Driven back by
the flames eating their way up the
sides of the freshly vanished coaches,
they stood in baffied amazement for a
moment, when dozens of them in
sheer desperation tumbled themselves
out through the open spaces to the
ground below, some being instantly
killed by the fall and others lingering
in the horrible heat and smoke until
suffocated.
Took Refuge Ia the Lake.
In spite of the fact that the train
was on fire from engine 70 rear end
the crew bravely stood at their posts
and ran the train back 6 miles TO
Skunk lake, where the passen-
gers rushed out and into the
water. Some of them were in such
a state o. exhaustion that they
were unable to walk, and half dozen
were entirely unconscious. All of
these latter were rolled in the mud and
laid on the r backs just far enough ont
In 20 the lake to keep the water from
running into their mouths.
All around the lake the forests were
roaring like the furnace of an inn
a1inary 1000, 900 horsepower engine.
Many of the people in the water stood
and offered prayers in a loud voice for
deliverence. The scene was one of the
most remarkable ever witnessed.
Hero of the Throttle.
Engineer James Root, who had so
bravely piloted the train through that
awful 6 miles of fire, was found TO DC
fatally burned. lie stood faithfully at
his post with his clothes afire. and
manfully battled to save the lives of
those on his train.
Conductor sullivan, cool and col
lected all through the awful journey,
after il was ali over, became a raving
maniac. A little later he was put
aboard a special and taken 10 Du-
luth hospital
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06
Big Ere at Ashland.

Fire destroyed an entire block of
business houses at Ashland, burning
property worth 10000. The losses
are as follows:
Stock Exchange building. 5000; Ashland
Athletic club = COO; Scott Furniture compa
ny. 10000; Hanson & Co. tailors 5000 Ash
land Street Railway Offices. 500; Second
Street bridge, owned by the city. 80 600; VIII
liam Stocks. $500; Singer Sewins Machine
cOrnnanv Al 600
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06
EASEMENTS FLOODED.
Chicago Business Houses Suffer from
Heavy Rain.

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-This city was Wis
tied by remarkably heavy rainfall
Monday night. 1t lasted for thirty
five minutes. Before it was over
every street in the city was flowing
like river. The sewers became over
charged, and, backing up, discharged
the filthy product from the streets
into almost every basement. In the
downtown district the basement
restaurant and saloon business
was paralyzed, and scores of whole
sale houses whose stocks were stored
below the surface sustained heavy
losses. The insurance patrol was
called out early and kept busy all
night covering goods. and several en-
gines fT3-1 the fire department were
engaged pumping water into the
street. No estimate of the aggregate
loss by the flood can be obtained yet.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

The New York constitutional con-
vention has adopted an article pro-
hibiting the acceptance of railroad
passes or free transportation or tele-
graph passes by any officer of the
state. and ma lxes a violation of the act
work a forfeiture of Office.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

The gentle President Madison was
no sportsman His ways were those
of student. and he lived the simple
life Of county gentleman without
engaging in any of the sports that in
teres;ed his neighbors. His friend and
mentor, jefferson, who lived twenty
five miles away. was more versatile
tie rode great deal and much of his
riding was for pleasure. Ii is prOba-
BILE that jefferson did some shooting
but il is not recorded that he was a
sportsman. Monroe was a constant
horseback rider, and few horsemen
ever passed him on the road. lie kept
good stock
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

SINCE 1865. a period of TWEEN: y-five
years. there have been but 2O2 divorces
granted in Canada The explanation
given is that they cost too much. In
all but two or three Of the provinces
parliament passes on the question,
no court being authorized To grant
legal separations. and only the wealth
Ter can afford the expense of a par
liamentary hearing. They are now
clamoring for easier roads to legal sep
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 3. = Forest
fires are raging in various parts of the
province. At Grand Valley many
acres of crops have been burned. Bush
fires are devastating Bruce coun-
ty, near Mar khan, where
fifty-acre swamp has been burning
two weeks. Around Dundallx whole
fields of grain and miles of forest are
destroyed. In Melantbon and Amaran,
the townships near Shelburne. 40 miles
of territory is on fire and twelve farm
houses have been burned. The whole
mountain range north of Milton has
been burning three days. hundreds of
men are fighting flames.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06
TWO OCEAN RECORDS BROKEN.
Lucania Makes New Westward Mark and
the Campania One Going Ea.tward.

New YORK. Sept. S.-The Cunard
liner Lucania, which sailed from
Queenstown at 12:45 y. IN. august 20,
passed in at SANDY Hook at BIS o'clock
Friday afternoon. She had lowered
the record of the steamer Campania by
forty minutes.
LoxDoN, sept 3.-The Cunard line
steamer Campania. which sailed from
New York August 25, arrived at
Queenstown Friday, bringing with
her another new transatlantic record
of speed She passed Daunt's Rock at
5:34 a m. having made the passage TO
that point in ) days 10 hours and A.
minutes. Heretofore the eastward rec
ord hns been days II hours and :
minutes
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

SENATOR Ransom, of North Carolina,
has made but one speech during his
fifteen years of service in the senate.
Before he was sent TO Washington he
had the reputation in his own state of
being a fine orator lie gave mp be-
ing eloquent, he says. on account of a
tendency to heart disease.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

IN the opinion OF the St Paul Globe
the baseball season this year has been
the poorest ever known. In none of
the western cities has the attendance
paid expenses. while in the east, al
though greater interest is maintained
the returns have been far less than
heretofore II is very evident that
the days when fortunes were made out
of a seasons work by ball club are
over. and that the public demands
either better playing or a change of
game Baseball is no longer the ma
tiOnal game. for the nation has re-
pudiated it aud will never again take
il back into favor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

A SHARP advertiser. who offered for
a small sum TO supply women with
cheap substitutes for hat pins, has
been arrested in Boston for misusing
the mails He sent two rubber bands
to each inquirer with the advice: Sew
one end TO the hat and fasten the
other end behind one of your ears"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

Is patent case in new York recent
" one of the lawyers consumed two
days in describing the differences be-
tween two scientific appliances When
he had finished the judge quietly said
to him: Now. Mr.. . you will
please tell us what is the difference?'
The lawyer, il is said, hasn't recovered
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

The losses of cranberry growers in
the vicinity of Cranberry Center from
hres have been enormous About
Mather. where thousands of barrels
have been shipped weary. there is al
most nothing left Many of the tracts
of land viii never be used for growing
cranberries again, and as they are al
most worthless for any other purpose
will for time revert to the county as
useless land
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

WONDER is sometimes expressed as
TO where all the bicycles made each
year are sold. To answer this ques-
ton Hardware says that in a certain
little town in Ohio, which possesses a
population of about LOO, there are
sixty bicycles owned. Then multiply
that town by the whole United States.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

The three Winter brothers, of Berks.
Pa. whose combined ages make go
years, are Outdone in this respect by
three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Ewing.
aged 81. Mrs. Elizabeth Zell. "a. and
Mrs. Martha Morrison. %, who live at
Lancaster, IN the same state. Their
combined ages amount To thirteen
years more than the aggregate of the
Winter brothers ages.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

NUMBER of prominent Mormons
were interviewed upon the prospect of
the revival of polygamy when Utah
Is admitted into the union. They all
asserted that il would not be revived
under any circumstances George q
Cannon says there Is no more danger
of the resumption Of the practice Of
pOlygamy than there would be had the
practice been that of burning widows
I'VE would be annihilated by public
sentiment" he added When the
prominent Mormon leaders come 70
acknowledge and bow down TO public
sentiment, il shows the great moral
progress made in the past twenty years
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

Farmers residing IN the vicinity OF
the big marsh near Hebron and only a
short distance from Palmyra, report ex-
tensive fires that cannot be quenched.
The land will be damaged to the ex-
tent of thousands of dollars unless q
heavy rain comes soon. The fire burns
deeply into the ground.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

Az ambitious engineer in Pittsburgh
wants to lay pipe line from that city
To- the nearest point on the Atlantic
coast for the purpose Of supplying the
people Of western Pennsylvania with
sea water for bathing purposes
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

The Indian of this country is in dan
ger of becoming too much American
lied. according To the meaning which
a certain element in this country gets
out of that word In its attempt to
contribute 10 the comfort of its red
wards the government furnished them
with baking powder and other articles
in use by the whites = few days ago
the head cook of one of the Indian
homes mistook arsenic FOR baking pow
der and used il in the bread. Fifteen
boarders partOok of the bread and are
no more In consequence the order
has gone forth 10 boycott all baking
powder ON the reservation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

SMITH CARR. of San Francisco. has
broken all known records Of pistol
shooting with a score Of $50 out of a
900 He shot at an American stand
ard target at distance of fifty yards.
lie fired ten strings of ten shots each
and in three strings scored % each out
of a nossible 100.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

THE edible dogs in China are known
by their blush tongues. They never
bark and are very taeiturn- Four and
q half millions are slaughtered ar
nually to titillate the palates of the
ealeSffafS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06
Town of yesper Burned.

The little town of Vesper was de
stroyed by a forest fire. The large
saw and planning mills belonging to the
Sherry Cameron Lumber company,
5000. 900 feet of lumber and TWEEN.
ty-three buildings, all there were in
the town, were burnel. The loss was
put at SI5O.OOO
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

4 DISCOVERY of great scientific in
terest has been made in excavations
being carried on in the district of
TiaNiacO. state of OaNaca. Mexico a
number Of small images. formed in
metal, were uncovered 10y wOrkmen
digging in one of the oldest ruins.
These images are said 10 represent
people of Oriental appearance-in Chi
nese or Japanese dress-some of them
resembling Buddhist priests in their
robes of sacrifice They bear hero
Clyphics of unknown characters. and
are deliberately wrought with fine art
lines shown in every curve. They are
10 be sent TO the City Of Mexico.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

LoxDoN. Sept Andrew Carnegie,
in an article in the September Con-
temporary Review. says an American
workman can live for less in America.
If he chooses. than in Great Britain,
provided he. lives as frugally.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


Congressman George b. Shaw, aged
o, died at lis home in Eau Claire OF
exhaustion resulting from a long siege
If malarial fever contracted at Wash
ngton the first week in July. At his
ieathbed were his mother, who is -
gears old. his wife. his little son and
laughter, his brother Eugene. of the
Daniel Shaw Lumber company, and
The latter's family. Mr.. Shaw was
mayor of Eau Claire in 1855 and 1889.
tie was elected to the Fifty-third con-
yress as a republican. He was SUI
preme chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias from July, 1890, to August, 1892.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06
TWO Ex-GOvEPNORS GONE.
Death at waItham. Mass, of Gen. Ma
thaniaI T.. Banks.

WALTHAM, Mass. Sept. 3.-Nathaniel
Prentiss Banks, soldier and statesman,
died at his home in this city at $
o'clock a. ~. Saturday lie had been
critically i'll for some time and his de-
mise was expected.
On the announcement of Gen.
Banks death the flags of the public
buildings in the city were displayed at
half-mast and on every side evidence
of the respect in which the general is
held is conspicuous. The funeral will
take place Tuesday afternoon under
the direction of Mayor Warden and
Col. Ephraim Stevens.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

CALIFORNIA has one Of the most re-
marka5le timber belts in the world,
embracing 4.125 square miles and con-
tanning 1872. 600. 600. 600 feet of lumber.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06
ro..es WIN Reacb millions.

Forest fires in the vicinity of Chip
pewa Falls have been intermittant foi
two months, and the aggregate loss is
not less than s3,0O0.O00 among the
pine land owners and sawmill men,
besides loss to individuals.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06
COST OF A KISS.
A Young southerner Pays for Stolen
Sweets with His Life.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. 5.-Near
Nxwsite, Tallapoosa county, at a. m.
James Ashley and his son Robert
went into field where Robert Cross,
a young farmer, was harvesting
Robert Ashley held Cross while his
father fred seven bullets into his
body. Ashley fired as long a. Cross
breathed. remarking: II am going TO
shoot as long as there is breath in the
raScals body" Cross went to church
with Ashley's daughter Sunday and
kissed her. She reported the matter
to her father and the murder resulted.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06
GnNEIRMEID.

Earlier Reports Not Exaggerated Forest
Fires In tine East.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Sept. 5.-Later re-
ports from the fire-swept district of
northeastern Minnesota and north
western Wisconsin indicate that the
loss o: life and destruction of property
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

II you want TO see the highest light
house on the American coast go TO
Cape Henry. Va. The structure is l65
feet in height, built wholly of iron.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06
list of Tow ms Destroyed.
The following towns are reported
,ither wholly or partially destroyed:

either wholly or partially destroyed:
Bashaw, Burnett counGy, Wis; Barronett
Barron county, Wis: Benoit, Wis; Even.
Mich; F1deld. Pine county, Wis. Granite
Lake. Barron county, Wis; Grantsburg, Bur-
nett county, Wis; Glidden, Ashland county,
Wis; Hinckley. Pine county, MINI; Mission
Creek. Pine county. Mimi; Marengo. Ashland
county. Wis: Milaca, Pine county Mimi;
Muscado. Grant county, Wis; Shell Lake.
Washburn county, Wis: South Range. Douglas
county. WIS; Sidnaw. Houghton county, Mich;
Sandstone Mimi. Trout Creek. Mich.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

PHILADELPHIA has an organized
charity which supplies to the poor at
actual cost ice, sterilized milk aud pre-
pared infants food.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

The losses at Hinckley and Bar
ronett were each over $1,000, 900, while
the losses at the other towns reported
destroyed range from 100000 to $780,
100, according to latest advices. The
IDss in Washburn was estimated at
{ 40 600
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

PARAGUAY is governed under con-
stitution which is strikinglv similar TO
that OF the United States
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have not been exaggerated. While /.

have not been exaggerated While it
is Lot possible even yet to ascertain
the exact number of lives lost, il is
certain that between 400 and 500 per-
sons persisted. The property loss will
not fall short of $40. 1000, 600.
To the list of towns heretofore named
as having been totally or partially de-
stroyt there are to be added the fol-
lowing in the state of Minnesota: Part
ridge, Cromwell, Pokegama, Broad
Park, Curtis, Gushing, and Rib Lake,
Wis, making total of twenty-five.
Many Hunters May Have Perished.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. Bit is
greatly feared that many well-known
residents of ST. Paul have persisted
in the forest fires that have swept
over Hinckley and vicinity since
Saturday night. Large numbers
of sportsmen have left st. Paul
within the last ten days to hunt prai-
RE chickens near Hinckley, Mora,
Sandstone and other points in that vi
cinity, and few OF these places have
escaped the fiery flames. The fire COW
ers wide stretch of territory, and if
these sportsmen were in the forests no
power on earth could save them unless
they were close to some large body of
water.
Indeed, this apprehension extends to
all the cities of the country a. far east
as New York. Many sportsmen from
Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland, Pitts
burgh, Philadelphia and New York
make trips every autumn to the woods
of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Mich
igan.
Twin Cities Send Relief.
ST. PAUL, Sept 5.-A relief train
was sent to Hinckley on Monday with
a force of men and supply of tents,
those being most needed Just now.
Additional supplies were picked up
at every station along the road. Philip
Martin, of the land department of the
Great Northern road, went in search of
Thomas Fitzgerald, land examiner at
Dellgrove, who, with dozen workmeu,
was in the midst of the fire, and has not
been heard from. The chamber of COM
merce raised Sc. 600 for relief at it's
meeting and adopted resolutions favor
ing the securing of information from
United States consular agents as to
forestry management in foreign coun-
tries. with the object of preventing
future forest fires.
MINNEAPoLIs Mimi, Sept. 5.-The
first relief train for the desolate re-
gion from Minneapolis left Monday
morning laden with plenteous
store of provisions. IL was followed
by another on which went a
staff of local surgeons and nurses.
Rev. William Wilkinson, of st.
Andrews Episcopal church, is in
charge of the first train. A
large local committee has been formed
to take the work in charge and the
appeal for money, clothing and food is
being literally responded to. Mayor
Eustis is at the head of the movement,
and his private secretary wires that
Pine City is to be made the base of
operations.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06
Manr per.on. Reportra proweea.

LoNnoN. sept = Twenty people are
reported To have been drowned in a
boat in an accident on Moroccan bay,
near Lancaster.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

"Drp that young girl that Tompkins be
friended at the sea-shOre show any graft
tlde for what he'd donef' Wen, should
saw notl She married him."-lnter Ocean.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

indianapolis street railway men have
purchased the property and franchises
Of the electro line al Youngstown, y.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

BLoBBs-''I know man who has no tllns
n eat. and vet he isn't doing anything"
Slobbs-.. How's thatf' BlObbs He ar
CUES that time Is money, and as he has Lo
money he has no time. "-Philadeipbia Rec
ord.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-06

AccoRprxa TO Kipling, the elephant Is .
gentleman. Nousensei Who ever heard or
a gentleman carrying his trunk himselfl--
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