The herald., 1894-09-04

the dead animals, which are becoming
very offensive, will be put out of the
way by burial or burning.
In the afternoon. following the rain, a
strong bfeezs sprang up from the south
and coon the flames which had been
quenchsd to emouldering aches by the
showers were again famed to blaze
and hundreds OF columns OF smoke be-
gan to ascend from the woods.
The fire will not be out for many days
unleas there are heavy rains, but there
is no danger, as the underbrush is
burned out clean and there ie no possi-
bility OF any spread. The intensity and
instability OF the fire can be eeen from
the fact that corduroy fills where the
dogs we're buried under several feet OF
earth are entirely eaten out. the FIRE
eating its way through under the entire
width OF road.
Not one OF the citizens OF Pine CITY
who volunteered their aid in the work OF
relief did more than M. +. q. Weber.
lie took entire charge OF the work at the
cemetery, and kept at the hideous work
until all that could be done had been
accomplished. Not until nightfall were
his labors over, and during that time he
had succession OF relays of men under
him, for many sickened and had to give
up, The work progressed slower than
need have been the case had Mr.. Web
ef's working force been adequate. As it
was 65 unidentified dead were inferred
in trenches; Sc were put in boxes, and
l3 were buried by their friends, making
total of 134 bodies handled at the cem-
etery.
Mr.. Wbber says be has reports OF 81
bodies all ready for burial tomorrow,
and this number will grow every hour.
The bodies found after tomorrow muet
bs buried where found. as they will be
too badly decomposed for removal.
The first act oi the officials OF the st.
Paul and Duluth Railroad company was
10 care for the unfortunate people along
it's lines who had lost everything they
owned their second was TO restore the
operation of through service between
st. Paul and Duluth. The first tssk
well under way and its completion
placed in the hands OF competent COM
mittee. the company at once set to
work upon the Herculean task of OPEN
ing its line between Mission
Creek and Miller. A. L. Brown,
master of transportation, has been busy
since the fire in handling the relief
trains from st. Paul and between Pine
City and Hinckley. He began sys-
tematic attempt to straighten out the
crooked rails, build bridges and repair
culverts and replace the burned tiep, OF
which there were literally thousands.
With the work train and an efficient
crew Mr.. Brown rebuilt the burned
bridge over the GrindstoDe river at
Hinckley.
In the mesntime Yardmaster Will.
liams of the Duluth yards had a work
train pushing it's way down toward the
center OF the difficulty, which was at
the spot where Engineer Root stopped
noon the crew of YafdmRster Will
the sufferers at Sandstone, had pushed
the track in working order to the bridge,
large one and in couple Of hours the
the limited, which had been LETT ON the
track, was pushed down to Hinckley.
The tender OF the limited engine was
tipped OF the track, and it wac wrecked
beyond repair.
at p. IN. tonight the line was open
train paasing Hinckley about Z O'Clock,
somewhat behind time, but running
through without miBhap.
During the afternoon at Pine City the
arrangements fer systematic aid were
taken in hand by H. H. Hart OF the
board of charities. On the afternoon
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by the citizens of Minneapolis. A reso-
for their approval. The rapport contains
burned town, as follows: Hinckley,
100; Pokegama, l13; Partridge, 100.
From this number about 400 are to be
deducted as dead, and with q further
deduction of those able to help them
selves, leaves about 500 to be relieved in
various ways.
Contributions of transportation,
money, clothes and household utensils
and lum ber are wanted. The latter are
of ell grades from rough lumber to
nashes and doors. A general contribu-
ten will be recommended in all the
churches next Sunday. There is no
pkIblUuiaE ou0Ib W iokCo ihI Iec nuunCIip-
tion, but the generosity of the people
will be allowed to show itself in natural
channels.
The following physicians accompanied
the Minneapolis party: Drs. O. Higbse,
Fitzgerald, Moore, Mcdonald, Leepert
and Norton OF Minneapolis, and PerRins
Of Excelsior. Their services were in
great demand and the hospital patients
received the greatest care. Il is the in
tention to start out searching parties in
all directions to find the scattered dead,
and physicians will accompany them.
The committee proper will leave for
Minneapolis on the early morning train,
and citizens meeting will be called at
3 D. M, to which they will report.
A local committee got together tonight
and selected q france committee; Fred
A. Head, auditor OF Pine county, was
made treasurer.
A particularly STRENUOUS effort was
mado today to identity number OF
corpses of men who were known to carry
life insurance. Some of the missing
men were known to carry considerable,
and when one WAC identified number
of acquaintances were called upon to
assure themselves of his identity so the
possibility OF contest in the payment OF
the insurance might be avoided.
]. G. Donnelly said today that in all
his experience as an undertaken he had
never seen such sights % were presented d
at Hinckley today.
There Is a strong suspicion among