Evening journal., 1894-09-05

for transportation and enough money to
carry them TO their friends.
This includes the class that had no real
property interests in Hinckley and whose
property, personal or real, has been en-.
tirely destroyed It Is simply question
of beginning life over, and they prefer TO
do it elsewhere than at the point associat-
ed with such terrible memories.
There remains an immense amount OF
labor in caring for those who remain to
start again in life, but it is in the
hands of efficient men, and tho city au-
thoritics are heartily cooperating, SO that
there is every prospect that the work Of
relief will be carried to tho end along the
same methodical and systematic lines on
which it is now being pursued. The
needs are great, but they promise to be
amply met.
sandstone's Dead Number sixty-seven.
The death roll at Sandstone has proba.
bly, reached its limit and presents the
awful total of 81. This is not an esti-
mate nor a guess, but an accurate count
of the bodies Inferred. Not all were from
the little village, few having been
brought in from the immediate vicinity.
Many took refuge in the quarries and
some in Kettle river just below In q deep
rayine, where the Eastern Minnesota
crosses a bridge 300 feet long and 230 feet
high. Many Of those who were burned
were caught on their way TO refuge, and
others were caught in tho village streets.
In one we'll four persons died death
that must have been mixture Of drown
ing, suffpcation and burning. The we'll has
been utilized as a grave, and nine Other
bodies were placed in and all covered with
earth
The country west IS heavily wooded
with very few elearings and little water
No report whatever has been heard from
the settlors and it is feared that all have
perished.
Pennsylvania Town Reported Burned.
WILLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Sept Sit is re
ported here that English Center, a small
hamlet in Lycoming county of 200 inhab
itants, has been destroyed by forest fires
/ but all the wires arc down, and the re
| port cannot be confirmed.
Reports from the Pine creek lumber re
/ gion received indicate the loss Of thou
| sands of dollars worth of property. Bari
and lumber valued at $4, 600 belonging t.
| Cummings & Holman of this city hav
been destroyed, together with other larg
| lumber piles belonging TO dealers In thi
| locality
1t is also reported that destructive fire
are raging near Kane, and that the losse
there are very heavy. Thus far no loss o
life has been reported.
BRADFORD, Pa, Sept. 5.-The fores
fires are still burning in this vicinity, AM
considerable damage has resulted. Doyle
Mills called on Bradford for aid in SUP
pressing the fires. It was reported tina
the flames were sweeping down on tn
town from the direction of Mount Jewet
and the inhabitants had all deserted thel
homes. An engine was at once sent fol
ward, but as all the telephone wires an
down no particulars hnye been received.
1t is feared that Camp Halsey will
destroyed. Fire Is raging all along III
Erie limo from Hutohins to the outskirt
Of Mount Jewett, and as the wind is Ri
ing 1t may get beyond control again. M,
Ambleys mills, near Mount Jowett, al
in danger So far 400, 600 feet Of log
have been destroyed there A largo fore
Of men arc fighting the flames and hoI
to prevent further loss. No estimate {
losses can be made as yet.