The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-05
HUGE DES0LA1E WASTE.
THE FOREST FIRES DEATH ROLL
sHELLRD 10 OYER 600.
a stretch of Territory rweniy-siN Miles
Work of Caring for the Dead.


DULUTH. MINI. Sept AIN a stretch
OF territory twenty-siX miles long and
from one 20 fifteen miles wide. not a sin
Gle human habitation has been left stand
ing except a sectlon-house at Miller. and
in every part OF the track of the flames
bodies OF men. women. children, horse 5
and cattle were found. The position Of
every body found outside OF HincNey
shows that shelter of some kind was
sought by the agonized sufferers. and the
dead are found in holes, behind over
turned stumps. trees, marshy depressions
and IN every water course.
IN TLK RURAL DISTRICTS.
The general shape Of the fire-swept dis
trict Is ike huge cigar with south
western end about Mission creek and the
upper terminal "a lev miles east Of Fin
layson or kutledge. From this number
of branches extend northward 10 beyond
the tracks OF the Eastern Minnesota
railway The work OF the flames has
been complete and cyclonlc I'm character.
W here the fire held sway not single
tree Is standing except as a blackened
stump. Thousands OF overturned trees
are lying PROSTATE, and the roots We're
burning nerccly up TO last evening, when
the welcome rain fell. 4 careful can
Nass reveals the fact that seventy-two
settlers homes outside OF towns fell AS
near as can be learned, there were I'VE
hundred people in these homes
SOUGHT SAFETY IN cRETK
At Broobiale. little town on the
Eastern Minnesota railroad south of
Hinckley. about ninety persons took refuge
IN the water OF a small creek. out OF
this place seven dead bodies were taken
and buried, and some thirty living persons
were rescued, some badly burned. Con-
ductOr James Sergeant. Of the 81. Paul
and Duluth road, has been working for
the railroad with an improvised train
consisting Of three hand-cars spliced to-
gether with planks. picking up and iden-
tifying the bodies OF the dead. An the
bodies were carefully examined and In
many cases were fully identified, and In
every case complete record was made
81 everything that could possibly lead to
identification.
RFLIEF FOR 1Hg sUFFERRHs.
BY Duluth relief committees most re-
markable work has been done. without
regard 10 age, sex or social standing.
Hundreds of pc pie inc u ing those Of
the very highest social standing in he
city, have been working day and ght
since saturday nigh have organized
thoroughly into al needed su committe $.
ana nave, IN systematic way taken
care Of men and wom n. child en- and
babies. SeVera committees have been
caring for the little ones. over $500 in
cash has been gwen for tempora re-
lef and goods and clothing. vaILed IT
as much more. have been given.
FINDING MANY DEAD popus.
S. A. Thompson. who went out n the
burial train vest rday. has returned. All
the way down the trainmcn almost hal
70 throw people of who wished to 60
along and take in the .rave ST hts At
Finlayson, party. headed boy FL. Fin
layson. dropped off and went east seyera
miles, visiting among other laces the
Blledeut Farm. where the bodies Of fhTe
children found The TIA
family bad gone 90 Sandstone. 4 IA ~
headed Ny FREQ. Reynolds. dropped of |
near skunk Lake and g 4 The bodies o
Mrs. Lind and I'VE child en-. whose hOm
was half mile west of q tracA The |
train picked up the bodies Of LiUel and |
Elder, two operators Il The No tn An eri- |
can Telegraph company, no rad Ice !
sent out 10 the enc " he trOub e. The |
train picked up eleven bod es. nc udrg |
that OF General Pass ger Agent ROwey
Of the Winnipeg, near the track.
TIE DKAD IILED UP LIKE CORD WOOD.
1t was learned that Pine Lake. q set |
uement seven miles west of FinlaysOl. |
was untouched. but nothing has IN
heard OF sand Lake. q settlement away |
from the railroad, and il is Ie'fed I ha
gone up Ia smoke Another body WAS dis
covered in the mud at % q edge r SkunH |
Lake. but IL could not be tten out.
At Nil er. A. A. Harrington md Robert
Forbes headed parties ard stare "a for
$ anlstcue. ami have MT iuce been heard
from. Thompson himself eadcd "a party
tAat picked up ven bodies ia he Wes-
terund cellar. half "a ME west of tIe
wreck. Another party. healed hy Lynch.
f und FIVE dead children near the track
I h- burla irain I ac hilcklcy at 6
j. NJ. Tie coroner OF lna county sail |
tn re were lNl bodies lready D. ok q un in
III ley Oae, WITH more TO iOilOW
They were ID ed up ln bONes nj collins
near the track like so mucn cordwood
hr,YCHfNG roR Trr pr4D.
WEST SUPERIOR. WIS. Sept a.
Nculy all those who sur iNeI tie telr.-
bic Forest fires ia sort ern Minnesota
have now been removed to la Is - safe
iy n Sule ior and Duuth and as IL
heavy lin has quenc l,d the flames, !
there vi be no further casualt as. Tn
work Of searching ior tls dead is pr
y iesslns IN eaInt6. Yesterday a ternool |
'fty-tOur bodies we're buri q at Sanl-
stone, most OF hem were cnarred beyond |
recognition and were ruried wherever |
.out o.. hen the relief train reached
9autst ~ not "a 81 f b dng wa
eii ia The town. Around or in tn rlias
Ji each nous. were ound several hu-
nan bodies. The living inhah ants OF tle
,Q"n were brought into Superior e mid
Al inckey 32s bodies were lyiog in
.he streets. They are b. ng buried as
apld y aa possible by commit e NON
Al Pokegama. on the ST. cloud division
~ ut Great y n crn, there are TWEEN
weight corpses They re stln wing u {
he place.
At rartrge only two are d,ad thou h
lot a bu ding IS standirr. 1t IS i'm
,ossihle 20 tell where Patl5gc was. a.
he whole surrounding 20 ntrv is i'm &
shes. Pass niger traffic VAS 2. sumed on q
he 81. Paul and Duluth TODAY hut {
he Great Northern through trains viii 7
Ot be running for some time. I
THE DEATH ROLL DOUBLED. =
DULUTH. MINI, Sept. 4-The death 6
OH resulting from the forest fire in v
reases and now over six hundred md a
ity are known 20 be lost, the greater (
art women and ch ldr,n. The great 81 4
eTcentagc Of deaths occurred anon {
ettlers, where whole fami les were swepf
at Of existence in The wink ng Of an h
,e. MOI in any one directi n B. ut eVery v
art Of the fire-swept district the Aiding !
bodies hourly swells the lis At an
lrly hour this morning a party I ihlr h
2 experienced wOOGsmen left on a SD
al conveyance TO scOur the woods or | G
le bodies Of settlers i'm Out-Of-tge-wav | b
,blns and Gle rings. They are expec cd
bring back appalling reports