The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-05
COMPLETE And CYCLONIC.
Graphic Details Of the Death and
Havoc Wrought by Fire.

LQb NASAAS OA bAl6 ne
gion-steady Increase of the Death
Roll-The Work OF Relief-Cofhns
Corded Up Like Stove Wood.
West Superior, Wis, Sept s. Nearly
all those who survived the terrible for
est fires in northern Minnesota have now
been removed to places of safety in
Superior and Duluth, and as a heavy
rains has quenched the flames there will
be no further casualties The work of
seaching for the dead is progressing in
earnest. Yesterday afternoon fifty-four
bodies were burned at Sandstone most
Of them Charred beyond recognition and
we're buried wherever found When the
relief train reached Sandstone not a sign
Of a building was left in the town.
Around or in the ruins of each house
were found several human bodies. The
living inhabitants of the town were
brought into Superior at midnight. At
Hinckley 328 bodies were lying in the
slreets. They are being buried as
rapidly as possible by committee from
Pine City.
At Pokegama, on the st. Cloud divi-
sion of the Great Northern, there are
twenty-eight corpses. They are still
lying unburied, the rest of the people
having left the place. At Partridge only
two are dead, though not a building is
standing. IL is impossible to tell where
Partridge was, as the whole surrounding
country is in ashes. Passenger traffic
was resumed on the St. Paul and Duluth
railroad to-day but Great Northern
through trains will not be running for
some time.
COMPLETE AND CYCLoNIC WORK.
Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 4.-In a stretch of
territory twenty-six miles long, and from
one 10 fifteen miles wide, not single hu-
man habitation has been left standing
except a section house at Miller. and in
every part Of the track of the flames bod
les of men, women, children, horses and
cattle were found. The position of ev-
erybody found outside of Hinckley shows
that shelter of some kind was sought by
the agonized sufferers, and the dead are
found in holes behind overturned
stumps, trees, marshy depressions
and in every w,atercourse. The
general shape of the fire-swept
district is like huge cigar with its south
western end about Mission Creek and the
upper end terminating a few miles east
of Finlayson or Rutledge. From this a
number of branches extend porthward
to beyond the tracks of the Eastern
Minnesota railroad
The work of the fire has been complete
and cyclonic in character Where the
fire held sway not a single tree is stand
ing except as a blackened stump. Thou
sands of overturned trees are lying pros
trate and the roots were burning fiercely
up to last evening, when the welcome
rain fell.
A careful canvass reveals the fact that
seventy-two settlers homes outside of
towns fell. AS near as can be learned
there were five hundred people in these
homes. At Brooksdale, little town on
the Eastern Minnesota railroad south of
Hinckley, about ninety people took ref
uge in the water OF a small creek. Out
Of this place sixtY-seven dead bodies were
taken and buried, and some thirty living
persons were rescued, some badly burned.
Conductor James Sargent of the St. 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-
ufying the bodies of the dead.
THE WORK OF RELIEF.
Al the bodies were carefully examined
aud in many cases were fully identified
and IN every case a complete record was
made of everything that could possibly
lead to identification. Beyond Duluth
most remarkable work has been done.
Without regard to age, sex or social
standing, hundreds of people, including
those of the very highest social standing
IN the city, have been working day and
night since Saturday night, have organ
led thoroughly into all needed sub-cOm-
mttees and have, in a systematic way,
taken care of men and women, children
and babies Special committees are
caring for the little ones. Over IS, 900 in
cash has been given for temporary relief
END goods and clothing valued at as much
more have been given.
HAD TO THROW THEM OFF.
S, A. Thompson, who went out on the
burial train yesterday has returned. All
the way down the tranmen almost had
70 throw people off who wished to go
along and take in the grave sights. At
flnlayson a party headed by Ed Finlay
son dropped off and went east several
miles, visiting among other places the
blIledeaut farm, where the bodies of
three children were found The rest of
The family had gone to Sandstone.
A party headed by Fred Reynolds
dropped off near Skunk lake, and got the
bodies of Mrs. Lind and five children,
whose home was a half mile west of the
fatks The train picked up the bodies of
Llttel and Elder, two operators of the
North American Telegraphy Company,
VINO had been sent out to the scene of the
trouble The train picked up eleven
bodies, including that OF General Passen-
ter Agent Rowley of the Winnipeg, near
The track
1t was learned that Pine Lake, a settle
ment seven miles west of Finlayson, was
Untouched, but nothing has been heard of
odnd Lake, settlement away from the
railroad, and it is feared it has gone up in
smoke. Another body was discovered in
tue mud at the edge of Skunk lake, but
Ncould not be got out.
Az Miller A. A. Harrington and Robert
aoroes headed parties and started for
sandstone, and have not since been heard
from.
CORDED UP LIKE STOVE WOOD.
., Mr.. Thompson himself headed party
yuat picked up seven bodies in the
Nesterland cellar half a mile west of the
wreck. Another party headed by Lynch,
KY the bodies of Ed Greentield's five
children, half mile south of the wreck,
near the track. Tie burial train reached
mIckley at q O'Clock p. m The coroner
VI Flne county said there were lS7 bodies
aWeady picked up in Hinckley alone,
WIN more TO follow. They were piled
NJ IN boxes and collins near the track
axe so much cord wood
TRAIN FROM MINNEAPOLIS.
,.htlnckley, Mimi, Sept. 4.-The special
IAN sent out by the citizens of Minneapo-
NJ bearing supplies and medical relief TO
v suffering people Of Hinckley and
unity, had on board eleven physicians
s1g surgeons with Full supply of drugs