Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-03

thus far recovered nave Detn pdceu III
rough pine boxes for burial. The ma or
ity. however, were buried without any
knowledge of their identity. The wires
that were down this side of Pine City have
been SO far put Up that the Associated Press
operator has been able to send reports
as he sits on an empty keg in the open
air, there being no shelter of any kind in
town. Most of the survivors were at
Pine City yesterday for food and shelter;
and the women and children are still there
Many of the men have, however, returned
to their ruined homes.
The limited train which left Duluth at
l p. m, Saturday had
THRILLING EXPERIENCE
north Of this place that will place the en-
tire crew on the roll of heroes. They
came within mile and half of this
place through smoke, although Engineer
Root could not see 100 feet ahead OF him.
The fires we're bearing down on them
from every side and there seemed no
chance for their lives except to go ahead.
The number of fleeing people and resi-
dents of this place along the track was
so great that finally the engine was
stopped and as many as could got on the
train and wera taken on.
Meanwhiitafyhe
ENGINEER's CLOTHES CAUGHT FIRE,
as did those of the fireman and both
put out the fire on his clothes by jump
ing into the water tank and threw water
on Engineer Root, who remained at his
post holding the throttle and nerving
himself to stand to his duty, even if he
perished.
There seeming to be no chance to 60
ahead the train was backed at full speed,
as soon as the refugees were aboard,
until swamp near Skunk Lake was
reached, where the passengers and over
$50 residents of Hinckley, who had board
ed the train, buried themselves in the
mud. They remained through the night
and early i'll the morning were brought
down the road. Many were badly burned
and all we're greatly shattered by their
experience.
The windows in the coaches were
BURST BY HEAT
and many men became craZed by excite
ment and terror, and threw themselves out
of the windows to death. The cars were
all on fire before the swamp was reached
and the entire train was soon in ashes.
Engineer Root was taken TO his home at
White Bear. Physicians hope he may
recover, although inhaling hot flames,
smoke and air may be too much for him.
The glass in the cab windows broke aud
he was badly cut in the head, while his
clothes were nearly burned from his body.
One piece of glass laid bare his jugular
vein and it seems miraculous that he es-
capped alive. His only thought was for
the safety of his passengers, and he said
in reply to remark that he had become
THE HERO OF THE COUNTRY,
81 only did my duty"
A train on the Eastern Minnesota was
dltched west of Hinckley, but the pass
engers all escaped. The train probably
burned after the passengers and crew had
escaped. A remarkable thing connected
with this accident is the fact that only q
few feet in front of where the train ditch
ed a bridge had been burned, which
would have caused serious accident with
certain loss of life. 1t is not thought
that any more trains have been caught in
the fires. None are running to-day.
ALL BRIDGES HAVE BURNED
and in places the track is useless, rails
being twisted and the ties burned. Only
one additional dead body has been found
at this place this morning and it is not
likely that the dead have exceeded 200
All will be buried tomorrow.
INFORMATION FROM DULUTH.
Duluth Evening Herald has in
formation that the total number of copses
recovered from the forest fires so far is
312. After the deluge the reaction came
at Hinckley. The excitement which has
buoyed up SO many survivors even in
the face of the fact that SD many of their
relatives persisted in the flames hes
passed away and now dull grief has taken
its place. The uninjured
REFUGEES AT PINE oITY
stand around in little knots discussing in.
cidents of the catastrophe in stricken
tone. The only druggist in Pine City
was kept busy until daylight filling pre-
scriptions and supplying lotions. BY
morning all the patients were in state
of com parative comfort. Among the
citizens of Pine City who had opened
their hearts and homes and public build
ings to the stricken all was hustle and &C
tivity. Coffee with plain fare was served
to all comers. Arrangements for the
RELIEF OF THE DESTITUTE
further up the line were taken up before
z O'Clock. A construction train loaded
for the repair of the bridge across the
Grindstone river at Hinckley came from
Rush City with party of laborers to dig
graves and inter the bodies. Crowds
took train and proceeded to the burn
ing country. At Hinckley provisions
were loaded on to hand car and star
was made across the shaky bridge tt
Miller, nine miles further north. From
Miller they expect to work east five miles
across the country on the Eastern Mime
sofa railroad where there are
BETWEEN FoRTY-F1vE AND FIFTY DEAL
and 200 living, who were saved in thu
Kettle river and in the great Sandstone
| quarries.