The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-05
to the remains of a burned wagon. Under

to the remains of a burned wagon. Under
the wagon were the bodies of
WOMAN AND THREE CHILDREN,
but the horses were not harmed in the least
and were brought back into town.
The body of. Jim Bean, the Brennan Lun-
Der Company foreman, was found in the
swamp under a wagon. The wagon had
struck stump and the team had broken
away. There were only few fragments
of Beams body unburned, but he iden-
titled by some keys. Bean was one of
the best known lumbermen of Western
many years before coming to Hinckley four
years ago.
The principal buildings burned We're the
general store run in connection with the
mill, Swan Anderson's residence. NJ Con-
nor's residence, Central House, S. +. Bart
lett, proprietor, postofice, P. LAUDER post
master; Morrison Hotel D. Greeley, pro-
prietcr; Joe kronenbergs saloon, Turgeon S
barber shop. Dunn & Davis saloon, Alex
ander HanSenS saloon and residence, Mrs.
McLean's laundry, Dan McIver's residence
Archie McGoverns residence, Mrs. Booth s
candy store, DR.. CoWan's drug store John
Lundertrums fruit store, L. l.. Eskes'
store and general merchant tailoring estab-
liShment. McLaren & CoXs general mer-
chandise store and blacksmith shop, A. X.
Amesers boot and shoe store, A. +. Craig S
barber shop, Pine County Bank, John
Luchinger's meat market, X. Bones jew
elry store, N. Millers restaurant and bak-
cry; A. Hay, publisher of Hinckley Enter
prise; G. Cohen's clothing store, p. Bren-
mems confectionery store, H. Mller's cigar
factory and the Eastern Hotel.
AS NIGHT CLOSED IN
the people began to come out from their
hiding places and made their way over the
hot embers of their city. They We're alb
sOlutely daZed by the catastrophe, and the
night was spent in an endeavor to find
llat prfo in, thnir
Communicate with the outer world was
cut off for hours as completely as if they
were on a desert island The fire had spent
its force, but the air was filled with smoke,
through which cleaned the dull blaze of
smouldering fire in the more substantial
stocks of goods. Two huge heaps of coal
which marked the location of the Duluth
coal sheds were blazing and by the ftful
light people wandered about picking out
the places where but six hours before their
happy homes had stood. The fact that SO
many had escaped by train added to the
anxiety of those whose friends and rela-
tives were not to be found while it fur
nished at the same time a basis of hope
that they were in safety.
When the morning broke, a few energetic
spirits began to organize the work of the
recovery of the bodies.
J. W. Sargent a passenger conductor on
the Duluth road got into Hinckley during
the night and he organized volunteer crew
who manned two handcars whose capacity
was increased by the use of planks. They
went up the Duluth track to the north
and picked up 81 bodies between the river
and Skunk lake The bodies We're wrapped
up in blankets and such cloth as could
be obtained, and laid ont by the side of
the track where the depot had stood. Here
also were brought the two little sons of
Tom Henderson, Sandy and Johnny and
the corpses of Mrs. Martinson and her
four children.
Mrs Blanchard and her two children
who were burned to death just above the
Duluth roundhouse and the man I.ambe-
son, who was found near the Martinson
party.
Citizen volunteers also harnessed IN the
available vehicles saved in the gravel pit
and went out to the swamp across the
GrindStone. They
BROUGHT IN NINETY-SIN BODIES.
which were carried out to the desolate little
burying ground a mile east of town. There
was neither time nor opportunity to observe
the sacred formalitieS usually surrounding
death The excitement of the OCCASION the
horrible experience through which the liv-
ing had passed and the more horrible form
in which death had come to the lost, had
temporarily blunted the finer sensibilities.
and the dead were heaped high on the
wagons and laid in piles at the cemetery
among the smoking embers and stumps
that surrounded Gods acre.
1t was a gruesome sight DR.. d. w
Cowan, the coroner, who was here there
and everywhere, in general supervision,
directed the digging of two huge pits, 24x12
feet, in which the intarmant will be made
tomorrow. One of the sadiest features of
the calamity is the impossibiity of identifi-
cation in such large proportion of the
cases. The &c bodies brought into this
point were examined by many OF the sur
viving residents of Hinckley and but four
he IN ri A iHa
Hanson. Denis Riley and Mrs VIM. Gin
der The balance will have to be Luried
together In the ndefiniteness of the ar
rangements-and it seemed impossible
otherwise under the crcumstances-due
regard was not paid to a proper separate
preservation of articles found on the bodies,
and the last chance of Identification was
lost.
Those who brought in the bodies from
the swamp reported that there were at
least 81 other bodies out there which can
not be brought in until morning. Out on
the Best
FAMILY OF SIX PERSONS.
father mother and four children. Best
was a prosperous farmer living just out of
town. Here also were recovered the bodies
of the three unfortunate creatures who
lived at the stockade There were six of
these women in ALL They escaped TO the
trunk and We're overtaken by the flames.
Near Skunk Lake was found a family con-
sisting of father, mother and six children.
OF another family in which there were
five children, only the father escaped.
There was settlement of about 80 people
near this lake, and but two are known
to be alive.
Marvellous escapes were numerous. John
H. Anderson started out by team with
his wife and three children. Just across
the river the horses were overcome by the
smoke The family were overcome by the
heat They left the wagon and started
forward on foot, frequently being separ-
ated. The father, mother and the daugh-
ter Emily, died in the swamp. Charles
and his little 12-year-old brother struggled
for the Duluth track. The latter fell in
ditch and was too exhausted to rise. He
lay there all night and this morning made
his way to the track, finding the dead
body of his brother but a few feet from
the place where he had been saved. The
other daughter was on the Eastern train.
Another family consisting of man. his
wife and four little children, and the wifes
brother crawled out on boom in the
river where they remained all night. They
made their way to Hinckley this after
noon and came down to Pine City, where