Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-03


fiIsfrict aIr,-ady hoTne1i o--.- -.,s.- -
encounter no.s,bIx -. ,,n.tI" , I'm
them.
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n H,,,o sa,,,a,,, =, - -. - e,
HipckIev and tho r,xsepsT.rs ,Isart,,I a..
bnrning train M that Ia. so,s,nr, -, -
us,, i'm n syrsmn xvh.rn ,h.v - -,
night.
sunday morning relief train from the
north brought them through to HinckIcy
and on to this city. The relief train car
ried a supply OF hand cars, which were
used I'm picking up the bodies Of the dead
along the track Ono hundred bodies
were picked up and brought into Hinck-
Icy before the relief train came on to this
city with the injured passengers and
trainmen.
AS night closed in tho people began to
come out from their hiding places and
made their way over the hot embers of
their city. They were absolutely dazed
by the catastrophe, and the night was
spent in an endeavor to find relatives or
to ascertaining their whereabouts. Com
munication with the outer world was cot
on rs completely as II they were on a des-
ert island. -
Tho fire hRi speht Its full fury, but tho
air was nled with smoke. through which
gleamei the dull glow bf smoldertnu frs.
WO kaKh ntapn ~ SoNNlR. which nnArEaH
this location of the Duluth coalsheds.
Nere blazing. and by the ftful light peo-
pie were wandering about picking out the
places where out sly hours before their
happy homes had stood
The fact that so many had escaped by
train added To the anxiety of those whose
riends and relatives were not to be found,
lille IL IurnEned at tho same time q
= Tor hore that they werc In safety.
thu morning broke n few ener-
ats began to organize the work
of Ia, oycry of the adde's. J. W. Sar-
gent, a passenger conductor on the Du-
luth road. got into Hinckley during the
night, and no organized n volunteer crew,
who manned two hand cars. the eauacfty
of which was increased by the use OF
planks. They went up the Duluth trark
to the north and picked up 81 bodies bo-
tween the river and skunk Lake
The bodies were wrapped in blankets
and such clothes as could be obtained and
laid out by the side OF the track where the
depot had stood
Citizen volunteers harneSsed up tho
available vehicles saved In the gravel nit
and went out to the swamp across the
1findstone- Ihey brought 90 bodies
which were oArF'ea OUT 20 the uesoiAte
", sIhs sFo"ho hiiie east OF the Town
here was neitner ume nor OPT ortnnity
10 sc t.i nc o'au our'ed with tho u uai eere-
inony. Inc cScitement OF tho occ1 sion. tho
horrlole experience through winch the
LNlhg hau plsscu anu the more horrible
form IN wtnch death mad come 10 the lost
had temporarily hiunted the inner senses
and tho dead were heaPed high on the
wagons ana laid In piles at the cemetery
among thc shnohlns enhoers anu stuihps
'ha ~, suEF"'iiiucu .'ou acr@
s,,Tar. stt.s,I.. -, ~ $500. -
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va r,,,nin, i'm :, So, n ,InncS ran
back ABOUT SIX miles tllI i came 10
swamp, where stopped anu the PaSsen
gers - raInhl"ti out and buried themsolvcs
an tho mad AMI water. he cars were Ill
th"r.uEhIy ablaZ" by this Time ana J,
was hnt short time before thcy We're All
IN runs even the tender OIL IN" engine
ncing consumed
Engineer ROOT was hadiy cut pF broken
glass, nut his worst injuries Were from
lnhaling The hot air ana smoke Inc
! physicians hope that MS INTERNAL ihJuri
may not prove iatai.
! Relief From st. Paul.
| ST Paul was quick TO respond to the
| ueetls OF the stricken DcoDlp In An in.