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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-26
To Amend the Constitution.

Washington. January 25.--In the
House today, Mr.. Morse OF Massaohu-
setts, introduced joint resolution pro-
posing an amendment to the preamble of
the Constitution of the United States.
acknowledging the supreme authority
and just government of Almighty God
in ali the affairs of men and nations. In
the Senate a proposition of the National
Reform Association to amend the pre-
amble to the Constitution so as to
make it recognize the divinity of Jesus
Christ was presented by Mr.. Frye of
Maine, and referred to the judiciary
committee.
The repairs to the Machias and Castine
will be made at the Norfolk navy yard.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-26
INCOME TAX AND TARIFF.
Democratic Caucus Votes to Unite the Two
Measures.

Washington. January 25.-By vote of
SO to II. the Democrats of the House, in
caucus this evening, voted to make theIin-
ternal revenue bill, including the income
tax, an amendment to the customs rev.
enue bill now before the House. The
vote was taken upon the converse of
this proposition upon Mr.. Wilson'S
amendment to Mr.. Fithian's resolution
that the internal revenue bill be consid-
cred by the House as an Independent
proposition and voted upon after two
days debate. After discussion this was
defeated Il to SO. The effect of today's
action postpones from Monday until the
first of February the vote upon the pend
ing measure. The committee on rules
was requested to bring in the necessary
order tomorrow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.
SFEC1AL
PALE, THIN AND EMACIATED
PEOPLE.
A Flesh Forming Food
(Artiffcially Digested.)

The country is full of them. They
do not know what it is to feel well
like other folks. Medicines of all
kinds have been tried without good
results. Cod Liver Oil and the pre-
parations of Malt have all failed.
What is the reason? These emacia-
ted people cannot digest starchy
foods. The fat of the body is pro-
duced with bread, potatoes and other
starchy food. If they will eat food
that is artifcially digested, they will
grow fat, strong, plump and robust.
They will commence gaining flesh at
once. This Flesh Forming Food is
called PaSkoIa. Send for a pamphlet.
Agents wanted everywhere. Address
The Pre-Digested Food Co.,
16s Duane Street, New York.
COOK, EVERETT & PENNELL, PortIand,Ms.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
GOING TO MINNEAPOLIS.
Many OF the Injured to Be Re-
moved.

Many OF the Injured to Be Re-
moved.
Special to the Globe.
PINE CITY. Minn.. Sept. SC. NJ.
Loring, chairman of the Minneapolis
committee. of Minneapolis. has tele-
graphed for a special car over the st.
Paul & Duluth road to be used by the
hospital surgeons in charge here in con-
veying nine of the more seriously in
jured to hospital at Minneapolis. 1t
will then be more convenient for the
physicians and the patients will have
better care. He wants to make
the removal in the morning. The
weather is growing cooler, and will per-
nit the removal in the morning. in case
a car with good equipments is provided,
and attached to the train passing here
at IL a. IN. tomorrow. Tents were de-
livered here today by Capt. w. II. fart.
brigade quartsrmaster. of st. Poul, and
set up as follows: Fifty tents set at
Pine City in the city pard, ten tents
delivered to the local committee
as a reserve eighteen tents delivered
at Hinckley, ten of which were set up
and eight held as surplus. two deliy-
cred at Mission Greek.
Gen. Bunker had the st. Paul troops
on duty on the arrival of the train with
tents. Capt. Hale therefore placed his
soldiers at the service of Capt. Hart, to
set up the tents. The st. Paul squad
assisted in setting the tents at Hinck-
ley and then returned to st. Paul at Z
p. NJ.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04

to their eyes by smoke. A relief party
went to their assistance last night on
hand car from Hinckley. The party
consists Of j. ID. Markham. of Pine
City; B. j. Kelsey. Of Kenyon, DR..
Allen. of Cloquet; DR.. Higgins. of MINI
neapolis; Rev. Fosbrook. of Sunrise,
and WV. Brennan. They took supply
of provisions and camping outfit and
will arrange 10 bury the dead and care
for the survivors. Mr.. Brennan says
there is not sign Uf house left
in the place. Doctors Kilvington, Nip
pert and Fitzgerald, of Minneapolis,
were detailed Dy the committee at Pine
City to 20 to Sandstone and render such
services as they could. The lone woods
mans shanty between Pine City and
HInckley is a curious sight. The brown
paper covering Is loose at the ends. The
box on pail beside the shanty
still stands. Neither of them are even
scorched, although the timber and
grass within few feet of them were
burned. Dense clouds of smoke still
hang over the territory, and is still
teeming up from the burning timber
and the SWamps.
The stumps Of trees are lying above
ground about Hinckley, the ground
having been literally burned from
under them to depth of two feet.
This Is accounted for from the fact that
the timber stood in swamps and the
grass and peet having burned away
lowered the surface of the land. Oc-
casionally green sapling is left with
its leaves almost fresh, while about
them the bushes and trees are stripped
and blacked by fire. Thousands Of
small trees are broken and twisted as if
a cyclone swept over the country.
About O'Clock this evening search
party in wagon returned to Hinckley
from the woods near by, bringing with
them nine dead bodies. They reported
wenty more bodies lying in the woods,
and were unable to haul them in be
cause OF their already heavy load. The
rough ground makes it impossible to
drive fast or TO haul big load. Wagons
and searching parties will 20 out tomOr-
row to bring III other dead.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04

them In. So rapidly did it come
that many were unable to reach
the river and died in the
middle of the street. Not
a thing was saved. In less than half an
hour the town was swept from the face
of the earth. Those who survived are
the ones who managed to get into the
river. where they remained most of the
night. Mr.. Staffenfeldt said that they
have found forty.eight dead bodies and
twenty-five are still missing, most likely
missing for all time.
The quarry had just received orders
for large amount of work, and In two
days more crew of 600 men would
have been working there. One shud-
ders when contemplating the conse.
quences had the fire not come until
several days later. The people are en-
tirely destitute. not having as much as
decent clothes to wear, and their condi-
tion is one which appeals to the sympa-
thy of all.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
OVER $4,000 RAISED.
St. Paul Aroused to the Relief
OF Fire Sufferers.

Sts fuui aroused TO the helfe1
OF Fire Sufferers.
As report after report came over the
wires telling of the enormity Of the
calamity which had tefalIen tho people
of Hinckley and of other Pine county
towns, the population of st. Paul woke
up to man in the immediate work of
doing all that was possible fer the relief
of the sufferers. Never was there
more spontaneous ou:5urst of like char
acter. and never more liberal spirit of
giving. And yet only beginning has
been made, and the work viii be kept
up.
Early yesterday morning the members
of the chamber Of commerce and citi-
zens in general held meeting and
started the work OF relief. L. w. Peet
was chosen to preside. ard J. l. Beau
mont acted As secretary. Mr. Peet In
brief outlined what had already been
done to relieve the immediate wants
and urged prompt action, saying that
the governor would undoubtedly call on
the people Of the state before night,
by proclamation. for general contribu-
tons.
AS soon as MIR. Peet had finished
his remarks, G. w. Hackett urged that
action be taken at once and that a
committee be appointed, to consist O;
twenty-one or more members. to act as
A General Comu,ittcc
for the soliciting of aid and 10 look after
the distribution of supplies.
Mayor Smith stated that he bad
thought Of calling special meeting Of
the city council and ssk that speciaI
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
THE HERO Of HINCKLEY.

Written for the Globe
When devastation through the pine lands
broke,
And all the air was filed with flame and
smoke:
When desol alton stalked through Hinckley
town,
Dark'ning the village DER with fearful
frOwn,
When faces blanched with terror-stricken
fear,
And piteous means went up from far and
near
Lo, from the north a dark shape hove in
view,
One moment later, and a whistle blew.
THE south-bound train"' thousand voices
call,
While hope eternal fills the hearts OF all.
Al every turn, at every piston stroke,
Tho iron horse gains on the flame and smoke,
Which, like arch-demons of destructive
breath,
Fly madly after on the wings of death.
she comes! She comes! Gods messenger
The populace send up mighty cheer
Now buoyant hope has taken place Of grief,
And prayers are answered by this glad relief.
The panic-stricken refugees in vain
Rush from the woods 10 crowd the waiting
train,
Mean while the flame. with many crash
and moan,
Seeking new victims. dashes madly on.
Within his cab. the engineer delays.
To take up every helpless victim stays:
Burning aud bruised, bleeding from every
pore.
He calmly looks the situation DER.
And bravely VOWS he'll neer desert his post,
But save the sufferers at any cost.
The cars are all atiame-it seems al age,
This awful waiting in fiery cage,
Put while cry for succor greets his ear,
He cannot leave-this plucky engineer.
'All aboard! Aboard.'' The last call has
gone forth,
The train starts swiftly backing for the
north
On through perfect hell of flame she flies,
Ine air Is filled with agonizing cries.
What noble, manly feelings filled his breast,
Who thought not OF himself, but for the
With hand on throttle, through the dark he
peers
The watchword DUTY falling on his ears.
A yawning chesm sweeps before his eyes.
Down on the cab floor, faInting. weak, he lies.
A dash of water from the fireman's cup,
And bravely to his feet he staggers up.
"We'll save 'em yet'-his wild eyes strangely
gleam.
Come. sonny! Watch the gauge! Fire up!
More steam!''
And at his post he proudly takes his stand,
And there he stays and there he fingers on
I'll all his crew of passenger are gone.
Gone from the train at Skunk lakes murky
shore.
Tortured by flames increasing more and
The battles won-JIm Root has saved the
day.
braver hero ne'er was made from clay.
or precious stuff this noble son of toll,
A sturdy specimen of Freedoms soil,
Let Fame cree! a monument on high
10 THIS immortal name. not born to die.
Michael Joseph Dounelly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
SEVERAL MEETINGS HELD.
Various Civic Societies Go
Actively Into the Work of
Raising Funds.
TWIN CITY MAYORS CONFER
Voluntary Aid Telegraphed by
Mayors All Over the
Nation.

Gov. Nelson arrived in the city las,
night from Alexandria, where he had
gone Saturday to be with his family
over Sunday, and at once issued the
following relief proclamation concern
ing the great calamity at Hinckley and
other Minnesota localities:
TO the People of Minnesota:
Information of an official char.
acter has reached me that the vii.
lagos Of Hinckley, Sandstone, Mis-
sion Creek and the neighborfns
towns and farms have been de.
stroyed by forest fires; that hun.
dreds OF lives have been sacrificed,
and suffe ring and destitution ara
on every hand; that the survivors
Of this terrible devastation are In
immediate need of food, clothing,
shelter and everything that makes
existence possible.
This appalling disaster appeals to
every heart of generous Impulses,
and the case Is one that demands
the immediate and liberal assist.
ance OF all good citizens of This
state.
Now. Therefore, I, Knute Nelson,
governor of the state of Minnesota,
in view of this awful calamity
which has beraIlcn our people, and
by virtue of the authority In me
vested. do hereby appeal TO all Iib-
eral and pubIic-spirIted citizens, to
all municipalities and to all re.
ligiOus and benevolent institutions
tiOn towards securing contribu-
tfOns for the relief of the prevailing
distress.
L hereby appoint the following
state commission authorized 10 re.
ceive contributions of money and
supplies, and TO expend and dfss
burse the same:
c. A. .Piiisbury. of Minneapolis.
Kenneth Clark, of st. Paul.
Charles H. Graves. of Duluth.
Matthew G. Norton, of Winona.
Hastings III. Hart, of st. Paul.
IN witness whereof 1 have here.
unto set my hand, and caused 70
be affixed the great seal of the
state of Minnesota. at the capitol,
in the city of ST. Paul. this Sd day
September, A. ID. 1894.
lGreat Seal.1 KNUTE NELSON.
BY the Governor.
+. r. BROWN, Secretary of State.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
SOME of THE DEAD.
Those Who Have Been Identified
at Hinckley.

Those Who Have Been Identified
at Hinckley.
Special to the Globe.
= PINE CITY. Minn., Sept. Sup to
the present the following is a list Of the
names Of the persons who have been
identified:
JAMES BEAN.
JAMES FARRAGHAN.
WALTER GRAY.
WILLIAM SIGNALLING.
SWAN ANDERSON and family.
MIKE MURPHY.
JOE RlCKASON.
RICHARD NESBITT.
MRS. M'NAMEE and five children,
MRS. ROSEDAHL.
AXEL HANSON and faulty of six.
WILLIAM NESBITT.
HENRY HANSON.
CHRIS PEARSON.
MRS. ED HANSON.
CLARA HANSON.
LOLLlE LEAF.
MRS. FRISK and two children.
RICHARD GUSTAFSON and father.
CHARLES WISTERGREEN and
three chilren.
LEW DAVIS.
WILL DUNN.
JOE KRONENBERG and family.
DENNIS BRNNAN.
FRANK NORTON.
DENNIS RILEY.
JOHN ROGERS,
X. BONE.
ORVILLE cox.
MRS. LEE WEBSTER,
BARTLETT-rwo daughters of W.
S. Bartlett.
JOHN ANDERSON and wife and
daughters Clara and Emily, and sou
Charles.
MRS. JOHN BEST and five chilren.
Four inmates of house of ill fame.
PETER NELSON.
HENDERSON-Mr HeDderson's two
sons.
BARNEY CAIN and father.
G. E. PEASLEE and
PAUL SCHLANCE, of Taylor's
Falls.
CHARLES STROMBERG and fam
fly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
SINGULAR INCIDENTS.
Some OF Them Bob Up During
the Great Fire.

the Great Fire.
Special to the Globe.
PINE CITY. Mlnn.. Sept. 8. = The
body of MIR. Rowley was brought to
Hinckley tonight. A casket arrived
from st. Paul. The remains will be
encased tonight and will be sent home
on the first train. The body is black
ened so that recognition was difficult.
Of the many incidents is one witnessed
by number of people in the Grind
stone river. Among the people in the
river were dogs, cats and two
bears. The most singular animal
in the group was prairie
wolf that was driven into the
river by the flames. The beast did not
seem wild. and was among the people
trying to keep above water by climbing
upon one man, who first took it to be
dog. IL got out OF the river alive, AMI
afterwards made its escape. Another
party of men told Of seeing large
black bear and several wolves in the
shallow water of Snake river.
The only two animals surviving at
Hinckley are horse and cat. The
horse belongs to the Brennan Lumber
company. and was saved by going into
the river. 1t is so badly crippled
with burns sustained by walking
over the hot earth after that
its hoofs are loosening, and death
will inevitably come. The cat was
picked up today by John Williams. He
brought it to Pine City, and will keep it
as a memento.
One of the sad scenes was that when
John Blanchard, car repaireI of the
st. Paul & Duluth road, went to Hinck-
ley to recover the bodies of his wife and
two children. He encased the remains
in rude boxes and brought them TO Pine
City for burial. John Mcnamara. who
was reported dead yesterday, was found
today to be alive.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
NINE MORE DEAD BODIES
We're Hauled Into Hinckley Last
Evening.

PINE CITY, Mlnn., Sept. Sat the
place where Pokegama stood there are
twenty dead and fifteen missing. This
was village Of 100 inhabitants located
on the Eastern Minnesota road, eight
miles east of Hinckley. w. w. Bra
man and thirty-five others escaped by
hiding in puddle of water. The dead
at Pokegama are:
j. w. BRAMAN. single.
CHARLES ANDERSON, wife and
three children and sister-in-law.
FRED MOHLANDER, his wife and
two children and Mrs.. Mohlander's sis
ter.
THOMAS RAYMOND. wife and chill.
CHARLES ANDERSON. single.
ERICK LARSON. -.-,-.
WILLIAM BARNES.
Joseph Gruyer is badly burned. There
are fifteen others missing. About
thfyty.fve took refuge In mud puddle
and sscaped with no other damage than
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
THE HORROR AT SANDSTONE

One Of the Survivors Tells the
Story OF the Disaster.
Special to the Globe.
PINE CITY, Minn., Sept. 3.-The sur
vivors at Sandstone have narrowing
tales to relate. Otto. Staffenfeldt, a
merchant, related the story of the be-
ginning Of the fire. He said that dur
Ing Saturday afternoon great smoke
rolled over the city, and loud noise
like thunder Vas heard In the distance.
People packed up everything, so as to
be in readiness to move to the river.
which lies on the east of the
village. Before any person was
aware Of the real dangeH a great roll Of
smoke, dust and fire came in upon them
and in less than Ave minutes the whole
town was In blaze. The fire came In
from three sides, completely hsmming
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
sANDsToNE's AWFUL FATE.
The Loss of Life in the Quarry
Town Appalling.

Town Appalling.
SANDSTONE, Sept. 3. - All that
remains of what was once the prosper
Gus village of Sandstone is the small
shack used by the Sandstone company
for an office, and this would have met
the fate of the other buildings but for
the fact that it was located near the
quarry and the flames missed it.
Crowded into this building and the ferry
the relief party found over 200 people
who had lost their homes and
everything they possessed except the
clothing they wore. When the st. Paul
& Duluth relief train, which left Duluth
at o'clock, arrived at Miller's juno
ton, word was received that the town
of Sandstone was entirely burned and
the people were in need of immediate
aid. A party of the relief committee
aboard the train started with provisions
to look after the destitute people. After
passing the Eastern Minnesota tracks
and Just before coming to glowing coal
and ashes that marked all that remained
of Sandstone, several bodies were seen,
the victims apparently having been
overtaken by the flames as they were
fleeing to safety.
On reaching the quarry below the
town where the people who were saved
were awaiting aid, they were given pro-
visions and those who were uninjured
were sent forward to the relief train,
about four or five miles away. Those
who were burned and number of
children were left In the office building
until today, when they will be cared for
by another relief train. All those saved
at Sandstone were in the river while
the cyclone Of flames passed, and only
managed TO escape by wading In the
water as far as possible and
then throwing water over each
others heads. The coming of the
flames sounded like thunder, and with
such rapidty did they come that people
who fingered to save prope rty or neg
lected to seek safety in the river, per.
ished in the flames. AS far as could be :
learned last night. between forty and
fifty bodies were scattered about the
streets, burned to crisp. The relief
committee had paid little attention to
tuC uUuiCoi dS tuo litlug ISQuiFtu ILL.,
mediate attention. The town toasted of;
water WORKS, but, as one of the old,
citizens remarked, the whole of Kettle
river would not have had any effect on
the solid sheet of flames that advanced
on the town aud swept it out of exist
ence In less than an hour.
The relief train took back about 245
persons to Duluth for aid. The list Of
the identified dead, as nearly as could
be gotten from the survivors who
reached the train, is as follows: q
ENGLAND, his wife and. family of
seven children.
JOHNSON, his wife and child and
brother-fn-laW. -
EDSTROM'S family of six; Edstrom
himself badly IL not fatally burned.
II, II. HOFFMAN and wife.
ALFRED BROAD, wife. and family
Of three children.
AUGUST SWENspN and son died
at the pump house and were found in
the box.
EMIL PETERSON, single, found in
the crntral part Of town. e :
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-04
THE WORK OF RELIEF.
1t Is Going on Briskly From Pine
City.

Shtys
Special to the Globe.
PINE CITY, Mimi, Sept. 3.-The first
through train since the devastation
was the St. Paul & Duluth special that
left st. Paul at Ais this evening. In
addition to an investigation committee
from Minneapolis, it had on board about
100 sightseers and committees from
benevolent societies. The passage of
the train was looked upon with delight
by people who had been shut out from
the world for days that have been filled
with thrilling experiences, On the train
was also Bishop NJ. N. Gill
bert. OF St. Paul, who came here
as the representative Of the relief
committee of twenty.one appointed by
the chamber of commerce today. Bishop
Gilbert will offer his services 10 the
people here and will gather tho facts
wanted by his committee at st. Paul.
He Is IN conference with the committees
here, and will remain on the scene as
long as his services are needed. Mrs.
A. K. Barnum and Mrs. John W.White,
of st. Paul, arrived this morning and
are already busy relieving the worn-out
women In the hospital. The st. Paul
citizens are still showing their gener-
osity and winning everlasting gratitude
by caring for the distressed.
A carload of provisions and supplies
arrived on alelief train early in the
day, ana the special train arriving at 7
this evening brought large supply of
fresh bread and other edlbles. The
supplies were all sent in care of the
committee ON provisions and supplies
appointed Sunday. St. Paul Lodge No.
SO Of Elks turned over 500 to the relief
committee, and Supreme Ruler E. II.
Dsarth will be here tomorrow to inquire
what further funds the Elks should
contribute. The Odd Fellow lodges of
st. Paul sent Assemblyman W. R.
Johnson and committee here to make
Investigation as to the needs Of the
people, and ascertain what members of
the order or family connections are dead
or injured. DR.. Burnside Foster. Of st.
Paul, arrived here this evening and will