The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-09-06
DEAD BODIES
LAY IN HEAPS
Many Human Forms Are Turned 10 UlTeCOg-
nizablG CindeS.
HOW One MAN SAVED MANY lives
Braman Drove Thirty Persons Into a
Shallow Pool and Threw Water
Upon Them-Preparation for Re-
lief of the neutrality-suspicious. Are
Distributed at Hinckley Domestic
Animals Starving in the Burnt
District.
PINE CITY. Mimi. Sept. 8
Hinckley horror is dawning in

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GPHE Hinckley horror is dawning in
its awful magnitude. There
are now lying in the desoiate
U cemetery, under shallow Gov
ering of sand, or in rough boxes which
take the place of caskets. 216 bodies.
F. G. Webber, of Pine City. who has
had entire charge Of the interment, has
had his work we'll in hand and has
kept most accurate accounts of
the bodies These fignres are his,
and include those buried by their
friends. Four trenches in all have
been opened, separated by about four
feet. Commencing on the south in the
north trench are forty five unlocked
eorpses. In trench No 2 are twenty
boxes, many containing from two to
five bodies. This trench is not yet
closed. Iu the third are twenty-seven
boxes like the others. The fourth
Is not yet in use. but there are piled up
nineteen boxes which will be put in to
morrow
The foreman of the construction
train reported ho Coroner Cowan this
afternoon that n the hill at the north
end of the bridge across the Grind
stone were nine bodies completely in-
.cinerated, so that the sex could not be
distinguished.
A few rods west of where the Duluth
depot stood was found the body of
woman To this must be added the
few bodies shipped out, the two buried
by Jim Hunts party, four inferred by
another explorer, Stautla by name,
making the total of about .225 accounted
for in Hinekley and vicinity.
DEAD IN A MILL POND.
A mass of estimates are being made,
but there is no foundation for them
There were undoubtedly settlers and
men in the lumber camps who have not
yot been discovered. A search for them
will be prosecuted with vigor, and they
will bs buried where they lie There
is an unknown number of dead in the
mill pond. 1t is as yet unapproximated.
The bank was covered with sawdust
and edgings, and not far away was the
Brennan mill and lumber yard. A num-
Der OF persons was seen to 60 to the
mill pond. No one came out alive, and
hardly glimpse Of the south bank,
where the people were. can be OBJ
tanned on account Of the smoke still
rolling up in dense columns.
At Pokegama, or Brook Park, the
doad have been nearly all accounted
for and will not run over twenty-five.
AT Miller were buried twelve; at Sand
stone sixty seven. These figures with
an estimate including those not yet
found, bring the total up to $40. The
latter estimate may be too low, but it
is q matter Of absolute conjecture, and
it is here that the widely different
totals are found. Some think that at
least 200 settlers in camp are yet to be
found
The hero Of the burning of Pokegams
settlement is John Braman. He got
over thirty of the victims into shall
low pool below the log dam. The lat
ter caught fire and burned fiercely in
their faces On one side was the rail.
road trestle and on the other o pile Of
more than 100 cords of hard wood. Mr..
Braman and other men kept the women
and children In the shallow pool, dash
ing water over them.
Mr.. Braman lost his son, J. Braman,
who perished while trying to save bis
horses. Mrs. Braman and Mrs. Frame
and the latter's four children took
refuge under an overhanging bank of
the creek and were saved
There were 113 inhabitants in the
township and there were probably
few other fatalities
CARING FOR REFUGEES
DULUTH, Mimi, Sept. 5.-There are
over 1. 900 destitute refugees from the
Hiuckley and Sandstone fires now in
Duluth. and it is expected that there
will be only few more to come Over
So. 900 has been raised for their relief,
and food clothing and lumber have
been literally donated. Cloquet, Two
Harbors and other surrounding towns
are sending supplies. Some persons
are returning to their burned homes,
leaving wives and families in charge of
the Relief society. or sending them to
friends and relatives, The relief So
ciety sent 100 refugees yesterday to
friends or relatives in other cities.
The railways arr furnishing transpor-
tation subject to the order of the COM
mittee on transportation. The mayor
and city officials OF Hinckley are all safe
and arrived in the city last night. Ono
of the sad features is the large number
Of COWS. horses, sheep and hogs, as wei
as fowls, that miraculously escaped tho
fires and are now suffering and slowly
dying from hunger. The Humane So
cieties at Duluth will at once take this
part of the relief work in charge.
There was wedding yesterday in the
bethel in the midst OF several fire suf-
ferers by the Rev. G. G. Salter. The
bride was Sophie SLmuelson and the
groom John Dsroscor. both refugees
from Sandstone junction. 1t was one
of the few cheerful incidents of the
fire. Chief of Police Armstrong was
best man, and Mrs. Crowley, head of
the womans relief committee, was
bridesmaid. The families of the bride
and groom are fire destitute. Deroscor
in few days will return to his farm
and. with a box car for temporary
house, put up modest cabin. his
bride meanwhile staying with friends
Partial and conservative estimates of
the damage include the following
totals: At Hinckley. $500. 400; Sand
stone. $202, 500. aud Psrtridgs. $98. 900.
This makes a total of $3.50. 800 and
covers more than half the loss in all