Evening journal., 1894-09-04

people were taken aboard and messen-
ger sent to Sandstone, who informed the
people Of tho arrival Of thorellef Very
few rcmained but those with loved ones
lying dead
There was no attempt to care for the
dead who lay scattered through the streets
OF the town Everything infiammable at
Sandstone was destroyed, and investiga-
tion brought the number Of dead at that
place up TO 62, with 81 people missing
Mr.. Webster tho father Of Mayor Lee
Webster In this town, was among the
dead, and Mr.. Webster sent to Sandstone
TO bury his father and mother The scone
at Sandstone, as described by Mr.. Web
ster, was heartronding.
Scenes In Sandstone.
The streets of the town were only lines
OF sand between heaps OF ashes. Within
these lines lay 40 bodies scattered at ran
dom, and 90 more were found dead in the
outskirts Of the town and IN the hollows
and marshes toward tho river bank The
bodies were lying exposed to the sun and
rain and were rapidly deoomposlng. They
were identified as far as possible ana will
be buried today.
Tho Duluth people nre looking after
the care and relief OF the people on the
line north OF Hinckley. Thoy are doing
their work well and win SEQ that not one
OF the living Is allowed to suffer for food
OF clothing
one OF the marvellous circumstances OF
the affair Is the escape OF 40 many oattla
and horses. Many were absolutely un-
scnthed, though no ono can tell how thoy
escaped tho ordeal OF fire. Othsrs wora
pitifully burned, and steps are tardiiy be-
ing taken 20 put them out OF their misery
The animals were without food until
late yesterday afternoon, when tho rellof
train brought up somo hay, and Tho COWS
were in great suffering, NOT having boon
mllled for two days.
In the afternoon n strong breoze swops
up from the south, and soon tho flames,
which had boon quenched 30 smoldorina
by the morning showers, were again fan
ned TO q bln1o, and hundreds OF columns
of smoke began TO ascend from tho woods.
Tho fire Will not be out for many days, but
there is no danger, as the undorhrush Ia
burned out oloan, and thero Is no posi-
bility Of it spreading. The intensity and
insntiability OF the FIRE can bo seen from
tho fact that the corduroy nlls, whore the
logs were buried Hndor several foot OF
Ing It's way through under the entire
width OF the rond
None OF tho citiEons OF Pine City who
volunteered aid in the relief work did
more than II. G. Wober. He took ontlro
charge OF the work at the cemetary and
| kept at the hideous work until ali that
| could DO done had been accomplished.
Not until niRhtfsll were his labors over,
and during that timo no had a succession
OF relays OF mon undor him. for many sick
enod and Ind to give II up. Tho work
| progressed slower tlARn would have been
the case had Mr.. Weber's working forco
boon adequate As II was, 90 unidentified
dead wero intoPred in the trunchoa Bc
moro were put IN boxes, and 10 wero bur.
led by their friends, making toeal Of 1874
bodies handled at tho cemetery
Mr.. Weber says he has reports Of 81 bod.
les all ready for burial today. and This
number viii grow every hour. The bodi0u
found after today must bo buried whery
they are found, as they are literally fall
ing TO pieces IN most oases.
Ghouir AmenG the Dead.
There Is a strong suspicion that among
those who have been in Hinokloy ostensi.
bly, for relief purposes there has been a
lawless few who are playing tho part
OF ghouls and vandnls Many OF tho bod
les had money and valuables ON them,
and In cases whose number can only be
oonjeoturod from two or three which are
known these were stolen. One body wa.
found whose pockets had been turned in
side out
An tho military forces have been with.
drawn from Hinokley and Pine City,
everything that could be accomplished
having boen done. This Is a regiment OF
well armed troops from Fort Smelling un.
der command Of Captain Halo and lieu.
tenant Mccoy II was decided at night tc
send tho worst OF tho injured to So. Paul,
where they can secure hospital treatment
The wind. has changed TO the north and
Is blowing almost gale. The tompera.
ture has fallen IS or 20 degrees, which
viii materially lessen tho difficulty OF
handling tho dead.