The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-03
A BlaCkGned Waste and
Charred Bodies Everywhere.
A TRAINS TERRIBLE TRIP.
Caught in the Blazing Woods, a Panic
EnSuGS Among the Passengers.

Frightful Experiences of a Hinckley
Lady Who Was Rescued-Bumanity
Forgotten IN the Mad Rush of the
Fear-Crazed Men and Women to
Save Themselves-Two Cinnamon,
Who Were Too Scared to Escape, Put
Their Heads Under the Seats and
We're Cremated in That Position.
Minneapolis, MINI, Sept. 2-The first
tram over the St. Paul and Duluth road,
direct from the great fire, reached Mime
apOlis at 12:45 this afternoon. There
were about a dozen persons on board, in
cluding Mrs. Lawrence, the only one Of
the passengers on the "hmited," which
started Saturday afternoon from Duluth,
who has yet reached Minneapolis The
other passengers were those who went up
on the limited yesterday afternoon from
this end of the line, and finding that they
could go no further they stopped at Pine
City and returned to Minneapolis on the
first train.
FIRST OF THE GREAT FIRE.
Mrs. Lawrence says the first evidence
of the fire was noticeable about ten miles
north of Hinckley, when the air became
almost suffocating. One mile north of
Hinckley number of persons, and Mrs.
Lawrence estimates the number at fifty,
rushed toward the train screaming fran
tically. The engineer, seeing the danger
they were in if they remained, stopped
the train TO let them aboard The heat
became intense and the whole volcano of
fire seemed to burst out in mighty effort
TO wipe the train and its occupants off the
face of the earth.
Mrs. Lawrence describing the scene
said: ''At the first rush of the flames
toward the cars the window panes went
out with a crash and the train began
slowly to return toward Skunk lake.
People screamed and men jumped through
the car windows. The wild panic was
horrible. There was no humanity in it.
Every fear-crazed person was for himself
and they did not care how they got out of
the swirling, rushing avalanche of flames.
My dress caught fire but | extinguished
the flames.
II saw two Cinnamon. can remember
the scene as if before me now. They were
paralyzed by fear and made no effort to
NNoJ1 buO simply illO JlltlE uGdQS
under the seats and were burned to death.
stood it as long as | could and then
rushed out of the car, jumping over one
or TWO persons that We're lying on the
ground injured Some of the people
jumped into Skunk lake, but ! simply ran
along the ties. The fire had burned away
and after running until my strength gave
out, | fell down between the rails.
put out the flames on my dress half
dozen times, and l had to hold my hands
over the baby's face in order TO keep it
from sutfocatinP."
This morning Mrs. Lawrence was
picked up in the middle of the track
ABOUT two miles north of Hinckley by a
fele1 party from Duluth which made the
trip on hand car.
The site of Hinckley," says Mrs Law
renee, lis nothing but a blackened waste
with the bodies of dead and injured per-
sons lying everywhere. There was fully
10 persons aboard the "hmited," but
only two were burned outright These
were the Cinnamon mentioned. About
dozen persons, according to her state
Heht, were injured in the panic which
resulted when the people tried to escape
from the car. Some rushed to the plat
Iorm and jumped off while the train was
moving, while others fought their way
through the struggling frantic mass of
PdSSengerS, In an effort to get away from
the scene. In this way many persons
suffered severe injuries, such as broken
bones and limbs
Mayor Eustis received a telegram from
aClJlZens' committee at Rush City, Mimi,
tulS afternoon stating that $50 lives had
ueen lost at Hinckley and the situation
vas horrlfylng. A carload of provisions
was procured but no engine was had to
"a saaAe IL TO the sufferers. IL will go out in
.ue morning, ana tomorrow meetings of
Tne business men of Minneapolis and St.
Iaul Will be held to provide relief
OVER 200 DEATHS REPORTED.
81 Cloud, Mimi, Sept. 2.-The first re-
port OF the terrible loss of life at Hinck-
ley was received here early this morning
rom Pine City, and a message TO the
treat Northern officials here said that
Hlnckley had been burned, the Great
Horthern roundhouse being the only
building lett, and that thirty lives had
oeen lost. And at noon a second tele-
srdn placed the dead at nearly 200, and
"oru was also received to be prepared .
" render assistance. The Great
northern is doing all in its power to reach
.ue nre stricken town. Ever since yes
oeruay afternoon, work trains have been
vthgaged in rebuilding burned bridges All
tne men that can be used are being rushed
W Tue front Three large bridges are
ooWn. AT o'clock the road is almost
otcar 10 point four miles west of Mora
Suu within fifteen miles of Hinckley, but
Tue ofhcials do not expect to get into
tlluckley until tomorrow. II is thought
Hsere that the town will be reached quicker
from Pine City
SCENES OF HORROR.
me scenes at the front where the
SorK trains are engaged are frightful.
one crew reported that they saw flames
TTWleep down on a house close to the track
tbn tbae place was enveloped in fire before
.ue people could escape. The workmen
ste,Le powerless TO render any assistance,
Cov,nl99ugh they were SO close that they