St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-18
NEARLY $1,000 IS MELTED.
The Pleasure Seekers Carry
Away Souvenirs Of
the Event.
HOT AT RELIEF COMMITTEES
Fire Sufferers Claim That
Distribution Is Not Prop,
erly Made.

ST. CLOUD, Sept. l7.-The excursion
which was run yesterday from this city
to Hinckley for the benefit of the fire
sufferers will not quite net $1,000. The
train returned here in the evening at G
O'Clock, and nearly every one who ac-
companied the party had gathered some
relic or other for a souvenir OF the great
CONFEDERATION. 1t Is now estimated that
the burned territory will at least extend
over tract of forty miles, and is nearly
thirty miles wide. The scenes along
the line of the fire cyclone which swept
over this district two weeks ago are so
forcibly impressed upon the visitors
that they will never forget them. There
are miles of ground upon which there
is not spearof green grass or anything
that would indicate that ever anything
grew on the vast des 'rt. But the up
rooted trees, blackened StumDs and
charred trunks of the great forest and
the dark ash-covered earth tell wildly
of the transformation wrought from
green fields and woods aud signing
pines.
At Pokegama but a very brief stop
was made. Not a yestige is left here of
the once tlourlshing little town. The
very dam and sluice way in the little
stream that flows through the town site
was burned away. At Hinckley SINH
lar picture of desOlatl0n is presented,
with the only exception that the work of
rebuilding has commenced, and small
shacks are put up for temporary ref
uge. A great deal of dissatisfaction is
existing among the sufferers because. as
they claim. OF the manner in which tn e
state commission is doing things on the
grounds.
&. W. Marchin. of Minneapolis. has
control of the relief work on the ground.
and has several clerks ami assistants,
young men from other cities. j. g..
Howard, of Duluth, has charge of the
distribution OF lumber and rebuilding.
He has superseded the local building
association. A number o. st. Cloud
railroad men brought several OF their
fellow employees to the relief committee.
to whom they stated that these had
families and had lost everything in the
fire. On Saturday night 1.-THE young
man." as they designated Marchin. had
stopped their meal ticket. They also said
that the state commissioner had placed
a lot of young men in charge. These
men did not know the people of Hinck-
ley, and were feeding people who were
not deserving. and denying it to others
who were entitled TO it.
Neither Mr.. Marchin or any of his as
sistants could be found, having gone
home over Sunday. A number of we'll
known Hinckley people were asked
about the difficulty. In regard TO the
railroad men they said that the company
would feed its own employees, aud
therefore had Instructed the relief
CO mmittee to stop issuing meal tickets
to them. The railroad men, however,
say they were denied all relief.
An old Hinckley resident.asked about
the trouble, said he depl0red the fact
very much that the state commission
should have seen fit to take everything
out of the hands of the local committee
or even consult 1t. I'VE know things
are not run right. but then we do not
want to kick, because they might think
we were ungrateiul, and the whole
state has been very generous to u.s."
On Saturday another body was found
and buried with the 24S in the cemetery.
1t was that of SWede known as MUIR
ply" He was the fireman in the saw
mill, and blew the whistle which
sounded the alarm when the fire swept
down upon the village. The hand of q
woman was found by party who were
seaching for relics in heap Of ashes
that Indicated where house had stood
OF the many different relics that were
found and brought home, Aid. N. P
kraemer was the most fortunate. He
brought back five silver dollars melteC
together. A. A. Wright had grII
with a piano inside. Deputy Auditor
Atkins had two flower vases, but they
were stolen from him before he go
home. Editor Eastman's most valu ablt
souvenir was 50-cent revenue stamI
taken from the bottom of beer key
The cask had been burnt in two. bu
the stamp escaped unscorched.
Near Mora Saturday fire totally de
strOvsd everything on the farm of Fri
Erickson, whose loss is estimated a
| 5000. with no insurance.