The record-union., 1894-09-04

oOA VI uSdu 10 not materially alter a
former estimate. In fact, that estimate is
proving remarkably exact. considering
the confusion of the first day. One ele-
ment that makes close figuring very diff
cult Is the fact that bodies seen in the
WOODS auu along the track are not infre-
quently reported to two points and sent out
from each as among its dead. Then, too,
the tendency OF the occasion, bad as it is.
Is toward eXaggeration. However, elimi-
mating those doubtful elements AS far as
possible from It's approximation, the Pjo-
71ee9' Press is convinced that the total is as
nearly correct as possible. The number
of dead at Hlnckley is placed at 200 The
Pioneer Press correspondent ha5 actually
counted l94 of these, and the margin al
lowed is about all that is necessary. The
figures are as follows:
Hinckley zoe.
Sandstone g.
Miller II.
Between Skunk Lake and Miller II.
Pokeganla Is.
In lumber camps and scattering, esti-
mated, 80.
Total. 364
The following is the list of known dead
at HInckley, partially identified as far as
known at late hour tonight: Mr.. and
Mrs. Abbey and two children, Mrs. Dan
Donahue and three children, John Wes-
Iund and child. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Rodgers and three children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mike Curry and boy, - Sherman,
Paul Leske. Mrs. AicTver and four chill
dren, Thomas Dunn, Mrs Blanchard and
two children, Mrs. Martin Macintosh
and four children. Alex Hanson anG
mother, Mrs. Catharine Grissinger. Gull
lie Grissinger, aged 6; Mabel Grissinger,
aged 3; Mr.. and Mrs. William Ginder
and two boys, Winifred Ginder. aged s.:
G. G.. Anderson, Mrs. Hans Paulson and
four children, Henry Hanson. Emily
Anderson. Nels Robertson, wife and two
children, Mary Robinson. Otto Rowley
of Duluth, Israel Schurmski of Chicago.
E. Rickelson Of Minneapolis, David Kane
OF Rock Creek, Mr.. and Mrs. John Best.
George Best, aged %: Fred Best. aged %:
Win Best, aged 81; Bertha Best. aged II:
Victor Best. aged 8; Mrs. Annie Weigel.
Minnie Weigel, aged 3; Miss Annie
Truttlnan, aged %, of Diamond Bluff,
Wis; DR.. Kelcey of New Brighton, NJ.
K. Lamberson, William Nesbitt, Mr..
and Mrs. John Burke and two children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds and two chill
dren, Jim Bean, Hans Mattison, Sandy
Henderson of Pine City. John Hender-
son Of Pine City. Thomas Jones, Charles
Hanson, Dennis Riley, John Anderson,
wife and two children, Peter Robertson,
Louis Nelson. Emma Dolan, Belle
OBrien, Mrs. Costig and three children,
William Pinnor. Patrick Murphy, Henry
Hoffman and wife of Sandstone, Mrs.
Johh Mcnamara and one child.
Yardmaster Dave Williams of Duluth
has proved himself hero. He is the
man who grasped the situation, acted on
his own knowledge. and promptly re-
lieved the people of Sandstone. He re-
.ceived message from Miller last night.
which said: ''There are $50 people at
Sandstone without food or shelter. For
Gods sake get them out of there"
Within an incredible short time
an engine in charge of Yardmaster
Williams was on the way to Sandstone.
The entire road after the burned district
w dS 1CcSASN W 80 EeiblOACO3 dAQ Vie GIIElu6
kept up continual whistling so that any
persons who might be near the track
would come at once to the track.
When the train arrived at Sandstone
junction, or Miller, as it is generally
called, it was met by nearly the entire
population of Sandstone and Miller.
The depot platform at Miller had been
burned, and there was not house left
standing anywhere in view. About I70
people were taken aboard. aud messen-
ger was sent to Sandstone which in
formed the people OF the arrival of the re-
lief Very few remained, and they were
those with loved ones lying dead. No
one was burned seriously who was not
fatally injured. There was no attempt to
care for the dead who were scattered
through the streets OF the town. Every
thing intiammable at Sandstone was de-
stroyed, and to-day's investigation
brought the number of the dead at that
place up 10 81, with Il more missing.
Mr.. Webster, the father of Mayor Lee
Webster Of this town, was among the
dead, and this aiterhoon Nr. Webster
went to Sandstone TO bury his father and
mother. The scene at Sandstone as de-
scribed by Mr.. Webster was heart-rend-
ing. The streets OF the town were only
lines of sand between heaps of ashes.
Within these lines lay forty bodies, scat
tered at random, and twenty-five more
were found afterward III the outskirts of
town and along the hollows and marshes
toward the river bank. The bodies were
living exposed to the sun aud rain alike
and were rapidly decomposing. They
were identified as far as possible. and Will
be buried tomorrow.
The Duluth people are locking after the
care and the relief of the people on the
line north Of Hinckley. They are doing
their work well, and will see that no one
of the living is allowed 10 suffer. for food
or clothing.
One marvellous circumstance of the oc-
casion is the escape of so many cattle
and horses. Many were absolutely un-
scathed, though no one can tell how they
escaped the ordeal of fire. Others were
pitifully burned, and steps are already
being taken to put them out of their
n squad OF militiamen went out
and killed all OK this afternoon. The ami
mails were without food until late this
afternoon, when the relief train brought
up some hay. The cows were in great
suffering, moi having been MIXED for two
days. Tomorrow morning the carcasses
of the dead animals, which are becoming
very offensive, will be put out of the way
by burial or burning.
In the afternoon, following the rain,
strong breeze swept up from the south,
and soon the flames which had been
quenched to smoldering ashes by the
showers were again tanned to a blaze and
hundreds of columns of smoke began to
ascend from the woods. The fire will not
be out for many days, unless there are
heavy rains, but there is no danger, as
the underbrush is burned out clean, and
there is no possibility OF auy spread.
The intensity and instability of the
fire can be seen from the fact that cordu-
roy fills, where the logs were buried
under several feet of earth, are entirely
"a, .i,.ir. ife