St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-06
Systematic RELIEF.
Good Work Being Done by Mr..
Hart aud Others.
Special to the Globe,

opeCldi 10 Tue SiODe.
PINE CITY, Mimi, Sept. 5.-This
place presents the usual scenes of dis.
tress and suffering, but probably in a
lesser degree than at any time since
Saturday night All of the seriously
burned have been taken to hospitals
in st. Paul. Minneapolis and 9TH
er places. There have been hun
dreds Of people sent to friends
II different parts of the country
SO that they may recover from the shock
OF loss of friends and property more
rapidly than they would by remaining
OH the scene Of so much misery and
deSOlatiOn. This is. however. still a
very desoiate place. There areo still
hundreds of desoIate and distressed
left. many of whom have burned cpor-
lions of their anatomy done up i'm cot.
ton and lotion. There are still number
of new objects of care arriving from
neIghborlng towns to get relief !.
This Is the base OF operations,
and here the distressed of n the
area come in considerable numbers for
God, cloth ing and other help. The
heads of families, representing over 100
souls, were today added to the roll in
the headquarters of the relief commit
tee and were given orders to cover tenn
pOrary needs. There are cases where
persons ask relief who could hardly be
classed as needy, and such are gener-
ally sized up after the rigid cross
examination given all applicants by
Mr.. Hart. Mr.. Jackson, MIR. Albrecht,
or such others of the committee who
happen to be on duty in the particular
instance. The distribution of perma-
nent relief. such as to providing people
with lumber to rebuild their homes on
land owned by them, giving them money
and other substantial help. has not yet
been commenced. but every day brings
that time nearer. After careful in
vestigatlon of the facts already cleaned,
and the committee has learned Just what
means and supplies of lumber, etc, it
will have at its disposal. the work of
restoring the people to their former
state, as far as is practical, will be
begun.
II. H. Hart has not returned from st.
Paul yet, where he went to attend the
meeting Of the commission on fire
sufferers appointed by Gov. Nelson.
He will be mere early tomorrow, and
will remain on the ground to act as may
be determined by the commission. 1t IS
expected that work will be gwen to a
number of the persons thrown out Of
employment by the fire. This Will not be
delayed many days. A number of the
men have applied for work and their
wishes will he gratified as soon as pos
sible. In The meantime the worthy
men will be given food and shelter.
There are number of men. young men
they are, who have not shown much
disposition TO help take care OF the dead
and injured: but. while there is some
complaint by citizens about the matter.
others attribute the disposition to shirk
to a feeling of horror and lack of heart
to face the terrible sights.
The relief work is daily becoming
more systematic. H. II. Hart, of the
board OF charities, ST. Paul, and chair
man OF the fire sufferers commission
appointed By the governor. and who is
IN charge OF the work here, is devotlng
his whole energy to tine responsible
duties, and is meeting with remarkable
success. He is ably assisted by other
memaers of the committee. j.
L. Jackson, secretary OF the st.
Paul board of charities. is
here. and is doing excellent work. MIR.
Albrecht, formerly b9okkeeper for the
Brennan Lumber company at Hinckiey,
knows every person who lived in THAT
place, and IS valuable assistants He
and Mr.. Jackson have charge of the
relief headquarters in the absence of
Mr.. Hart. James Hurley, of this place.
Is one OF the most tIreleSs men inn this
Il n,,h III. rTt, =
orally. a.,
Hinckley will be rebuilt, and, the
work will begin shortly. but it NAV he
years before town of such large pro
portions is erected. Other places ew;ll
also he again re-established. At present
the postOffice in Hinckley is in box
car. hut other provision must Id
made for the several hundred of
W Orkmen who are here and will
gather III as building goes s,oli,
There are number of farmers Who
want to rebuild in case they can secure
materials and means. Some of them
have small crops of potatoes. but their
other crops have been utterly destroyed.
They will not only want means for
holSeS. but will want live stock and
something to feed them. They are
still here ready to work and
waiting to see what can be- done
for them in that respect as well as re-
ceivIng aid TO re-establiSh their homes.
Some of those who had homes here,
however, are going to friends at a dis
tance. and they will prODably never re-
turn 10 lie seems Ut desUiatiUn. There
are some people who were born and
raised IN the counly.-and others WHO
have lived here many yeas. These are
anxious for the WORK Ut rendbilita.
ton to 20 OIL at once. There were
over 100 farmers VINO did business
at Hinckley, and ail.of These farms will
doubtless DO carried on again. It, 10