The record-union., 1894-09-06

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of Any of the Buildings But Few
Roof Gables and Chimneys-Not
Known How Many, if Any, Lives
We're Lost.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
PINE CITY, Sept. 5.-"The scene of
death and ruin along the road is a terrible
one," said Mr.. Hill of the Great North
ern road. "Not sign of life is anywhere
to be seen; all is a blackened mass of
ruins. Dead animals and human beings
are everywhere burned. There were
many peculiar features of the fire. In
one place where all else was burned and
blackened we found a wagon with the
hay in the box intact, while the horses
were dead. l noticed in one place some
freight-car wheels which were melted,
while not 500 feet away was another car
untouched. We fed a little fellow about
II years old at Sandstone. The rest OF
the family were burned"
To-day party from Duluth came
down to help bury the dead at Sandstone,
and while searching around at noon
came upon gang who had broken open
and rifled some safes. When the party
met them they had just found a cistern
from which they had hauled fifteen dead
bodies and had robbed thelh of jewelry,
rings, trinkets, etc., and were throwing
the bodies back into the well. The party
was unarmed and the ghoulS took TO
their heels and escaped.
The heroes of the forest fires are many.
In the front rank must be placed Engi-
neer Ed B. Berry and Conductor Powers
OF the Eastern Minnesota freight train.
The AS people whom they picked up and
carried back to safety in the box cars
were carried through the midst of the
furnace over the burning track, in the
face of the knowledge that another train
IN the opposite direction had the right of
way, and was liable to be met anywhere
in the dense smoke and fiery flames on
the terrible road over the l3O- foot bridge
across the Kettle River, which was blaz-
ing and trembling under the wheels, ap-
parently ready to fall.
Fifteen minutes after the train passed
the bridge went down. 1t was at this
time that a crowd OF alleged men crowded
into the cab and begged Engineer Berry
to uncouple the train aud carry them to
safety. leaving the people in the cars to
perish. They were summarily thrown
out by the engineer, and the train load of
precious freight was finally hauled to a
place OF safety.
One of the most pathetic and heartrend-
ing tales IS that of John Kelly and Ernest
Hogan. Kelly was foreman for o. Brien
Brothers, whose camp is eight miles from
Hinckley. Waen the fire drew peril
ously close TO the camp, and they could
night II no longer, they started TO walk to
Sandstone, seven miles. They got through
the bllsterlng atmosphere, encouraging at
every step and picking each other up
when either fell. Finally, about a quar-
ter of mile behind Kettle River, Kelly
became exhausted, and Hogan could not
urge him on. By this time Hogan's feet
were so badly bliStered that he was COM
PEELED to take to his hands and knees
Kelly in the meantime had dragged him
self to the head of the ravine, upon which
he lost his head, and, falling, rolled over
and over until he struck the bottom of the
gully, dead. Hogan all Saturday night
lay in the ravine. and Sunday morning
started for Sandstone on his hands and
knees. Fully six miles more, incredible
as it may seen, he crawled, reaching
Sandstone after having spent the entire
time since Saturday might on the way.
His hands and feet suffered terribly. and
he will bear the marks TO his grave.
MORE TOWNS THREATENED.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. 5.-Reports from the
MUM dLS w VIC til6Cl btld6 SdTltLOiI, AST-
rick and Barnum are in danger. Fierce
fires now surround those places, and so
dense is the smoke that it is impossible to
see across the street. Details are hard to
get, as the wires are down. y report was
current in this city to-day that Barnum
had been destroyed, but it has been inn
possible to confirm the report. The men
OF Kerrick sent the women and children
to West Superior and Duluth for safety,
and remained to fight the fire.
Eleven people were burned to death at
Marengo few miles south of Ashland
Wis. The bodies are SO badly burned
that recognition is impossible. The dead
are: Frank Bergrom, Isaac Towney, Mrs.
Ida Towney. Elisha Towney, William
Towney, Jessie Towney, Walter Graft
and Crafts four children.
FRESH FIRES.
IsHPEMING (Mich.). Sept. 5.-This city
is again envoloped in smoke, the fires in
the forest having started afresh. The
damage is confined to crops and timber
as the ire is some distance from the set
Elements. A report from the lumber
towns west of here says all are safe as yet,
but the danger is by no means over yet
Hundreds of men are still fighting the
flames throughout the upper peninsula.
FAVORABLE FOR FIRES.
MANIsTEE (Mich.) Sept. 5.-Forest fires
are raging fercely in this vicinity. Sou tn
Manisteque and Thompson are in consid-
erable danger. The conditions are favor
able for a disastrous fire throughout the
county of Schoolcraft. Manisteque is al
most without means with which to fight
fire, and could render but little assist
ance to the surrounding hamlets.
SPREADING TO THE CANADIAN SIDE.
WINNIPEG MAN., Sept 5.-The Mime
sofa forest fires have spread to the Cana
Il liar sid nd ora hlrr rrs1 my ft.a
country along Rain River. Mrs. Cams
ley and four children are reported burned
to death.
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 5.-Su. scriptions for
the tire sufferers jun ped UP rapidly to-
day. The first one came from President
James j. Hill of the Great Northern Rail-
way, and was for 5000. Accompanying
this was another for s., 900 from Presi-
dent HIPS associates in the Great North
ern. Altogether the money contributions
will aggregate about S25, 900. Minneapolis
has already raised $4,000, and is rapidly
increasing the amount, and Duluth has a
fund of $4,000.
DULUTH, Sept. 5.-There are over 900
destitute refugees from the Hinckley and
Sandstone fires now in Duluth. Over
$4,000 have been donated for relief, and
wood, clothing and lumber are being do
D@ted literally. The Relief Society yes
terday sent 100 unfortunates to their
friends aud relatives in other cities. One
sad feature OF the catastrophe is the large
number of cattle, horses. sheep and hogs,
as well as fowls, that niraculously es-
capped the flames and are now slowly dy-
ing from hunger.
THE Loss OF LIFE.
ST.. PAUL, Sept 5.-A special to the
Pioneer Press from Pine City says: To-
nights correct figures of the disaster are
calculated to lower rather than raise the
total number of dead. There has been