Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-04
Fearful Tales of Death
and Destruction.
A STRICKEN SECTION
Graphic Account Of Tho Rescue at
H1Cklty.
RACE THROUGH FLAMES TO SAFETY
The Ttarror drew. ~ the survivors
IsiI their prompt
HeIi,f Measures Adopted.

HeIi,f Measure. Adopted.
wEsr SUPERIOR, Wiz, Sept. A.
Engineer William Best, u the Original
r,scuing passenger train on the Eastern
Minutto,s, tells the following story Of
the rescue At Hinckley; "Soon alter
leaving Superior nj ll!l5a. M, | had
t. light my headlight owing 10 the
dense smoke which turned day into
sight. The heat, az we approached
niuckley, increased, teEpecIcd when
We reached thai pjlut that We would
get In IA opening and escape the
smoke. My surprise was great there
fore when we found tue iirc right upon
the town. II .oot nut glance 10 sue
that the town Wa urImod. The wind
blew with great Velocity, aud the flames
were fatty lvaping through the
air. The people wUtc taken by sur.
Prise. Tue coming flfc seemed more
like stroke VI lightning. Almost IN
an instant th-toWu wns swept by bill
lows Of dance. We could not pass
Hinrk.ty and there was no use 10 look
for orders, for communication was cut
OF. 10 stay aud rescue ~ many a.
We could was our duty, oil cOufse, but
the great question, and upon u hung
the lives Ot many hundreds, war, 'HDw
lolg daieNt wnIl2i III barry, who
was there with engine No. -, aud W.
ID. Campbell, conductor, were ss plucky
n 4 brave follows NJ ever passed a
mile post. We lew We we're sale In
making time Tor W. could return
on No. .3's time. We hastily
coupled portion OF Campbol's
freight iihiu with the engine ahead
onto tho rear Of our train. Tue people
rushed toward our train and piled Into
the cars. some we're aged ana helplse'
women aud children aud had 10 be
helped ABOARD. We had TO shift thc
position Of the iTain at times h prevent
u catching tifc. We were oil breathing
fro M II was. We saw many sights
that would have iilled uswitn horror
ifseeu under other circumstances, but
there was horror everywhere. We saw
people fail down overcome by heat
aud smoke. tAw mothOfs with
babes make last dtHpaiflng
effort o. shelter their help
les charge. We saw people sur.
rounded by fft-tut there IN no use In
trying to describe II 10 you. A few Of
our passengers became psnics,ricken
and wanted mt 10 pull out regardless Of
others nj Hlnckley, hut Of course none
Of Us thought Oi doing such cuwatdly
and selfish act. We got about 40 peo-
pie FROM Hiucklcy aboard, may he
more, anu slipped away 10 take others
VINO ha1 run up the track. We could
not rescue auy more Of the people Tor
they could not get TO the train. A
very large pefosuiagr ot those who TO-
msiurd per shed. Away We went
through tue llaziug woods. IL was a
race with Geulh.
"rhe telegraph posts aud ties were
on fte anu this stream OF flame
pressed upon the train. Tue people
we're packed 40 closely II was implsHl.
bic TO move. We passed several
bridges that we're ON rrg. At Part
ridge we procured water Tor the
Passengers. The people at Partridge
supposed they were safe, but II appear
that within half au hour the IRE
reached them, thus giving an Idea O
how lust the ilAmes Travelled. We drew
sigh Of feuui wnen We reached the
limits Of Superior Hni knew ou
Precious freight was safe"
suYvoR,' STORIES.
PINk Cry, MINI, Sept. 4 Every
other person Uue msru IN Pine CITY
tiIay gives visible evidences IN blood
tnOt eyes sud turned noses anu check
Of tbs COZ Il Ct with the fire. Some ar
tniuly ulau. Tn,re are htty tents anI
,a'h housed Tour or hve people las
u ght.
La tne hospital last night Mrs.. Ihos
Henderson sat wOebegOnr, while N. a
GitennrlJ, who Ia badly burned, toll
tnu Hau fate OF her boys, IA and Il
Year, Of aye, The boys with thei
father were cutting read from III
Duluth railroad toward Greenfirlu'-
when tue fire forced them out. The.
reached his place aud with tue famill
took refuge In the cellar; one, wbei
the flames enveloped tue hOusr ueve
got OUT Inv other gerlHhed In tn
CulveTt where no hnd taken shelter
Mt, 0feeniielJ'H nye children iOun
irfy graves In the cellar, anu his wilt
although still alive, IL In the hospitn
burned beyond hope OF recovery. Nil
HaIm1ud OF Hiuck ey,whe occupies
led near her, Is IN similar condition
TELIEE MEAsuREs.
80 thoroughly have all arrange
m 'uls teen m ,ds Tot the relief NJ IN
sutlsuts RT.uni HInClIley that every
ming moves along without hitci
THO people Of tins little village hay
fe.pOuu,d pohly 10 the cry Tor hol
that came from their suffering ueigl
h.t. Provisions, clothing, beddIu
aud other supplies were poured In iroi
-. Ia Ets.i
10 the place where they were M
needed. The regulars irt m Fort rnvl
ing have been VI great help. Crow
OF curious are going over the gr1uud
looking Tor relics OF the horrible 81
Aster, aud systematic search parIi,
nTe looking Tor more bodies In u
woods. Gen. Bunker represents IN
governor IN the relief measures. A
tue injured have been brought to Il
hospital and the supplies we're turnt
over to tins medical men In charge,