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in. WitMrnllm Gas1 Cte cfc VOL. VII THE DALLES, OREGON; WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1894. NO. 217 FIERCE FOREST FIRES Raging Near Brainerd and Little Falls. HEAVY RAINS ALONE WILL SAVE Thrilling Story of the Run Through m rimrj Fmraace fires ltagiai; In New Torlc State. St. Paul , Sept. 4. It seems the worst danger now in Minnesota is to the south east of Brainerd and Little Falls, and that section is being watched anxiously. The Northern Pacific reports that along the line from Little Falls to Cntting three small stations h&ve been burned. Timber through that section is on fire, and fire is raging furiously north of Brainerd and Little Falls. As the tim ber in that section is much heavier than where the fires raged in the pine coun try, railroad officials say nothing can save the whole country but very heavy rains. Omaha has reports from Washburn that the fires have thus far been con fined to the outskirts of the city, and only a few lumber mills and yards on the edge of the town have been de stroyed. A heavy wind would quickly fan the flames and carry them through the country and possibly into the town. Train service on all the lines between St. Paul and Duluth has been restored, except in Eastern Minnesota. The first train to arrive here from Duluth left the x head of the lake Sunday evening. The passengers reported the towns of Bar ron ette, Bashaw and Comstock com pletely destroyed.. At Shell Lake about . fifty-eight houses have been burned. ' Duluth is taking care of about 1000 refugees and sending supplies to the front as fast as the citizens can collect them. A Race With Death. West Superior, Wis., Sept. 4. Engi neer William Best, of the original res cuing passenger train on the Eastern Minnesota, tells the following of the resue at Hinckley : "Soon after leaving . Superior, at 1 :15 p. m., I had to light the headlight owing -to the dense smoke which turned day into night. The heat, as we we ap proached Hinckley, increased. 1 ex pected when we reached that point we would get in an opening and escape the smoke. My surprise was great, there fore, when we found the fire right upon the town. It took but a glance to see the town was doomed. The wind blew with great velocity, and the . flames fairly leaped through the air. The peo ple, taken by surprise, were helpless. - The coming of the fire seemed like a stroke of lightning. Almost in an in stant the town was swept by billows of flame. We could not pass Hinckley, and there was no use to look for orders, for communication was cut off. To stay and rescue as many as we could was our duty, of course, but the great question, and npon it hung the lives of many hun dreds, was, how long dare we wait? . Ed Barry, who was there with engine No. 23, and A. D. Campbell, the conductor, were as plucky and brave fellows as ever passed a mile-pole. We hastily coupled a portion of Campbell's freight train with the engine ahead onto the rear of our trainr The people "rushed toward . our train and piled into the cars. ' Some were aged and helpless women and children, and had to be helped aboard. We had to shift the position of the train several times to prevent it catching fire. We were all breathing fire as- it was. We saw many sights that would have filled us with horror if seen under other circumstances, but there was horror everywhere. We saw people fall down Overcome by heat and smoke. I saw mothers with their babes make a last despairing effort to shelter their helpless charges. We saw people surrounded by fire ; but there is no use trying to de scribe it to you. A few of our passen gers became panic stricken, and wanted me to pull out regardless of the others . at Kinckley, but of course none of us thought of doing such a cowardly and selfish act. We got about 400 people from Hinckley aboard, may be more, and slipped away to take the others who Highest of all in Leavening had run up the track. We could not rescue any more of the people, for they could not get to the train. A very large percentage of those that remained per ished. Away we went through the blaz ing woods. It was a race with death. -,rThe telegraph posts and ties were on fire and a stream of flame pressed upon the train. 1 The people were packed so closely it was impossible to move. We passed several bridges that were on fire At Partridge we procured water for the passengers. The people at Partridge supposed they were safe, but it appears that within half an hour the flames reached them, thus giving an idea how fast the flames traveled. We drew a sigh of relief when we reached the limits of Superior and knew our precious freight was safe.'' AT PINE CITY. Supplies Pouring la Prom All Parts of the City. Pink City, Minn., Sept. 4. So thor oughly have all the arrangements been made for the relief of the sufferers around Hinckley that everything moves along without a hitch. The people of this little village have responded nobly to the cry for help that came from their suffering neighbors. Provisions, cloth ing, bedding and other supplies were poured in from all parts of the state, and sent from here to places where they were most needed.' The regulars from Fort Snelling have been of great help. Crowds of curious people are going over the grounds, looking for relics of the horrible disaster, and systematic search parties are looking for more bodies in , the woods. - General Bunker is repre senting the governor in relief measures. All the injured have been, brought to the hospital, and the supplies were turned over to the medical men in charge, so there was no delay in caring for the injured. Every hall and public building of any sort was used as a hos pital, and the people seemed to know no weariness in their eager desire to reliev ing the Buffering and survivors. The heat was intense, the eyeballs nearly shriveled and nearly every person 'who passed through fire wore smoked glasses, or else is unable to. see at all.' A relief train came up on the road from St. Paul at frequent intervals, and at every station the people were ready with supplies, which were brought to this city for dis tribution. The appointment "oi a state commission by the governor for looking after general relief measures has met with general commendation. Word from White Bear that limited train en gineer James Boot will recover has caused rejoicing. Thomas Dunn and family of three were buried today, Dunn was the heroic telegraph operator who lost his life because he remained at his post until the station was on fire. He sent the order for the train to return and take those who wanted to escape. The train carried away over 300 people from the fire. Dunn then jumped from the window and started for the gravel ' pit, where so many saved their lives. He was within five rods of the pit when he fell and was unable to get further. Twenty bodies were picked up be tween Hinckley and Skunk Lake. Israel Schrimpski, a young Chicago lawyer, who was reported lost, is safe. Mlchigran fires Stopped by Rains Detroit, Sept. 4. A dispatch from the upper peninsula of Michigan shows the rainfall of last night effectually stopped the forest fires and will save millions ot feet of pine, besides crops and houses. The damage already done, bow ever, is immense, and in many localities a total loss can only be avoided by an immediate cutting of the timber. 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The farm ers are plowing to check the flames. ' Dunkirk, N. Y Sept. 4. Forest fires are raging in this vicinity. Men , women and children are fighting the flames day and night. Thousands of dollars' worth of property is burned. The village of Fredona was threatened. I.a Grippe. During the prevalence of the grippe the past seasons it was a noticeable fact that those who depended upon Dr. King's New Discovery, not only had a speedy recovery, but escaped ail of the troublesome after effects of the malady. This remedy seems to have a peculiar power in effecting rapid cures not only in cases of la grippe, but in all diseases of throat, chest and lungs, and has cured cases of asthma and hay fever of long standing. Try it and be convinced. It won't disappoint. Free trial bottles at Snipes & Kinersly's drug store. At Pin City. Pine Citz, Minn., Sept. 4. 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