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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. There
is considerable evidence that many fires
were set by men who knew the scorched
pine would have to be cut at once, thus
giving them work. The fires will also
force int the market much pine that
was held by the Noon Logging capitalists
for the purpose of speculation. It is
thought nearly every foot of standing
pine in Ontonagon county is burned,
fully 500,000,000 feet.
A. M. Bailey, a well-known citizen of
Eugene, Or., says -bis wife has for years
been troubled with chronic diarrhoea
and used many remedies with little relief
until she tried Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera'and diarrhoea Remedy, which
has cured her sound and well. Give it
a trial and you will be surprised at the
prompt relief it affords. 25 and 60 cent
bottles for sale by. Blakeley & Houghton
Druggists. -
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Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 4. Fires in
Chautauqua county are sweeping through
the meadows, woods and farms. Nam
bers of families barely escaped with
their lives. They have organized a
bucket brigade to keep the flames from
burning houses. In the vicinity of Win
dom, forest fires are raging. 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. Every
other person one meets in Pine City to
day gives visible evidence in bloodshot
eyes, burned noses and cheeks, of the
conflict with fire Some a.e thinly clad.
There are 50 tents and each boused four
to five people last night.
Irving W. Laimore, physical director
of Y. M. C. A., Des Moines, Iowa, says
he can conscientiously recommend
Chamberlain's Pain Balms to athletes,
gymnasts, bicyclists, foot ball players
and the profession injgeneral for bruises,
sprains and dislocations ; also for sore
ness and stiffness of the muscles. When
applied before the parts become swollen
it will effect a cure in one half the time
usually required. For sale by Blakeley &
Houghton Druggists.
Still Racing; Near Brainerd. '
Brainerd, Minn., Sept. 4. The coun
try to the north and northeast of this
city is still burning furiously. The fires
have expended their fury in the imme
diate vicinity of Brainerd. . Thousands
of tons of hay have been consumed in
Crow Wing county and many farmhouses
destroyed.
Arsenic and quinine are dangerous
drugs to accumulate in one's system,
and it is to be hoped that these poisons,
as a remedy for ague, nave had their
day. Ayer'e Ague Cure is a sure anti
dote for the ague, is perfectly safe to
take, and is warranted to cure.
"You heartless eirl, how could you re
ject Mr. Blimber?" Edith How did
you know I had? "I met him just as he
was leaving, and he looked so radiantly
happy." Chicago Inter Ocean.
Don't buy a blood-purifier because it
is "cheap." The best the Superior
Medicine Ayer's Sarsaparilla, is in the
end, the cheapest, blood -purifier in the
market. The ingredients of which it is
composed are the most expensive and
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Thus the child Is rendered healthy and its
sleep natural. Caatoria contains no
Morphine or other narcotic property.
" Castoria Is so well adapted to children that
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me." . H. A. Arches, M. D.,
Ill South Oxford St., Brooklyn, K.T.
1 For several years I have recommenced your
Castoria,' and shall always continue to do so,
as it has invariably produced beneficial results."
Edwik F. Pardee, H. D.,
125th Street and 7th Ave., New York City.
"The use of Caatoria Is so universal and
its merits so well known that It seems a work of
supererogation to endorse it. Few are the in
telligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach."
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