The Cyclone of Fire, or, The Hinckley Fire: a true description of the century’s most gruesome catastrophe. A sea of fire swallows up in several hours over 500 people. Horrible scenes of death. The fire’s strange caprices.
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Title
The Cyclone of Fire, or, The Hinckley Fire: a true description of the century’s most gruesome catastrophe. A sea of fire swallows up in several hours over 500 people. Horrible scenes of death. The fire’s strange caprices.
Subject
Hinckley Fire of 1894
Description
One of the earliest publications about the Hinckley Fire, originally published in Swedish as Eld-cyklonen, eller, Hinckley-branden: en sann beskrifning öfver århundradets hemskaste katastrof: ett eldhaf slukar på några timmar öfver 500 menniskor: gräsliga dödsscener: eldens sälsamma nycker circa 1894. This English translation by Charles John LaVine in 2010 is somewhat imperfect, occasionally containing errors and inexplicable formatting. Still, however, the source provides an invaluable account of the fire itself and Åkermark's desire to publish it in Swedish to serve the growing immigrant community.
Creator
Gudmund Emanuel Åkermark
Source
For a physical copy of LaVine's translation, see SD421 .A313 2010 at the Minnesota Historical Society. For an earlier translation by William Johnson in 1976, see SD421 .A313 at the Minnesota Historical Society. For a photocopy of Åkermark's original Swedish version, see SD421 .A3 at the Minnesota Historical Society.
Publisher
Minneapolis, Minn.: Companion Pub. Co.
Date
circa 1894
Language
English translation. Original version in Swedish.
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Citation
Gudmund Emanuel Åkermark, “The Cyclone of Fire, or, The Hinckley Fire: a true description of the century’s most gruesome catastrophe. A sea of fire swallows up in several hours over 500 people. Horrible scenes of death. The fire’s strange caprices.,” Great Lakes Fire History Digital Archive, accessed June 9, 2026, https://firearchive.omeka.net/items/show/71.
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