, 1877-11-23
THE DEAD FIfiEMEN.
Examination of the Ways in Which
They Came to Their
Deaths.
Nothing Certain Yet as to How the
Conaagration Started.
The Indications Are that DudlcJ's Death
yyns Not Directly Dnc 10
the Fire.

-
the f'fe'
The inquest on the death Of john O'Rourkc
on1 f,h,,,es nnoicr, lin tro mrn who vcrr
ill.,, - .,,a r.,r, !, ans. 49, -, a., ts,,,
kl!ea at tne f'e'd q" i4eite3 n!e' 0" t',e ~"
inst.t Whs begun Yesterday eItcrhuon IN tic
Chicago Avenue Station. The jury vas as fol-
lows: j, X, black. foreman: q. e, r1uysipr, Ed
T,,.h r.u, I,r,'a. f,r,rh.m # "
1'ocl,nkcn, 7. =. Chard, D. H. Cameron, HID
Evans, A. l.. lluct, @. Werner, =. A. Blair.
FIto-Hisrel,nl Denncr was present. and aided
rrcntIy by hi. o,tcxttons in bringing out tho
1nc,. THc ts,,,ra,,v nn w., -. fnl,ny..
'"e''' '"o 'ssl"'o"s "ns - 'o'io"s'
JAMRa kShsdhf.
Of No 50 Joseph street, Lieutenant Of Hook
md Ladder No, 4: The company went to tic
ms y" NV 80, sss 9'u ~" a.,..1.. ".n' :"
VOTE ~ .ne nost" eh'' nt ing mummy meht ~
the afth foor; on coming tlo*h told Marshal
swcntc that good plaSe for stream vas mp
thorc Marshal Grccue ordered mic tu the eputl,
iii. n ,h. l,n,d,no. w.n, tI,ounh ,t,r huilatrg
s"s ~ 80. sao'''s. "es ~ '."@" ~. ~, ING
on t1c thsfo uoot ifoM hotth " eont''' lHen
fronl. Il sas 50 hot VIC could MT Rvt tn them;
thrrc was M smoke: wc coiltd sec The fire rou,.
,,,,. ,a,.srt ~. 49,, ~, ~ ~. th,,,,nn - 49,.
lux .o"a'a ., M w. anu W. ~. "a,' . .nnR G ~ "ns a.,
SsomtnE s oHt NC met .,. tha boiy M Of
nuaiey Nc was lying atout I'M
centre, between ths stalls and The state street
ltani. Have ~ haHa hGM ne snn'e thefc' lhts
a',a no great ,l tsat: Some o' tie "inaows w:rs M
body down one iliRht Ut stairs: think be VIVA
tlat Hen ait'e. HS "as not tnsfe %hen w
tlot n,orc tllat' three or inut minutes set~esi
le tw1 times Ac was mol ailve wieh ~e i1nh"
.anl. lilinN was oVctexGrtlon ia. kl1eu HIN.
liayc no hlea " the oriGln u! tug hse: taw ~
s.anes Ut s:Gse' ..s m.s" ~" "tc "n.l W,,,., :.
W. Eos Dudley 9nwn otl ilie sssnnt 'trnf otl!srs
IooE nh' hit. s1w 70 xaten.''an' 1T lne!u WIS
~ ciaSe 'or ,uaS5 TO ia.a on from & anyt.tng.
Dut i was not ilot. Have heatu tlat naiEy
!Asi iIna son!c disease nciofe: Ahl 9! uplhson
.at ne ssa w. aSc uca ~ tn,,It tuosa9 ts, ~! ,, a
hot kinw tnat theao was anS hank II! ~ f un,t
,s.,y JSH os no sapEt saf nas no, sx eGr INV ws tar
the hre 1o ;xtendea irom tnc n"ftI to%a1u fIT thc
south. noh't Know wl1Gti!Gf sle tahR lc'i w.
iore Ut al'eF VIC lounu nua!ct' -
=. n. MAAMAhitt
No. ~ Meti' lsheIl street: u LOOK anu Afaaef
NJ. !: Went ~ lFt *itn ttie coItlpaay; went up
on Tue third hour help!ne carfy up 'insG; VA WAs
Icy; shook HIN, put ae Gays no hsn ui isic;
lie was lying Oh us fight slde Nlth NJ henl
RESTING on llis nrtiis; isiink u Wa N.Y. hlbtc
vent up auI wheu wu came 1ack a"l iouud
Dudley. lie was not there wien VIC went np'
y. n1t Know now ne Sa'ne Z; 70 Rs acatll. ihe
flta tsoor vi; bfaxAtls lightcu w1leFe W iona'i
dudley. us iate was not blaesensu
" stnokc; never hrafa whether o.
not ho was suffering tron1 any
disease. Ihink, at guess, Waa ~ TT i 1foi,'
the head o. the stairs 10 where W. luutu Duu-
~, a 1fdte1 nits 70 bc.cnts"nyG llom tllc1c 10
the stAte street iroht, y wnaIu Ilayc pcei' DOS
sbc tdr tcscral men to have been IN inc nort!i-
cast CORNER Of thc bnllulne 'w'thoat my Rao"-
| ING H.
"; 1oDts. ~,
gu Third avenue. Lieutenant @ OF COMPANY no.
| l: Went to The iFc 1n the 'irst a!aF.1: when nc
got there cnuu uot hn,s INC tife; Rot ~ tnto a
pu,!uinG nTxt hotti'' NY t!aGu out N!o easau ~
VIC were until t!le nfe Mas !nnhtI: vent then
around On TUG NashtnEtou street irott aho W
10 the nth hoor with tho ieal. Uo'uE up W.
iast Mgt 9aasnt W mna n'cst nt ", WV !, 'uai as
he ealu IA! right" He Geli tt't PIP, a,!a
Tcnt ilp a'd took u from MN. ~ tAen eta!a
upon talc stalrs hall minute. anu tlch nc .a'
sent MIN down to start tho water, ai4! l'e wcnt
on say UNI a. ne n ssagnS1 . s,e r aou nn =, ic
ata'fa. 1acrc was no shssal neat , .os s..ohc
1ia did mt 90. huwescF, anu never spoac " at,y
q The boys. NGscf eaW Aiih aGain. hne"
| Dudley pfetty well, nut never HcaFu VI Lib suI-
teFing from at'Y ~. r.. q eaeln'eal taaina
"as. think, y tno oniltihG uesole We MeFc,
WA H"o ""c s1s 49," ,5,t. 49, 900. ut"s,aJ Iw
nut. IL seems that Ing "ater was 1 s.nl'cA W
the Captain, Tut not by uaatey. inc feasn't
~ leit tiic nulloinE waa neeausc the SMOKE
btret oul apparen'y .su Ivy HILL & enu, .ss,, nm.
| oStt"Ae!Hiet hs ~ T. oHIo. A. nns no!a !''Io
alt:rward beiore thc tank lell: Nnca tl'e MH.'f
icli W were Oh thc iaaulns oetWesh 5nG tnilI
and fourth i'oore. AEer VIC tcit lhc ailh huor
The rool burned through. aIa lLc Wno.c tH'ns
cleared 4p su tl!nt otltf persons "c1c ai.cr~ala
1n that auor. Wheai NJ were w oa the hith
ilaor - was also up there; they bud stream III
tile KAIrct. ..>
T., kEETiNa,
No. Hhl IWtnfy'sl1tl' street, " HnoH anu Lhd.
DIR al: Went 10 tlIs Ire Wlth Mafslal ~. !
went up to tile rooI VI thu uorth 0u'uln's U! tAc
three: went then nver acfoss bur!cy Tyr,
relrs nl,'i on tn F1c!d z letters. IheM
! upcncd srut!lu. aA ttl1 smoke eatf'o Out Eess
tAtck. Thcu ! went down f1 tho luwer no'f,
nni up into the burning bulldllg. puu1cY was
aoput t"GmtY teet aasau u9 nc. aaa Wy Msfs
holh pulling Ut NJ. ll.sc. Ahout two tatt,.