, 1889-12-05

the upper floor and Is believed to be
among the lost. Tho elevator, man who
made three trips after the iiro broke out,
says he saw man come from an Office
and try to escape, but u sheet OF flame
struck him and the unfortunate follow
drew revolver and shot himself 1t Is
thought this was Dahl
Chief Stettson Of tho fire department
said the blame for the loss of life was
lack of fire escapes. lie said the de-
partnent did all possible to save hves.
Tho elevator man, whose brave attempts
TO bring down the occupants OF the
upper floors while tho elevator shaft was
on fire, has been generally commended.
lilo says Inc thinks thoro werc sti sew
eral people OH the eighth floor when cs. :.
cape was cut OFT, He took a couple of
women up IN the elevator "a few minutes
before the fire broke out and says they
did not come down again.
Thc.financnl losses by tho fro have
been considerably reduced from last
nights estimates, and It is thought they
will rot exceed $3500o0 II is now post
lively known that Dahl. n book-bindcr,
was not the man who shot himself in
the hall, he having turned up safe and
well. Who the two suicides were is un-
known.
There are no more printers in the
ruins. Every ones card Is accounted
~
some printers had gone to work without
having turned In their cards, but this Is
doubted. Several employees of the Swed
ish paper, which was Published on tho
eighth floor, were In the habit of sleep
ing in the building, and nothing has been
slept in offices In the building and some
OF them may be among the lost.
To.morrow's search Is all that can de
eide this matter, aud it will also settle
the question whether the two women
taken up In the elevator just before the
fire are among the victims.
Tonight the newspaper men OF the
two cities held meeting for the purpose
of giving expression to their feelings in
the matter, and during the day the min
listers of Minneapolis, as we'll as the
board OF trade, adopted resolutions Of
sympathy.
THEY DIED AT THEIR POSTS.
CrSciSSArI, Dec. 2--The Enquirer has
this editorial: "If anything can miti-
gate the horrors OF u holocaust, such as
that In Minneapolis Saturday night, IL
Is such an example of heroic fidelity as
that set by James lgoe, the unfortunate
and undaunted operator. Well may
bitter tears be shed by his widow, chill
dren and friends, because of the terrible
ness of his taking OIL hut they can
always remember with pride that he
died a brave man. His children need
look no where else for lesson in de
yotion to duty. He knew that beneath
him fire was raging. He broke his
colleague in New York to tell him
the third story was on fire,
adding And I'm on tho seventh
floor. He knew the only way of escape
was by narrow winding stairway, yet
he fsltered only moment. Then he
gave the signal to go ahead, and with
the roaring furnace under his feet, he
sat quietly at the key and took 300
words. He stuck to his post to the very
last, and then flashed over the wire his
last message: Boys, I'll have to stand
you of. I'm the only one left on the
hoor. Everybody is gone, and l can't
stay any longer. Poor lgoe had stayed
too long. He had been faithful till
death. 1goe and ogle. Well may tele-
graphcrs feel their hearts swell with
pride when their names are mentioned
1goe the man, Ogle the woman-both
operators. both martyrs to duty" The
Ogle referred to above is Mrs Ogle, the
heroic woman who remained at her post
in the Jobnstown telegraph office warn
ing other points i'll the valley below,
until she was swept away herself in the
great flood