Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-03
THE MINNEAPOLIS HORROR.
Searching the Ruins for Missing Men
Relief Measures.

Searching the Ruins for Missing Men
Relief Measures.
MINNEAPOLIS, December 2d.-It has not
yet been definitely ascertained whether or
not there are more bodies in the ruins of
the Tribune building, it being impossible as
yet to institute a thorough search.
Who the men were who were seen to
shoot themselves rather than suffer by the
flames has not yet been decided. The
women and children who went up into the
building shortly before the fire broke out
have turned up safe. Measures for the re-
lief of the sufferers and the families of the
victims are actively under way.
Newspaper men have frequent occasion
to report the bereavement OF others, but it
is seldom so many are taken from their
own ranks at one time.
Besides the Associated Press men, Igoe
and Miles, the list of the dead includes
Millman of the Tribune and Pickett of
the Iioneer Press. all good and tr1e men.
Tonight the newspaper men of the two
cities held meetings for the purpose of Civ
ing expressions to their feelings in the
matter, and during the day the ministers
of Minneapolis, as well as the Board of
Trade, adopted resolutions of sympathy.
HE DIED BRAVE MAN.
CINCINNATI, December 2d-The Enquirer
has this editorial: "If anything can miti-
gate the horrors of the holocaust such as
that in Minneapolis Saturday night it is
such examples of heroisn as set by James
Igoe, the unfortunate and undaunted oper-
ator. Well may bitter tears be shed by his
widow, children and friends because of the
terribleness of his taking-of, but they can
always remember with pride that he died
brave man.
His children need look nowhere else for
lesson in devotion to duty. He knew that
beneath him the fire was raging. He
broke his colleague in New York to tell
him the third story was on fire. adding
and I'm on the seventh floor
He knew the only way of escape was by
the narrow winding stairway, yet he fall
tered only moment and then he gave tine
signal, e. A Ego ahead), and with the
roaring furnace underfoot sat quietly at the
key and took 200 words. He stuck to his
post to the very last and then flashed over
the wire his last message:
"'Boys, I've got to stand you off. I'm the
only one left on the floor. Everybody has
gone and l can't stay any longer
Poor Igoe had stayed too long. He had
been faithful TILL death.
"Igoe and Ogle. Well may telegraphers
feel their hearts swell with pride when
their names are mentioned. Igoe the man,
Ogle, the woman, both operators, both mar
tyrs to duty
1.-The Ogle referred to above is Mrs. Ogle,
the heroic woman who remained at her
post in the Johnstown telegraph Office,
warning other points in the valley below
until she was swept away herself by the
great flood
ADDITIONAL FACTS.
The holocaust of Saturday night is the
chief topic of conversation. Crowds surged
about the ruins all day, and the hunt for
friends is by no means over.
Men have visited the newspaper offices
to-day, with tears streaming down their
cheeks, asking for friends located in the
building whom they have not seen since
the fire.
The ruins of the Tribune building are
still too hot to permit of a search for the
bodies supposed to be buried in the debiis.
All is yet speculation as to the number of
victims besioes those recovered and identi-
fed. Charles Smith, the elevator man,
who made three trips after the building
wes in a blaze to-day advanced theory
which is generally accepted, as to the cause
of the fire. He Gays the blaze originated
in room on the floor occupied by an
artist, and in which were stored quantity
of paints and other combustibles.
Subscriptions for the relief of the families
of the victims have been opened, and the
Associated Press is providing for the
widows and children OF the operators Igoe
and Miles. The bodies of those two men
were to-day removed to the home of Miles
widow, and will remain there until Wednes-
day. when the funeral will take place.
The Coroner's inquest began to-day. a
number of witnesses were examined and
the bodies Of the seven known victims
identified.
! The causes of death were determined ia