The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-11
balcony. He seemed to be addressing his

UlaVe followers.
AS he ceased speaking one of the mon
crept around the burning balcony and re-
turned moment later with rope. IL was
hastily fastened to the railing around the
balcony and thrown to the roof Fitzpat-
rick was seen to point to it and man
started to slide down. But ere he was half
way the cruel flames rolled up and he was
swallowed in the awful vortex. Another
tried il and met the same tate.
One after another five Of the men at this
point sprang from the balcony to the roof.
If any survived the awful leap they were
burned to death afterward.
The rope had been burned off about half
way down, but Fitzpatrick, seeing the men
jumping to their doom, seized the strand
and started down. He dropped from the
end of the Eops and caught on ladder
which bad been raised to within twenty
feet of it. Fire Marshal Murphy, who was
on the roof. sprapC forward and soon
reached Fitzpatrick. A shout of admira-
ton and encouragement went up. and the
heroic marshal started back with his
friend, but they we're enyeloped in flames.
With the energy of despair he clutched his
comrade and slid down the ladder.
Both Murphy and Fitzpatrick were un-
conscious when picked up. The former,
however. was not seriously hurt, but Fitz-
patrick is not expected to survive the
night.
Scarcely twenty-five minutes had elapsed
since the discovery of the fire. but SO rapid
had been its progress that the entire tower
was burned away and fell with an awful
crash, carrying with it the unfortunates
who were left on the balcony and several
fremen who were playing on the flames
with hose from the roof.
As the fremen fled from the roof one of
them picked up the mangled form of one
of the unfortunates who had jumped from
the balcony and dropped it to the ground.
thus saving it from cremation.
Seeing that it was hopeless task to at
tempt to save the building, and as all who
had escaped alive had lett it, the remain
ing firemen directed their efforts to keep
the flames from spreading. They had
already reached the Worlds Fair stables
and the roofs of several hotels across
Stony Island avenue, just outside the
grounds. were on fire. The hotels were
saved with difficulty. but the stables were
destroyed.
Less than two hours after the fire
started the cold storage warehouse was
smoking ruin. 1t is doubtful if any bodies
will be recovered, so furious and terrific
was the heat.
Work ct the burned building is being
carried on in the darkness owing to the
destruction of the electric light wires.
Six bodies, burned beyond recognition,
have been taken from the debris since s
o'c ock
Following is list of the dead ard in
iur.d as far as known at 10 O'Clock:
William Davis, killed by jumping.
William a. Demming, terribly burned
and crushed by jumping.
Philip Breen, on the cupola when 1t fell.
James Green, fell with the cupola.
Captain Burton E. Page. killed by jump
ing.
Captain James A. Garvey. burned to
death. ..s4sA
John Mcbride. died in the hospital from
injuries.
Captain James Fitzpatrick, so badly
burned and crushed that he died in the
hospital tonight.
John Cahill.
Paul Schroeder.
Lieutenant John II. Freeman.
An unknown lneman. burned in the
ruins.
Following are the fremen missing and
undoubtedly dead:
G. II. Blaisdell.
NJ. Dixon.
w. A. Huff,
a. l.. Otto.
NJ. S. BoDfield.
w. j. Sturm.
Lieutenant Moulter, died in the hospi-
tai.
Lieutenant Charles Puryis.
John A. Smith.
Four Columbian guards, names un-
known.
The injured are:
W. II. Mahoney, probably fatally.
E. J. Frank, may die.
Frank Berlingberg, will die.
S. Nordrum.
Captain Thomas Barry. may die.
John Davis.
William Lenehan, probably fatally.
Martin Kimball.
ii. Breckenridge.
Marshall James.
l.. Kenyon.
F. ii. Dopahoe.
ii. Murray.
w. G. Fisher.
q. S. Haman.
G. B. French.
L. Kenyon.
". Lynch.
Fred Gue:z.
A few weeks ago Marshal Murphy in
spected the burned building and reported
it to be extremely unsafe. On account of
his report the insurance companies can
celled all the risks they had on it. so that
the loss is complete.
When the fire broke out there were
large number of visitors in the building.
looking at the ice-machines and other ex-
hibits. When the fremen rushed in there
was wild rush for the stairways and
exits. In the excitement a number of
people were thrown down and badly
bruised, though, as far as known, none
were seriously injured.
1t is reported by some Columbian Guards
that a number OF women lost their lives in
the building. Firemen discredit the story,
hut Tonight a Iady's watch was found op