The herald., 1893-07-12
WORLDS FAIR HOLOCAUST
Ruins Of the Burned Build
ing UnexplOred.
Many Bodies Remain Under
the Debris.
How Many Perished in the Flame
No One KnOws,
The Number, However, Is Large-Crowdi
Surround the Morgue = Relief
Funds Started for the
Sufferers.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 1l.-The fell Of nigh
still finds the ruins OF the cold storage
building unexplored, and it is junt De
ginning to be realized that the full ex,
tent of yesterdays disaster cannot bl
ascertained until the mountain OF rub.
biah is sifted and carted away. In all
Is bodies were recovered from the ruins.
Besides these, three fremen died in the
hospital. t is now definitely known
that o number OF workmsn employed in
the building ascended the fatal tower
with the firemen, and how many of them
no one knows. The last seen OF r. A.
Drummond and three or four other
workmen they were going up ladder
into the tower with fire extinguishers.
Before they could have reached the top
the whole mass toppled over.
THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION.
The center of attraction ct the worlds
fair this morning was something not
down in the guido books. It was the
ruins OF the cold-storage building burned
yesterday, with such fearful results in
loss of life. Ten thousand people gath
cred around the debris this NOR ming,
watching the search for bodies of the
victims.
Early this morning the remains of
three more unfortunates were recovered
from the ruine, SO badly charred as to
make recognition impossible, though it
is not believed they are bodies of fire.
men, owing to the locality in which
they were found, being some distance
from the deadly smokestack around
which the imperilled fremen huddled
in the cupola balcony, and covered with
mass of twisted steam pipes and ma
chinery which had fallen from above.
From the fact that one of the bodies
had on leather belt carrying pincars,
it ia believed the victim was an electric
| fireman.
HOW MANY PERIsHED.
This discovery opens up the question,
how many persons besides the firenlen
| lost their lives in the burned building?
The Columbian guards on duty at the
scene during the fire have constantly
maintained that several worlds fair vis-
itors and electrical employees and other
workers were caught in the flames, and
today's discoveries lend color to their
contention. 1t is certain that number
of visitors and workmen were in the
building at the time the fire broke out.
1t has therefore been dec dsd to make
minute examination, foot by foot, as
rapidly as possible. The Electric Light
company had number of men in the
lower part OF the building stringing wires
| when the fire broke out, and several of
these are still missing. Four Columbi
guards are still unaccounted for.
At least one hundred people who have
missing relatives or friends were round
the ruins this morning trying to identify
the bodies discovered. In numerous in
stances those ara worlds fair visitors
|. whose friends do not even know they
were in the neighborhood OF the build
ing. and it is therefore most probable
that they viii turn up cafe.
Many inquiries bave como from Spring.
| field. H., as to the fate of Lieut.. John
Fl. Freeman of fire company No. /.
There is no longer any doubt as TO hia
! fate. He was one OF the first to reach
the top of the burning shaft, coRse-
quently one OF the first victims OF the
fire. Ills charred body was recovered
and in some way identified by his COM
rades, though the features OF the form
were unrecognizable. Freeman only en-
tered the worlds fair department few
weeks ago. He was many years chief
| fire marshal of Springfield, but recently
Lost his position through q change in
administration.
THE DEAD FIREMEN.
It has been definitely aacertained that
only / firemen lost their .ivea, as fol-
lows:e Captain James Fitzpatrick,
Lieutenant J. II. Brennan, William
Dunning, P. FL. Bron, Capt. James Gar
vey, John Mcbride, John Cahill. Paul
Schroeder, Capt. B. E. Page, Lieut..
Charles Purvy, J. A. Smith, John Camp
bell, Edward Fowler, Jasper Stamford,
r. A. Drummond, John Murphy,
| Charles Hutton.
Three unidentified bodies are known,
however, not to be fremen. There are
IL wounded in the hospital and elESs
where enc OF these is Lieutenant FraEal,
fireman, who probably will die.
Among the wounded are: Capt. Thos,
Barry, arm broken, will have to be
amputated; Marshal Murphy, chief of
the worlds fair fire department., slightly
injured; Marshal Kenyon, chief of bait
| talon, bruised.
With the exception OF Lewis J. Frank,
| all the lulurSu afo III u Ia.r W5y oL
recovery.
Three Columbian guards who went up
| the deadly cupols to help the firemen
draw up tho hose, are missing, and il ID
supposed shared the fate of the fren1en.1
REGULAR FIRETRAP.
An examination OF the remains OF the
structure this morning reveals that it
wss of fimsy character, and many
blame the construction department OF
the worlds fair for allowing it to go up
in that form.
A coroner's jury was impaneled,
viewed the bodies and adjourne1 till
Thursday to give time for preliminary
investigation. The coroner saws he
understandH the fret plans of the
burned building called for uteel lath,
but that other plans subsequently