The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-13

mond, superintende n of the Harter Elec-
trio Company. and the circumstance at
tending it's recovery are peculiarly horrify-
ing. David and Robert Drummond were
upon the scene at z o'clock this morning
extending aid in the search for the recoy-
cry of the body of their brother. which
they were certain would be found near tie
stack, but only eleven men appeared TO be-
gin work. and these were taken TO another
part of the ruins by their foreman. where
they worked during the day.
As soon as the brothers saw that no
efforts were being made to search the deb
ris near the stack they threw of their coats
and went TO work In the heat OF the brOil.
ing sun. They toiled all day. stopping but
fifteen minutes at noon. About 4 o'clock
the men lifted o huge joist. under which
they perceived parts of o human body.
One of them reached IN an en-
deavor TO extricate the mass, while the
other called for help. Two or three Column
bian Guards and Captain Driver. q customs
inspector. responded. and the party went
TO work digging under the body and zoos
ened it IN q few minutes They then en-
deavored to lift il. but Is the corpse
was stirred the odor became sickening
and the men stopped an instant for q
breath OF air. The legs were charr-d so
that they would not hold TO the body and
the trunk was in q fearful state of decom-
position. while the head was devoid of
hair. Disinfectants were sprink leo upon
the remains and they were laid on a board
and taken out of the ruins. Here the two
brothers.. worn out by long anxiety and
labor, recognized their brother. the effect
being intense anguish. The remnants of
the form were hastily covered with y cloth
and IN a short time taken to the mOrgue.
The search work went on until half past
8 without any moro bodies being discov-
cred, when operations were suspended for
the night. AT / o'clock Director of Works
Burnham sent twelve more men to the
scene. and the force of twenty-five men was
engaged during the afternoon In removing
wines and fruits in the cold storage vaults.
A rumor that eleven more bodies had been
discovered In the ruins was untrue. and ep-
pears TO have been founded on the discov-
cry of q large amount of refrigerator meat
that had fallen into a heap, and was mis-
taken for human bodies. This mass of
BY the aid of Q long rope they
Of Oa' tsff.Oovers wall. AS they came
forward to begin anew their burrowing. Q
moet foul and sickening stencil arose. A
few feet from the surface there lay q shape
less mass of charred and blaokened meat.
For a moment they believed they had dis
covered o large Der or unfortunate
victims. The sight was so revolving that
the strongest of them fell back with faces
blanched with sickening horror.
Louis j. Frank. of engine company No..
2, who jumped from the tower. died in the
emergency hospital. where he has lain IN .
semiconscious condition for two days. at 4
o'clock this morning. In making his ter
rible leap Frank broke two or three ribs,
and was burned and bruised in many
places. and suffered internal injuries which
were too much for medical aid. The fire.
mans body was taken to Roslyn's morgue
at B O'Clock.
The list of the known dead now numbers
fourteen: The missing number four.
Among the latter is Robert Blenhuber, o
Marquette (Mich.). capitalist Mr.. Ter
aett, of Crawford. Ill. with whom Mr..
Blenhuber was stopping while visiting the
fair. called at the morgue today
missing guest. He was not successful.
and now fears hat the missing man is
among the dead. Mr.. Blenhuber reached
Chicago some days ago. from Marquette.
and had spent mosC of his time at the fair
grounds. He was specially interested IN
cold-storage plants. and was planning an
investment. Monday morning be left
Crawford. telling Mr.. Tereett that he
should spend the day in inspecting the
took him into the least accessible part Of
the building. and. not hearing from him
since. his friends conclude that he was
caught in the big fire trap.
It appears probable that the families of
the victims will not suffer. Upt to this aft.
ernoon sl2.Sl2 had been subscribed. and
subscriptions are still rapidly coming in.
It 10 hoped the total may be swelled to
500. 600. as the Board of Trade promises
$40. 600 alone. and various large companies
have su Inscription lists we'll under way.
The Phenix Insurance Company. of Brook
Ign. sent q check for $3.50. and several
other small amounts have been re-
ceived from other ciuies. Ex-Mayor Hemp
stead Washburne handed a check for $3.50
90 Chief Sweenie's secretary, and p. ID.
Armour. Partridge ~ Co.. the Pennsyl-
vanis Railroad Company and the WASH
ington Park Company have each contrib
uted $1,000. A committee of twenty.
headed hy Charles ID. Hsmill, president Of
the Board of Trade. has been appointed by
Mayor Harrison To take the matter in hand.
Next sunday will be set as Heroes" day
ct the worlds fair. and all the proceeds of
admissions TO the grounds will be devoted
to the relief of the families of those fire.
men who died while doing their duty. The
Executive COMMITTEES of the Directory de-
cided npon this action at their meeting
this afternoon.