Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-12
ECHOES OF THR 'FIRB.
More Bodies Found Among the Cold
Storage Building Ruins
THE SCENES ABOUT THE MORGUl

THE SCENES ABOUT THE M0RGU,l
All the Bodies Found Are Not
Those Of Firemen, Indicating
that Some Of Those Within the
Building Lost Their Lives
Preparations for the Inquest,
The Worlds Fair Authorities
Will Examine the Other Build
ings on the Grounds.
WORLD's FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO,
July 1.-THE most interesting exhibit
at the Worlds Fair ground is not SEIZED
uled In the official guide book. IL Is the
ruins OF the cold storage structure yes
terday DESTROYED by ire, and ten thou
sand people this morning crowded
around tho debris eagerly watching the
search for dead bodies. Early this
morning three more bodies were recOy-
cred from the ruins, but they were so
bad.y charred and dis6urged as TO make
Recognition absolutely impossible. One
thing seemed quite, evident, however,
and that is that the bodies discovered
are not the remains OF hTemen. The
locality In which they were found
seems TO preclude this possibility. All
she fremen who lost their lives were
huddled up in one place, In the dread
ful fire trap at the top OF the shaft, and
as they fell victims one by one 70 the
flames, their bodies naturally fell some
where within the small circle surround
ing the smoke stack. The bodies to-
day recovered, were evidently not the
remains Of any who jumped or fell from
the shaft, because tney were found az
a somewhat remote distance from these
points aud under a mass OF steam pipe
and machinery that must have fallen
from above On one OF the bodies
Awas found leather belt, 10
which was attached a pair OF
hsteel pinchers, thus practically
proving the remains to be those Of line
men. The discovery gave fresh color
4 70 the fearful apprehension that the
fremen were by no means the only ones
who fell victims, aud the public al once
haSame disposed 70 doubt the declara-
Yesterday made by the supervising
that all employees and visitors
ut OF the building before the con-
ion had reached a dangerous
The total of the dead bodies re-
at this time reached fifteen,
search In the ruins thus far Is
ight owing, TO the heat and con-
There seemed no doubt the
list was still decidedly
lete. The Columbian Guards
were yesterday on
the scene have constantly main
that several Worlds Fair visitors
ctrical men aud other wOrkmen
sught In the flames aud the un-
n discovery ~ Bodies under the
morning and tue fact that one
dbtedly that Of a lineman, gives
ee TO the declarations Certain
erefOre that numerous visitors
orkmen were Ia the building at
ne the fire broke out aud state
from Colum oian guards that
Df these were caught in the flames
csived so seriously this morning
was decided a minute eXamina-
made to-day The electric
company had num-
men in the lower part
pilding stringing wires at the
fire broke out, and several OF
still missing. -Four COlum-
Fds were unaccOunted for this
and their companions are nat
sry sOlicitOns as 10 their fate
reabOuts All through the long
the night, while the search for
JieS was going on, mOroio
I several hundred people hung
the scene. and this morning the
ion Of death attracted thousands
ODle 70 the ruins. The ravages
re amply served TO demonstrate
substantial, fimsy and ia
le condition of the Struc-
The thin layer OF 'staf, -
Ave an appearance Of marble
10 the building has dropped OF,
closes a framework Of light pine
IS at points where the casual Wis
DpOsed supports OF marble or
isted. Even In the uncOnsumed
all the supports and essential
IRE found 20 be light and aimSy
arently entirely inadequate TO
Re Of that magnitude. OF course
Is now visible to the naked eve,
erved TO arouse the spectators 70
OF indignation. The Worlds
ficials claim they are not re-
o for this, defending them
by the assertion that as
Ia storage warehouse was
ion aud constructed as a private
ise or exhibit, the Worlds Fair
lilies should not be held account
the loss Of life. AT least 100
who have missing friends or rela-
ere around the ruins this morn
king TO identity the bodies dis
In numerous instances the
sought were visitors 10 the
It as their friends we're usually
Ain as TO whether the missing
isited the cold storage building
day, it was thought probable that
Of these will turn up al right.
INQUIRIES have come from Spring
lis, as TO the fate Of Lieut..
u. Freeman, Of company No. 1.
no longer any doubt as 70 his
he was one Of the 6rst to reach
Of the burning shaft and conse-
one OF the earliest victims Of
as been definitely ascertained
6 IL fremen lost their lives. All
hers have turned up either safe
red and the complete list OF dead
Is as follows;
bs Fitzpatrick, 54 years, Captain
company No. 2, compound frac-
arm. crushed shoulder, burns
sernal injuries; died at Emer-
Hospital at last night.
H. Freeman, Lieutenant en-