The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-07-18
Thousands Of People Watching
the Search for the Dead
Bodies.
The Heat So Intense That the
Recovery of the Dead is
Slow-An Assign
ment Forced.

July 1l.-Ten thousand people this
morning crowded around the debris If
yesterdays catastrophe, the coli
storage warehouse, eagerly watching
the search for the dead bodies.
Three more bodies were rescued
from the ruins, but were so badly
charred and disfigured as to make
Identification impossible.
One thing seemed certain, however,
and that is the remains recovered are
not those of firemen, who huddl. d to.
gether and lost their lives. The dis.
coyery gave fresh color to the fear
and apprehension that the firemen
were by no means the only ones who
fell victims 10 the flames, and the
public at once became disposed. to
doubt the declarations yesterday
made by the supervising firemen that
all the employees and visitors were on;
of the building before the conHagra-
ton had reached dangerous stage.
The total dead recovered at this
time number fifteen, search thus far
being slight owing to the intense heat
and confusion. There seemed no
doubt that the death list is still de-
cidedly incomplete. \ minute ex-
animation of the pyramid of ruins
can't be made before tonight.
At least hundred people who has
missing friends or relatives, were
around the ruins this morning, seek
ing to identify the bodies discovered.
In numerous instances the parties
sought were visitors to the fair, but as
their friends were usually uncertain
as to whether the missing even visited
the cold storage building yesterday, it
was thought probable that several of
these will turn up all right.
The financial loss to the Hercules
Iron Works, owner of the plant, CON-
PEELED them to make an assignment
this morning. The company wa in
corporated in 1885 with a capital
stock of 100000. The assets are
estimated at 100000 against $780,
900 liabilities.
ELEVEN FIRENEN SACRIFICED.
L, is now definitely known that but
II firemen lost their lives. All Others
have turned up, either safe or. injured,
and a complete list of the dead is as
follows:
Ii, E.ao,,,,
James Fitzpatrick, 81 years old,
captain of engine No. 2.
VIM. Denning.
Phillip B. Brown.
Capt. James A. Garrett.
John Mcbride.
John Cashill.
Paul Schroeder.
Burton +. Page, captain of truck
company.
Charles Purvis.
John Smith.
Three bodies still unidentified.
1t is known that they were not fire.
men. All the Columbian guards
have been accounted for, excepting
three as follows:
John Mallory, Chicago.
H. V. Brown, Chicago.
G. +. Z. Irvine, jackson, Miss.
The missing guards were sent up
the tower to aid the firemen to haul
up the hose, and it is believed that
they were burned to a crisp.
THE BLAME.
The assertion is general that the
fair management is not wholly with
out blame for yesterdays holocaust.
Time and again, it is said, word was
sent to the council of administration
of the dangerous condition of the
warehouse, but they paid no heed
to it.
The inquest on the victims of the
fire began this morning.
The scene at the mOrgue was hor-
rible one. As each patrol wagon
bearing additional victims drove up
the police had their hands full keep
ing the people back. Pushing and
crowding men and women We'd with
each other in their efforts to
get a glimpse OF the corpses
The interior of the death chamber,
heavy with an odor of burnt flesh,
presented a sight that caused many q
heart to weaken. On slabs, encased
in gunnysacks overspread with lime,
was all that remained Of the gallant
firemen who yielded up their lives.
Many wives, brothers and sisters call
ed to identity the dead. They were
told that it was useless to gaze upon
the bodies, as there was no hope of
identity. Those who hoped to re-
lieve their uncertainty left, only