New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-11
FIREMEN PLUNGE TO DEATH.
men be allowed to rest for the balance Of the

men uc dAoweu 10 reet LOT 'hc ""i""'o Vi VIM
c. B. Moore and wife of Omaha. Neb, roOmed
IN the Inflated structure. A man had an engage
He seen tonight and said he had met Mr.
Moore Just as the fire broke out ana that the atteI
mad gone upstairs to see what tiie damage ~ouiu
be. This was the last OF Slr. Moore his
wife was there also, and as the caller lett the
woman started upstairs. Mrs Moore was seen on
the roof after the fire had gained great headway
and she injured by falling while attempting
to come down ladder. Mrs. Moore was taken
out of the grounds but nothing has been heard
OF her husband and he is still among tue missing
and thought to be dead
While the bulk Of the fire fighting forces was
engaged in their hazardous work In the doomed
building, scene Of great bravery was enacted IN
little shed between the barn and the color De
partment in the of the cold storage buildlng,
directly in the path of the hot ar ana aenSe
s%G9ke swept sSuthward by the wnhn Gap1a
assisted 10y ten Of his company, Engine company
No 80, from the Stock Yards, and several wlllny
visitors, had placed three leads OF nose upon tle
shed, ana IN the midst OF a storm Oh nre ana
smoke stood their ground, fighting like demons TO
keep the fire from the paint shop hliea with In
liam; lie paints, oils, varalsles ana sndhsy ma
terial used in detWatlons. Ilnu the ME reached
the paint shop 1t would have quickly spread to
the stc!clousc of the Wellington Catering COM
pany, ard from there Oh there would have been
no NJ tie progress of tie dtsr.ctl'., element
until II had buried Its way thlnufh the Tram
shoe, ard dalr, barns TO tho south c'cC OF 1'i'
Park The men stool tlr n ground Tor an hourI
with blistcrcd faces and burned clo:iA,s. Inc act
was cheered by thoasa IDS OF people I'm
The dominion of Canada loses about SH,ooV
by the fire. Three hundred boxes of fine cheese
large quantity Of roots and vegetables ana some
large Rcstgouche River salmon, belonging TO the
Government, were stored in the building and We're
of course, total loss.
THE LOSS TO PROPERTY s85ocOo
The loss of property will probably amount to
over $500, 900, but nobody except those who have
suffered financially, is thinking of the money loss
when all around-at the fire and guard station
house, the emergency hospital and the morgue, on
the highways of the Falr-are evidences Of the
Exposition deadly baptism of fire he sun was
shining its brightest from "a blue sky at l :3O
o'clock and the peasurc-seckng people passed
under the shadow of the cold storage warehouse
Suddenly bcw, William Sheppard, son of the
guide-book pubnsher saw tongue OF name escap-
ing from the cupOla
section of the warehouse. From the ground tc
that first fame there were 800 feet OF space. Inc
boy gave the alarm and in a few minutes the
heroes from the fire stations at the Casino ana the
Terminal Depot came dashlng along WIN nose
cart engine and hook and ladder The altitude
Of the blazing observation tower and its isolation
from the great main roof made the work OF IN"
fremcn hazardous and slow from the outset Be
fore the fremen got TO WORK seyGral pa III thc
building assembled by the elevators To the MAIN
roof and afterward climbed up the spiral staircase
which was bullr around the great THIh Trap vi d
smokestark until they reached the balcony I'M;
dernaath the bur'ng cupoa: They fonnd
the flames had gone too far to be smothered by
the chemicals at hand They waited ior tie IRE.
men to join them. thinking they could be OF assist,
ance CAPTAIN Hardness, OF the GUARDS, ordcrrd
Sergeant Douglass TO take eight men up to the
blazing tower and aid the fircmcn Inc sergeant
gave his superior officer look, such one MS
the officers Of the Light Brigade at Balaklava may
have given the commanding general when ne gave
the order to charge into the mouths OF roaring
n npt
eight guards followed to do their duty. by a
strange chance all are alive tonight TO tell the
tale. -,
Tho French commissioner. on hearing Of the
fire sent a detachment Of twenty-five marines TO
| assist the guards and regulars in preserving ORDER
Diroctor-(ienera Davis was on the scene early
Of tho big hnilling, however. with much anxiety.
The National Commission, which was in executive
session. adjourned hastily upon hearing OF me
cata'troph" and the members went over U the
scene Of tho fire.
THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN F1TZPATRlCK.
The most sublime deed Of heroism in that tragic
hour was performed by three iremcn in an at
tempt to save the life of their superior officer.
OBTAIN James Fitzpatrick, the assistant fire chief
n the Fair. He was on the roof when the tower
fol- over without warning, and his leg was broken
| besides hcing crushed by falling timbers. Beng
on the east side OF the rooi he
thought he was in no inInedlate danger
| a
| Ior any emergency The captain crawlcd
towards the edge of the roof already on fire. a apd
| held out his hand in NUT" appeal for help; inc
| land was seen by Captain Kennedy. of Hook
and Ladder 10 lie and ,h two of his %eh
I'LL a,rn w which hurst through the whole east
side and through the roof, while three streams
Of water were turned on the brave men to keep
tbcir clothing from catching fire and their skins
from Keeling on The fiery gauntlet was run
unanchingy the top; Captain kernry G im. e
reanncorcd in a few seconds dragging the body
Of Captain Fitzpatrick rope was Fastened Sn
and ,,i,h di0cultv he was lowered to the ground
rnvolop"d in flames. The noble rescue aIthough
IL only resulted in saving tn" captains body from
further mutilation by fire. was watched by thou
sands Of people in breathlcss suspense and re,
war'lcd by mighty cheer when tho body reached
rho ground 10 he tcnderly laid on IA strctcEer
and horne 10 the hospital in the ambulance.
lsnt the doctors, shook their heads doubtfulIy
| when the burned and broken form was carried
| in Tho captain never recovered consciousness
! and died ut o'clock.