Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-13
FATE OF A BROTHER
Body Of r. A. Drummond Found
Under Distressing Conditions
FOURTEEN VICTIMS BODIES
Have ns-ca ttrsosc~ri Frosu the Wreck
Of the Cold Storage Housc---
Death at rtrcnsan Prank.

CnscAoo. July f2-Next Sunday viii
be -, aside A. heroes day ~ the
Worlds Fair aId al. the proceeds Of the
admissions 10 the grounds wiil DO de
voted ~ the relief q tho<s frcsnsn's
families who died while doing their
duty. The executive COMMITTEES Of the
dsrecscry decided upon this action At
their uaeeting this ss'erncon.
cucAoo. July i2--Today's work IN
the ruins wrought by Mondays horrible
srair. resulting in the finding Of one
more body. the mass Of fiesh being
brought 10 light. not by the men in the
employ Of the Worlds Columbian E1po-
sition management. but through the
efforts Of the two brothers Of the victim.
The body found was that Of K A.
Drummond. superintendent Of tho Har-
ter Electric Company. and the circnm-
stances attending its recovery are
peculiarly horrifyin David and Robert
Drummond were upon the scene st
o'clock this morning expecting aid In
body Of their brother. which the men
have asserted ever since ths-tirc would
be found near the stack. but only twelve
men appeared 20 begin work. and these
were taken 10 another part Of the ruins
10y their foreman. where they worked
during the day. AS soon ~ tho brothers
saw that no efforts were being made 10
search the debris near the stack. they
threw OF their coats aud went 10 work
in the heat OF the broiling sun. They
toiled all day. stopping but fifteen min
utes at noon.
Finding = BROTHERS Body.
About 4 o'clock the men lifted huge
ioist under which they preeeiyed parts
Of a human body. One of them reached
downward in an endcavor 20 extricate
the mass while the other called for
help. Two or three Columbian guards
and Captain Driver. custom inspector.
answered and the party went To work.
digging under the body and loosening il
in few minutes. They then endcav.
oFed 10 lift il. but as the corpse was
stirred the odor became sickening and
the men stopped an instant for breath
az air.
The legs were charred SO that they
would not hold To- the body. and the
ttNAh W as Ia tttflui etttt vi tttOftifo-
sition, while the head was devoid Of
hair. Dlsinfectants were sprinkled
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 eject beng told With in
tense anguish upon their countenances.
The remnants of the form Was hastily
covered with a cloth and in short
time taken to the morgue.
The search went on until $50 without
any more bodies being discovered. when
operations were suspended for the night.
Frank Die. or Injuries
At o'clock Director Of Works Burn
ham sent THIRTEEN more men TO the
scene. and the force OF twenty five men
was engaged in the afternoon in remov-
ing wines and fruits from the cold stor-
are vaults
Lewis J. Frank Of Engine Company
No. ,. who Jumped from the burning
tower. died in the emergency hospital.
where he has lain in "A semi-conscious
condition FOR two days, at o'clock this
morning In making his terrible leap
Frank broke two Or three ribs. was
burned and bruised Ia many places and
suffered internal injuries which were
too much for medical aid. The fire
mans body was taken to Rolston' 4
morgue al o'clock.
The list of the known dead now mum.
beers fourteen.
The missing number four