Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-19
FOUR OF THEM HELD
Conae5s Jsy on the Cod StOs-
age 8sidlng Horror
RfTuaxs WIN IT'S VERDICT
Basu =. Meth,aAi<i. sssSphS aud
skias<s Heal 40 a.. Crssasa~liy Neg
hxcnl--fns faaasss Coactsxi~si

CnsesssA July is..--Affer its proleug.d
investigation lhe esrensrs jury snvcsfi.
gztinz the xaids tar enld storas.
ealamlty rsaehs.l verdict al SD thiH
evening. Ths jury hrld o. the grand
jury the fosisls ing psrsors: ID 4. Burn.
han. director q works az The worlds
FAR; Fire Marshal Edward Murphy q
tho worlds fair Ere dspsstment: u.
skinner. president q thu Hercules Iron
compasy. Charles 4. Mcdonald secfe-
tary and treasurer q The Hercules Iron
c,,npany
The hearing of the eviienco was con.
ciuied at 3z-5 p. IA. when coroner Me
flaie gave tie cases T. the Jury The
Jury reached ia conelusiou much mere
guie <ly than the time They we're ont
wouid lniicats. as there were sixteen
deaths. tns ceuses upon uhich they
werc called % consider and each repre-
aented a > parair ease. Tho verdict was
the sane m al the cases and reads as
foires
We. Tie jury. Had that the decreased
came - their de.ths from .nluries and
burns recrsved al fife ~ the cold stcr
ass hatl.iias az the worlds fair grounds
on Jniy To- i<tk and we. the iary. bud
from the eytfsence presented that
Charles a McDsnalsl. John h. skinner.
p II beznham and Edward W. Muir.
ply ~ held o. the graEi Jury for cFimi
nai nesligence and their. held until dis
charged - the course % law
The Indicted men will rot give bail
tonight. but will ba expected In court
tornoFroe a. 10 a IN.
fnqas--t Resumed.
samuel A Rothcrrnn. assistant secrc.
taFy - The Traders Insurancs company,
was the lirst witness o. take the stand.
tie bad talked with Marshal Murphy
regarding the building after the first
fire. occurred on June II. Several insur.
ance agents we're present during the
conversa,lon Marshal Murphy had
iu.t returned fFum the first tre when
Mr. Ecthernii met him. lie declared
the building o. DC the mfet dangerous
risk. fer insurance comps nies. ca the
groand-. tie mentioned the tower as
being very dangerous. and stated be
would notify the proper authorities
about ~.
The cold storage warehouse was a
topic % dIscGsioc among Insurance. men
long beforD the buslding was finished
said Mr. kothefm1. we did not i@s,ie
a policy 20 the owners because of the
condition a the structure and because
We 10 not regard cold storage structures
with favor"
sh.nkiin Testifics-
Engineer Shankiin. who approved the
plans q the lYuilding for Director Durn.
haze. next tos,k the witness chair.
This ! the story he told
About l:.D o'clock Monday after.
noon I saw flames On the top of th,,
colI storage building. The peculiar "a.
frrc % the flames attracted my atten.
fion AZ once. II reminsied nie % the
bufuinE n natural gas well
Mr. Shaoklin then gave description
of the terrible scone. az many other ait.
rs=~es have done.
Had ihe works. FAIR p~opie any re-
sr.lr-ibtfy whatever. after the plans
Uere scceptcdf- asked Coroner Mcfaie
Nos after the plane were found o. ~.
al rlzat. The architect was respon.
sable"
Then tie architect could build "a he
pleased. and the worlds FAR people
xoaid know nothing abost ItY"
-Df course The plans had 20 be- carried
out~
~Whose duty was u 90 SO that the
tuilIirzs In the worlds fair grounds
3rre properly corstrucfed aud erected
eccorlus - fAe plans,~
he inaprctors under Nr. Buruham. :"
~ ~ are thaJ
Jordan Murray and HihharsL"
fftspatrick'< tts-.-us.
Nana reph.it - hook and IA aiier
rorraug t.p foid hss story T the fire.
usieh earrfftFafea Marshal Nurpiv'z
testWeaF p YESTERDAY We then i.-
-rrrtfl t1e reseue - Captain Fitz-
paffck
@Nhsn tie laliaer had hrcn rsis..d
against TIE hni.stnr - SAIL. "on
Chief NafFhy's order. the chief said o.
Ne tat ~ there. Hans. and take this
iife ilre wtta fuu I started up the
ls,iief tsbcf Murphy vas hehind me
aaIi sreftsr nan ess ahead - noe an
The a.isl.-r - ben / reached the rsof
s,e Csptaia Fii.patrick lying about ait
fret ssay 1rut over with the ether
m8r. eaaes I 'id not know and
dragged iit,rafrck a. the elre. where
Na.sh4l Narrly he other man anil
myfeif tel sle life iine around him
Marshal Nafpay snd TIE other rnsu
went d1wh ard I remained On tbo ro.f
snd lewerssi she bfeig Nhen / teit tke
snre slaekcn knew me bodv hsd
r-sehsit the ground then hurried
taxn.
f1Fpheft'- Sforv.
frouaa kephfit stated IN anewss n
Cornar Nrfsles queetiors that be had
stseedlsi two drss n fhe hoii,iins pre.
v-sns - the lslal one. and hls com panY
h1d hseii called fhfrs three tiuies.
AZ fte ifes eers 10 ihe cupoia on TIE
t1ver
e1 ia F.f9f etarany reach the
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usa
q b. psas.s.l tse men 70 e. up "a the
se ine att Cautsin Fitzpafri.k
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hia At tfr n-n 0ho eent as Rad
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fheF fhsusht i r1.. ,l4e i1iy proper eaY
= rrf t ert aa. ibe -r,y aaa =
tte fee $50 cent eta ne tsu@r On
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