The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-07-12
Thirteen Recovered From the Debris
Of the Death Trap at
Chicago.
The Full Extent Of the Calamity
Has not Yet Been AS
certained.
Arranging tn Provide for the Families Of
Dead Eiremeu, OF Whom There
Are Thirteen.

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE fall Of night still
finds the ruins Of the cold storage building
unexplored. and IL IL Just beginning 10 bs
realized that the full extent OF yesterdays
disnster cannot be ascef tanned until the
mountain Of rubbish ia aifted and carted
away. In all. thirteen bodies were Tecov-
ered from tho ruins. Besides these three
tiremen died In the hospital. II 10 now
definitely known that number Of work
mon employed in the building ascended
the fatal tower with the tiromen and how
many of them were lost no one knows. The
last seen Of Il. A. Drnmmond was whsn h..
with three or four other workmen. was go
ing up the ladder into the towsr wish Ere
eztinRuishsrs. Before they could have
over.
The center Of attraction at the fair shis
morning was something not down In the
guide books. Ten thousand people gath
cred around the debris this morning,
Watching tho sea oh for the bodies Of the
victims. Early this morning the remains
of three more Of the unfostunates wers re-
covered from the ruins. SO badly oharred
as to make recognition impossible. From
the fact that one Of The bodies had on y
leather belt. earring . pair OF pincers, IL 10
believed the victim was an electric Iinsman.
This discovery opens the question how
many pc, sons besides the hremen lost their
lives in tho burned building.
Colum pian guards on duty at the sosns
during the Ire. have constantly maintained
that several Worlds fair visitors and cleo
trical employees and other workers were
caught In the flames. and to-day's dissov-
cries lend others TO their eontention. 1t 10
| certain thas number Of visitors and work
men were in the building at the time the
fire broks out. The electric light company
had u number o9 men in the lower part Of
| the BUILDING stringinR wires when the tirs
broke out, and several of these are still
missing. Four Columbian guards are still
| unaccounted for.
| Ithas been definitely asoertainsd that
only eleven iiremen lost their lives, a. fol.
lows: Capt. Jas. Fitzpatrick, Lieut.. j. II.
freeman, VIM. Denning, y. u. Bresn. Capt.
JAS. Garvey. John Mcbride. john Cahill,
Chas. Purvis and J. A. smith. There nre
three unidentified bodies. known, however.
not TO be tiremen.
There are seventeen wounded In the hos
pital and elsewhere. OF these L. ]. Frank,
fireman, will probably die. Among the
10 broken and will have to be amp1tated.
Marshal Murphy. chief of the Worlds fair
fire department. was slightly injured and
Marshal Kenyon, chief Of the Dsttaliol.
bruised.
| An examination of the remains of the
structure this morning rev as its fimsy
cha, actor, and many blame the construc-
tion department. OF the Wo Ids fair for
allowing il to 60 up in that form. Itis
said the council Of adm mnistration had
been warnel time and again Of The DANGER
ous character of the structure. including
one warming by Marshal Murphy, and that
the council to out down expenses ordered
the withdrawal OF the CouH bian qua rds
| on duty there i'll spite of n protest from the
commander. But for the fsvo able di 60
nothing oould have prevented .as hre from
sweeping right through the W hits city.
| A coronor's jury was impans.ed, viewed
the bodies, and adjourned until Thursday.
| to give time for preliminary investigation.
The coroner says be understands the first
plans of the burned building called Tor
steel lath. but shat other plans. subss-
quently adopted, allowed the wooden lath.
OF which the building was constructed.
| Great crowds surrounded the morgus all day.
many out OF moro morbid curiosity.
Bodies, other shan those OF hremen. rsoov-
cred from the ashes. have been identified
"a follows: Norman II. Shortman, electric
linoman, Of Nevada, Iowa. said to be the
only one Of thirteen linsmsn in the build
Godoaltg, painter; Bernard Murphy. boilet-
maker; John Campbell, Edward Fowler.
Jasper Stanford. X. A. Drummond, John
Mutp ply and Chas. Hutton.
Mayor Harrison 10 arranging 10 receive
subscriptions for the families OF the unfor-
tunats fremen. Worlds fair officials have
also app owed the suggestion that all pass
holders next Thu sday, on entering the
| z ounds, deposit the amount Of admission
to the fair for the same purpose.
On the assembling of she national oon.
mission, President Palmer expressed tho
opinion that there were several buildings
from whioh IL would be impossible to take
people in case Of fire II the elevators we're
affected. and suggested the inspection Of
buildings on which the public is in the
habit of going. ana . resolution to that
effect passed; also . resolution Of respect
| for the memories of the dead.
| The council of administration adopted
resolutions respecting the bravery OF the
men who lost their livss. aud sympathy
with the beteavsd. recommending that tho
exposition company contribute TO the relief
fund, and that suitable medals be pre-
sented to the survivors who showed special
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