Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-07-13

CHICAGO, July 11-It has been definitely
hscertained that only IL liremen lost their
lives. All the others have turned up, either
safe or injured. In addition to the IL dead
firemen there have been found three bodies
which are unrecognizable. AT the hospital
there are but fonr patents-all fremen.
One of them will probably die, but the
others will recover. All the other injured
have been removed to their homes. Capt.
Fitzpatrick died early this morning
Ruined the Hercules Company.
The assertion is general that the worlds
fair management is not wholly without
blame for yesterdays disaster. Time and
ngain, it is said, word was sent to the coun-
cl of administration of the dangerous con-
diton of the cold storage warehouse, but
they paid no heed to it.
a few weeks ago the worlds fair officials
issued an order withdrawing the guards on
duty there as the company operating the
warehouse refused to pay for them. Col.
Rice objected seriously to this move ami
went before the council of administration
and told that body
The Building Was Fire Trap
and that it should not bo left unprotected.
The council, it is alleged, paid no heed to
his warning, but went ahead and withdrew
the guards.
Then Marshal Murphy made full report
ot the dangerous manner in which the
structure was built. lie told them how it
endangered the worlds fair buildings IL
lire should break out in the warehouse
with strong west or south wind it was
liable TO sweep over the entire White City.
This, undoubtedly, would have been the
cese had the wind not been from the north
EAST.
The inquest on the victims of the fire be-
gan to-day at the morgue. After the
jury bad viewed the bodies of the victims,
Coroner McHale decided to ad journ the in
quest until Thursday next in order to pre-
pare for thorough investigation.
10 the list of the dead are added the
names of Norman N. Hartman. electric
Ilneman for Harter Electric company;
Henry Gedulig, FAINTER, thought to be lost,
ana Bernard Murphy, a boiler maker, sup
posed TO have been crushed by the tower.
Are There other DsathT Trap?
The holocaust was the principal subject Of
discussion at to.day's meeting of the ma
tonal commission. Immediately after call
Ing the commissioners to order, President
Palmer said that it seemed proper that the
commission should take some action. He
suggested that the sense of the commission
he embodied in Il resolution thai the chief
buildings which are frequented or whose
roofs are being frequented by the public
should be inspected He thought that there
are several buildings from which, In event
Of event, it would be impossible to take pso-
pie off the roofs.
y resolution of respect for the memory Of
the dead was adopted by a rising vote.
resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment Of special committee of
four to inspect the buildings MS regards the
'atety OF human life in case Cf fire upon the
grounds.
resolution was adopted directing the
committee on building, and grounds to re-
quest the Chicago board OF fire under writer's
to report to the national commission the
condition of the various buildings as to dan
ger from fire and the further precautions
nat are necessary, if any.
Ihe worlds fair council OF administra-
tion this afternoon approved plan for the
collection of fund to relieve the injured
survivors and families OF the fremen 1t
was agreed at the suggestion of many of
The employees of the fair and others that
Thursday, July -, be set aside as day
when all employees and pass holders entering
the pass gates OF the fair may at their op-
tion deposit in box at the gate the usual
Admttance fee of 80 cents
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE Hercules Iron
W orks company, owners of the cold stor-
age warehouse at the fair grounds made an
assignment to-day. The Liabilities are esti-
mated at S2OO, 900; assets, 800, 900. Yes
terday's fire caused loss OF $500 900