Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-15

strlklng on mis- head and was instantly
killed.
There now remained. according 10 the
count OF various spectators. twenty five
to thirty men on the tower. They
We're hopeleSSly beyond human help,
the longest ladder failing TO reach by
fully thirty feet.
AT this terrible moment Captain Ntz.
patrdck's tall form appeared in front of
the men who We're huddIed together
on the narrow balcony. He seemed to
be addressing his brave followers. AS
he ceased speaking one of the men
crept around the burning balcony and
returned a moment later with a rope.
1t was hastily fastened to the railing
around the balcony and thrown to the
roof.
Fitzpatrick WAS seen to point to 1t
and the man started to slide down, but
ere he was half way the cruel flames
rolled up ami he was swallowed in
the awful volcano. Another tried 1t
and met the same fate.
One after another five of the men at
this point sprang from the balcony to
the roof, Ii any survived the awful
leap they were burned to death after
ward.
The rope was burned of about half
way down, but Fitzpatrick, seeing the
men jumping to certain doom, seized
the strand and started down. He
dropped from the end Of the rope and
caught on ladder which was raised to
within twenty feet of it. Fire Marshal
Murphy, who was on the roof, sprang
forward and soon reached Fitzpatrick.
A shout of admiration and encourage
ment went up The heroic marshal
started back with his friend, but was
enyeloped in the flames.
With the ergy Of despair he clutched
his comrade and slid down the ladder
Both Murphy and Fitzpatrick We're I'M
conscious Wien picked up. The former,
however, IS not seriously hurt, but
Fitzpatrick is not expected to survive
the night.
Scarcely twenty-five minutes had
elapsed since the fire was discovered
but so rapidly had been its progress
that the entire tower had burned away
and fell with an awful crash, carrying
with ii the unfortunates who We're
left in the balcony and several tiremen.
As the tiremen fed from the roof
one Of them picked up the mangled
form Of o.e OF the unfortunateS who
had jumped from the balcony and
dropped it to the ground, thus saving
it from cremation.
Seeing it was II hopeless task to at
tempt to save the building, and as all
who escaped alive had left it, the re-
naming memen directed their efforts
to keep the flames from spreading
further. They had already reached the
worlds fair stables, and the roofs of
several hotels across Stony Island
avenue outside the ground We're ON
fire. The hotels were saved with diff
Guilty, but the stables were destroyed.
In less than two hours after the fire
started the cold storage warehouse was
a smoking ruin. 1t is doubtful if any
of the bottles will ever be recovered,
so furious and terrific was the heat.
1t is reported by Columbian guards
that a number of women lost their
lives in the building. The tiremen dis
credit the story, but tonight a lady's
watch was found on a body so badly
burned that it is impossible to tel
whether it is that of a man or woman.
Mayor Harrison was almost over.
come when he heard Of the calamity
but said: "Well, this settles one thing
the city of Chicago is going to assume
control over the fair buildings as far
as protecting life is concerned, and
at once-tomOrrow morning. | will sec
that all the buildings are carefully
inspected and wherever changes are
necessary for the safety Of the people
they must be made. These things must
be looked to and they will be if it takes
every police officer in Chicago. 1t is a
little late now, but the city will take
no more chances"
A complete and accurate list Of the
dead is difficult to obtain and not even
the officers of the department VIII know
who all was lost until after roll eau
tonight
Work at the burned building is being
carried on in darkness owing to the
destruction of the electric light wires.
Six bodies burned beyond recognition
We're taken from the debris since s
o'clock.
The following is a list Of the dead
and injured as far as known.
WILLIAM DAVIS. killed by jumping.
WILLIAM II. DEMING, terribly burn
ed and crushed by jumping.
PHILLIP BREEN, on cupola when II
fell
JAMES GREEN, fell with cupola.
CAPTAIN T.. PAGE, killed by Jumping
CAPT. JAMES A. CARNEY, burned
to death
JOHN MBRIDE, died in hospital from
injuries
CAPT. JAMES FITZPATRICK, died
in hospital.
JOHN CAHIIL, PAUL SCHROEDER