The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-07-11
'ns Of tho men crept around the bum
ng balcony snd returned = moment

ono Of tho men crept around the burn
ing balcony and returned = moment
later with q rope. II VAS instantly fastened
20 ths railing around the balcony and
thrown TO the roof. Fitzpatrick was seen
10 poins TO u and man started to slide
gown. but before no Was half way tho crnel
names rolled up and he was swallowed In
tho tsrrible volcano. Another tried IL and
mot tho same fate. One altar another. hvs
OF shs mon ~ this point sprnng from tho
Daicony roof. II any survived the awful
| leap Ahoy were burned TO death Afterwards.
The rope burned of about half way down.
but kirkpatrick. seeing tho men jumping to
doom. seized the strand aud started down.
de dropped from the end OF tho rope and
| cauRht on = ladder which was rnised to
within twenty feet OF II. Fire Marshal
| murphy. who was on the roof. spranR TO :
ward and soon reached Fitzpatrick. A
shout OF admiration and encouragem
| went up. The heroic marshal started back
with his friend. but was envelopsd in
flames. With the energy Of despair no
clutched his comrade and slid down the
ladder. Both Murphy and Fitzpatrick
were unconscious when picked up. The
former. however. was not seriously hurt.
but Fitzpatrick IL not expected to survive
the night.
Scarcely twenty minutes had elapsed
since the hre was discovered. but so rapid
had been its progress that the entire tower
| crash, ca ryinR with IL the unfortunates
who were left in the balcony. and several
nremen who were playing on tho flames
| with hose from tina roof.
AZ the fremen fed from the roof one of
them picked up the manRled form OF one
OF the unfortunates who jumped from the
balcony and dropped 1t to the ground.
thus saving it from cremation. Seeing II
| WAS hopeless task to attempt to eaye the
building. and as all who escaped alive had
loft il. the remaining fremen directed their
| efforts to keep the flames from spreading
further. They had already reached the
Worlds fair stables and the roofs OF sew
eral hotels across Stony Island avenue. just
outside the grounds. we,e on fire. The
hotels were saved with difficulty, but the
stables weie destroyed.
Less than two hon after the fire started.
the cold storage warehouse was in smoking
ruins. II 10 doubtful il mnnv OF the bodies
are ever recovered, so furious and terrific
was the heat. A complete and accu ate
list of the dead 10 difficult to obtain. Not
even the officers of the department. will
know who are lost until after the roll call
tonight.
Tho following is list OF tbs dead and
Work at the bu ned building is being car
ried on in darkness. owing to the dsstruo-
tion of electric light wires. Six bodies.
burned beyond recognition. were taken
from the debris since eight O'Clock.
The dead: William Davis. killed by
burned and crushed by jumping; Philip
Green. fell with the cupols; Capt.
Burton Z. Page. killed BY Jumping;
Capt. James A. Garvey. burned TO death;
John Mob ide. died in the hospital from
injuries; Capt. James Fitzpatrick, badly
burned and crushed. died in the hospital
tonight; John Cahill, Paul Schroeder.
Lieut.. John II. Freeman and an unknown
linemRn, burned in the ruins; Lieut.. Moul-
der. died In the hospital; Lieut.. Chas. Pur-
Wis John A. Smith. four Columbian guards,
names not known.
Tho following hremen are missing and
are undoubtedly dead: g. II. Biaissbell. NJ.
Dixon. w. A. HUFF, A. Lotto. N. y. Bon
field, w. j. Sturm.
At midnight the following men were also
| missing and are said to be lost: M. Nc
Quade, engine driver; Ralph Drummond.
electrical engineer in tho storage building;
Howard. lieutenant of engine company No.
3; VIM. Hoyt.
The injured: w. P. Mahoney. probably
fatally; E. J. Frank. may die: Frank Bsr-
lingberR will die S. Nordrum and Capt.
Thomas Barry, may die; John Davis and
William Lenehan. probably fatally; Martin
Kim ball, II. Breckenridge. Marshal James
L. Kenyon. =. Il. Donahoe, H. Murray. w.
hus Ss
French. Fred Gostz.
A few weeks ago Marshal Murphy in
spected the burned building and reported
it to be extremely unsafe. On account of
his report the insurance companies can-
celled all risks upon it, SO the loss is COM
plete.
President Higinbotham said the council
of administration never advised the CON-
struction Of tho tower. 1--WE ate all over
whelmed by the awful suddenness and hor-
rof of the affair."" he said, 'but I suppose il
will be conceded thai the exposition 10
innocent from blame in the fire."
When thu fire broke out there was large
number of visitors in the building. looking
At the ice machine and other exhibits.
When the firemen rushed in there was a
wild rnsh for stairways and exits. In the
excitement number Of people were thrown
down and badly bruised, though "a far as
known none were seriously injured. 1t is
that number Of women lost their lives in
the building. Firemen disoredited the
story. but tonight q lady's watch was
found on body 50 badly burned IL Is i'm
possible to toll whether it Is that of man
or woman.
Messages of sympathy from chiefs of fire
departments all over the county were re-
ceived by Chief swenie. Mayor Harrison
WAS almost overcome when he heard OF the
calamity. but finally said: "Well. this has
settled one thing. The city of Chicago il
going to assume control over the fair build
inRs as far AZ protecting life il
concerned. and al once. Tomorrow
morning will see that all buildings are
carefully inspected. and wherever changes
necessary for the safety OF the people ate
found advisable they must be made. These
things must be looked into and they will
be. If it takes every police officer in Chi
csgo. 1t is little late now. but the city
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