The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-12
orICAeo's FATAL FIRE.
The Number of Fatalities Now Esti
mated at 12.

mated at IL.
Fair Grounds, Chicago. July l1.-Ten
thousand people this morning crowded
around the debris Of the cold storage
structure destroyed by fire yesterday,
eagerly watching the search for dead
bodies. Early this morning three more
bodies were recovered from the ruins.
They We're SO badly charred and disfg-
ured as to make recognition absolutely
impossible. One thing is evident, how
ever, and that Is that the bodies are not
the remains of the firemen. The local
ity in which they were found seems to
preclude this possibly.
All the tlremen who lost their lives
were huddled up in one place In the
dreadful fire trap at the top of the shaft
and as they fell victims one by one to
the flames their bodies naturally fell
somewhere within q small circle sur.
rounding the smoke stack The bodies
recovered to-day were evidently not the
remains of any who jumped or fell from
the shaft, because they were found at a
somewhat remote distance from this point
and under a mass of steam pipe and
machinery which fell from above. On
one body is a leather belt to which Is at
tached steel pincers, thus proving the
remains to be those of a lineman. The
discovery gave fresh color to the fearful
apprehension that firemtn were by no
means the only ones who fell victims to
the flames and the public at once became
disposed to doubt the declaration made
yesterday that all the visitors and en-
ployes were out of the building before
the confagration reached dangerous
stage
The dead bodies recovered at
time number fifteen.
CLAIM OF THE GUARDS.
The Columbian guards on duty yester-
day at the scene of the disaster constant
ly maintained that several worlds fair
visitors and electricians and other work
men We're caught in the flames and the
unexpected discovery of bodies under the
ruins this morning, and the fact that one
is undoubtedly that of n linemau, gives
crcdence to their declarations. Certain
1t IS, that there were a number of visitors
and workmen in the building when the
fire broke out and it has been decided to
make minute examination, foot by foot,
of the pyramid Of ruins and debris.
The Hercules Iron Works Company, the
owner of the cold storage warehouse,
made an assignment for the benefit Of its
creditors this morning. The Chicago
Title and Trust Company is named as as
slgnee. The assets are estimated at
S400 600, and the liabilities at 5000 900.
Yesterdays fire caused loss Of 5000 600.
1t has been definitely ascertained that
but eleven firemen lost their lives. Three
other bodies have been found which are
not recognizable, but which are known
not to be those of firemen.
The firemen who lost their lives were
Capt. James Fitzpatrick, Lieut. Fl Free
man, William Deuning, Philip d. Bran,
Capt. James A. Garvey, John Mcbride,
John Cahill, Paul Schreder, Burton F..
Page, Lieut.. Charles Purvis, and driver
John A. Smith.
TIE TOTAL KILLED IL.
Chicago, H., July II, 80 p. m.-The
list Of fatalities by last nights fire has
shrunk slightly and tonight the total
number of deaths is placed at u. Two
unrecognizable bodies were found late
this afternoon
The missing Columbian guards have
turned up. They had been ordered to
duty in another part OF the grounds, and
that fact only came to light tonight. The
dead comprise eleven fpemen and one
lineman.
Some Of the Columbian guards still In
slst that this don't cover all the casual
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