The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-11
HoLACUsT AT THE FAIR.

Nearly Score Of Firemcn Burned or Killed
and Large Number Injured, Some Fatally.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, July 10-A flimsily
building, erected by the Hercules Iron
Company, of Chicago. used as oold-stor.
age warehouse and ice skating rink, and
situated near the Sixty.fourth-street en-
trance to the exposition grounds. burned to
the ground in little over one hour. this aft
ernoon. sending to death. so far as is
known tonight. eighteen men, and injur-
ing eighteen more. Tho full number OF
dead may never be known, as the building
collapsed In so short q time after the
fire started that many people who entered
tho structure hoping to render aid. be-
fore the peril under which they were
placing themselves was realized, were
caught like rats In trap and went to thor
doom. 1t 10 said that nine of the Colum-
bian Guards are missing, but IL was lmpOs-
sible to verify this statement tonight.
Following is list of the dead and injured
as far as known at 10 O'Clock. The work
at the burned building is being carried on
in utter darkness. owing to the complete
destruction of the electric light wires. Six
bodies-all Of them burned beyond recog.
nition-have been taken from tho debris
since o'clock. The dead are:
WILLIAM DAVIS killed by leaping from tho
cupoa.
crushed by jumping from cupola.
PHILIP BREEN, was on oupola when the
roof fell
BURTON T. PAGE, captain worlds fair lire
engine No. 3. killed by jumping.
JAMES A. GARvEY. captain worlds fair en-
gine No. 1, burned to death.
JOHN MCBRIDE. leg broken. body horribly
burned, died In hospital
CAPT JAMES FITZPATRICK. assistant chief
and crushed ia falling. died in hospital.
JOHN CAHILL, buried in ruins.
PAUL SCHROEDER, buried in RUNS
UNIDENTIFIED LINEMAN working on cleo
tric-Iight wires buried in ruins.
LIEUT.. JOHN III. FREEMAN, buried In ruins.
LIEUTENANT POTTER. truck No. 16. died
CHARLES PURvIs, lieutenant of engine
JOHN A. SMITH, driver Engine Company
No. 3.
The following fremen are missing and
are undoubtedly dead:
G. II. BLAISDELL.
NJ. DIXON.
W. "A. HUFF.
A. L. OF o.
NJ. s. BONFIELD.
W. q. STURM.
At midnight the following men are also
missing. and are said to be lost:
NJ. MCQUADE, driver engine No. 3.
RALPH DRUMMOND. electrical engineer of
storage building.
HOWARD. lieutenant of engine company
No. 3.
The most seriously injured are:
w. p. MAHONEY. both legs broken. badly
burned
L. j. FRANK, leg broken and body burned; may
die.
FRANK BERTINGBERG. badly burned and in
ternally injured, will die.
5. NoRDRUM, burned and bruised.
CAPT. THOMAS BARRY, of the worlds fair fire
boat, badly burned, armed crushed and ampu-
tated may die.
JOHN DAVIS, hands and face burned
WILLIAM LENEHAN, face and head burned, and
leg mangled
MARTIN KIMBALL, of st. Paul, Columbian
guard. hands and arms burned.
III. BRECKENRIDGE. OF Fircastle, Va, Colum-
bian guard. face and hands badly burned.
MARSHAL JAMES l.. KENYON, chief of battalion
No. 2, leg badly cut and mangled.
+. III. DoNAHUE. Columbian guard, slightly
burned.
NJ. MURRAY, burned and nearly suffocated
w. c. FISHER, eyes and face burned.
WILLIAM l.. LUNCH. scalp wound.
M. s. HAMAN, hands scalded.
q. IL. FRENCH, right foot crushed
FRED GoETZ, right hip broken.