The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-12
CHICAGO'S HORROR.
The List of Missing Grows
and One More Man
Is Dead.
WEARY SEARCH WORK
A Terrible Rumor Proves Untrue
Trying 10 Fix the Blame.


lie in the ruins of the cold storage
pavilion. The latest report of the missing
indicates that Robt. Blenhuber, a Mar
uuette, Mich. capitalist, Is among tne
number. Mr.. Tergett of Crawford, Ill.
with whom MIR. Blenhuber was sto Dping
while visiting the Fair, called at the
morgue today in hopes of finding some
trace of his missing guest He was not
successful. but still fears that the mis-
sing man is among the dead.
Mr.. Blenhuber reached chicago some
days ago from Marquetra, aud had spent
most of his time at The Fair grounds He
was specially interested in cold storage
plants and was planning an investment.
Monday morning he left Crawford. tell
ing Mr. Pergett that he should spepd the
nayuion. His trip probably took him
into the least accessible part OF the build
ind. and not hearing from him since the
frs his friends conclude. that he was
caught in tne big fire trap.
Iouis j. Frank, q pipe man, who
inmped from the tower died this morn
ing ut the Emergency Hospital in the
Fair grounds. He was among the men
who were caught on the tower and
Jumped to the roof below.
THE WEARY SEARCH.
The weary search of the rruins Of the
cold storage building still continues. but
with very poor success. The inextricable
confusion of the wrsckage caused by the
network OF iron and rods. makes the work
very laborious and slow. aud the search
can hardly be completed before the end
of thaweek. A runor that eleven bodies
had been discovered was untrue and ap-
pears to have been founded on the dis
covery of large amount OF refrigerator
meat that had fallen IN heap after the
fire and was mistaken for human bodies
the f0fal nnn1hRr Af
known dead is thirteen, while those re-
ported By their friends as missing amount
to five.
THE MISSING.
The following peFsous. In addition TO
the known dead, are still uilssing:--
Joseph Cambbsll, a carpenter, seen IN
the building a few minutes before the
tower fell.
b. A. Drummond, Superintendent OF
the Harter Electric Company, seen near
the base Of the tower Just before 1t feh.
Archie Macarthur. ten years old, en-
ployed in the building, Seen near the
elevator just as tower fell.
Bernard Murphy. boilermaker, seen to
enter the building during progress of
fire.
Mich, seen iu-ehe building at eleven
O'Clock in the morning. Not yet return ed
to his boarding place.
PROBABLY MORE BODIES.
A large crowd thronged Ralston's
morgus tnis morning, brought thence by
a report, which gained circulation dur
ing the morning hours, that 9ten more
bodies had been seen in the ruins last
night and were to be taken out at day
light. This report was found TO be with
out foundation.
A United Press reporter talked with
gualds, workmen and DR.. Robinson,
chief Of the ambulance service The
latter denied the Slory. He said: "There
mas been no body taken out OF these ruins
since five o'clsck last night. The
work of searching was discontinued
at dark last night, owing to a lack of
light and the unsafe condition of tho
ruins The force OF men will be increased
shortly. understand, and the work pros
ecuted with more yigor than ever"
DIR. Robinson thought, however, than
there were more bodies under the ruins.
and this statement was strengthened by
the intelligence that the list of missing
increases instead of decreases.
HARD AT WORK.
The work of searching for more bodies
was taken up at seven O'Clock this morn
ing. Twelve men. the same workme as
were sent Yesterday by Director of
Works Burnham. are reported for
duty. but the fremen who
lent their aid yesterday were
not sent to help the men this morn
ing and this caused some comment. The
during the day. as Coroner McHale
Unlisted that the present force
was totally inadequate. Ths der
rick which was expected to aid the
firemen has not yet arrived, but it is
hoped 1t is hoped it will be placed IN posi-
tion by noon. Notwithstanding the In
teuse heat of the day, the workmen re-
qulred no urging in their tasE
and although Handicapped by the
lroad net work OF pipes which
covers the greater part Of the wreck on
the east side. are making good proRress
bv digging around and under as
far as the mass of timbers bolted
by long rods aud other hindrances
Of like nature will permit. A corps o1
ambulance man was on hand to aid in
ABOUT the ruins with pail Of water fol
the Workingmen
WINE SAVED.
Several cases of wine were brought out
from the northwest corner of the ruins
This portion of the building was fa-thes
from The hottest portion of the fire, and
some of the wine, which is said to belong
to the Dominion of Canada, still remains il
the bottles, although the cases and pack
ing are burned. Customs inspectors are
on the scene. and as each bottle Is hanu
ed out they take charge of It, 1t /,
hoped to secure little salvage in thi'
mnDner.
Considerable difficulty is experienced
10 Keeping the workmen from breaking
open the bottles and drinking their con
tents, and it requires nearly as many
watchmen as there are laborers- TO keel
the work in this part OF the ruins moving
WHO Is TO BLAME?
AS to the responsibility for the deDlor
able catastrophe there seems to be widt
difference of understanding between thu
architect who made the plans fol
the cold storage fire trap ant
the management OF the Hercule:
irau works. who built and owned the
building. Architect Burnham says thai
II tie building had been constructed as i
was planned, the fire would never hav,
occurred, and that the Hercules iroI
works had been notified repeated.
by himself aud many others as tt
rue danger of allowing the smokestacl
the centre Of the high tower to dis
charge its smoke and sparks at point
that was actually thirty inches lowe
than the top of the dome OF the building
Mr.. Mcdonald of the hercules iron work.
denies that he was ever notified BY MI
Burnham. Chief Swenie. the Under
writer's Association or any one else as
the dangerous condition of the stack