The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-07-12
WORK OFRESCUE GOINGON.
Bodies Taken Out charred Be-
yond Recognition.
Guards, Linemen and Others in the
List Of Missing.
The Bodies Of the victims Of the Cold stsr-
age Fire Pound Roasted Like Rats This
Trunks Were discovered Close To-
gether- Heart Rendlng scenes.


gether- Heart Reading scenes.
WoRrn's FAIR GRouNna. CmIcA0o.
July II. Soon after dayhreak Tuesday
morning a company OF ilremen from
Truck No. 10. under command OF Mar
shal King, Twelfth battalion. went 70
work with ropes. picks and other APP
pliances on tho mass Of wooden wreck
age Of the cold storage warehouse 70
clear II away in their sud search for
persisted comrades
they knew where the remnants OF
bodies could be found, for they had
seen the victims leap from the north
side ~ the tower nenrly loo feet
through u lake % roaring flame
AZ sstU o'clock the workers. brgrimed
and half dead with fatigue enme upon
the einder.liise trunks Of four human
beinEs There was not enough left III
ascertain II the bodies were those Of
ilremcn. guards or worlsincu employed
in the building
The trunks we're found close together
on the first iloor at the northeast
end showing that the victims had fallen
partly or wholly through the roof after
lNtptHk i4Nil INC tuWtF uA utatttd anu
had been roasted like rats ia the aeeth
Ing furnace when the whole roof fol
lowed the tower into the pit ~ tlrc.
The bInekencd pieces III l,une and
flesh were ttlsen IN the ainbalances 70
tho Emergency hospital, until the dead
wngon Same Is take them 10 the Hyde
Park mofpur rhe iiremen listlesHiy
returned 70 their labors and pulled
down all the standing wall on tho
Mouth side.
At the Emergency hospital there
were heartrending scenes Tuesday
morning Wives. mothers and sisters
" thoac who had gone down III the sea
OF flarncs came u inquire II there was
not some inistnlsp II any Of the miss
ing Ind heeH heard from alive, and
some who had evidently lost all hope
even aRlscd II the ehnrred bodies had
been identified 50 that they could 60
away and grieve with the poor c0nA0-
iution TINT the devouring flames had
not done their worst
Ono Of the most pitiful cnscs was that
of Inhn Al smith. driver Of Engine ca.
No. 2, stationed al the service building.
Ills mother and sister came with tears
~ grief u learn II he was among the
dead, ns Published Tuesday morning.
His comrades. the guards and the
hospital doctors knew that the body Of
Smith was beyond Identification even,
but they had not the heart to tell the
women the worst. lie was missing,
that was all.
II the women had asked Harvey ID
Williams, pipcman from Engine Com
pany No. ., they could have been told
by him the alchening story Of poor
Smiths fate.
Williams was the last man TO leave
the roof alive and the falling tower OF
flaming wood alone forced him from his
work Of pulling the fallen and burned
men from the holes which they had
made in the light wood, tar and gravel
roof on striking, Williams recognized
the body Of smith when IL dropped in
front Of him, and he rushed TO extricate
IL from the four-foot hole made In the
roof
Lieut.. Moulter, Truck No. 10, died
Tuesday at the hospital The number
Of missing now number fifteen, MI Of
whom ARE believed to be dead in the
ruins Four Columbian guards are
among the missing. The holocanst's
victims were not alone firemen, but
Columbian guards. lincmen and others
The Hercules Iron Works Co, owners
Of the cold storage warehouse at the
fair grounds, made an assignment for
the benefit Of their creditors. In the
county court Tuesday morning The
Chicago Title and Trust Co Is named
assignee.
The asst gnmcnt was caused by the
heavy financial loss entailed by the
Ecold storage pavilion fire Monday.
The company WIS incorporates III 1885,
with capital stock of 100000 1t
owns a plant Mt Aurora covering seven
acres Its assets ARE estimated at $500,
900, against 100000 liabilities Mon
days fire caused loss Of 5000, 900.