The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-14
TIE RUINS.

Workmen Making Little Progress In the
Debris OF the Coid-Storaee Building.
CHICAGO. July 3.-Criticisms on the OPP
parent apathy of tho authorities In clear.
ing away the ruins of the cold.storsge
building resulted In o sudden display OF
activity to-day. A number of Squads of
men were at work. and the rubbish is now
being rapidly cleared aside, and the sal
wage loaded in wagons and carted away.
The efforts of the workers are directed to
recovering the remains of cheese. canned
goods and other food commodities stored in
the building, as we'll as to searching for the
bodies of the unfortunate victims About
9 O'Clock this morning the firemen
made another CHASTITY find Just undern cath
thetower- lt was the arm of q body. and
10y u ring on the lin ger 1t was identified as
the arm of Ralph Drummond. part of whose
remains were yesterday afternoon un-
earthed at about the same spot. The arm
is supposed to have been torn away by
falling timbers long after the victim had
been roasted to death. 1t is estimated
that even with the present forcs a. work
o week would be required to clear way
the rubbish. and q claInOr Ia already being
made for q still greater increase of work
men and yet greater energy In proceeding
with the search for the dead.
The total list of dead bodies recovered TO
date, including those who died In the hos
plLht Us VOL as buObc VINO perl5uoO al inc
flames. now reaches seventeen. With
the three or four persons still u~nRcc0unted
for. it Is generally believed that the death
total will not exceed twenty or twenty
one. though, of course. this Is largely specu-
lative, as accounts are very conflicting as
to the number of visitors that were in the
building at the time the fire broke out.
Preparations for the funeral of the uni
Identified dead have been completed. The
funeral procession will leave the fire en- CINE
hnnaa nnruGr (.oftaUa GrOya ayapnS md
Forty-sixth street, at 1:S0 O'Clock sharp.
Friday. July Ii. There Will be- eight CAS-
kets placed on q catafalque. drawn
s by s isdm 'i sss t horses, asO a as.
will be present. and q company of Column
bian Guards, under Colonel Rice, who will
be marshal of the procession. Eino music
will be furnished by the exposition. BE-
| sides citizens there will be such civic So
cieties in which the dead had membership.
Ceremonies of the Catholic Church will be
held at the chnrcn of father Hishep. from
thence 10 Oak wood Cemetery, where the
bodies will be buried in a lot donated by
Mr.. Marcus A Farwell, president of the
Oak wood Cemetery Association.
The announcement that the worlds fair
gate receipts next sunday are 10 be devoted
TO the families of the dead is received with
communication. and will probably result in
"A large attendance at the fair on that day.
Several OF the Chicago theaters will also
give a Deneut SunuA) nISHt -oE tuOsc do-
pendent upon the men who lost their lives
In the cold-storage building fire. Over
twenty thousand dollars has thus far been
raised for the relief of the widows and or
phaDs.
liz required the services of the doorkeeper
and sergeant-at-arms bali an hour TO bring
q quorum of the national commission to-
gether to-day. Commissioned Sterns, of
Idaho. chairman OF she committee ap-
pointed TO investigate and report what
4 hu.lhinga nean uTa eeCapQs read A r4naFe
recommending that the council of admins
tratiOn employ a body of men especially
provided with implements tor sealing walls
in case of ire. for the purpose of saving
life. Also. To provide the men with nets
and other life-saving appliances They
made this recommendation In view OF the
disaster that had occurred on Monday and
In view of the fact that another might o.
cur. IL the hremen had been provided
with nets last Monday many of the lives
might have been saved. The report was
adopted aud the committee empowered 10
make further Investigation 10