The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-12


Of the cold storage structure yesterday
destroyed by fire, and ten thousand poo.
plo this morning crowded around the
debris eagerly watching the search for
dead bodies, Early this morning three
more bodies were recovered from the
ruins, but they were so badly charfed
and dsfgured as to make recognition
absolutely impossible. One thing SEEM
cd quite evident however, and that is
that the bodies discovered are not tho
remains OF firemen. The locality in
which they were found SCENE to pre-
Clude this possibility All the flremen
who lost their lives were huddled up in
one place in the dreadful fire trap at
tho top Of the shaft, and as they fell vic.
tins ono by one to the flames, their
bodies naturally fell somewhere within
the small circle surrounding tho smoke
stuck.
The bodies to-day recovered were
evidently not tho remains OF any who
jumped or fell from the shaft because
they were found ut a somewhat remote
distance from these points and under
mass OF steam Pipe and machinery that
must have fallen from above. On one
Of the bodies was found leather belt
to which was attached q pair of steel
pinChers, thus practically proving the
remains to be those OF lineman. The
discovery gave fresh color to the fear
iul apprehension that the firemen were
by no means the only ones who fell
victims, and the public at once became
disposed 10 doubt the declarations
yesterday made by the supervising fire.
mon that all employees and visitors were
out Of the building before the oonaagra'
ton had reached dangerous stage.
The total Of dead bodies recovered at
this time had reached fifteen, although
search in the ruins was limited owing
to the heat and confusion. There
seemed no doubt the death list was
still decidedly incomplete.
OTHER LIVES LOST
The Columbian guards who were yes
tcrday on duty at the scene have con-
stantly maintained that several Worlds
Fair visitors aud electrical men and
other workmen we're caught in tho
flames, and the unexpected discovery Of
bodies under tho ruins this morning,
and the fact that one is undoubtedly
that OF a lneman, gives credence to the
declarations. Certain 1t Is there were
numerous visitors and workmen about
the building at the time the fire broke
out and statements Of Columbian
guards that many OF these were caught
in the flames was received 90 seriously
this morning that it was decided that
q minute examination be made to-day.
The electric light company had num-
Der OF men in the lower part OF the
building stringing wires at the time tho
fire broke out, and several OF these are
still missing. Four Columbian guards
were unaccounted for this morning and
their companions arc naturally very
solicitous as to their fate and where.
abouts.
All through the long hours Of night
while tho search for tho dead was going
on morbid crowd OF several hundred
people hung around the scene, aud this
morning tho fascination OF death at.
uacted thousands Of moro people to the
ruins.
Tho ravugos OF tho fire amply served
70 demonstrate tho unsubstantial,
illmsy and inilammable condition OF
the structure, The thin layer OF staff
mat gave an appearance OF marble sta.
Dliily to the building has dropped of,
ahq discloses framework Of light pine
aud laths at points where tho casual Wis.
iIoF supposed supports Of stone or mar.
Die existed. Even In tho unconsumed
portion all the supports and essential
ulhOer arc found to be light and tlimsy
ana apparently entirely inadequate to
structure Of that magnitude, 0l course,
nl ms is now visible to tho naked eye
and II served to arouse tho spectators to
. state OF Indignation. Tho Worlds
f9ir oilicials claim they aro not respon.
eiOlo Tor this, defending themselves by
.no assertion that ns the cold storage
NatenOnSe was concession, and con-
ssWucled as u private enterprise or OK.
hlOl' tho Worlds Fair authorities
5shouIa not bc held accountable for tho
loss OF life.
TlIg DEATH LIST TO DATE
The fall Of oiniRht still found the ruins
OF the cold storage building unoxplorod,
ana tits just beginning to bo realized
mat tho full extent Of yesterdays dis.
a'Ier cannot he ascortainod until tho |
mountain OF rubbish is aiited and carted |
W.Way' Az aono points tho accumula.
s'oh oil debris Ia tlitoon to twenty feet
mlRll, ana II is impossible 10 kfow how
many charrOd bodies may rest beneath |
u uuul those heaps have boon thor.
ouglly examined.
Iho complete list Of dead 50 fat as |
NgM9wn Is as iolowa;
(apIain james FitSpatrlck, Lieut., |
IIS9pnR II Freeman, William Denninp,
rmllp u. BtoOn, Captain James A, |
HH0o1cy. John Mcbride, John Cahill, |
inul Schroeder, Captain burton H. |
ttus9 Lieut. Charles Puryls, John A,
gf.nl'll, John Campbell, Edward Fowler,
I,1mpet stanford, H. A. Drummond, John |
MutPhy, Charles Hutton Lowis j. |
hhR' .'.' ono vi the injured llronen, Ia In |
p,vyltlou9 condition tonight and tho |
Sge'ots ut tho hospital arc fearful for |
",s ave- recovery Tho other injured men
wv VI iAiF WAY 10 ReL wall In ali |