Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-07-19
UNKNOWN DEAD BURIED.
Remains of Eight Victims of the Worlds
Fair Fire in the Grave.

Remains OF Eight Victims Of the Worlds
Fair Fire in the Grave.
WORLDS FAIR GROUNDS, CHICAGO, ILL.,,
July 14.-The funeral of the eight I'M
identified victims of the Worlds Fair
fire took place this afternoon. The fu-
neral car, deeply draped, was drawn by
eight coal black horses and escorted by
guard of honor of comrades OF
the dead; army officers, Columbian
Guards and the police. The
funeral procession started from engine
house No. rs, at the corner of Cottage
Grove Avenue and Forty sixth Street,
and was under the direction of Col
Rice. La the procession were all the
army officers on duty at the fair, a COM
pany Of fifty Columbian Guards and
ten sergeants commanded by Capt.
Schunk and Lieuts. Ely and Sage,
and details from the fire department.
Besides hundreds of citizens there were
civic societies in which the dead had
membership. The exposition fur
nished music and carriages for the occa-
sion. Marcus A. Farwell, president of
the lakewood Cemetery Association,
donated a lot in which the bodies
were buried. The procession went
first to the Holy Cross Church
at Sixty-sixth Street and Mary
and Avenue where services were
held by the Rev. Father Mischen, and
then proceeded to the cemetery, where
Protestant services were held. Burton
T.. Page and James A. Garvey, two of
the victims of Mondays fire, were
members of the Hyde Park Lodge No.
679, Knights of Pythias. The lodge at
tended IN body.
STILL SEARCHING THE RUINS.
Additional forces of men were put to
work clearing away the rubbish and
ruins of the fatal cold storage warehouse
this morning. There were nearly 200
men at work, but so great and difficult
is the task that even with so great a
force it will probably be a fortnight
before they will have it cleared
away. No more bodies have been
found, though DR.. Robinson, of the
ambulance corps, and the chief of the
sanitary department are Of the belief
that more will be uncovered. They
base their opinions on the odors that
rise from around the smokestack. In
were stored and the officials believe
the odors arise from the decaying
human bodies. But above this point of
the ruin there is piled a mountain of
tangled steam pipes and heavy machin-
cry piled around with half burned tim
bers. In order to lessen the stencil ari8-
ing from the rOtting vegetables, decayed
meats and butter the sanitary officers
have had the ruin thoroughly saturated
with disinfectants. During the night q
gang Of men was kept at work with
sprinklers scattering the disinfecting
fluids in the places where it will do the
most good. This was done to prevent
disease Of any kind from starting in the
ruins as we'll as to kill the odor.
FRENCH CELEBRATION AT THE FAIR
independence Day was celebrated by
the French at the Worlds Fair to-
day. To-day is the 104th anniversary of
the fall of the Bastile, the gala day OF
the French people, which is always eel
e.brated whenever sufficient numbero of
the natives Of the sunny land can be
assembled together to make a demon
stration. The Worlds Fair commission
OF France, the consular representative
and the French-Americans in Chicago
generally united in celebrating the an
niversary. The ceremonies were quite
interesting, although nothing of very
formal character was carried out. No
set OratiOns were made and adj
dresses were of the briefest and most
lmprOmptu character. The celebration
consisted Of a late breakfast given by
the commission to the Worlds Fair
officials and to a number Of invited
guests, preparations having been made
to entertain from 600 to 700. This break
fast was given from II O'Clock till 2 The
menu was extremely simple, but serv-
ice Of French wines and liquors of an
especially choice description was Of
fered for the occasion by French ex-
hibitOrs. After the breakfast garden
party and promenade concert were held
at the French government building at
the north end of the grounds near the
lake front. The pavilion and art CALLER
les connected Herewith were beautiful
ly decorated with French and American
colors, and the floral and flag features
Of the draping were quite note
worthy and striking. At o'clock a
grand concert was given which con-
Guided with the "Marsellaise" The
leading feature Of the decorations was
the bust of President Sadi Carnot, be-
hind which arose the united flags
of America and France; a fine large
bronze reproduction of Sculptor Mer-
cier's famous piece ''Gloria Vict1s.''
Beneath the bust of NJ. Carnot was
placed wreath envel0ped in the flags
OF the two nations and piece Of crepe;
by its side was a Ratchet and some fire
mems piping lent by Marshal Murphy
The whole was most artistically ar
ranged, and a large box was placed be-
side the emblems Of the brave men for
contributions to swell the fire victims
fund that has been started among the
French exhibitors