Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-07-14

killed
There now remained, according to tn
count OF various spectators, twenty-fiv
to thirty men ON the tower. The.
were hopelessly beyond human help
the longest ladder failing to reach b.
fully thirty feet
At this terrible moment Captain FitZ
the men who were huddled togethel
on the narrow balcony. He seemed t.
be addressing his brave followers. Al
he ceased speaking one of the mel
crept around the burning balcony and
returned moment later with a rope
1T was hastily fastened to the railing
around the balcony and thrown to the
roof.
Fitzpatrick was seen to point to il
and the man started to slide down, bu1
ere he was half way the cruel flames
rolled up and he was swallowed in
the awful volcano. Another tried il
and met the same fate.
One after another five Of the men al
this point sprang from the balcony tC
the roof. If any survived the awful
leap they were burned to death after
ward.
The rope was burned off about half
way down, but Fitzpatrick, seeing the
men jumping to certain doom, seized
the strand and started down. He
dropped from the end of the rope and
caught on a ladder which was raised to
within twenty feet Of it. Fire Marshal
Murphy, who was on the roof, sprang
forward and soon reached Fitzpatrick.
A shout of admiration and encourage
ment went UP. The heroic marshal
started back with his friend, but was
envcloped in the flames.
With the energy Of despair he elutched
his comrade and slid down the ladder.
Both Murphy and Fitzpatrick were I'M
conscious when picked up. The former,
however, is not seriously hurt, but
is not expected to survive
the night.
Scarcely twenty-five minutes had
elapsed since the fire was discovered,
but 50 rapidly had been its progress
that the entire tower had burned away
and fell with an awful crash, carrying
with it the unfortunates who were
left in the balcony and several firemen.
AS the firemen fed from the roof
one of them picked up the mangled
form Of one Of the unfortunateS who
had jumped from the balcony and
dropped it to the ground, thus saving
it from cremation,
Seeing it was a hopeless task to at
Tempt to save the building, and as all
who escaped alive had left it, the re-
tiremen directed their efforts
to keep the flames from spreading
further. They had already reached the
worlds fair stables, and the roofs of
several hotels across Stony Island
avenue outside the ground were on
fire. The hotels were saved with diff
Guilty. but the stables We're destroyed.
In less than two hours after the fire
started the cold storage warehouse was
Of the bodies will ever be recovered,
so furious and terrific was the heat.
Tt is reported by Columbian guards
that Il number Of women lost their
lives in the building. The firemen dis
credit the story, but tonight a lady's
watch was found on a body so badly
burned that it is impossible to tell
it is that of a man or woman.
Mayor Harrison was almost over
come when he heard of the calamity,
but said: well, this settles one thing;
the city Of Chicago is going to assume
control over the fair buildings as far
as protecting life is concerned, and
at once-tomorrow morning. / will see
that all the buildings are carefully
inspected and wherever changes are
necessary for the safety of the people
they must be made. These things must
be looked to and they will be If it takes
every police officer in Chicago. 1t is
little l;me now, but the city will take
no more chances"
A complete and accurate list of the
dead is difficult to obtain and not ever
the officers of the department will know
who all was lost until after roll cal
tonight.
Work at the burned building is beins
carried on i'm darkness owing to the
destruction of the electric light wires
Six bodies burned beyond recognition
were taken from the debris since
o'clock.
The following is 4 list of the deat
and injured as far as known.
WILLIAM DAVIS, killed by jumping
WILLIAM II. DEMING. terribly burn
eel and crushed by jumping.
PHILLIP BREEN, on cupola when j
fell
JAMES GREEN. fell with cupola.
CAPTAIN f. PAGE, killed by jumping
CAPT. JAMES A. CARNEY, burne.
to death.
JOHN M'BRIDE, died in hospital from
injuries.
CAPT. JAMES FITZPATRICK, dice
in hospital.
JOHN CAHILI, PAUL SCHROEDER
LIEUT.. JOHN II. FREEMAN AM
an unknown lineman buried in ruins
FREEMAN. for years chief marsha
of the Springfield. Ill. fire department
The following firemen are missin
and are undoubtedly dead:
G.. II. BLAIZSBEI4L.
NJ DIXON.
F.; w A. HUFF.
/ A l. OTTO.
! NJ. s. BONFTELD.
! W. J. STURM.
/ LIEUT.. MOUITER, died in hospital.
4 LIEUT.. CHARLES PURVIS.
4 JOHN A. SMITH.
-FOUR COLUMBIAN GUARDS, name
! not known.