The morning times., 1896-05-21

heroic fiTemen, victims of the recent fire,
VIII be held today, and will painfully re-
call, not only the fearful circumstances
under which these men Went TO their DEATH
but also the keen sorrow and grief of the
bereaved families. 1t has been many years
since the circumstance of four funerals in
one day has occurred in Washington, in
each Of which the whole population has
a deep and sad interest.
Two OF the funerals will be in the after
noon and two in the morning. The ser
vices will be as follows: Assistant Foreman
Griffin, at st, Stephens Church, at
d m; Father O'Conneil officiating.
Assistant Foreman Giles, at no. 1876
Fourteenth street northwest, at 3 p. m;
Masonic services; burial at Rock Creek
Cemetery.
The detail of firemen for the two above
named will be: A ssistant Chief KurtZ
truck b, Foreman Donohue, Privates Hol-
lohan, Reynolds, and Bradekamp; truck
C, PrivateS Smith, Pullman, Egioff, and
Coughlan; engine No. /, Privates Sites,
Beall, Edwards, and Wooster; No. 2, AS
sistant Foreman Darlington, Privates Fras-
er and Buhler; No. 3, Foreman Sullivan
Hostler Oliver, Privates Reynolds and
Buscher; No. z i, A ssistant Foreman Grimm,
Engineer Carroll, Priyates Myers, and
Offuu: No 8, Foreman Wilson, Priyates
Brown and Raum; No. 1, Assistant Fore
man Martin and Private Bernhardt.
FUNERAL OF MULHALL
Fireman Joseph MuIhalI; services at St.
Peters Church, at a m; Fireman Con
way; services at st. Aloysius Church, at
8 n. IN, tomorrow; funeral from No. GA
first street.
The detail for the above will be engine
No. 3, Fireman Burgh, Priyates Harper and
Waldron; No. 4, PriYates Kuhns, Sauer,
PRO nd Nf4'nunpIi-
Crcamer Hostler O'Leary, Privates Lana
han and Davidson No. g. ECstler Tenly,
Privates Lanahan and Sylvester; No. 10,
Foreman Luskey, Fireman Gogban, and
Privates Wlllig and Sullivan; truck a,
Foreman Henry and Private Rosseter;
truck ID. Foreman Nicholson, Hostler Handy,
aud Private Harper.
The funeral services of G.. W. KCttler
Will he held at Trinity 81. E. Church. Fourth
street. between and g streets southeast,
at 3 O'Clock this afternoon. Funeral from
the residence, 135 ID street southeast.
The condition OF EiFemen Arthur =
Donaldson and william j. McIlwee, at
the Providence Hospital, was reported
early this evening as very COmforta hle,
with every prospect OF an ultimate re-
CoYery.
The two men are recovering as rapidly
as could be hoped for. The number OF
callers during the day was quite large.
but none were turned away. the patients
themselves being very much gratified to
know that their welfare is being so
thoughtfully considered by the public
Nearly every visitor brings either beu-
quet OF flowers or some delcacy for them
TO eat, but the nervous systems of the
two men VIII not allow them to partake
or very much beside liquid food, or to
talk very much at time.
When the nurse gave the two men their
| -. n IL
appeared in good spirits and were quite
bright They were resting comfortably.
An hour later both had fallen into a quiet,
peaceful sleep, with the prospects OF q
long rest.
BUILDINGS CONDEMNED.
The dangerous condition of the burned
buildings is affecting the public was taken
official Cognizance OF yesterday morning
when Building Inspector Brady called and
viewed the ruins. Later in the day
he made a second visit with Assistant
Inspector King and the architect.
The result of the inspection was the
condemnation of ali the buildings that
had been a ali affected by the fire
Orders were promptly issued that no one
not even the owners of the buildings be
permitted to enter any of the premises
and Officer Z. N Herndon was placed
in charge.
observed in the morning that the crowd
had become quite too familiar with the
place withstauding the fact that oc-
Casionally there is fall Of bricks mortar
| or other detached material.
The fire is not out yet although there
is no chance OF any material spread of
| the flames. At $50 and 932 Louisiana
avenue as late az o'clock yesterday after
noon there were occasional blazes shooting
up. These points were covered however.
by an incessant stream which checked
| every fresh outbreak.
on B street the merchants have posted
signs Indicating the places to which they
have removed their business. Two OF
them have erected tents opposite their
former places and are practically doing
business at the old stand. The request for
permission to erect a line of substantial
sheds is still pending.
RESULT OF THE INQUEST.
Owing to the ract that the question of
the responsibility for the death OF the
brave men who were killed at the fire
would be probably involved in the pro-
ceedings of the inquest before Coroner
Hammett the inquiry proved tn be one OF
great public interest.
The whole question SO far as the RESPONSE
| bility was concerned apparently lay in
| the consideration whether the men were
| ordered into an admittedly highly danger
| GUS place in which the discharge of duty
| was tantamount to death as the result, or
| whether the men acted voluntarily.
| The complete evidence before the coroner.
was given yesterday in The Evening Times
| The jury consisted OF Messrs- Edward C.
| Coleman, Matthew McNeliy, the East Wash
| inGton shoe dealer: John j. Hogan, oyster
| dealer; A. n. Haven, Dr. c. c. Winters and
| Harry n. Schneider. the hardware dealer,
| at 1910 Pennsylvania avenue.
| The coroner determined that there need
| be but one inquest for the five victims as
| the deaths occurred at the same time and
HE GAVE NO ORDER.
Chief Paris. the first witness. said the I
| he was not at the Clark building when the
| crash occurred, but went there immedi-
ately afterwards. He declared emphatic
ally that ne had not ordered the men to 90
that either of his two assistants had given
such an order unless it was George W,
| Kettler. II he had been present and
| thought the men in danger he would have
| ordered them out, as they are supposed to
take imminent risks only when the lives
| of others are in danger. He believed the
! accident to be unavoidable.
Assistant Chief Kurtz said the men who
| were killed were under the command OF
| Kettler. and so far as he knew, went into
the building on their own responsibility
Fireman Malone gave positive testimony