The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-22

came heated and radiated cloud of
steam. Seeing this some one spread
a report that the grain had been ignited
and that big explosion was imminent
The report spread rapidly and there was
a hurried retreat to the south
Shortly after this men were seen, their
heads projecting from the windows of
the tall structure, sprinkling the sheet
iron walls with water The operation
looked ludtcrOus, but it reassured the
spectators, who once more crowded up
to the very limits of the fire.
Then came another panic. A police
man was seen running around w Idly.
shouting that there was 100 gallons of
gasoline in the burning building and that
the fire was just on the point of reaching
it.
This time the retreat was more pre-
cipitate, but the scare did not last long.
Spectators who had not heard of the
gasoline crowded in and everything went
on as before.
CHIEF IRVINE IS FOUND.
For two hours the work of clearing
away the debris over the buried fremen
continued and then, at 4:45 in the morn
ing, one of the workers exclaimed:
Here's one of them!'
The news was communicated to Capt.
Livagood, who, in the absence of Chief
Cook, was in charge of the department.
He at once hurried to the spot and rec
ognized the head of the fearless chief
who had fallen in the performance of
his duty
He was lying just as he fell, on his
right side, and the left side of his face
was badly crushed.
For twenty minutes the work of extri-
eating the body was kept up. Heavy
machinery had to be pulled out of place
and tenderly the bricks were removed
so as to save the corpse from any fur
ther mutilaton.
The crowd surged around and the po-
lice had great difficulty in escorting the
body over to the patrol wagon, which
took it to the morgue.
Several young men, who We're insist
ent on viewing the remains, were rough
ly handled and one or two knocked down.
The body was borne by five Of the late
assistant chiefs comrades and Fred
Lindrum, a volunteer, who had worked
indefatigably in helping to clear away
the ruins.
AT the patrol wagon the stretcher was
hoisted in, covered with blanket, and
after an unseemly argument as to where
it should be taken, driven to the city
morgue.
The, finding Of Irvine's body afforded
a clue as to the whereabouts of the 9TH
ers, and the search was continued about
thirty feet to the west, where the other
bodies were subsequently found.
HIS WIFE WAS FRANTIC
Just previous to the finding of Irvine's
body, Mrs. Bert Irish appeared on the
scene and in frenZied manner applied
for information as to her husband
1t was indescribably pathetic
The poor woman rushed from one fire.
man to another weeping and wringirg
her hands:
DO tell me if Burt is killed. she i'm
plored
knowing there was no chance for his
safety the smoke-begrimed workers
spoke kindly words and told her to hope
for the best:
These consolatory remarks only served
to increase her apprehension and dis
tracted, she ran almost into the heart
of the flames to ask a pipeman the same
question. Receiving no satisfaction she
went to a hose wagon and there learn
ed what she already knew In her heart.
Endurance was at an end, and the heart
broken little. woman simply dropped in
dead faint She was revived and led
away by tender hearted women who,
themselves had lost their homes in the
tenement building, scarcely an hour be.
fore.
Shortly before dawn the fatigued work-
ers received welcome and from an un-
expected source. The wife of PATROL
man Towhey, Prior station, arrived with
boiler of hot coffee and a goodly sup
ply of egg sandwiches. She lished out
the steaming stimulant and her ten-year-
Old daughter, Annie, distributed the sue
culent accompaniment
When the crash came the two fire.nen
were partially buried on the southwest
side of the building. One, Peel, was seen
Immediately and taken out The other,
the late Andrew johnson, was stunned
and did not come to for several minutes.
When he did, ne shouted for help. Sever