Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24
Work of Recovering Bodies Goes
with Ruins Still Blazing.
SET FOR WEDNESDAY
Son COllapses When Father is Taken
from Mass of Debris.
CONTINUES THROUGH DAY
FIremen Compelled to Battle with
FLAMES TO save ADJOINING build
inEs-TwO More Men Are
Injured In Morning.

CHICAGO. Dec. 23-AlcNander n Ian
non, captain In the fire department. injured
at the stock yards fire here YESTERDAY
died late today This makes the official
list OF dead twenty-four.
Coroner Hoffman following a days In
vestigation with members OF jury, an
nounced that the inquest viii be opened
next Wednesday morning
A peculiarly pathetic scene occurred az
the fire this afternoon when the body Of
Captain Dennis Doyle, the last TO be re-
covered. was taken from the ruins Pipe
man Edward Doyle, a son OF the captain,
collapsed when his fathers body was found.
Firemen early this afternoon announced
they were confident they had the stock
yards fire which yesterday brought death
to Fire Marshal James Horan and twenty
three others, under control, and that they
believed they would be able to save ware
house No. D the third OF the immense
structures to be attacked by the flames.
Warehouses, Nos. and T. which were de-
stroyed, with their immense stocks and a
tallow house. In a comete loss. but the
fire wall between warehouse No, and
the destroyed buildings was holding early
i'm the afternoon.
Through the night fir was shooting high
through the roof OF two Morris buildings
adjoining the one I'm ruins.
Relief committees met today and formu-
lated plans to raise a fund In aid of the
widows and orphans. Fifty thousand dol
iare has already been pledged for the re-
lief fund.
This morning the fire was still burning
fercely. From warehouse No. s the flames
were leaping to other buildings.
The falling of the walls and the scatter
ing Of burning timbers caused a temporary
retreat of the firemen. The men were lined
up to throw water on point in warehouse
No. G. Suddenly when the walls toppled
the alarm was given for the men to retire
! They reached safety Just in tme although
many OF them received minor burns Cap.
! tain Windheim who was badly burned
was one Of the last TO get out. Sheridan,
! the clerk was knocked off high platform.
| falling on the back OF a passing fireman.
Fire Marshal James Horan. who met
death. and to the twenty-three Others.
nearly all of whom were firemen. at the
Union stock yards fire. will be given pub.
| lie funeral which shall have something OF
| a military character.
The common council, regiment of cav.
airy, a squadron Of mounted police and
platoons of police and firemen on foot,
with public bodies and semi-public organ,
izations, leading the concourse of citizens,
who are expected to ask to be permitted
to show their affection for big Jim" as
the marshal was popularity known, will be
! features.
! At a special meeting OF the council TODAY
a committee Of fifteen was appointed to
look after the funeral, and II was agreed
the city would pay for all funeral expenses
furnish free medical aid 70 all injured and
continue for at least six months the pay
OF firemen killed. Mayor Busse has taken
personal charge Of arrangements and an
nounced today he thought the funeral
would be held Monday,
kilograms Of sympathy and regret came
from many quarterts today. the fire minis
ter OF London. England, joining the five
chief of Seattle, Wash those of New
York. ST. Louis Los Angeles. Minneapolis
Havana, and other places in sympathetic
! kilograms.