Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-23

seyferlich declared he heard a voice under
the ruins II was about 1O3U a. m, several
hours after the fatal fall.
"A shouted command brought another de-
tachment OF firemeh from nearby posts,
who tore at the pile Of debris with bare
Hands, axes and poles. in the hope that
some Of the fated crew still was alive.
Five bodies were recovered in a few min
utes. They we're. &c
Assistant Chief Marshal Burroughs; 10
seph Murawsski. pipeman; Patrick E. Col
Inns, engine captain: Dennis Doyle, engine
captain; unidentified pipeman.
Coroner Hoffman arrived and empaneled
a jury. AS the bodies were brought out
the Jurors Joined the hundreds OF civilians
who were aiding the firemen.
Out in her Ashland boulevard home, Mrs
Koran. wife OF the marshal learned she
was a widow and swooned She required
medical, attention.
Long before noon Assistant Marshal Sey-
ferlich, on his rounds of the fire area negan
to find here and there men who mad fallen
from exhaustion and their, Companions had
been unable to aid them. Some recovering
started in anew to sta51the progress Of the
flames. .-vIs.ss. az -
MRy6r Busse In Danger.
Mayor Busses who had gone to the fire
and Yves sotT6wfu1IS a scussing the death
OF Jim Horanf with Assistant Marshal
seyferiich had aytristtow escape An ex-
ploson OF 'tnuirhSaia Stpes threw bricks,
beams and fflaeti meat sin a shower about
them. ssIferlicn threw himself in front of
the mayor, and. then eAaspihg him by the
arm. rushsd him away 70 safety, s
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firemen % the ks ID thsff aeAlef whoswas
populatti III ttiet - Artpsslt aearied men
sobbed as thds contilted their fight
againstSfhe fire. sSs >. 4 S 5. 4. g.
The pulidlngs t6fRllyf destroyed at ll:0
a. m. ihauded the beef house of Morris g
Co.. with. loss to building and stock OF
$500, 900; warehouse Nc, "a loss to building
and stock S5SoOOo;' tefffserator storage shed,
$4,000. sS}% p, ...3 I'll IA.
Several other buildings we're afire but It
was believed the flames soon would be
under control #ar
Mayor BusFe has called a'special meeting
of the council for this afternoon to take
such action as is necessary
Collapse q the Canopy.
graphic story. of the collapse of the
east wall, which carried the men down
TO death beneath the wood covering, is told
by Lieutenant Joseph Mackey, who was
leading company OF firemen from the
top Of the canopy. 8
Mackey said as be looked up he saw the
walls bulge and he Immediately shouted a
warning. At the same time he jumped
from the platform himself and was fol-
lowed immediately by ten or twelve of his
men. None OF these lost his life, but their
escape was MIRACULOUS
Il knew Marshal Koran and Burroughs
were beneath me with at least two com
panies OF men," said Mackey, 'and
shouted to them that the walls were com
Ing down. l heard some one from below
shout warning ana 1 got my men and
myself out Of the way
Immediately after l Jumped heard the
groans OF the men who had been beneath
and knew they must be caught Although
nearly all OF my men and myself were
more OF less hurt it Flashed upon us that
Horan was among those trapped and we
bent every effort to save them
1T was beyond human power TO do
anything for the moment as tons OF bricks
had come down. When the bodies are
found they will be benea tn this pile Of
brick and mortar"
Hope of the firemen and the hundreds OF
fire fighter and his men had not persisted
was practically lost when Battalion Chief
Lacey, who is in charge OF the stock
yards division, told OF seeing the marshal
and Burroughs, together\ with eighteen or
twenty men. go down beneath the falling
wall S-t
CHIEF Koran In the Lead.
"Chief Horan was in front OF the pine
men," said Lacey, and, Burroughs a
short distance, bebiad him. directing the
work Of pipemen. when the crash came.
/ know just where they were and am
sure they had no chance OF escape Dozens
OF the firemen saw the same situation and
many Of the men ran 10 the pile almost
frantic and began throwing the b.lcks
away with their hands, They were like
50 many Goals Of fire ana any work OF
that sort was useless
Il ordered them back to fighting the
flames with their lines OF hose in the
hope that the fise might be stopped in
time 20 find way to rescue the poor
fellows We had An heard 80 down to
what seemed cert4in death
II Was determined to make every effort
within human power to save the men. but
the condition OF the building made Il
suicidal for the rest Of Us 10 try TO en-
ter H.
Il was in charge OF the firemen nght-
Ing the flames from the railroad tracks
/ saw one man fall near where the men
who were caught fell and ran and catch
ing hold OF his legs. dragged him on h.
the railroad tracks and saved him. Then
my men and l made a rush 10 save Others
but our way had been blocked by the
faIiipg ruins ana clouds Of dust and de-
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