Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-23

Chicago. Dec, 23.-Two more pooles
we're recovered from the stock yards
fire ruins early this morning. These
with eighteen recovered during the
night, brought the total up to twenty
Five or six hremen still are missing.
Until the ruins cool 1t will be impos-
sible to tell the exact number OF dead.
At9 o'clock this morning the fire was
still burning hercely. From ware
house No. flames were leaping to
other buildings. and just before re-
tiring from the scene because OF sneer
exhaustion. Acting Chief Seyferltch
said he saw no way Of preventing the
burning Of warehouse NO. ..
More Firemen Near Death.
Many fremen narrowly escaped deatn
this morning. AS members OF ten en-
gine companies were playing water on
warehouse No. s, where the flames nad
broke nout afresh. the walls sudden
Nv collapsed. Captain Windhetm. OF
engine company No. 81. was knocked
down by a flying timber and seriously
injured. Other flremen escaped with
minor injuries. In the confusion VIII
liam Sheridan, a clerk In the stock
wards. was knocked of the platform
ami probably fatally Injured.
Relief committees will meet today
and formulate plans to raise fund IN
aid Of the widows and orphans. Fifty
thousand dollars already Is pledged
Flames Burst Forth Anew.
A. nightfall drew on Thursday the
smoke from the burning debris In
creased and the strong south wind bore
It close down over the firemen delving
in the edge Of the ruins. Still they
clunR to their post, urged on by AS
sistant Chief Seyferlich. The smoke
brought darkness while yet there was
light by which to see elsewhere, and
lanterns were lighted to guide the dls-
gers and hose handlers.
Nearer drew the flames from the
min. and mounted higher. apparently
desnis,ne the streams of water as puny
edversaries. Their light. except where
shadows were cast in the pit dug by
+hoxe searching for more bodies. illum-
inated the scene, and In its glow the
nremen and police passed back and
forth like black specters in their rub
ber coats. ....-,,...
h.d feared happened. Flames from the
interior Of the burning building ad-
% .s.-snR tho ruins on the north burst
+,rp me roof and drove the firemen
from their position. Fifty. at times
100. feet they spouted up. curled to the
north by the strong wind and threaten
inr adjoining structures and the en-
tire stockyards.
FORCES Firemsn TO Retreat.
In the face of this terrifying emerg-
.ncv only one line Of hose was able to
play on the flames rushing thru tne
roof and its effect seemed to be as
.ot,,,nc sig other streams were di-
rected at the roof from the ground,
mt because Of the weak pressure they
reached only half way up the wall,
where the water fell uselessly upon the
heated bricks, allowing the fire inside
to burn on unopposed.
Altho Assistant Chief Seyferlich had
kent his me, at the work OF digging TOT
the dead in the face OF previous perils.
he decided that their position, almost
directly under the southeast corner OF
the standing building, was too danger
Gus. Accordingly he gave orders TOT
them to retire to places Of safety and
to assist In other work.
The last body-the sixteenth to be
recovered before he gave this order waa
that Of Edward ]. DAMS. 442 west
E.ifty.ninth street, lieutenant OF engine
company 81. BY the light Of the flames
end with lanterns swinging from thetr
erms the firemen bore their comrade
out covered, as had been the others
with a black rubber coat that concealed
his disflgured features.
Start All Night Battle.
workmen-and every one was en-
ployed who was willing to help-had
dug holes under the railroad tracks,
and as fast as possible the lines OF
hose were run thru these openings. The
object was to permit the waiting
wreckirg train and It's giant crane to
4 nush north along the edge Of the debris
:.: .,ear away the conglomerate mass
4 OF smashed freight cars. nvSs:scss: c:
4 meat. roofing, and platforms. When
The hose had been thus buried. the
water again was turned on In such a.
haA been idle temporarily. and the full
O9Aaane strength OF the flre department,