Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-22

90 nothing effectively" he said. s.but
we've got to stick out there ana heaA on
tnat fire II 1t takes every man In the de.
partment." 80
CAPT II. H. Fuchs of engine eon,r.nw
~ who had just left Marshal Horan u1th
o1oefs Tor his company. walked out fron
unoer the fatal canopy just as It crushed
OUT tne lives behind him. I'm all right.
cnleI' ne told the assistant marshal a
| lie" minutes later. Blackened and blis-
tereo' ne was the only man left OF his
crew.
STEADY streams OF water from one vbola
nre company, which Seyferich directed.
had somewhat cooled the fallen wall
atter 1t had buried its victims, and Sey-
terllch declared at 1880 am he heard n
voice.
"A shouted command brought another
detachment of firemen from nearby posts.
VINO tore at the pile of debris with bare
hands' axes and poles in hope tnat some
OF the men were still alive. -Four bodies
were recovered in a few minutes.
coroner Holman arrived early and en-
paneied a coroners jury. AS the man
sied bodies were brought out. the coro-
ner's men Joined the hundreds of volun-
teers who were aiding the hremen.
Wife Swoons at News.
Out in her Ashland boulevard homo
MRS. Horan. wife Of the marshal, would
not believe that her husband was dead
until assured by the newspaper reporters
Then she tried to speak as she stood
among her four little children. but words
would not come, and she fell in q swoon
With the spread Of the news of the firs
many devices for clearing away the pile
of smoldering wreckage above the hud-
died mass of dead were sent to tho spot
A wrecking engine on the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois railroad brought q der
rick. toppling obstructing box cars into
the ditch as 1T came. A road Scraper
attached. scooped up great masses OF
getically pushed the great scoop into the
brick heap in the hope of reaching man
whose groans could be heard.
Long before noon Assistant Marshal
Seyferlch. on his rounds Of the fire area.
began to find here and there exhausted
firemen lying prone on the ground. Some.
recovering. started in anew to fight the
progress of the flames. but their efforts
were too feeble to be effective.
The three surviving members Of engine
company No. 80 of the seven who had
dashed into the fray early in the morn
ing were sent home at 1O:45 am, so thor
oughly worn out they could scarcely
stand alone. The only member OF the
company fit for duty is one who. on his
vacation last night, got to the fire today
too late to get into the brunt of the fight
Mayor Has Marrow Escape.
Mayor Busse. discussing with Assistant
Marshal Seyferlich the death of Sunny
Jim'' Horan, as the marshal was known
at the city hall, had a narrow escape An
explosion OF ammonia pipes on the fourth
floor Of the building they were watching
threw bricks. beams and frozen meat in
a shower about them.
Seyferlich threw himself in front Of the
mayor. and. though Mr.. Busse is q portly
man, Seyferlich almost crushed him to
the ground to shield him from harm.
Then, grasping the mayor by the arm.
the assistant marshal rushed him away
to safety
BY IL o'clock the news Of Horan's death
had reached all the hremen and many Of
them sobbed aloud as they heard it.
Those who were detailed to recover the
bodies wept as bits Of clothing Of their
lost comrades came to light. A crushed
helmet brought up in a scoop OF the big
scraper proved to be that Of Assistant
CHIEF Burroughs. and the devoted IWork.