The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-12-29
CHICAGO WILL PAY
MILITARY HONORS
TO DEAD FIREMEN
Twenty Three Corpses Have
Been Taken From Ruins,
and Total Death List
Is %.

Chicago, Dec. 26.--Firen,en early this
afternoon announced they were con-
fident they. had tho stock yards fire un
der control.
With all city firemcn accounted for
tho recovered and Identified dead in tho
police list number q. II is believed
certain that Doyle 10 dead, he having
been with the crew caught under the
wall. The 24th man believed dead and
whose body also has not been recovered
is private fireman for Morris & Co.
Business men today planned the
fund Of $3.50, COO to care for the widows
and children Of the firemen.
Chicago. Dec. 26.-F'ire Marsha!
James Koran, Who met death with
the 90 others, nearly all Of whom were
hremen. at the Union Stock yards fire,
will be given a public funeral. which
will have something OF a military char.
acter.
The common council, regiment oS
cavalry, a squadron OF mounted police
and platoons of police and fremen on
foot, with public bodies and semi pub.
lie organizations leading the concourse
of citizens who are expected to ask to
be permitted to show their affection FOR
Big jim" as the marshal was popu-
larily known, will be the features.
City to Pay Expenses.
At the special session OF the council
today committee of 10 was appointed
to look after the funeral and 1t was
agreed the city would pay for all flu
neral expenses. furnish free medical
aid to all injured, and continue for at
least six months the pay OF firemen
killed. Mayor Bussc has taken per-
sonal charge OF arrangements and an
nounced today he thought the funeral
would be held Monday,
kilograms OF sympathy and regret
came from many quarters today, the
flremaster OF London, England, join
ing the fire chief OF Seattle, Wash,
those Of New York ST. Louis, Los An
geles, Minneapolis. Havana and OF
other places in sympathetic kilograms.
Two more bodies were recovered this
morning from the ruins Of the Morris
a Co stock yards beef house, where
Fire Marshal Horan lost his life. This
brings the death toll, according TO the
police count, to 20.
Twenty-three bodies, Including that
of Chief Koran have been recovered
and It is believed there are at least
five others still buried in the debris.
Through the night fire was shooting
nigh through the roof OF two Morris
buildings adjoining the one IN runs.
Early today, though still burning the
fire was considered under control
More Walls Collapse.
As the members Of 10 engine COM
panies were playing water on ware
house No G. where the flames this
morning broke out afresh, the wallis
collapsed. Captain Jc.:n Windheim,
OF Engine company II vas knocked
down by flying timber and seriously in
jured. In the confusion. William ssheri-
dan, Is years old, clerk in the stock
yards, was knocked off platform and
perhaps fatally injured.
This morning the fire was still burn
ing fiercely. From warehouse No. s
the flames were leaping TO other build
ings and just before retiring from the
scene because of sheer exhaustion.
Acting Chief Seyferlich said lie saw
no way of preventing the burning OF
warehouse No. 5.
The falling of the walls and the
scattering OF burning timbers caused
a temporary retreat Of the flremen. The
men were lined up to throw water on
a point in warehouse No. 6. Suddenly
when the walls toppled the alarm was
given for the men to retire. They
reached safety just in time. although
many OF them received minor burns.
Captain Windheim, who was badly
burned, was one of the last to get out.
Sheridan, the clerk, was knocked off
a high platform. falling on the bacl
OF passing fireman.