Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-25
MONEY ROLLS ii FOR ORPHANS
Fifty Thousand Dollars Pledged fec
Families of Dead Firemen.
FIGHT CONTINUES THROUGH DAY
Ftreurn Compelled 80 Hattie With
FLAMES TO save AdiotninE Build
faes-Tvo More Men Are
Tnfured IN MorninR.

CHICAGO pec. eA-Alexander 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 tventy-four.
Coroner Hoffman. following a DAYS In
vestiratiou with members Of a fury. an
nounced that the inquest viii be opened
next Wednesday morning
4 peculiarly pathetic scene occurred 1t
the fire this afternoon when the body %
Captain Dennis Doyle the last 60 be re-
covered was taken from the ruins. Pirc-
man Edward DOYLE a son of the captain.
collapsed when hts fathers oody was found.
Firemen early this afternoon announced
they were confident they had the STOCK
yards fire. which yesterday brought death
20 Fire Marshal James Koran and twenty
three others under control AMI that they,
believed they would be able TO save ware
house No. s. the third ot the immense
structures to be attacked by the flames.
Warehouses Nos. and 3. which acre de-
stroyeu. with their immense stocks, and a
tallow house is a complete loss. but the
fire wall between warehouse No. and
the destroyed buildings was holding early
in the afternoon.
Relief Committees Meet.
Relief committees met today and formu-
lated pans 10 IaAat a ANlAh III 9AA Va NAAN
widows and orphans. Fifty thousand dol
Iare has already been pledged for the re-
lief fund.
This morning the fire was still burning
fiercely From warehouse No. the flames
we're ieaping 20 other buildings. ...
The falling OF the walls and the scatter
ing OF burning umbers caused a temporary
retreat Of the fremen. The men we're lined
up to throw water on a point in warehouse
No g. Suddenly when the wallis toppled,
the alarm was given for the men 70 retire.
They reached safety just In time, although
many OF them received minor burns. Cap
tain windheim. who was badly burned,
was one OF the last 20 get out. Sheridan.
the clerk. was knocked Off high platform,
falling on the back OF a passing fireman
Fire Marshal James Koran. who met
death and to the twenty-three others
nearly all OF whom were firemen. at the
Union Stock yards fire, will be given a pub
lie funeral which shall have something Of
military character.
Imposing Funeral.
The common council. a regiment OF cav.
airy a squadron OF mounted police and
pIatoons OF police and firemen on foot
with public bodies and semi-public organ.
izatons, leading the concourse OF citizens,
who are expected to ask TO be permitted
to show their affection for Big Jim" a.
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 it was agreed
the city would pay for all funeral expenses,
furnish free medical aid to all injured ana
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.