Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-26

turn in flight from Calais, France,
to Dover, yesterday. 1t is feared he
fell into the North sea. A great fleet
of motor cars was out all night search
ing every nook of the East coast of
England, while warships scattered
along the shores and dotting the North
sea swept the waters with wireless in.
quiry concerning the airman. These
futile efforts continued today.
Grace went out for the Baron De-
Forrest prize of $4,000 offered to the
British flyer, who in British-made
aeroplane. shall cover the greatest
distance including the passage of the
English channel during the present
'year. 7. Zepwith had set a mark OF
2T4 miles. Grahame White prepared
for the competition but met with a
serious accident before he could get
under way.
The days during which the record
of Zepwith might be eclipsed were
few and Grace decided to make try
yesterday in the face of adverse
conditions. A heavy fog hung over
the channel and obscured the airman
soon after he ascended at Dover He
crossed the channel safely and two
hours and half from the start passed
over Calais. He reached the Belgian
frontier and was going fast after Yep.
withs figures when he encountered ad-
verse winds that compelled him to
turn back. He alighted west of Calais.
At 2:10 o'clock he again ascended
and pointed his aeroplane toward Do
in fog that had become dense. Those
who saw the start say he took a north
easterly course. 1t is evident he lost
bis bearings for had he taken the
proper direction he would have reach
ed Dover without trouble for he had
power and his aeroplane must have
behaved well. Instead of approaching
Dover, however, he was sighted later
| far to the northeast over Goodwin
Sands. the exceedingly dangerous
shoals that extend off the southeast
coast of England, some seven miles
east of Deal. At this point the air.
man made grave mistake IN his reck-
oning for with land but few miles
to the west, he veered to the east and
when last seen was heading over the
North sea. At this point he was again
swallowed up by the fog and since
then except for negative inferences to
be deducted from the absence of news.
nothing whatever has come out to
throw light on his whereabouts up to
6 o'clock this evening.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 23-Two more
bodies were recovered this morning
from the ruins of the Morris & Co.
stock yard beef house where Fire
Marshal Horan lost his life. This
brings the death total to twenty-six.
Twenty bodies, including that of
Chief Horan, have been recovered and
it is believed there are five others
still buried in the debris. Through
tho night fire was shooting high
through the roof of the two Morris
buildings adjoining the one in ruins.
Early today, though still burning,
the fire is considered under control
The relief committees meet today to
formulate plans to raise a fund in aid
of the widows and orphans. Fifty
thousand dollars has already been
pledged for the relief work. AS mem
bers of ten engine companies were
playing water on warehouse No. 6,
where the flames this morning broke
out, after the walls collapsed, Captain
John Windheim OF Engine Company
81, was knocked down by flying tim
! bers, and seriously injured, and clerk
in the stock yards was fatally In
jured.
At o'clock this morning the fire
was still burning fiercely. From ware
house No. 6 the flames leaped to other
buildings. Just before retiring from
the scene because of sheer exhaustion,
Acting Chief SeyferlIch said he saw
no way OF preventing the burning OF
warehouse NO. b. The railing OF the
walls and the scattering OF burning
timbers caused temporary retreat
OF the firemen. The work of getting
the bodies was continued in spite of
the renewal of the blaze Just after
daylight today two more bodies were
recovered These, with the eighteen
recovered during the night, brought
the total. according to the-police count
early today, up to twenty. Five or six
firemen are still missing and until the
ruins have cooled the authorities think
1t will be impossible to tell exactly
the number OF dead 1t Is thought
however, that it will not be more than
twenty-six or twenty-eight