Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-24
Being Raised IN Chicago:
and Philadelphia
For Families Of .Flremen. who
Died at Posts Of Duty.
The Dead List In chioags Nov a.
In Philadelphia {.

Chicago, Dec. 23-Alexander. -. Lam
non. q captain in the fire department.
who was injured at the stock yards
fire Thursday. died late today. This
makes the official list Of dead "a
Coroner Hoffman, following a days
investigation with members Of q jury.
announced that the inquest will be
opened next Wednesday morning.
"A pathetic scene occurred at tho
fire this afternoon when the body
Of Capt. Dennis Doyle, the last to
be recovered. was taken from the
ruins Pipesman Edward Doyle. son
of The captain. collapsed when his
fathers body was found. Edward
Doyle mad been at the fire for nearly
sc hours. lie had assisted in finding
the body Of his brother. Bicholas
DOYLE, also killed in the fire. and re-
fused to leave until that Of his father
WAS recovered.S
The citizens relief committee, Of
which Harlow n. Higginbotham Is
chairman, established headquarters at
a downtown bank today. 1t was an
nounced that fund of $780, 600 is de-
sired. OF this sum $4,000 had been
subscribed when the committees office
closed for the day. H..-.
Corporation Counsel Brundage ex-
plains that the Firemen's Pension
Fund provides that the widow shall
receive $35 Il month as long as she re-
mains unmarried, that each child shall
receive IS a month up to the age OF
16 ye;trs and that dependent father
or mother shall receive SIS month.
the bercfCjarieS. however, not to re-
ceive 4 monthly aggregate of more
than one-half the salary of the de-
ceased.
Chicago, Dec. 23.-Ali Thursday night
firemen worked on the fire at the stock
yards plant of Norris & Co. where early
Thursday Fire Marshal James Horan and
more than n score of his men lost their
lives. Three more bodies were removed
from the ruins after daybreak Friday.
bringing the death toll according to the
police count, to 26.
JOS p Murphy, who was secretary to
Chief Koran, said Friday morning there
would be no opportunity for complete
roll call until late Friday. Twenty-one
bodies, including that Of Chief Koran.
have been recovered and It Is believed
there are five others still buried In tho
debris.
Throughout the night fire was shooting
high through the roofs Of two more
buildings adjoining the one in ruins.
AS the members of 10 engine companies
were playing water on warehouse No. g.
where the flames Friday morning broke
out afresh. the walls collapsed. Capt.
John Windheim Of Engine Co. "a was
knocked down by flying timber and sefi-
ously hurt. william Sheridan, IS years
old, clerk in the stock yards, was
knocked off a platform and perhaps fa-
tally injured. At $50 o'clock Friday
morning the fire was still burning fierce
". From warehouse No. the flames
were leaping to other buildings and Just
before retiring from the scene because
OF sheer exhaustion. Acting Chief Seyfer-
Itch said he saw no way Of preventing
the burning of warehouse No. S.
The falling of the walls and the scat
tering Of burning timbers caused tenn
porary retreat of the firemen. The men
were lined up to throw water on q point
in warehouse No. G. Suddenly. when the
walls toppled. the alarm was given FOR
the men to retire. They reached sefety
lust in time. although many received MI
nor burns Capt windheim, who was
badly burned, was one Of the last to get
out
In place Of happy Christmas gatn-
erings there will be funerals in many
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