New-York tribune., 1910-12-23
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Chicago. Dec. 22.-Ffre Chlef James
rorar. ropularly known as Sunny Jim,
Assistant Chief William j. Burroughs
end twenty-three men were killed unoer
falling walls in a S1.O00,OO0 fire at the
s,ockvards plant of Morris & Co, early
,od.v Fifteen firenen were seriously
Injured. Including two captains, who may
Die.
Mavor Busse.l who spent ten hours per-
sonallv directing the search for the oooE
Of Chief Horan. who had been lifelong
friend himself narrowly escaped death
r-he,, 8 number of ammonia pipes eX-
rloded. The chiefs body was recovered
late tonight, after a railroad Wreckihs
train with derricks and steam shoVeis
ms ,,s7d TO clear away the burning.
ruins. The bodies Of eighteen other men
have been found.
Marshal Horan's body was pinned TO
the ground beneath a heavy timber and
y.arfIy protected by several iron girders.
The face was free from bruises and was
recognized as soon as uncovered
II took half an hour after finding the
dead chief before two hundred flremen'
city officials and friends Of Horan could
extricate the body. 1t was taken TO the
undertaking rooms of Daniel Horah'
brother of the dead chief
The list of dead includes the chief, the
assistant chief. two captains. five heu-
tenants. thirteen city f1remen, two prl-
xate firemen and railroad employe-
The fire broke out afresh at s o'clock
tonight, after il had taxed the strength
Of the fire department for sixteen hours
Acting Chief Seyferiich sent general
call to OUTLYING stations for fresh men
These. aided by police reserves contin-
,led the fight on the fire and the search
for bodies of the dead
Air Expansion Killed Chief.
Insurance men said that the killing of
.ba chief and his men was not due to an
ammonia tank explosion, as at first sup
posed. but to the expansion Of colo All III
4,e heef warehouse due to the heat from
the fire. This, it is said, forced the four
story wall to give way and collapse Inc
torce behind the wall was as strong as
though an explosion had occurred.
Marshal Koran was married about SIX
years age. He was the father Of fou1
children. the youngest OF Whoni is TWO
wears old. He assumed command OF lhe
Fire Department after the death OF MAY
shal Nushann, who had succeeded NIT
eha1 ~amnion. following the passing OIL
,be veteran. Dennis Sweenie. He was a
great baseball fan" and Ban Johiis'ii'
ro7niskev and others paid glowing tii'-
1ites to him tonight
.ro-;.--z another fireman killed. was
. brother of the third baseman OF inc
7,o.xo,+ --ie-ere who is here for the holt-
cavs He is stricken with grief at MS
brothers home tonight.
annarently nladdened by the death OF
their chief, who was popular In the
deuartment. firelnen threw themselves
recklessly into the work OF cieafiiie
away the fallen wall More than hfty
men dropped from exhaustion ana were
cs-r;ed hack from the intense heat OF
the burning warehouse
Burned All Day and Night.
T,een;te the work of many engine
crews. the fire continued TO burn stub
bornlv all day end night. Thousands OF
1,ersons thronged into the stockyards-
and the police kept spectators back
from the danger line with great diff
Guilty.
Not since the days of the Iroquois
Theatre tragedy. which. like the fire OF
to-day. was a holiday time horror. have
such pathetic scenes attended fire in
Chicago
The bodies Of victims were taken to
undertaking rooms on West 53d street.
near the fire. Widows and children OF
The dead men, white faced and frantic,
crowded into the place. The bodies were
SO badly mutilated in most cases that
The police would not permit relatives to
view them In several instances women
struggled with policemen in attempts TO
see their dead.
Chicago will provide for the widows
and orphans Of the iisemea. With the
launching of several public and semi
public movements for the raising of d
large relief ard trust fund fl is probable
that the records made after the cold
storage warehouse fire of Worlds Fair
time when fund Of over 100000 was
subscribed for the Mesina earthquake
and FOR the Cherry mine disaster a year
ago. viii De liNalied.
Prompt Plans for Relief.
Almost with the first news of the fire
snd before the extent of the loss of life
became known plans for raising the re-
lief fund were laid. Public officials and
business and professional men banded
together. and By night several commit
lees had been formed and funds aggre-
eating nearly S25.Syo We're pledged.
Temporary aid and provision for the
burial of the dead firemen will be under
taken by committee of the City Coun-
nl- The raising of a great trust fund 10
UrDy;6.s for he hsr