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Show The Shoddy itucitlord Co art House. Chicago, r. A special from , Uocklord, Ills., says: No bodies have been taken out since Warren w:is i extricated iast night. Chief Lnkiu ! and the fire department did erlicient eerriee aud worted by relays nil night. A donkey engine is expected hourly to lift the heavy blocks. Architect Archi-tect Gay came last night. The coro ner's jury this morning viewed two additional bodies. Tney have taken no steps towards fixing the responsibility, responsi-bility, but have sent to Chicago for two engineer experts aud secured the tdans aud specifications to bold until the examination is complete. Kich-ardsou Kich-ardsou has long been dissatisfied with the specifications for tho roof, and now blames himself for not ihrowiug up lho contract entirely. The feeiing hero ia deep, but a general disposition is manifested to await the investigation investiga-tion before passing judgmeut. A shuck was ieit in the building an hour before the fall, but it did not cause any alarm. I The papers in Chicago are publishing publish-ing accouula ot mishaps to Chicago buikliugs of which Gay has been tiie architect, and they make a formidable formida-ble liat. Prominent architects express ex-press great doubt as to his fitness to tnake plans and specifications. Tr.e leciing bo'.li here aud in Rack ford sscms to be that Contractor Richardson Richard-son ia comparatively blameless, he having at hia own expense piactd strong works in what he considered the weak places, and having pleaded with the building commit lee for stronger material, but in vain. |