The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-02-04
FIRED OUT!
Over Two Hundred Crasy People.
Burning Of the st. Joe Insane
Asylum.

St Joseph, Mo-. Jan. 25.-The Sta
Lunatic Asylum, adjacent to this city, vi
discovered TO be on fire At o'clock this a
rernoon and was totally destroyed. No a.
equate means have ever been provided TO el
tinguish fire and but little resistance coul
he made r. the spreading flames.
THE FIRE ORIGINATED
in the laundry, and some of the employe
we're slightly scoIched in attempting TO Al
rest the progress of the fire. The patient
about go in number-were safely re
moved and now occupy the court house Il
this city. Everything is being done that
possible for their comfort, but they hay
suffered somewhat from exposure and ex
element.
THE BUILDING
vas erected ia 1874 and cost $4,000. Eigh
teen months ago there was SlOO.0D0 insur
ance, but the State refused an appropriation
to continue the same and there WAS no in
sursnce when the building burned.
SECOND DISPATCH.
The building Of Lnnatie Asylum No. 2
about mile from the city, was completely
DESTROYED by fire to-day. The
FIRE WAS DISCOVERED
about noon IN the drying room Of the laun'
dry, m n room on the second story, in which
no FIRE had been for the past two days. DIR.
Caiiett, the Superintendent, was in his Office
with the steward. and they Immediately pm,
every man at work to extinguish the flames.
The Babcock FIRE extinguishers were out Of
order. and as
THERE WAS no ENGINE.
on the premises, the building was left alb
soluteiy at the mercy of the flames. The
building was in the form of cross. and the
fire WIS ia the eastern extension, and burn
ed quite slowly. The citizens Of St. Joseph
went out TO the scene in large numbers
with the hook and ladder company, and
all efforts were directed to the
SAVING OF THE INMATES
II which there were two hundred and sew
.nteen. Some of them obstinaiely refused
% leave the building, but it is believed that
Ill were got ont safely and placed under
guard in an enclosure on the premises.
of the furniture in the main
building was saved, but in . damaged con-
iiiion. The patients were brought to the
,iiy aud placed in the new court house, q
'ery large and roomy structure, where
every care and attention is sho~n them by
he board Of M .nagers and citizens.
THREE PATIENTS ESCAPED,
me OF whom vas seen seven miles distant,
-unning towards his home without hat or
,oat and yelling fire" Another, Ger
nan, was captured at night at railroad
iepot inquiring for ticket to Germany.
)ne wornan-a Mrs. Lawrence, of Holt
county, and Mr.. Boyer, Stewartsville, are
yet missing. 4 meeting Of the board OF
managers has been held, at which steps
rere taken for all needed supplied
Tor the inmates. The board of trade sent
delegates to tie managers, while the work
ngmen and other organizations also joined
With the delegates and preferred their ser
vices and assistance in every way.
Tonight
BEDS AND CLOTHING
nave been provided Tor all the patients, and
Ill will he made comfortable. The weather
IS very mild, and all the citizens have in
crested themselves in supplying the wants
If the managers. The asylum cost about
$3.50 600, but as the walls are still standing
md apparently uninjured, better struc-
are can probably he PAT there for one-half
he money. The fire was
BURNING FULLY FIVE HOURS.
,efore the last room was licked up by the
lanes. There WAS not dollar of insurance
m any OF the State property. The Board
# Managers have just passed a resolution
nstructing their President, Mr.. Worries, to
o report all the facts to the General Assem-.
emily and ask for a committee to
THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE
III circumstances connected with the FIRE.
DR.. Cntlett, the Superintendent, lost nearly
III his private furniture, including a costly
piano, which was wedged in one Of the halle
n the confusion and could not be extricat-
ID. All the records and books of the in
'iitution were saved. All the employees
LOST THEIR CLOTHING
and sums Of money. Miss McCord, the
lost all her clothing and seven
hundred dollars in money. Mrs. Calhoun.
The matron, lost her clothing and six hun
ired dollars IN greenbacks. The engineer
|ost all his clothing, ine gold watch and
three hundred dollars in money. Every
employe worked up 10 the last moment in
.aving the patients, and did not 90 to their
rooms to secure their valuables.