The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-11-24
THE ST. PETER HORROR.
The Dead Placed at from Six 10 Ten.

"a. PAUL, Nina. Nov Congressman strait.
President OF tue Board Of Trustees Of the ST. Peter
Asylum, telegraphs 20 the Pioneer Press ut mid
night that the number OF dead Will not exceed
ten. Another col respondent estimates the mum
Der at ten 70 hiteen- Inmates are being returned
TO their hornes and checked off No names are
given. A full list is promised tomorrow
SIX INMATES KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN BURNED
r.s----rr-us TO DEATH.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. 1.-THE enumeration OF
patients at the burned ST. Peter Insane Asylum
Is completed and it is found that thirty are miss
their bodies were recovered The only one iden-
titled with certainty Is that OF J. +. Abrams, who
was smOthered, but not burned. Among the
OF Lake City; Columbus Newman, OF Shakopee;
j. q. Ferner, Hans SirenSOn and John Brennan,
but there smoothing certain about their late. The
missing of the victims not killed are supposed to
be wandering about the country or hid in the
woods. The number OF dead may be Increased
by freezing. Names are expected late tonight
a PARTIAL LIST OF THE DEAD
ST. PETER. Mimi, Nov. 1.-THE hall records Of
all the patients inside the hospital which was
burned were destroyed. which makes the work OF
getting up list longer; The lists will
be complete before morning probably
Many patients can't or won't tell their
names and II takes time 10 fluid persoa to
sofle Of the necessry records wer,. lost for time
thus adding TO the delay. But seven bodies have
thus far been found. p Abraham, OF Mime
arolis 3 . Prudger, OF Lincoln County; John
Brennan, saltwater county, reslOeuce unknown
10 the witness. and three Others, names unknown.
In addition TO these twenty-three are known
TO be missing Among them Columbus McClellen,
PaE FSSer and John s ST. 81 Paa JOINT
Thornwallson. Vernon Center, has died since the
fire from exhaustion. Not single female
patient IS dead or missing. All are under shelter
and cared for can be best done. Farmers In
the country around are bringing In stragglerS al
most hourly. thus diminishing the number lost.
One mans body has been found since the above
"A handful q
mains OF It
A KISD-HEARTED GOVERNOR.
ST. PAU, Nov. 17.-Cfoyernor Pillsbury offered
to advance from his own resources the money
necessary 10 supply the bedding aud temporary
in the burned Insane Asylum at St peter,
and 10 reconstruct within sixty days
section Of the burned wing to afford shelter for
the patients for the winter the cost TO be s5 0S.
This viii obviate the necessity Of removing the
patients. and simplify the question of relief The
Legislature viii be asked 20 reimburse the GOV
ernOr.
THE LATEST NEWS.
ST. PETER: Mimi, Nov. 1.-THE resident Off
GERS Of the Minnesota Hospital for the Insane de
sire 10 thank the tremen OF 81. Peter. Wankaia,
and the St Paul Railroad and the citizens OF ST
Peter and other parts OF the state for their
prompt assistance and generous sympathy in the
time of great distress and necessity. Order Is
and H 'S eompleae r aRd accurate es'iPe si
Of the dead and missing is be
ing prepared, which we hope 70 furnish for
publication in tomorrow mornings paper. All
records of patients in the male department were
Destroyed, neceSSitating the personal identified
ton OF over 800 patients. No effort has been
spared TO accomplish this and the public will
appreciate the Importance of having the list full
and complete.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. ia St. Peter special to
the PiOneer-PreSS says the remains of six uu-
identified victims of the Asylum fire were buried
to-day. No more missing patients have reported
and 1t is feared all reported missing are dead
The correspondent teegraphs: Il think there
can be no further DOUBT that Columbus McCul-
lum, William Cellipsie, J. +. Ciench, Amos c.
Allen. j. +. q. Fellis, William Writ, F. 5.
Larsennenoss. p Z. Fahey, MARCEL GOgyna Hans
Anderson, Henry DiekmaIi. Andy Mckay, Z. D.
Gordon, Andrew Ulsen, Lenore DUDE, Edward
MahOney. Dennis U Brlen and Patrick Clancy per
ished in the flames. No one has heard a word
from any OF them since the fire. The officers of
the Asylum have about concluded that they
never will be heard from. This brings
the list Of the dead up to thirty-twO. Possibly
three or four of the missing patients NAV
be found somewhere in the country but it is
not very probable. Notwithstanding the fact j.
G Brennan is reported to have been seen alive on
the railroad after the fire. the officers of the Asy-
lum have grave fears that he is among the deao.
They think if he had gone home he would have
been heard from -