The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-08

had sought protection from one announcer
from the advancing names. Two bodies
were found In the rear part Of the building.
burned into an unacceptable mas, but
the majority were found beneath where
the dormitory was situated. They seemed
80 have sought shelter In this room too late
10 recognize that II was impossible to es-
cape from it. The flames beneath eating
away the supports, let down the floor INTO
The secthing vortex Of Gre and smoke. All
that now remains Of the famous Convent Oh
the Immaculate Conception Is the charred,
broken walls. The bodies OF several OF
the unfortunate victims arc yet In the
debris. The bulldog and It's contents
were valued Mt from SCj,000 to SI5,000;
insurance, $4,000.
The Dead. Dying and missing.
TwgxrY-sEyEN SISTERS AND PUPILS PERISH
ONLY FEW BODIES IDENTIFIED.
A stiIl later Telegram from the same point
SAYS: Up to this evening 1t Is known that
twenty-five pupils and five Sisters peiished.
Eleven bodies had been taken from the
runs at O'Clock. The bodies can only be
identified by portions OF clothing which
escaped destruction. The Sisters ana
friends OF the unfortunate victims have SO
far identified the bodies Of Miss Werinan,
Miss Strunck, Miss Manning, Miss Helm
zclmann, Miss Isch, and Miss Pulce.
Miss Mary Campbell, OF East Sc. LOUIS;
a teacher, leaped from the third story ana
died in few minutes. Another. whose
name has not been ascertained, climbed 10
the roof and either fell or was blown on,
sustaining fatal injuries. Among the
Others injured by jumping are Daisy EDer-
man, who resides four miles from Bellevue
Agnes Schneider and Lou Mott, OF East
ST. Louis. Daisy Eberman WAS slightly IN
jured. Agnes Schneider jumped from a
window, but was not dangerously hurt.
Lou Mott was quite badly hurt. Lena
Horn and Fannie Bunker were seriously
but not fatally injured.
The inmates on the second floor were
saved. The following ,s list OF the saved:
Proxie SchlernitZeur, Mamie Fitzgerald,
Anna FRANKIE, Maggie Donohue, Ora
Montgomery. and Emily Fournie. On this
floor were also the following candidates for
the veil. who escaped: Miss Josephine,
Miss Bridget. Miss Johanna, Miss Gretch-
en-. and MISS Eliza.
The missing are: Martha Mauntel, OF
Carondelet. No.; Mary Bartelles, OF Mis-
souri,: Josephine Plondre. daughter OF
County Commissioner Plondre. OF GENRE
vile Station, H.; Lolita Pierson, OF st.
Louis; Susie Welmar, OF st. Louis;
Emma Stark. Of Carbondale. Ill.,. Mamie
Sealing. Of st. Louis: Agnes Sealing, OF
ST. Louis; Lizzie Isch, OF Centreville Sta
ton: Laura Thompson, OF Chester, ILL.,;
Mamie Puce. of Columbia, ILL.,; Minnie
Bailey, OF Belleville; Hilda Hammell, OF
Trenton, ILL.,: Emily Leonhardt, OF Prem
ton; Virginia Heinzelmann. OF Belleyille;
Kitty Urbana. Of VandaIia; Gertrude
strunck, of Germany; Mary Bien, OF
Bellevile; May Manning. of st. Louis;
Delphia Schlernitzeur, OF Belleville: Sis
ter Superior Mary Jerome. and Sisters
Medrida. Agnela, and Edwina.
Miss Bailey wa,a granddaughter OF Col
onel John Thomas, OF this city. Sister
Mary Jerome was known in the world as
Barbara He'll. She was born at Pittsburgh.
Sister Edwina was formerly known as
Bridget McCafTrey. She was born in Ire
land. and Sister Agneia was formerly
known as Margaret Shannahan. She was
born in New Orleans.
fBy Associated Press.l
The Search for the Bodies.
ST. LOUIS, January THE latest advices
from Beileville, ILL.,, are that the work OF
searching for bodies ceased about O'Clock