The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-01-15


victims, as there are DO ladders in the fire
department, and no provision for such
deplorable emergency had been made by
the managers o. the institution. The un
fortunate inmates, therefore, were power
less 10 relieve themselves, and those who
were witnesses of the horrible holacaus:
were unable TO assist them.
The manner of escape OF each OF the
survivors could not be learned.
OTHERS INJURED.
Daisy E5erman was slightly Injured.
Agnes Schneider jumped from a window,
but was not dangerously injured
Lon Mott was quite badly hurt.
Lena Horn and Fannie Brinker were Sc
riously, but not fatally injured.
At 4 p. m. there had been eleven bodies
recovered from the ruins, and sisters and
friends of the unfortunateS had succeeded
in Identifying the fIllOwing:
Miss Werman.
Miss Strunck.
Miss Manning.
Miss HeihzeIman.
Miss Isch.
Miss Pulsee.
The bodies could only be identified by
the clothing, or rather portions of the
clothes, which having been saturated with
water Lad escaped the flames.
All that now remains Of the famous con,
vent Of the Immaculate conception is the
charred broken walls and in the debris
there yet reman the bodies of several un-
fortunate victims.
The building and furnishings are valued
from So 90 0to $4,000 (; insurance $4,000.
\ thing later had been received from
Belleville al noon to-day, but additional
information is monentari,v expect d. The
search for the b, dies was To b. resumed
this morning if the condition OF the walls
and other parts If the iu.ns would permit
and the remains OF The still missing vic
tins are expected to be- found The follow
ing ex ract from description OF the search
horrible nature OF the work. "The bodies
were all nsar each other, and
the mother superior's b,.dy seemed
to be the centre for the CHASTITY ciIcie
of black remains. A bone was picked
up here, and upon being drawn ont, came
loose with portions of the rOas.ed flesh
Here burned skull Was found, anu Their
an arm, while bodies, burned into solid
crisp, were dug up imm, diately under
them. 1t was an awful elimination, and
more than once the work falterej because of
the sickening sensations which overcome
the ~orkmen. 1t seemed that the horrid
heap would never be exhausted and every
few minutes a report was heard that a new
body had been taken out. Shreds of
burned clothing chung TO the sickening
mass. Ii was impossible, almost to fix the
identity of single body, the fiery fingers
of death having Ell. ced every line and
every shape of counter 'nce and form.
The bodies in some instances chung together
and the heap as it was uncovered 10 the
eye Was absolutely indescribable.
No press report or specials were re-
ceived from Bellsyille up L. 2 O'Clock p m
but mesgre private advices say the seach
for the bodies IS resumed this morning
and several more recovered. Tae uumbsr
and names, however. are not given. Report
{ rs art expt cted to arrive from the scene
Dy the go p. III. train, when an account If
The mornings work will I've wired As
Mary jerome, the sister superior of the
convent, is well known in many parts of
the country, the following brief skttch will
be interesting: She WIS knoyn i'm girl
ho,d as Barbara Neil and WIS bonn
fourly-four years ago in ri tsburg. Her
psren;s were wealthy, nd her education
under the most favorable CIR
cumsiauces She passsd through all
academy Course of the Sisters OF Mercy al
Baltimore Nd. and entered The convent Of
the congregation IF Notre Dame &C MI
waukee when SIXTEEN years of age as a
novice. When her noviciate was completed
she was sent by the superioress 10 New Or
leans, and remained there a few years
She was next assigned TO Belltville. In
1859, as the superiore>s of the new convent
and academy of the Notre Dame society.
The early history OF the convent is full of
difficulties, which were overcome by the
business tact and intelligent direction of
the young superioress. From that time 20
the time the house was en- arged, costing
in all about 80 90. 1t was the principal
convent of the society. Nearly all its
debis had been removed by the wise man.
angement of Mother jerome. In addition
TO the large convent At Belleville, Mother
jerome founded several other houses of the
society in Southern Illinois, and exercised
through The delegation OF the mother gen.
eral of Milwaukee probationary interest
over the several converts south OF Mil
waukee. Throughout her jurisdiction, where
she was SO we'll known and SO we'll
beloved the sorrow will be limitleSs. She
was Il most unselish and ami ,bIe woman,
beloved by every one who knew her. When
the fire was raging she might have saved
herself, being in The dormitory. rom which
all escaped saved her. When the Others
descended the ladder to safety her thought
and action was to save the lives of the chill
dren intrusted to her care. but her self-im-
posed task was fruitless for all communi-
cation between the dormitory of the sisters
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