The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-01-18

lAr>s hours af1er 1hs alarm was sounded
Alter that NOT much could - done excsp:
throw water On The burning mass .no cool
Il ~. This wns continued until daylight
About eight O'Clock O ~ Sunday severn.
volunteer corps q workers ~:r: : % 49,
under c!y Asrshc' L's,' P MIL. .st is -
rlFsr< VA made Is recover the bodies u the
Victims. The work continued up % four
oSclo.ck. ~ which time thc remains q
fourteen u the victims bad been -
covered. Some q these were sS1.
died Close together. ina'ss.nk ...,;s.
t n N zach others arms. One young lady.
Miss Agnes schneider, whose remains ve<e
inc. hai met death IN bed. having undoup'.
eiIv been sukYocated BY the smoke nc1
and al had gone down from the dorm'tory
g Re nesemsn1 sna 80 49,. - ~ ~ ia.
stead ana Z portion q the clothing q The
bed remained In tolerably far state %
An thoss recovered were found immcdi-
ately beneath where the dormitory was 20.
Gated One theory Z .a, ~. ~ ;c.n o': z.
c~pc down the stairs OF through the win
dows was .nf on: and another i that they
hrd never cone out ~ the room ~ all, but
Dcrishcd from the smoke even before ny
HAD left their beds. The dormitory Va y
The third story q thu! pertion q ne oo..o os
wings. While the night was full Of hor..
rors. there were also some pleasing acts q
hcroism. Miss Maggie Donohoe. ~ defiance
~ xwnrninrr Of the danger Of running down
stairs. snatched little froxie scniernst-
zauer, aged I'VE years. from her bed. sna.
wrapping her IN sheet, took ner y ~
she did not stop until she reached s.. A.
ana thew both were saved Her appear
ancs On the street. carrying her precious
charge, was greeted with loud cheers
The scene surrounding the buiidlnE' DOH
during the ARE and while the bodies we're
heinr recovered. can better b. imagined
than described. Heartrending anguish Us
vividlv picrured on every countenance,
ana rke <orrowtul visa<cs OF those who nad
relatives and friends n the ul-tated con
vent were enough % bring ne tears ~ 80
Coroner Bader. with several assistants,
conveyed the recovered bodies % the resi-
dencc q Henry Rei<s; and they were care
f Seasia 'n'' TIE ~ remains 81 fourteen bodies
| Law there in al kinds % shapes-not one
| presented the <emblance Or human pe'nSs
In whose tenement % recentiS messa ~
| spirit Of life. In consequence g. tne poss'.
/ hilirv or some Of the walls falling q any
,nar,en+. ana the fact that the fire still
4 burn a along the cornice< ~ the top, fur-
/ fher search Tor bodies was stopped e apou!
4 half-past four o'clock, but will be resumed
4 Tomorrow Coroner Bader Will also com.
\ mence the inquest Tomorrow a. nine o'e'oe-
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I According "a the most reliable iniorma
ton the following comprises ~ iist o
Mother Superior Mary Jerome. Sister
Noderafa. Stylita. Eiwina and Agne!in
Mary Campbell. teacher. East -. Louis
susie Wriner. aged -. 81 Louis
Mamie scaling. Is. Agnes Scaling. - q
Louis w. -
Mamie Pulse. ~. 81. Louis
Hilda Hamfnel. y, Trenton ~.
Kiuy Urbana. II. Nanda;ia. LII
Xarv Bien, 10. Belleviile- III y,
Delphia Schlernitzaur, A. Belleville. "
Martha ard Manuel 1or Naunsel). .. .
,, Wsrx barrels. II. crnserville. III
IL; 5s:; n f'ssi''' : e<a's'''''' =
Lo,ts Pierson. Is. 81. Louis
I Emma Stark lor stock), Il. caroonda''
Laura Thompson, y. Chester, IA
\ Tirrinis Heinfzelnan. II. Belleyille u
= Gertrude Strunck. 10. Dn onoin, III
Az Mary Manning. Is. ST. Louis
a me SNYDER ~ HeIIeviIIr. iii.
! Minnie Fiiz<erald. --. Philadelphia, p
Amelia Leonard. -, Trenton. III
4 INJURED
2 Daisy Ebberman. Kimmswick. No, I
y we're confusion
Miss Brink. broken foot