Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-08
SICKBNIu1 Sights.
LOOKING F0R THE REm6Iys OF TIE
YfCTIFs Or TIE CONVENT FIRE.
Nearly All the Bodies Recovered hut Some
Unidentified -CIasped In an Embrace of
Death--Sketch of the Sister Superior.

from Bellevitle are: The work of search
ing for the bodies ceased about O'Clock
for fear of The falling walls, but it will
| probably be resumed to morrow. A re-
QUEEN mass will be celebrated tomorrow v
| forenoon, when all the bodies taken from
the ruins ur to that time will be buried.
Nothing later is received from Belleville
up to noon to-day, but additional informa-
ton is momentarily expected. The search
for bodies was to be resumed this
morning Of the condition of the walls, and
other parts of the ruins would permit, ana
the remains Of the still missing victims
are expected to be found. The following
is an extract of tha description of the
search yesterday, and will convey an idea
of the Scare ard horrible nature of the
works: The bodies were oil near each
other. and the Mother Superior's body
seemed TO be the centre for the CHASTITY
circle of black remains. a bone was
picked up here, and on its being drawn
cut, came loose from some particle of
roasted flesh. Here a burned skull was
found, and there an arm, while trunks
burned into solid crisp were dug up
Immediately under them. It vas an aw-
ful elimination. and more than ouce the
work faItered, because of the siokeaing
sensations which oyercame the workmen.
1t seemed that horrid heap would never be
exhausted, and every few minutes there
was q report that new bsdy had been
taken sout. Shreds of burned clothing
cIung to the sickening mass. 1t was i'm
possible almost to find idel,tity of bodies,
the fsry fingers Of death having effacsd
every line and every shape of countenance
and form. The bodies, in instances, cIung
together and the heap ss it wes uncovered
to the eye was absolutely indsscribable.
LATER.
No press report or specials received from
Belle7ille up TO 2 P. M, but meagre pri-
yete advices say the search for the bodies
was resumed this morning and several
more recovered. The number and names
are not given, however, reporters were ex-
peoted to arrive from the scene On the
2:30 p. n. train when an account Of the
mornings work will be wired.
THE SIS TER SUPERIOR.
As Mary jerome, The sister superior of
the convent, wes we'll known in many
parts of the country, the following sketch
may be interesting: She had given ell her
life to the service of the church She was
known in the church as Barbara Hull.
Born forty fou- years ago in Pittsourg,
her parents were wealthy and her educa-
ton progressed under the most favorable
circumstances. She passed through the
academic course of the sisters of mercy at
Baltimore and entered the convent Of
Notre Dame, LAwaukse, whom sixteen
years of age as a novice. When
her novitiate was completed, she was sen!
by the superioress to New Orleans, rem air
ed there few years, and was next as
signed to Bellvile, in 1859, as superioress
of the new convent and academy of the
Notrs Dame society. The early history
Of the convent was full of difficulties, over
come by the business tact and inteIli-
gent direction of the young superioress.
From time to time the house was enlarged,
costing IN ell about $4,000, and was the
principal convent of the society. Nearly
all the debts had been
removed by the wiss Management of
Mother Jerome In addition to the large
convent at Bslleville, Mother Jerome
founded several other houses of the society
in southern Illinois, and exercised
through the delegation Of the mother gen
erel of Milwaukee, probationary jurisdic-
tion, over the several converts south OF
Milwaukee. Throughout her jurisdiction,
where she was so we'll known, and so vel
beloved, the sorrow st her fate will be
limitiess. She was mos5 Unselfsh.
and admirable woman, beloved by
every one who knew her. When She fire
was raging she might have saved herself,
being in dornitory from which all es-
capped save her. When others descended
the ladder to safety her rthoughs snd action
was TO save the lives Of tbe children en-
trusted ID her care. Her s6lf-impcs3d
task was fruitless, for all communication
between the dormitory OF tbs sisters and
by the flames end suffoc4ting smoke, and
she persisted in her heroic ofort.
4 reporter Just from Belleyilie says: The
search for the bodies was resumed about
IL o'clock this morning, but up to the
time he left little progress had been made.
He states that fourteen instead of eleven
bodies were taken out yesterday, but none
identified excepting those named in these
dispatches last night. To-day only two
back bones, hand and a few small bones
were discovered up 20 two O'clock, and no
moie identifeations had taken place. The
inqnest was begun this morning and sever
al witnesses were examined. The remains
of Mary Campbell and Miss Weimer were
brought TO this city this afternoon.
Reporters who have returnea from Belle
vile tonight state that the search in the
ruins of the convent was resumed between
10 and II o'clock this morning and con-
tInued till about 4 this afternoon, and
what was supposed to be the remains Of six
additional bodies were recovered, but the
remnants are of go Indefinite character
1t is difficult, if not Impossible, to determ-
inc whether they represented six or some
| other number of persons. One Of these is
believed TO be Sister Agnelia, another En-
ma Stock, of Carbondale, Illinois, and
still another Minnie Baily
| or Mary Bartels. Two more OF
those found yesterday are identified as
Laura Thompson and Amelia Leonard. I
is not definitely known how many more
are missing, but the search will be con
tiaued tomorrow and kept up till all the
RUNS have been dug over.
The inquest continued this afternoon
| and efter the examination of a dozen wit
nesses adjourned till to o-morrow. The fnne
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