The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-01-17

stairs, snatched little Proxie Schleruit-
zauer, aged five years, from her bed, and, |
wrapping her i'll a sheet; took her III her |
arms and ran down two flights of stefrsG |
She did not stop until she reached st. Ag- !
nes' Orphan Asylum, over a block away, |
and they both were saved Her appear
ance on the street, carrying her precious
charge, was greeted with loud cheers.
The scene surrounding the building, both |
during the fire and while the bodies were
being recovered, can better be imagined |
than described. Heartrending anguish was
vividIv pictured on every countenance,
and the sorrowlul visages Of those who had
relatives and friends in the Inflated con-
vent were enough to bring the tears to eY-
cry eyes
Coroner Bader, with several assistants,
conveyed the recovered bodies to the resi-
dence of Henry Reiss; and they were care
fully laid on boards for purposes of identi-
ficatiOn. The remains of fourteen bodies
lay there in all kinds of shapes-nOt one
presented the semblance of a human beings
in whose tenement so recently moved the
spirit of life. In consequence of the possl-
bill Y of some of the walls falling at any
moment, and the fact that the fire still
burn along the cornices at the top, fur
ther search for bodies was stopped at about
half-past four o'clock, but will be resumed
tomorrow. Coroner Bader will also COM
mence the inquest tomorrow at nine o'clock
a. IN.
THE VICTIMS.
According to the most reliable inforrna.
tion the following comprises the list of
victims:
Mother Superior Mary jerome, Sisters
Moderate, Stylita, Edwina and Agnelia-
Mary Campbell, teacher, East st. Louis.
Susie Weiner, aged u, st. Louis.
Mamie Scaling, IG, Agnes Scaling, is, Sta
Lizzie Isch, Il, CenterviIle, III.
Mamie Pulse, II, st. Louis.
Hlda Hammel, -, Trenton, Ill.
Kitty Urbana, II, Nandaha, Ill.
Mary Bien, 10, Belleviile, III
DelpAia Sehlernitzaur, II, Belleville, Ill.
Martha Mannel COR MaunteD, 1C, st.
Louis.
Mary Bartels, Il, Centerville, Ill.
Josephine Ploudre, 1G. Centerville Sta
tion, Ill.
Lotta Pierson, 15. St Louis ..
Emma Stark Cor Stock), II, Carbondale,
Laura Thompson, II, Chester, ill.,
Minnie Bailey, i, Belleville, III.
Virginia Hcintzelman, y, Belleville Ill.
Gertrude Strunck, Is, Du Quoin, Ill.
/ Mary Manning, 1S, s.. Louis.
Agnes Snyder, %, Belleville, III.
! Minnie Fitzgerald, =, Philadelphia, Pa.
Amelia Leonard, 1G, Trenton, Ill.
INJURED.
! Daisy Ebberman, Kimmswick, No, Sc
Miss Brink, broken foot.
| Miss Lou Mate, spinal injuries and cut
| scalp.
| Miss Schneider, Mascoutah, bruised
! Sister Mannessa, fracture of right leg.
! Sister RepeartO, compound fracture Of
right leg; amputation probable.
Sister Paschalls, injured back and broken
/ MISS Mary Campbell and Sisters Stylita
/ and Moderate tvere killed by jumping from
! windows. The rest of the above list were
| burned in the building. The bodies of Susie
/ Weiner, Gertrude Strunck, Mary Manning,
/ Emma Stark, Virginia HeiuZelman, Lizzie
! Isch, Mamie Pulse aud Sister Mary jerome
/ have been positively identified and the
! others are in doubt.
THE SAVED.
Daisy Ebermau, BellevilIe, III.
! Louie Mate, East St Louis.
! Maggie DOnahoe, -.
! M. d. FauTnier,
Christina Horn, Du Quoin III.
Proxie Schlernitzauer, Belleyille. Ill.
Dora Montgomery, -.
Fannie Brinker, Washita, Mo.
Sisters Reparta, Meversa, and Paschalis,
! and Misses Bridget, Gretchen, Josephine,
! Johanna and Eliza, candidates.
The building, known as the Institute of
| the immaculate Conception, was erected
| in the year 1877, and was opened for the
/ reception of students on the 18th of OctO-
! Der, 1859. When first occupied it consisted
! Of a three-stOry front, and wing running
/ directly west from its center, the whole be-
/ ing in the shape of L. 1t cost S437 90,
! $500 of the building fund being contributed
! by non-C Catholics of Belleville. In the year
! 1868 an addition was built to it on the west
| running parallel with the main structure
on Race street. This addition cost about
! $4,000 All the walls were of brick, hav-
/ ing a stone foundation. 1t was four
stories high, Including n ten-foot
! basement. 1t was surmOunted by a
substantial wooden roof of modern
ds5iSn E loot It & eoEered re 1o space Of ground
! structure was lighted by gas and heat
| ed by three furnaces, located in tho
! basement. In the front wing was large
! exhibition hall, decorated with fine paint
| ings and supplied with stylish and sub
| stantial furniture. This room contained
! stage, which was Ornamental with Il finely
/ painted drOp-Curtain, shifting scenery, etc.
| In the west wing, on the third story,
! style.
The altar of this chapel was beautifully
] decorated with a figure of sour Lady, A
! silver lamp in the shape of a dove gave
| forth light by night and day before the
sanctury of the 'Holy of Holes" The de-
! sign and decorations of this room were the
/ result of the refined taste of Mary
! jerome, the Lady Superior. It was
a cosey and delightful room, and was
/ kept ScrupulOusly neat and clean
! that it always looked as if it had just
! come from the hands of the carpenter and
! painter. The building was also supplied
with large, wide halls and staircases,
/ number OF reception parIOrs and several
| large recitation rooms. These rooms were
/ supplied with rich furniture, and the walls
were hung with fine oil-paintings and cray
| OnS, the work of the sisters and their pu-
| pills. The laundry and culinary depart
ments were in the basement. 1t was in
sured for $4,000, as follows:
| London Assurance ................s 5 600
| Home of New y orE ................ $500
| Continental of New York.. .....--... $500
| Insurance companies represented by Z.
IL olchenld. w. "
Total. $500
Respecting the early postal facili-
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