Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-11
GI1e 5ree Dress.
FIRE IN A SCHOOL.
The Inmntes Panic stricken-No rrovI-
nion for Escape.


ST. LOUIS, No, Jan. 6.-Tbe ms itutc Of
the immaculate Conception of the Sis ers Of
NJlre Dame, at Bellevillc, limos. was de,
stroyed by fire last light. There were 60
pupils, all gills from 10 years 10 adult age
several teachers and other inmates. After
The IRE started au attempt was made by the
Sisters to cxiuEuish it. Failing in this, eli.
foIts were made to remove the pupils. Tue
naues spread SO rapidly that no order could
hr preserved. A pane seized both the chill
uren nnu the Sistrrs and wild copfus
rush TO sc ipe was made. Forty or more
pul lis are Known 10 have git out, bu sev.
traI III tn'ir fright Jumped from the win.
do~s and were cilh=. kille or lady injured
Miss May Cimpoel, a teacher, leaprd from
TIE third story and died in few minutes.
Another Climbed to the roof and either fell
or was blown of and fatally Injured. Among
the Others injured by jumping are Daisy
Eberman Of Belevlle, Agnes Schneider
aud Lou Matt of East st. Louis, Fanny
henkei OF Washington, Mo, Sister Reparta
Sister Styhta, Sister Manussa and
to 20 smaller pupils. The five department
was OF little avail against the flames and in
an hour the entire building was mass of
ruins. 1t is reported that the fire started
from furnace the basement The flames
spread upward cutting off most of the exits.
When the ruins were fiicienly cooled q
volunteer corps went to work to bring ont the
OoOles. AT times the searchers found
Two o" three charred masses hudded close
together, seemingly seeking protection in
one smother from the advancing flames. Two
ooules were found in the rear part OF the
Dullnlng burned into an unacceptable mass
out the maj 'rlty were found beneath where the
dormltory was situated. The total of known
deaths is 81, 2s Of whom were pupils and
I'VE sisters. Among the latter was the Sister
superior Mary jerome. In he fourth
moor the pupil boarders with three
sisters slept; on the third floor the re-
naming Sisters slept, and on the second
1oor the orphans and half orphans slept.
On this second floor the inmates ESCAPED. |
Inc missing are Martha MaunIel of Carondc- |
let. Mo Mary Baltellec, Missouri; Jose
phine Ploudre, daughter of County Commits
s'oner Ploudre, Of Ccnireville Station, Ill., !: |
Lolita Person and Susie Welmar. of st. |
u us; Emma Stark, of Carbonate, III. :; |
Mamie Sealing and Agnes Scaling. of St. |
LOUIS Lizzie 1sch, of Crntrevlle Station,
Laura Thompson, of Chester, ILL., Mamie |
Pullce, of Columbia, Ill Minnie Bal |
icy, of Belevle; uilda Hammill, of |
trenton. Ill. Emily Leonhardt, If Tren.
toni virginia Heirzemln, OF Bellevile: |
hitte Urhana of Vandalea, Gertrude |
otrunck Of Germany, May Ben of Belle |
vile, Mary Manning Of ST. Louis, Dtlphia
Schernltzeur of Bellevillc, sister supcror
Mary jerome and SISTERS Agnelia and Ed
VIVA. Sister Mary Jerome's real name was
barbara Hell, Sister Medrida was jennie
Rley, Sister Edwiua was Bridget Nc
gallery, and Sister Agnclia was Margaret
0hahahan. The extreme cold retarded the
work OF the fireman. There was no ladder
truck In the fire department and no proyis
ions Tor such an emergency were made by
the managers OF the institution.
AT four this afternoon there have been
eieVeh Dodles recovered. Identified were
tnose OF Miss Werman, Miss Manning. Miss
Strunck, Miss Henzelman Miss lsch md
Miss Pullee
BrLLEvlLLE, ILL.,, Jan. s.-The search in
the ruins of the burned convent has resulted
in the finyng of two more bodies. The re.
mains of the Sister Superior Mary Jerome
Were discovered aud identified. There are
Sui hve persons missing. The funeral of the
victims is fixed for Thursday.
AT the Inquest to-day Sister Elenthcria
iestlhed that she thought II persons were
III me convent at the time of the q e. 81
OF whom escaped, leaving "a as missing.