The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-25
saw little ones In a


~ avenues of escape had been
off. Two or three gown persons
Also are believed to have peIished. The
- sertions OF these peopie are correct,
To-. this morning the diggers
sane ontp the charred remains
IL little group of four, who appeared
uddled together just before their cri' 3
br help had been stifed In death. In
the dorinitory, directly over the laundry
Y Jre sixty sick boys. 1t is not known
whether all were saved. AT a late hour
Shis morning three more bodies were
discovered near where the passage t.
he building was located. Some of ths
,dies appeared to be those of adults.
,ortIy alter 9 o'clock two more bodies
were found burned to n crisp and identi-
cation GesirOved.
THECHI DREN ARE scATTFRE~
! over the ciJy, and until collected it
ill not be possible to identify the bo-
es Of those who persisted The police
lnd many orphans on the streets half
ozen, aud took them to the station
Duse. Ciuzens also took charge OF
ome Of thea, and it will probably be "a
Iay or two before they will be collected
pgetter again or bodies found this
hOrning, IL Is thought seven were chill
brs are still at work. 1t is thought
6ther bodies will he recovered. The
|oss il estimated ut $3.50, 600. The build
Big was valued at 100000. They had a
ice chapel and small organ, and it
ppears that but little was saved.
Brooklyn's latest horror Is another
kidemce of the sad truth that no amount
good intention can atone for The lack
proper precautiOn and vigilance.
he hundreds of cnildren in the asylum
ERE tenderIy protected against ali
arm except that which could have
beu most easily guarded against--fire
bere was y very large water hydrant
the yard, with four QUITS, but
y THERE WAS NO HOSE
Tor about The buildiug, nor any other
heans of distinguishing the fire, 50 that
" hat began as u trivial accident ended
y an awful tragedy. The great trouble
lie firemen had to encounter was a
1ansard roof on the emile structure
hliltof wood and allowing free access
the flames. 1t acted simply as a
lle. All the efforts OF the firemen wero
lille in their attempts TO combat the
tme. The gates were locked, and the
hng men Of the neighborhood who
Nv the FIRE first
Rad TO BURST OPEN THR GATES
Nth rauintng Iron before they could
nat-in. Chief Engineer Nevins now
yes that all nansard roofs be con-
nned at once as death traps The
per uOuT Oi Ju6 dSyluut w ~ UIVlueu
dotmitories by . stub and lath
ilion wallis. The flooring and wains-
sting were of yellow pine, and the
bee between the ceiling aud the slate
ef WAS not filed in, so that the hre
Pidly made It's way along the UPPER
IOr. There were no dividing walls OF
rick ct any point on this floor. At the
me the fire begun q larger number OF
10 children were playing in . court
ard. n.
IT WAS WAITING DAY,
i'd many parents Of children had
me to see Thorn. ABOUT thirty-five
ldren we're In the infirmary, on the
Ond floor, under the care OF Sister
1thony. Their little, wan faces were
sping out Of the windows, watching the
rger boys at rlav. On the floor
owe were twenty-five more children,
Herring from sore eyes, under the
arga Of Sister Mary Josephine, who
as simttsrly Affected. In the laundry
How were MrSS Eeeney, the laundress,
assistant laundfes. and Sister Glenn
:. Mrs. Feeney
lTIOED THE sMRLL OF BuRNINu RAGS
the drying room, and on opening the
srs cloud OF smoke poured out. The
Of nre WAS raised, The boys in the
var took It up and Sister.
: kktkbnv, In charge OF the
nick ones In the infirmarv,
the alarming yell, and soon saw
clouds OF smoke swelling from the
we beneath. She immediately
lled for attention from the little
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