Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-20
TWELVE BODIES FOUND.
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counter was the mansard roof of wood
ON the entire structure OF stone, The
roof allowed free access to the flames
II acted simply ns due
All Efforts OF the firemen
were futile In their attempts TO combat
the II mes. The gates We're locked
and the young men OF the neighbour
hood who saw the fire first had To
burst open the yates with rammiG9
iron before they could get In. Chief
Engineer Nevins now urges chat all
mansard roofs be condemned at once
as death-traps,
The upper hlor of the asylum was
divided Into dormitOries by stud and
lath partition walls The lioorlug and
waiuscoting were OF yellow pine and
the space bet ween the ceiling and the
slate ruof was not filled In, so that the
fire rapidly made It's way along the
upper q or. There were no divid-
ing walls OF brick at any point
on this il,Or. Az tho time the FIRE be-
gan the larger boys we're playin in
the courtyard. IL was visiting day,
and many parents OF the children had
come to see them. About thirly-hve
children were Ia the iniirmhry on the
second Moor under the care Of Sister
Anthony. Their little wan faces
were peeplng on OF the windows
wat hing the larger boys at play. On
tho floor above were twenty-five more
children suffering from sore eytBuuder
the charge Of Sister Mary Josephine,
who was similarly affected In the
laundry below were Mrs Feeney, the
laundrels. the assistant lauudress and
Sister Clement Mrs Feeney noticed
81 ia 10 a a..
room, aud ON opening the
doors a cloud of smoke
poured out The cry Of fire WAS raised.
The boys in the yard took II up aud
Sister Anthony, Ia charge OF the sick
ones In the indrmary, heard the
alarming yell and soon saw the black
clouds OF smoke swelling from the
windows beneath She immediately
signaled for attention from the little
ones, by clapping her hands,
IN tho room of which
she had charge. Seven helpless
crlpples were In bed. These she caused
the strongest OF the boys 10 take in
in their arms, aud having made her
charges firm into line, ehe marched
them safely out OF the burning build
ing.
But ON the floor above, where half.
blind children TO the number of TWEEN
ty-iive were under the charge OF Sister
Josephine, most terrible pants en-
sued The fear stricken children rau
about the room calliug for help Some
rushed down stairs in the binding
smoke; Others In their frantic fenr
huddled In the Garner from which
they We're rescued, aud Others fed to
the roof The unfortunate Sister
Josephine. having lost ali control over
the children under her charge.
and her semi blindness intensified
by the clouds Of smoke that
filled me stairways aud rooms, rushed
for safety to the roof. She appeared In
the midst of flame and smoke calling
loudly ON Che spectators for help, with
the sad result already stated. A are.
man lying prone on the roof OF the
main building attempted 10 swing hie
overcoat to the imperllled sister.
The first and second attempis
were unsuccessful, and at the
third its edge Just touched
the buildings roof She aprang aud
Crashed H.. For Il moment 10 seemed
that her life was saved and the crowd
cheered Justly. For moment she
swung la the air between the two
buildings, then her grasp relaxed and
she fell to the ground. A boy and wo-
man were now seen on the roof of the
building, Three men placed "A ladder
against the wall, but the ladder did
not re-, sch within five feet of the roof
One Of the men mounted the ladder
and little fellow leaped into his arm,
and was saved. The woman looked
TO the bottom of the ladder and theu
TO the iiames gradually encrOaehing
By-standers shouted 10 her TO keen hel
courage. She looked into the burning
building, as IL fascinated by the fire
and commenced edging away from III,
ladder. The flames suddenly shot IN
beneath her feet and with q cry o
agony she fell backward into the blaz
ing mass OF fire.
Johnny Ryan, "A boy seven years old
attempted TO escape by climbing dowi
the water pipe. The pipe gave way
and he WAS borne 10 the hospital wild
his skull fractured.
II Is yet absolutely Impossible {,
tell where the inmates eau he found
IA the station houses. car stables ant
private houses the waits found shelter
Late this afternoon list OF the chill
dren was made up and l2S were unae
counted for. While IL may turn on
ehhe NJ nnS ut theab IL among tn
ruins, the faota remain tina
the tons OF hunt lumber, warpe,
Iron and fallen bricks not yet remove,
may entomb many more cornses thar
have been recovered. The trustoes q
the home have hired a force Of men /,
continue the search until It ~ settled
that there are no more bodies In ia,
wreck.
The bodice OF those found have beer
removed to a temporary morauo in !,
room ia that portion of the asylum
proper which was saved They M,
tied up ia sheets, Any efIorL TO lden
tify them is perfectly use
less. The children were re
ceived at the home on variou,
conditions. Most OF them were or
phans, and some halforphans. liz
addition TO these few had heen com
mitled by The police magistrates wher
tho parents were incapable or unwill
Ing properly 10 care for them. Ths
boys Of the last named class, h
the greater number, were un,