The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-09
FATAL FIRE IN A SCHOOL
TWENTY-sIX YOUNG VICTIMS OF THE
FLAMES.

Scenes of Horror at an East London In
stitution A Destructive Fire in Ha-
vana A Palace Burned = Bismarck's
Blind = Foreign News.
A London cable says: Fire broke out
during the night in the large building
of the Industrial school, situated in East
London The building was crowded and
the alarm of fire produced IN indescrib-
able scene of confusion and disorder. The
fire department promptly sent an efficient
force to the scene of disaster, but despite
their heroic efforts twenuy-six children
were suffocated by the dense smoke which
filed the building. 1t is not yet fully
known what the pecuniary loss is, nor
has it been certainly ascertained whether
or not any more lives were lost or how
many persons were injured.
The scenes in the death chamber where
relatives and schoolmates OF the victims
were viewing the bodies, was very pitiful.
The school was filed with boys who had
been committed to its care because OF their
incorrigible habits, and altogether the
inmates were of a character from which
little discipline or obedience might be
expected in moments when both were I'M
peratively demanded. As rule, however,
the boys yielded readily to the directions
of their superiors, and to this fact is due
the safety of scores who otherwise would
have persisted.
OF the twenty-slx who lost their lives
only two were burned to death, the others
being suTocated. Many of the latter were
aroused, but became stupefed with smoke
and crawled back to their cots to die.
The hero of the occasion was a boy who
acted in the capacity Of monitor in the ia
tai ward, himself boy whose vicious
Il !; 70 of fhn
stituton. Trough his efforts many boys
were literally driven from the building,
and he ceased his work of rescuing. his fe!-
lows only when he was himself driven. out
by the flames. He dragged several of his
companions, unconscious, out of the win
dows, while others he carried into the ais
in his arms.
Paris cable: Friends of Mary Andes .
son characterize the story of her engage
ment to Antonio de Navarro, of New
YORK, which was sent from Nice, as alb
surd They state that Miss Anderson has
been member of the De Navarro family
for many years. and that the report Of
her engagement is simply the revival of q
rumor prevalent ten years ago.
Much amusement has been caused r.
society circles in New York by the
publication Of a cable report from Nice,
France. intimating that Mary Anderson,
the actress, was engaged to Antonio de
Navarro. Mr, De Navarro, who is the SON
of a wealthy real estate owner and ele-
waited railroad capitalist, has been de-
voted admirer of Miss Anderson. for years,
and their Engagement has been frequently
reported in consequence, but it is under
stood by friends of both young people that
they will never be more than friends. Mr..
De Navarro's brother, who is here, says he
has not been apprised of any such eng age
ment, and places no faith in the story.
A Havana cable, via Tampa says: The
loss TO the Spanish American Light and
Power company by the recent fire at their
wharves here is much greater than was
supposed. Nine thousand barrels of
petroleum were burned The company
also lost one of their new wharves,
several large barges loaded with petro-
leum and several large buildings one
of which contained a great deal of vaIua-
BILE machinery. Four big petroleum tanks
exploded, and to save the gasometers,
which were located at some distance from
the oil tanks, it was necessary to cut ali
communicating pipes. 1t is now believed
that the loss will reach So 80, 600. There
was no insurance. The origin of the fire
is believed to be due to spontaneous COM
bustion of buried petroleum.
A Brussels cable reports that the Laeken
palace caught fire, and Princess Clemen-
tine, second daughter of King Leopold, had
narrow escape. In the effort to rescue
the princess her governess was burned to
death. The splendid art gallery with its
collection of paintings, was entirely de.
stroyed.
The palace is mass of ruins. Nothin g
but the Gobelin tapestry and the plate
was saved. Princess Clementine, her
governess and a lady attendant were tho
only persons in the castle at the time OF
the discovery of the fire. KING Leopold
and Queen Clementine witnessed the
burning. 1t is reported that the fire was
Of incendiary origin.
The German military attaches at Pari:
and st. Petersburg are at present in Ber-
lin. They were present at an extended
conference with the Emperor and Prince
Bismarck. They submitted such evidence
of the martial activity of Russia and France
as warrants Bismarck in asking an in
creased appropriation for the German
army.