Griggs courier., 1892-01-29
a SCORE PERlsHEp. 81 ), !,

a SCORE PERiSHED.
Destruction BY Fire OF the National sur.
| gicsl Institute At lndianapolts-At Least
Twenty Of tho Helpless Inmates Burned
TO Death-As Many More Injured.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 2s.-ln the
surgical institute which burned Thurs
day night at midnight, score of help.
less, crippled children, inmates OF
the institution. lost their lives, and
as many more persons were injured.
some of them badly; most of
them slightly. Two hundred and forty
six patients and thirty nurses, sleeping
n the two four-story buildings at the
corner Of Illinois and Georgia streets,
in which the institute il located, were
In imminent danger of their lives.
Their rescue, the fight with the
dames. and the final discovery Of the
eharred remains of the poor, dead chill
aren wrapped in each others withered
arms, make q story rarely paralleled in
the annals Of modern cities It was al
most on the stroke of 10 when Janitor
Gill gave the alarm, instantly followed
by the second and third. The tele.
phone had conveyed to the chief the
news that the building of all others
where fire was dreaded was in flames.
This meant no ordinary danger. It
proved to be a holocaust.
Some were killed by jumping, but
the others were suffocated or burned to
death. The list of identified dead is:
Kate Strong, Salem, Ore; Mrs. Lazarus Of
Chicago, jumped from the second story of the
rear building; William Ramstack, Milwaukee;
Miss Kate Burns, Newport, Mimi; Frank
Burns. Newport MINI; Minnie Arnold, Ian.
easter, Mo-; lrma Payne Dexter, Mimi;
! Stella Specs, Macomb, O.; Minnie Mcdonald,
Negaunee, o.; George Ellis, California, KY;
Mrs. Earb and daughter, Shelby, o. Frank
ofeeaen, Mempms, Ienn.; Mortfe Deckko, died
sti11ya.sr M,nn s.ree aanna reaeSk
raylorsyiile. nj: q. II. Gorman. Mcnona1d
Mich; Arthur Bayless.
Injured: Minnie Lazarus, aged 2, leg broken;
rsd. mrs d. Me- nena ana e. sS Doth severely IN
burned about the face and BODY. in terrible AGO.
ny; Fannie Breeden Memphis, Tenn. burned
n dozen places; Mrs. ]. R. Guild, Medary-
naS. s ana:. ' ,n,ernany injured ey iai rom the
a. terribly burned % about ths seet %n,e r,,n
aing into the burning hallway; Clara Morris.
aurt in back; Grant Van Hoesen, Athens, N.
-, .sans mana o ana :, ear burned; Clarence Mead,
aam % r Ainacn nanp,r~ @ SsnS 1uf.i s,,,nt,. WI,
burned: Leora Knowlea. Indenendance End. Ind
back hurt by jumping out Of third-story window;
Nv u; w. Wydner, Troy, O., Internally injured by
WIiam % u MansfeId ntssan se % o.. escape ape:
while jumping; Mrs John s. Stokes. Danvi1le
H., sprained ankle: Nellie Mason, of Walworth
sounty, Wis. jumped out Of third-story window
som ~ snd Ie M.,,a soM '. ner mrs D. smp
siously burned; R. Connor. fell from % the second nd
p the first floor, serious If not fatal
Internal injuries; W. M. Widener, Miami
Iraa ~ w. ,eIs'1y Na elusnea ana fatally IN
hurt -' -'o" -''' wv 'e''''''s
Five bod;es were ta,,en o,+ Fr;d.v
morning. Kregelo e. Wh;tse+t tsoI, &
four Of them to their moro,,e and ona
was taken in charge hu po,ras. No. ~ =.
Rlachwall T,hav wera ro.s+ed .1,ua
the shin HAVING naalaa ofF fror, ~.
bodies In few ;nstoncae +ha;r f.oas
were burned ofr '- ->>>s
The fire started iust hefo,,e ,,;a,;,.h+
and the f;rst aiarn was nn;onln 49, ~
lowed hv second +b;,d and farntt o.,1s
From ali that can ha ascerta;nad % ~ - = -
probable that the f;ra or;r;nated y, 41e
room where the nr;n+;ng ,na+tar matte - o;r. ,;,
culars. ETC were lrant THE 10 m tha
ground floor in the rear of tho h. -, main %
hu;ldino
As soon M %ha hallway. h.a h..,
.ntf;c;antiv cleared ~ Tho smo,ea @ - W.. ,s.
NIT an ;nvast;gat;on soma NM ~ - tha ,aes+
horr;hle scenes ,uera dave,onad IT, ona
room m the third f,oor fo,,r -.
tins wara fornd daod L,aai;n. :.
The att;+,da "a rro,ar IT, 1.,,.e,o,.
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