The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-01-29

RurnIns of the Indiana Surgical tnstseuse
n indianapolis >ceoc 81 Horror Ne
ycna Bsscrlptton-A Large Number ~
she r~sssrnss lsadiy Injured. and ~ Least
slxtren. Nhose IBodies Have 1teen NO.
covered.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind. Jan. @-Ihe
Indiana Surgical institute burned last
night. the flames breaking a just be-
fore midnight in the old anncx. a block
separated from the main building by
lust a narrow space. Before the hre
was discovered the whole interior was
ablaze. The institution had about 500
inmates. most Of whom were helpless
cripples When the fire department
arrived the windows were full 81
screaming. moaning cripples. and the
scene was one OF horror beyond descrip-
tion.
The work Of rescue was begun Mt
nee with ladders. and the inmate were
removed with great rapidity, but Mt
least thirty were injured. some terribly.
In the confusion and excitement IL Is
almost impossible to get names. but
some Of the worst hurt are:
Mrs Gales. Of Madison. Ind: fell
from a ladder with a child In her arms;
internally injured.
Kate Elstrang. indianapolis; fatally
burned.
Mrs. Thomas indianapolis; fatally
burned.
Fannie breeder. Memphis, Tenn;
badly burned: recovery doubtful.
Harry Stcarns. Warren, la; burned
about feet.
Clara Morris. address unknown; back
injured.
Grant Van Hoesen, Athena, n. H.;
hand and hair burned.
Clarence Mead. Athens, y. u; leg
hurt.
William Helbach. Dunkirk. n. ";
burned.
Leora Knowles. Independence, Ind;
back hurt in jumping.
w. W. snyder. Troy. o.: internally
injured. falling from window.
Will Mansfield. Otsego, n. T.; foot
hurt In jumping.
Mrs John :. Stokes. Danville. Ill;
ankle sprained.
Nellie Mason. Warworth county,
Wis; jumped from the third story and
is fatally hurt
Mrs Lazarus. OF Texas; jumped from
third-story window and will die.
Mrs. J. j.. Simpson and child. seri-
ously hurt
r. Common, fell through hole in floor;
fatally hurt
May Ballingcr. indianapolis; terribly
burned
H. r.ct. ~. c,~r;o1 "a va~;cus
hospitals and hotels as fast ns rescued,
and nobody knows who is missing.
One girl was seen 70 come to a window
and a moment later fall back into the
flames.
After the fire had been in progress a
half hour twenty women were found
standing on a rear roof just ready 10
jump. They had escaped ttentic a ir
the confusion. though screaming at the
top Of their voices. They were recued
in safety.
II is feared at this writing that as
many as fifteen were suffocated by
smoke and persisted in the flames of the
old mex. If time proves this 10 lie
true. a terrible responsibility rests upon
the owners Of the institute II was a
veritable fire trap. The old an
mex and main building were moth
ing more nor less than old fashioned
four-story business blocks. the main
building at the corner Of Georgia and
Illinois streets and the annex. imme-
diately east Of il. fronting on Georgia
street. The halls were narrow. as
Were also the stairways: there were no
proper exits and no conveniences 10 be
used in case Of fir.
The fire originated in the second floor
of the east the east wall. and
burned that building. spreading from il
10 the main building. The patients in
the main building were all gotten out
amid indcscribablc scenes Of excite
mcnt and horror. Many were rescued
from the anncx.a and IL is hoped that
all were gotten out. yetit is feared that
several were lost.
sixteen Dead Bodies Found.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Jan. -. 2 A. NJ
Thus far sixteen lead bodies have
been found in the burning building.
They were burned past recognition