The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-25
The W1en
MANY STUDENTS HURT
INJURED BY JUMPING FROM BURN
ING BUILDING.
Missouri Military Academy. Near
Mexico, Destroyed by Fire Early
Yesterday Morning.

MEXICO, Mo-, Sept. A.-The Missouri
Military Academy, situated about one mile
southwest of this city, burned to the ground
early this morning, causing a loss Of $4,000
to the building and heavy loss in per-
sonal effects. Insurance, $37 900. One hun
dred students were in the building when the
fire broke out, and, while no lives were lost,
many of them had narrow escapes and re-
ceived injuries. Below is list of those
whose injuries are serious:
H. T. GUERNSEY. Independence, Kan,
whole face chest and back one solid mass
of burns; also badly bruised.
W. PATIER, Cairo, H., arm broken.
WALTER WOLF, East ST. Louis, back
broken and injured internally.
DANIEL BOONE, st. Louis, both ankles
sprained.
MR. HALLIDAY, ST. Louis, left leg
broken and back injured
CYRUS KIDD, Hannibal; Mo-, back
FRANK MAXWELL, Mexico, No..
CHESTER ELLIOTT, Humansvile, Mo-.
6. H. SUTHERLAND, St. Louis, shoul-
u JOHN McLELLAN, Enid, O. T., arm
CAPTAIN CREINER. Ohio, arm broken.
BRUCE CHRISTIAN, Fairfax, Mo-, back
TODD. St Louis, shoulder dslo-
CAPTAIN GLAssCocK, Paris, NO.. very
ROBERT JUDsoN, Salem. Mo-, back
NJ. c. DoBsoN, Kansas City, sprained
/. N: RYER. St. Louis. ankle badly
F. L. WHEELER. St. Louis. back badly
PROSSER RAY, st. Louis, chest hurt in
ternally.
The flames broke out in the east wing of
the building, which was a substantial three
story structure of stone and brick and from
the nature of the origin of the fire it is
thought to have been the work of an in
cendary Cadet Glopton, son of the United
States district attorney of st. Louis, and
cadet w. w. Austen, of Carrollton, Mo-.
proved themselves heroes and saved sew
eral lives. Captain Glasscock, military in
structor, and Lieutenant Good United
States army, also did heroic rescue work
When cadet Glopton was awakened by the
smoke he sounded the fire call on his bugle
and aroused his sleeping comrades. With
the help of Austen he succeeded in helping
several of his frightened and almost help
less comrades to get out of the burning
building. Captain Glasscock and Lieutenant
Good from room to room at the peril
of their lives, getting out the students who
had not been awakened by the bugle call
out by Lieutenant Good who was COM
pelled TO jump with him from a third
capped without injury. When the BOYS
sleeping in the second and third stories of
the building realized that the structure was
on fire all escape by way of the stairs was
cut off and they were compelled to Jump
from the windows. There was no hesita-
ton on the part of the older boys, who were
almost compelled to force their younger
comrades to make the leap. Twenty
were injured, but none fatally The build
ing was soon burned and all it's contents
destroyed. Nothing was saved by the fac
ulty or students, who were compelled to
shelter hnuSaC in TOW o,,I
in Mexico hotels Col. A. T.. Fleet prin-
cipal of the school, says there is $37 900 in
surance on the building.
The main building of the academy was
erected in 1890 and an addition built in 1891
1t was one of the best-known military
schools in the country. Lieutenant Goode
an army officer detailed by the United
States government, had charge of the mil
itary training of the academy. Colonel
Fleet has not yet decided whether or not he
Will continue his school. but all the boys
are to be sent home for a few weeks at
least.