Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-10-01
The ACADEMY FIRE.
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Louis boys who WERE attending the
Missouri Military academy a, Mexico.
" vhich burned Thursday morning.
have returned 20 this city.
Young ClOPtou. the sou - United
States District Attorney vs.. II. Clop-
ton. proved hir-lself hero during the
IRE lie sounded the buxle call When
the flames were drst discovered. aud
afterwarl helped many Of the ca lets
- places cf safety.
Cadet Clopson mo,lestly insists tha;
he did oaiy his duty- lie says.
My room was on the second fonr
near the center of the huiidinx. kbou.
ii:10 o'elees | heard capt Louen -
down the corridor On hiss tour u ir-
sPeeti0a- Then doxca off again
Abca. miinight heard some one run
down the hall crying 4rs. / Thought
At Erst that some Of the boys were
playing 4 hoax. bat " hen rvcognized
the vOiee aS that Of Capt tslaSsc,,css
knew that the matter was serious
1 cpenet the dos,r ansl lss.osseL cut in the
hall The smoke came p.surin.s IA AMI
almost ehslxe,i me.
My arst thaa<ht was - escape. but
remembered ,he cth-r boy an.
d5w and blew that buxic A. hard as
knew bow. Very few II the
boys seefaei - hear / waited a &c
minutes, aud then went into the eurri-
dor and sounded the IRE call again.
This time the bovs rrspoaae,l-
Nany Of those on the third fio.,r came
rushing down stairs n their nighs
clothes. There were two Stairvavs.
one at the east en1 aud the other at
TIE west eud of th. CORRIDOR Both
fights leading 10 the drst door were
la flames
The boys ran up anal down she hall
like mSsL There was NJ uSc in trying
- preserve military ortIs--
There was a high wind blowing.
and 5n a very short time tae second
Eight of stairs lea.tiag - the third
foOr Nas also in flames
"Ab-sut ten minutes after the alarm
Was s1ua.iesi xeg Ot powder stored
un'tsr the stairs exploded This in
crsa>ed TIE eNciteneat. aud the boys
made a Wild rush for tn. windows
The are was gaining heasiway every
minute. and there was no time to
thlnk - Saving anything.
Il put uly bugle and mandolin an
der one arm and Esy valiss- under sh,
other. amt took them oas "a how.
sIepjng roof under my window.
Then ! wrat back and got some of
my hs.t el1th~~- threw the tnin-s
freuI tine ru.sf aud jumped after ,hraa.
by taat time the bssys vsrs jump
ing from their windows oa all sisi.-> II
tbs building tiorslaa cox. of ~
Louis, waS one of the frs. - iguap.
lie capped from the second story and
had hfs arm badly shattered
Dan Bone jumped sa.aa after Tie
liz on his tcrt aRd broke one ankle
sad spraineJ the other II Boous, had
junped froU his sia.i.,x he woald
/ probably not have teen - badly hurt
lie stepped cut on stone ledge under
the windosy aad made his wav aIens
tse wall ~ the corner of the buiidiag
Z lie thought tkere WAS water pip-.
tbeEe. but there was not When he
found there was no chance Of Sliding.
to the ground he jumped. lighting ca
n hard einder path
One af the most uufertuuate Incl
I dents of the tire was the accident
which hefell Capt Garuer Tie had
let down eight boys FROM the thirl
aoar On a rops masls Of bed cloths
tiesl together When all the h.ly, vyer B
safe be started u sIi,is down the rou..
Oue Of the knots gave way and hs fell
- feet. striking the ground ON hss
side rhres Of his ribs and an arm
were broken
Leslie Wheeler. = 81 Louis boy.
met with similar mishap lie made,
= rope Of sheets and started 20 the
[ xraund from the third story lie h1s
nas slid 10 feet vrhsc his haE'ls strue
one 81 the knots This lousened h5s
bold aud he fell. striking on hi> bacls-
I 4 adet john Me- LELAND. % Enid
[ OKLA. started % slide down a water
/ pipe at the west ead of the buildiu<
/ The pipe b-uSe At one Of the iaints
and FELL outward carrying McCielland
with IT, lie landed a. the foot % the
cellar stairs Several ct hiS RIBS AMI
/ his right arm were broken
I lEam5ltoa Sutherland. one q the -
Louis boys. hai a thrilling experience.
I lie lad a ROOM mate named lads EadS
/ got aut On the window sui Of the
thirsi->t0rv room aud stool there.
afraid u jump. lie would not get OF
the sill and let Sutherland jump. The
smoke was pouring into the room.
Sutherland waited VntiI he was Al
most suffoeatsd Then he pushed
lads out Of the window EasIs Nas
I - Nw~% S-sk-n.N - -. -.
the sill Before he eozla jump be va
overcome by the smoke and fell heal
long 70 the ground He turned two
somersaalts and strucs oa his back
He is seriously hurt
Most Of the boys thew their Elat-
tresses out of the " in6c vs. and Jumped
On them We. who hs.i gotten out.
got them TO n place Of safety. Most
Of them. after hitting tae mattresses
lay there perfectly heIpsesS
1T was in trying te jamp into one
Of the blankets that Walter Wolf. u
East 81 Louis, was - badly hurt lie
Jumped too near the wal. missing the
blanket and falling into the cellar oa
his back lie hit the outside cellar
steps and rolled down then
The boys were in q sorry plight
during the fre. Very few had been
able to save any clothing. II was Bit
ter cold had managed 70 get nv
! uniform on and had some clothes in
my vSliSe. gave away everything I
saved. Including my hsd clothes /
don't deserve much credit for that.
though. for many of the boys did the
same thing
oliver j. White. of 81 Louis, owes
his life 10 Capt GlaSscoek- The cap
tain went about to ali the rooms
spreading the alarm and seeing that
the boys got out safely. lie found
White almOs. overcome BY the smoke
and unable 10 leave his room
Some Of as got blankets and held
them for the boys 70 jump in Cadets
Austin. Seddon Fleet. Donald P. Smith
and Beverly Bonfoey did heroic work