The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-24
SAVED OTHERS LIVES.
Heroic Work at the Burning of the
Mexico, MO, Military Academy.

St Louis, Sept PA special to the
! Post-Dispatch from Mexico Mo-, says
that the Missouri Military academy, sit
uated about one mile southwest of that
city, was burned to the ground at an
early hour this morning causing a loss
of $4,000 to the building and a heavy
loss in personal effects Insurance $751;
600.
One hundred students were in the
| building when the fire broke out, and,
while no lives were lost, many of them
had narrow escapes and received in
juries more or less serious. The flames
broke out in the east wing of the build
ing, which is 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
cendiary.
Cadet CIopton son of the United
States district attorney of st. Louis, and
Cadet W. W. Austin Of CarrOlItOn,
proved themselves heroes and saved
several lives. Captain Glasscock, mill
tary instructor and Lieutenant Good
U. S. A, also did heroic work.
When Cadet ClOptOn was awakened
by the smoke he sounded the fire call
on his bugle and aroused his sleeping
comrades With the help of Austin he
succeeded in helping several of his
frightened and almost helpless COM
rades to get out of the burning build
ing. Capt. GlasscOck and Lieutenant
Good ran from room to room at the
peril of their lives, getting out the stu
dents who had not been awakened by
the bugle call. Cadet Captain Rolla
Mc1ntire was taken out by Lieutenant
Good, who was finally compelled to
jump with him from third story win
dow. Both the older officers escaped
without injury.
When the boys sleeping in the second
and third stories of the building real
lied that the structure was on fire all
escape by way of the stairs was cut off
and they were compelled to jump from
Iec-s s+-,+S +Sf,7,
on the part of the older of the boys,
who were almost compelled to force
their younger comrades to make the
leap. Twenty-one were injured but
none fatally.
The building was soon burned to the
ground and all its contents destroyed
Nothing was saved by the faculty, or
students, who were compelled to take
shelter in nearby houses in town and
in Mexico hotels
Col. A. F. Fleet, principal of the
school, says his loss will be $75 OOO on
which there is s37, 900 insurance The
loss sustained by the students is not
known, but will be heavy.
Below is given a full list of those
whose injuries are at all serious:
G. T. Guernsey, Independence, Kan
whole face, chest and back are one solid
mass of burns: is also badly bruised.
W. Patier, Cairo, Ill; arm broken.
Walter Wolf East St. Louis; back
broken and injured internally.
Daniel Boone, st. Louis; both ankles
sprained.
Mr. Halliday, st. Louis; leg broken
and back injured.
Cyrus Kidd, Hannibal, Mo; back
sprained and injured internally.
Frank Maxwell, Mexico, No; burned
about the head.
Chester Elliott, HumansvilIe Mo;
foot badly injured.
G. H. Sutherland. ST. Louis; shoulder
dislocated.
John Mcclellan. Enid, o. t; arm bro
ken.
Captain Grefner, Ohio; arm broken.
Bruce Christian, Fairfax, Mo-. back
and head injured.
= Todd. St Louis; shoulder dis1o-
Gated.
Captain Glasscock, Paris. Mo-; side
very badly cut.
Robert Judson. Salem, Mo-; back
sprained.
NJ. q. Dobson.s Kansas City; sprained
back and knee.
L. Meyer. St. Louis; ankle badly
F. L Wheeler. St. Louis; back badly
sprained. =
Prosser Ray. Chester; hurt inter
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