The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-25

ST. Louis, Sept. PA special 10 the
Post Dispatch from Mexico, Mo-, says
that the Missouri Military academy,
situated about one mile southwest OF
that city, was burned TO the ground at
an early hour this morning, causing
loss Of $4,000 on the building and a
heavy loss in personal effects.
One hundred students were IN the
building when the fire broke out, ana
while no lives were lost, many OF them
had narrow escapes and received in
juries more or less serious. The names
broke out in the east wing Of the build
ing, which Is a substantial three-story
structureof stone and brick, and from
tho nature Of the fire il IS thought 20
have been the work OF an incendiary
Cadet Clopton, son OF the United
States district attorney, of St Louis.
and Cadet W. W. Austin Of Carroilton.
No, proved themselves heroes and saved
severailives. Captain Glasscock, mill
tary Instructor, and Lieutenant Good,
q. S. A, also did heroic work.
BRAVE RESCUERS.
When Cadet Clopton was awakened
by the smoke, he sounded the fire call on
his bugie and aroused his sleeping COM
rades. With the help of Austin, he
succeeded in helping several Of his
frightened and almost helpless COM
rades to get out of the building. Captain
Glasscock and Lieutenant Good ran
from room 10 room at the peril of their
lives. getting out the students VINO had
not been awakened by the bugle call.
Cadet Captain Rolla McIntfre was taken
II -so.a
PEELED TO jump with him from a third
story window. Both the older officers
escaped without injury
Whenthe boys sleeping IN the second
and third stories Of the building realiz-
ed 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 of the boys.
who Were almost compelled to force
their younger comAadeS 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 We're compelled to take
shelter in nearby houses in town and
In Mexico hotels.
Colonel A F. Fleet, principal Of the
school. says his loss will be $4,000, on
which there is $4,000 insurance. The
loss sustained by the students is not
known, but will be heavy.
LIST OF INJURED.
Below is given full list Of those
whose injuries are at all serious:
H T. Guernsey, Independence, Kan,
wholeface, chest and back one solid
mass of burns; also badly bruised
W. Patier, Cairo, H., arm broken
waltre 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 bad
iy sprained and injured internally.
Frank Maxwell, Mexico. Mo-, burned
about the head.
badly injured
G. H Sutherland, st. Louis. shoulder
dislocated.
John Mcclellan. Enid. o. T, hand
broken.
Captain Grier. Ohio, arm broken.
Bruce Christian, Fairfax, No, back
end head injured.
Mr.. Todd, ST Louis, shoulder dislo-
Gated.
Captain Glasscock, Paris, No, side
very badly cut.
Robert Judson, Salem, No. back badly
sprained.
NJ. c. Dobson, Kansas City, sprained
back and knee.
L. Meyer, St Louis, ankle badly
sprained-
F. L. Wheeler, st. Louis, back badly
sprained.
Prosser Ray, ST Louis, chest hurt in