The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-17
SIXTEEN CHILDREN PERISH.
They We're Cremated in a Midnight Fire
in a Texas Orphans Home.
NINE MORE INJURED; THREE FATALLY
The Axiety OF the Matron for Her Charges
Causes Her TO Forget Her own Chill
dren-Trantic Efforts of the Inmates
To Rescue tho Dying.

DALLAS, TEN, Jan. l6-Fire com.
rietely destroyed the Buckncr's Orphans
Home. rear here. early this morning.
Sixteen children were crematcd and nina
injured. three Of them fatally.
THE DEAD.
The dead are:
BERTHE Britton. aged ten years.
MsItiu and Milton BrittOn. ten years.
Carlos jones, six years.
Willie Richards, nine wears
Grover Cleveland Marlborough twelve
oscar Ja, ,kson. twelve years.
Preston Kciblcs, ten years.
William Miller, seven years.
Nlrpie Nc.h ON. nine years.
Eugene Black, nine years.
Richard Marks, nine years.
Arthur W. Edwards, ten years.
oscar Coward. seven years.
Kay King, six years.
Charles O. ANbannon. three years.
Injured.
Dick Richards. ton years fatally.
Danuie Gray. six years, fatally.
Charles Friends ten years fatally.
Sadie Brtton. eighteen years.
Bcnuie Ware, eight years.
Samuel Henderson. eleven years.
Earl Doodle, seven years.
James Scott. eight years.
Frank Cl8liin. seven years.
HOW 1T ORIGINATED.
All the dead except one were buried
this evening in the Home cemetery. kev.
Mr.. Bucknor. manager CT tho Home, oii-
clatcd.
The Home physicians arc in attendance
ON the injured. AL the farmers IN tho
vicinity turned out and aided In maxi
ing collins, digging graves and Duryln5
tho victims. There wero lii boys and
moro than 100 girls IN the Home, but all
are accounted FOR
The fire was discovered about midnight
Mrs brittou, the boys matron. had been
iu bed some time when she was awaken
od by smell OF smoke. She jumped 20
the lOOr but found 10 so hot She could
not stand ON DO. and shc immediately
raised the cry of fire. The attaches Wcis
hastily aroused and sent in an directions
FORGOT HER CHILDREN.
such was Mrs BrittOn's anxiety for tho
safety n the inmates that she ioreot her
own children, and despite her frantic ei-
forts at rescue, they were burned TO
inc fire is believed 10 have originated
in the room under that occupied hy NIT.
Britton Before Mrs. Britton retired Tor
the night She had boys clean out anu
prepare ID stove situated In the room Just
under her fOr the morning ifr. Sht th'h
sent one Ol the largest boys 90 see h lh'
work had been properly done. re r.
ported everything was all ushi, nut IT -
believed some live Goals We're scattered
ON the carpet near tho stove, Mnich lH-
nitCd and soon spread 20 the Woop Mo'N.
CHILDREN FRANTIC.
Tho building IFS of wood and the lre
communicated 20 lt5 various wings win
Incredible rauidity. The children were
hastily aroused and hurried out OF the
building wrapped in tner night cioth,'
aud hed-ouilts. An were badly frightened.
and when the shrieks OF those who were
being crematcd BOO the roaring mass OK
flames reached their ears they became ai-
most unmanagcable and were WIN jim,
r1tlfv nrcvsut,d from rushing into tho nre
I'm an effort at rescue. The buildins was
soon destroyed. aud 40 daylight the No.h
of searching The ruins was taken up. Al
the children were accounted d, ny ho,m
Tho Home is ten miles from Dallas. ana
IL would have been impossible TO get "li
out in time had 10 been requested
Tho matter will Dee investigated