The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-21
THE BURNED BUCKAER ROME
THE SURVIVING ORPHANS MI-
COMFORTABLE HOUSED AND
~ BEDDED. @
Three MORE DEATHS IRE PROBABLE
That Number of the Injured Ones Are.
Very Low-Telegnms of Sympathy
and Contributions Are Pouring s7m -
in Rapidly. - y 4'sf|

Dallas, Tex, Jan. 17.-(Special.)- .tj5
telephone message received from theg
Buckner Orphans Home this afternoon
stated that Richard Zumalt, Dan Graves
and Charlie Branr were very low, aid
the doctors were afraid they would not
recover. The names of these three boys
appeared in Sundays Statesman among
the list of those who were severely burn
cd but who were expected TO recover.
The message further stated that every
thing possible was being done to alleviate
the suffering for the little ones. The
condition of Mrs. Britton, the matron-
has taken decided turn for the better
| kilograms of sympathy are pouring in
! from all over the state. Many Of these
are accompanied by money orders 70:
good, large sums The. kilograms of this.
nature were received today from San An
tonic, Bolton and Waco. The Beltom
college sent $50
DR.. II. G. Buckner. in answer to in
| quiries, says: t'@'
NJ, II am happy to report that the orphans
ere all comfortably housed and bedded
The school house, consisting of three
arge rooms, sufficient for all the boys
and with heating stoves sufficient has
been converted into dormitory for the
boys, and, by the generosity of citizens
of Dallas furnished with beds and bed
ding sufficient. They thus have clean.
comfortable lodging. The conservatory
and large double parlors in the brick
house have been converted into school
rooms, well furnished with modern desks
and an approved teacher in each. These
rooms are stcaIn-heated, and altogether
comfortable. School opens at the usual
hour tomorrow.
THE occupancy of these school rooms
will be no sort of inconvenience to the.
family nor interfere with the proper ne
ception Of callers. This arrangement s,lit
be carried out while we shall be engaged
in receiving and applying special eontri
buttons for the erection of solid brick
walls TO take the place OF the burned
building. One neighbOr, not rich IN this
worlds goods, begins the iist with $3.50
and urges that the enterprise be pressed
! In u few days l shall refer more specific
! ally and with much gratitude to what the
good people have done for us in this
emergency. In addition to- rooms already
; mentioned, the Home owns and with II
, few days will occupy a good seven-roonl
mousse IN the city ana VIII proDapiy open
there win number OF small boys not yer
, ID the schooi: IRIS properly ana az 'ne
purposes OF the city department VIII pe
, iurther cxpiainem wheh we snail nave
httie more time.
". H. =. bucRher mailed the follow
ing iettcf, which explains itself:
bucKncr Opnans Home, January T.
nhev' W. II. vaughan, Manager Of the
Metno.ist Orphans Home: waco, Tex
! ncir pr ana BrothcrC your Telegram,
through tne l'aiias news, expressing
: sympathy ana ohering 10 take nifty or our
, orphan chiidreh, mas Deen read WIN III
,erest ana apprecliloh' we tnanK you
near'ily lof me same, Dut peg 10 stare
tnat we are prepared WIN room, peds-
etc; 10 care ior mem ana Ieel US ever
} cohhdent that tne good people VIII supply
me necessary FUNDS. A.
Our teachers are eihfioyeu ~ ,no
4, year, rather zen months, aii other neipcrs
are ~ work ana we need NOT seno lnc
! cniorcn AWAY ana puroeh aho.ner ins.i,
, .u.on' i nave khoWm ana oveu yo.
! many se.Is' WISH sou ST.. t.o'pei,'
I ann naPp'hess, una ns"ln .nnmhns YOU
s"pSc''"e i'sse'i Soufs DfTrir SSu,, -.
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