The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-17
uo88OR AT AN ORPHANS HOME
u,rv CHILDREN BURNED TO
siAI nrATH AND NINE INJURED.

Of the Latter Expected to DE
I'M r,re Breaks Out at Midnight,
the 247 Children and Other
- of the Home Were in Bed.
nor Efforts to save the Orphans,
v.tron ForGets Her own Chill
,.o, and They Perish.
nos Tex. Jan. 16.-Fire completely
I've. Da the Buckner's Orphans Home,
w. here. early this morning Sixteen
n '-,.an we're cremated and nine injured,
.r-.o Of them fatally. The dead are;
p.rte Britton, 10 years old.
,|.r4r and Milton Britton, 10 years old.
carlos Jones, 6 years.
willie Richards, 9 years.
c.orer cleveland Garborough, u years
DID,
oscar Jackson, u years.
preston Keibles, 10 years.
william Miller, years.
virgie Nelson, 9 years.
Eugene Black, years.
richard Marks, 9 years.
Atbur W. Edwards, 10 years.
oscar Coward, years.
Ray King, years.
charles 0. Axbannon, years.
The injured are:
Dick Richards, 10 years, fatally.
Dannie Gray, Is years, fatally.
Charles Friend, 10 years, fatally
Sadie Britton, Is years.
Bennie War;, Syears.
Samuel Henderson, II years.
Early Doodle. years.
James Scott. s years.
Frank Chaffin, z years.
an the dead, except one, were buried
This evening in the cemetery home. Rev.
Mr. Buckner manager of the home, Off
eated. The home physicians are in at
tendance on the injured. All the farmers
I'm the vicinity turned out and assisted IL
making collins, digging graves and bury
Ing the victims. There were l47 boys and
more than 100 girls in the home, but all
are accounted for.
The fire was discovered about midnight.
Mrs. Britton, the matron, had been in bed
some time when she was awakened by the
smoke. She jumped to the floor, but found
it.so hot she could not stand on it, and she
Immediately raised the cry of fire. The
attaches were hastily aroused and sent in
all directions to rouse the children, Such
was Mrs Brittons anxiety for the safety
Of the inmates that she forgot her own
children and despite her frantic efforts
at rescue. they were burned to death. The
fire is believed to have originated in the
room under that occupied by
Mrs. Britton. Before Mrs. Brit
ton retired for the night She
had the boys clean out and pre-
pare stove situated in the room just un-
der her, for the morning fire. She ther
sent one of the large boys to see If the
work had been properly done. He re.
ported that everything was all right, but
1t is believed some live Goals were sea
tered on the carpet near the stove, which
ignited, and soon spread to the woodwork
I The building is Of wood, and the fire com
inundated to its various wings with in
credible rapidity.
The children were hastily aroused ant
hurried out of the building wrapped il
& night clothes and bed quilts. All were
badly frightened, and when the Shrek:
Of those who were being cremated in the
roaring mass of flames reached their ear:
they became almost unmanageable, ant
were with difficulty prevented from rush
81 Ing into the fire in an effort at rescue. The
building was soon destroyed, and at day
light the work of searching the ruins was
taken up
All the children were accounted for by
noon The home is ten miles from Dallas
ana 1t would have been impossible to ge
ala out in time had it been requested. Th'
matter viii be INVESTIGATED