The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-01-11
ORPHAN ASYLUM FIRE.
Known That 81 Children Persisted
and Many Fatally Injured.
Two Of the Women Attendants Are
Among the Dead - The Prop
erty Loss Will Not Exceed
the Sum of $4,000.

Rochester, N. Y, Jan. s.-Fire broke
out in the hospital section of the
Rochester orphan asylum at 1 o'clock
Tuesday morning in Hubble Park, and
the flames spread rapidly to other
sections of the institution. 1t is
known that 10 of the children per-
ished and it is feared that many more
victims may be reported later.
The fire was first discovered by two
men passing the asylum. They in
stantly sent in an alarm and then
turned their attention toward arous-
ing the nurses and the children.
A terrific explosion was then heard
and in a moment the entire hospital
section was in flames. On the arrival
of the fire apparatus a general alarm
was sent in, calling out the entire
department. The smoke began to
pour out of every window in the
main building and the screams and
frantic cries of the children could be
heard. The work of rescue began
with a will. Children and nurses
were carried from the building, all
IN an unconscious condition, some
dead. Ambulances from the city, ST.
Mary'S and Hahnemann hospitals
were summoned and the victims were
removed to the several institutions.
There were 100 children at the hos
pita' and a corps of about 30 nurses
and attendants. Two of the women
attendants are among the dead.
The property loss will probably ex-
coed $4,000.
Twenty-one persons are known to
have persisted, 25 were injured. some
doubtless fatally.
Most of the inmates knew nothing
about the fire until aroused by Young
and Clark, though one woman stated
that she heard an explosion before
she smelled smoke.
The scenes about the building
while the fire was at it's height were
heart hardening in the extreme.
Crazed women were running about
trying to find out whether certain
little ones had been taken from the
building in safety, while others were
looking for their friends. All who
were rescued had nothing on but
their night clothing.
About 30 children were carried in
20 the home of Herman Behn, shoe
merchant across the street on Hub
bell Park, and as fast as the ambu-
lanceS arrived the children were re-
moved. Every few minutes a VIC
tim would be reported dead. Miss
Comerieux, one of the attendants,
was rescued from third story win
dow by a fireman. When part way
down the ladder the fireman slipped
and fell to the ground. Both were
terribly injured, though they will re-
cover.
At St. Mary's hospital eight are
dead, the identity of none being
known.
There are five dead in the Home
opathic hospital, the identity of none
being known.
Several died in houses near the asy.
lum. There are Is children and one
woman dead at the morgue.
The total number of fatalities
known is 81.
Lille Stone, aged eight years, is
fearfully burned about the legs and
body and will die. Miss Brad, the
nurse of the hospital ward of the
asylum, will probably die. Kate Cot
trell and Blanche Atheson, the lat
ter colored, are believed to be in
dying condition. Both had fearful
falls and sustained frightful injuries.
But one inmate is dying at the hos
pital, he being little boy who was
III ar the asylum. He is unable to
tell his name.
John Carey, eight years old, is at
the Hahnemann hospital. His lungs
were filed with smoke and no hope
Is held out for his recovery.