New-York tribune., 1906-12-08
CORNELL FIRE KILLS I.
CHI PSI HOME BURNED.
Many 4cts Of Heroism at EarIB
Morning Blaze.
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teruity during the last years. az $50 O'clOci-
this morning. and had resulted up to this even
ing y the loss Of seven lives. The list OF dead
and injured follows.
THE DEAD.
ROBINSON. Alfred 8 Hook and LsIder Company 8
GREI.I.E. r W. Of Fast Orange. y. D. 70
LANDON. p = salesman. Hose Company g
MCUTCHEON. James. ir. Of Pirtsburg. 'e9
NICHOLS w r. - Chicago %
RUVSEY. John G.. hardware merchant Hose Gown
scHsrUCN o. T.. of Hanover. Penn, %.
THE INJURED
CURRY Henry n. Pf'JshurE- 90.
DECASIP. n. 5. Of New York, %
GOETZ. W ". % Milwaukee,. 'os.
POPE. C. J.. OF Eass orange. y J.. 10
POWERS. r. r. OF Atlanta 10
SAILOR. c. r. OF F~ttsburg 'O7
tIHLEIN. II a OF Milwaukee; or
The members Of the fraternity did not dis-
cover the fire till it had gained great headwav.
the first foor at the rear Of the house being in
flames, and.by the time the fire department from
the city had heached the burning building the
whole rear half was enveloped IN flames. The
fftv-mile wind which was blowing famed the
fire beyond control and soon the whole floor OF
the stone building blazing like inferno
There were about twenty men sleeping in the
house and all except three of them got out
soon after the CRY OF fire Two OF these men.
W H Nichols and F. ". Grelle. perished in
the flames and az this time no trace OF than
has been found Tonight it was decided 70
dynamite the ruins to facilitate the search for
the missing bodies
RESCUED By FOOTBALL PLATERs-
J. NJ McCutcheon. varsity substitute fullback
of Pittsburg. was overcome by the smoke and
in trying to aid the rescue OF H NJ Curry, jr.,
also OF Pfttsburg his roommate. was severely
burned. McCutcheon was rescued by several
members OF the football team. who played
prominent part in aiding the stricken men, but
was so badly burned that he died at 40 ..
o. L. Schmuck. who was NichoIs's roommate.
was once safely out OF the burning building. but.
finding his roommate still in the house. he
turned and was so badly burned that he died
at a m c. J. Pope. OF East Orange. y. J..
also returned for his roommate. and as he broke
in the window Of the room the flames burst
into his face. He was so badly burned that he
is not expected to live
Many of the men jumped three stories 70 the
ground as all means OF escape were cut or. and
several escaped by tying sheets together and
lowering themselves from the roof Many IN
stances Of great bravery were shown by all Os
the men Three fremen were killed at Z a. M
by falling wall. which completely buried them.
1t has been declared that the work OF sam
Halliday. the old fuIIhack. and OF Earle and Glib
son. the haIfbacks OF the season just ended.
united with that Of the Chi Psi men who risked
their lives that their brothers might live. viii be
remembered long in the annals of Cornell.
The cause OF the fire viii probably never bs
discovered. The building is unsightIy wreck.
with no particle Of it's inner furniture remaining
Cornell is deprived OF one Of its landmarks. for
the lodge was built in 1881 BY Jennie AIcGraw
! FisEze. at a cost OF S13O.OOO. The daughter OF
the Iumberman. John McGraw, who was one OF
CorneIl's early great benefactors. never enjoyed
her house. and entered II only after death
Around the house have clustered the memory og
the great fight for the Fiske millions. waged be-
tween Professor willard Fiske. the husband.
and Judge Boardman. as the representative OF
Cornell to which Mrs. Fiske had left the bulk -
her estate
The house was sold to E. G. and c. F wyckoer
for $4,000. There was only $4,000 insurance
on the building. It was designed by W Fl.
Miller. and was built by Campbell & Richardson.
The contents including decorations. were prob
ably worth e.OOO more. upon which there was
little insurance
The Delta Chi Chapter house was burned here
several years ago. when some lives were lost.
PRESIDENT SCHURMANS STATEMENT.
The following statement in regard to ths
fire was made at by President Schurmau
of Cornell University:
An alarm Of fire sounded at exactly o'clock
IN the morning, and in a few minutes the chi
Psi Fraternity house. widely known the
Fiske- -NICCraw mansion. situated near the cam
nus of Cornell University was found 20 be a
mass Of flames Most OF the members OF ths
fraternity slept in the third story Of the build
ing and all but two managed. In one way or an
other. 10 get out OF the building alive The two
who are missing. and who. il is assumed. hava
perished in the flames. are W H Nichols. a
senior. of Chicago. and F. w Cirelle, a freshman,
of South Orange y J. Although O. L SChnuck.
senior. OF Hanover. Penn. got out or the build
ing he went back for his roommate. MI Nicnols.
and in this attempt 10 rescue his cOn1rads hs
was so seriously injured that ne died IN tns
Cornell infrmary this morning
Two other students were seriously tnturet-
namely Messrs. j. NJ. McCutcheOn. a sophomore,
Of Pittsburg. Penn and c. j. Pope. freshman
slightly injured. They are R r. Powers. a
senior of Atlanta Ga W W Goetz, a sOpho-
more. Of Milwaukee,, Wis. and n NJ curry, u.
a sophomore. OF PttJsbUTg. Penn
Three OF the injured We're taken TO the Cornell
IUfrrnarv and three to the City Hospital whers
everything that medical skill and nursing can
do Is being done for them
Besides the death and injury - the above
mentioned students. three members of the fire
Jouartureut of the city OF IthaGG-naTnely.
NTeSSrs a = Robinson. John RumSsy and F. J.
Landowners instantly killed by the falling or
-he north wall of the burning building OF thess
Mr. Robinson was a former student OF Cornell
University.
The origin Of the fire Is unknown.
Orange y. T.. Dec Ferdinand ". ffrelle. who
lost his life u ,he fraternity house fire at Cornell
I-uiversity was the sou Of Edward q. tirslls of
Paramount avenue. NspIevooJ south Orange. Fs
was about FNepty yecrs OH tse entered ornT.
f-ou the Carteret ACADEMY Orange, "nl vas
member of the freshman eltsS in ne Seheot -
Mine Ills parents informed This morning
ana went to- Ithaca.
| Clarence j. Pope. another victim Of me we =
the son ~ James F. Pope. or No - froSpste
/ street Orange He graduated rom me
/ Newark Academy before going to Correct wnsrs
/ he was in the freshman class Ftls Ie,ee a,N
/ brofher DIR Edward r. Pope. OF New Rochel!e.