The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-08

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the face Of the high wind. Robinson, Ian
don and Rumsey were crushed to death.
Their bodies were carried to their homes.
SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD
All day long parties Of searchers, under
the immediate direction of Capt. Barton
commandant of the Cornell Cadet Cor ps
have been ransacking the ruins for the
bodies Of Nichols and Grelle. Up to a late
hour tonight only one runk had been
found and il vas inn ossible to tell
which Of the two men it belonged to.
The others who were injured. numbering
six in all, including W. w. Goetz of
Milwaukee, Wis, who jumped from the
third floor and escaped with but a broken
ankle, are resting easily in the city hos
pital or the Cornell infirmary. The only
serious case is that Of Lawrence A. Pol e,
a freshman from East Orange, \. j., full
back on the Cornell freshman eleven. He
had escaped from the building, but rushed
pack to save a friend, and was so badly
burned from his toes TO his hips and inhaled
so much of the fire that it is exceedingly
doubtful whether he will recover
The other members OF the fraternity
are scattered around town, living in the
various fraternity houses, most Of them
having been rescued from the flames with
only the clothes they had on their lacks,
The entire student body Is 10 mourning
and in all probability memorial services
for the dead will he held Sunday after
noon in Sage Chapel.
Ii is estimated that the property loss will
exceed $500 900. The house in itself was
worth close to that amount, and as its
inmates came from wealthy families there
is every reason TO believe that thousands
of dollars in personal effects were destroyed
by the flames. Although the amount of in
suranCe is not vet known, II is thought
that il will not reach the amount OF loss.
FINEST FRATERNITY IN II COUNTRY.
The Chi Psi fraternity house was one
of the most beautiful structures in this
part of the State and was the finest fra
ternity house in the country. II was built
of gray stone on a knoll southwest of the
Cornell campus. and was visible Tor many
miles down the valley. Three stories in
height, its rooms we're lofty and spacious
and IL was surrounded by beautiful grounds.
1t was built by Prof. Fiske of Cornell Uni
versity, onetime university librarian and
a famous authority on GermaniC and Ice
landic literature, for Jennie McGraw Fiske.
his wife. IL had an interesting history.
Mrs. Fiske was the daughter of John
McGraw Of ITHACA, one of the earliest bene-
factors Of Cornell University, and she, too,
was lavish in her gifts to the university.
In 1880 she married Prof. Willard Fiske.
The couple spent their honeymoon IN
Europe. There the money she had inherited
was spent in the purchase of paintings
and statuary with which she intended TO
fill the beautiful mansion where for many
years she had dreamed of having a home.
1t was her ideal TO make II a centre Of uni
versity social activity. But fate would
have il otherwise.
Always delicate. il became necessary TO
travel constantly in southern Europe and
Egypt for her health. Even then IL finally
failed her, and realizing tnat her end was
near she desired to return to her native
land. On the return journey she was
stricken with a fatal illness and was met ~
the Ithaca station by a coach, from which
she eau ght her first and last glimpse Of
the beautiful mansion. She died a few
lays after her arrival and the funeral was
held from the newly completed mansion.
For a long time after her death the house
remained ~untenanted. In 1895 it was pur-
chased by the Chi Psi fraternity.
The win Of Mrs. Fiske left several millions
to Cornell University. but after famous
litigation theIheirs at law succeeded in de-
feating the uniVersity's claim to the money.
Ii was her wish that the house should at
some time pass to the university. Now
it il gone forever.