The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-27
Students and Professors Asleep
When the Fire Started
Flames Quickly Spread Through the
College Buildings-Several Narrow
Search for Missing Boys Greatly I'M
peded by the Fact That the Ruins
Were Still HOt-PrOperty Loss is
Estimated at 100000, With Sixty
Per Cent Insurance.

Gambler, Ohio, February 24-Three
are dead, and nine seriously injured,
and several others more or less hurt
as a result Of a fire which destroyed
Miner Hall, Kenyon military acad-
emy, Delano and North halls and North
annex early today. The fire broke
out at a. m., while the students and
college authorities were asleep, and
quickly spread through the buildings
named which were consumed. The
search for the missing boys, the bodies
of whom it is now certain are in the
ruins, was kept up till late this after
noon, when the walls of the burned
structure fell, and their recovery to-
night is now regarded as improbable
for some time. The search during the
day was impeded by the fact that the
ruins wer still red hot, and made pas
sage through them nearly impossible.
The falling walls this afternoon
barely missed DR.. Peirce, president of
Kenyon, and Regents Want and Will
1iams who were leading a party Of
and injured are all students of the
military academy and old Kenyon.
Parents, sisters and brothers of the
dead and injured students arrive on
every train. The news of the fire
spread quickly all over the state, and
telegrams were sent at once by the
college authorities to parents of the
boys injured. The messages were not
made alarming, but even while mildly
stating the case aroused grave appre-
tensions, and the anxious fathers and
mothers have rushed to aid their loved
ones.
The property loss by the destruction
Of the buildings is estimated at $780,
600, with sixty per cent insurance.
Following is list of the missing and
injured:
Missing, believed dead:
Henderson. Everett. eighteen, of IL
linois.
Kuhnekel. Winfield Scott. fifteen. of
Ashtabula.
Foler, James A.. eighteen, of Warren.
Ohio.
The injured: Barnes, Harry, c.,
Cleveland, spine injured and leg brok-
en- from jumping four stories, may die.
Baker, Lexon W.. Cleveland, inter-
nally injured, jumped four stories.
Nicholson, J. Underwood, Steuben
vile, terribly burned about body, may
die
Dahannon, R. A., Wellsville, N y.
badly bruised from jumping.
Thierworckser, Homer, Oak Harbor,
Ohio, badly burned about the arms.
Bierell, A. G., Columbus, feet badly
burned.
Galway, F. R., commercial master.
Adrian, Mich, internally injured. may
die.
Dorsey, w. O., Dallas, Texas. badly
bruised, jumped three stories.
Brown, Arthur, Cincinnati, student
at CD Kenyon, badly cut while assist
ing in the rescue.
Barnes was one of the last to leave
the Delano hall, and jumped from the
fourth story window into a blanket
The blanket gave way and he was
precipitated onto the pavement sus-
tanning injuries to the back. One leg
| was broken. He will die.
Eighty-five boys were in the dofnIi-
tory when the fire broke out An effort
| was made to effect the military for
nation, but the younger students for
got their military training, and rushed
about the burning building in a panic,
shrieking and crying for help.