Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-04

c,,,.eIand. March 4.-Over 100 school
.,,Idren lost their lives today In fire
,,.,,ioh DESTROYED the three-story brick
brIdiug on Collamer avenue in Col
linwood. suburb. just outside the
city limits.
. o'clock this afternoon 146 bodies
had been recovered, and 1t was believed
there were several others in the ruins.
The fire stared in the basement OF the
bdlding about 10 o'clock just after
school convened 1t was caused by an
oyerheated furnace.
The smoke from the fire quickly filed
the building. and alarmed the children
and teacehrs. A panic ensued. No
fire drill was used In rescuing the chill
dren. They rushed pellmell for the
doors and windows.
REAR DOOR LOCKED.
Waller C. Keliick a newspaper man.
two Of whose children were in the
building, was one OF the first upon the
scene. He stated that the rear door,
one of the two exits, was locked.
Fhe children rushed for the front
ana rear doors. The front was soon
damned full of fighting and panic
stricken humanity. Many who reach
ed the exit first escaped, but those
who followed choked the doorway.
Those who fell We're trampled upon
aud many are supposed to have been
killed in this manner, Those behind
turned and made for the windows.
Some upon the second and third floors
jtmped from the windows and es-
capped. In this way three or four
were killed, while others We're more
fortunate and escaped with slight in
juries.
The greater number OF those who
met death were cut off from escape
b. the smoke, which blinded them.
FELL INTO RAGING FIRE.
Caught like rats in this manner, they
fell With the lower floor amid the
blazing timbers to the basement be-
low. There the little bodies could be
seen writhing In their last struggle.
Bodies were taken 10 the morgue at
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
hallway company's shops.
Factories In the immediate neigh
bcrhood dismissed their men, who
went to work in an effort to rescue
the little ones.
few minutes after the building
was known TO be on fire, the school
was surrounded by fathers and moth
crs who were frantic in their efforts
to rescue their children. Very few
were saved from among the children
Who were behind the jam at the front
door.
The others escaped with but slight
injuries. The school was of the COM
mon grade, and contained $50 chill
dren, ranging in age from to il
years. Two or three of the teachers
also are thought to have persisted.
THE DEAD.
Among the known dead are:
Edna Fahner, IL years old.
Bernie Schubert. 10 years old.
While Wesitbarth, years old.
Myers, years old.
TWENTY-FIVE RECOVERED.
AT 1890 25 bodies had been recov-
cred from the ruins and were taken 10
the hospital of the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern Railway company,
where the companys physicians are
attending the injured.
Practically every ambulance in the
eastern part of Cleveland was called,
as wen as every available physician.
Many children rescued are believed
To be fatally injured. either by fire or
being trampled upon. Scores of chill
uren have been taken to city hospit-
ais.
Three little girls met instant death
N attempting TO jump to safety from
We third floor OF the burning building
They were Mary Ridgeway, Anna
Rolh and Gertrude Davis.
\ man named Dorm discovered his
uttle girl among the mass injured and
trushed. He caught the girl by the
hands, and, In his frantic efforts to
save her pulled her arms from her
body,
FOUR IN JANIToR's FAMILY.
The four children of the janitor
Of the building lost their lives to-
seIher in the ERE.
Tho greatest loss of life was caused
ny one OF the exits being closed to
rushed
Their escape was blocked by n door
that opened inward. In this manner
lney wore delayed IN reaching the oth-
q door and windows. 1t Is said that
w u result of this stampede alone
scores Of children lost their lives.
reports as to the number OF dead
vary. The first estimates placed the
number as high as 200. Reports are
e,hHlciing at this time. In the ex-
s'enent II was impossible TO form
reasonable estimate. Judging from
me number Of bodies that have been
recovered and the number missing, to-
Belher with the number that can be
seen IN the basement, II IL safo 10
lshed
TWO TEACHERS MISSING.
OF the nine teachers OF the school
seven are accounted for. The two
mmlaslng are Katherine Weller, of
N,oleiand' and Grace Fisk. Of East
Principal Frank p. whitney of the
nnoi estimates the number OF dead
pll 20 TO $50. The pupils were
n"tlly very young children, ranging
use from TO 12 years.
~ to ] o'clock this afternoon Ga
ppnleS had been recovered from the
T aaa or these 80 had been identi-
The bodies of ~ boys and II girl
rc' nv me morgue burned beyont
THE DEAD.
Two nushman girls. 10 and /.
nugh Mclrath, 10 years.
THOMAS Thompson. 0 years,
eddie kehl, II years.
Roktock, 10 years
sMo Woodmeyer girls, 10 and 1.
Harold sangerson IL years.
Nary Ridgeway, 10 years.
Anna Roth
Aertrude Davis.
Walter Hertar.
helea Hcrer.