New-York tribune., 1908-03-07
FIRE S ,YICTIHS BURIED.
F5fty Funerals at C0Hnuood-Pre-
cy,,tjons an Other Cities

Cleveland March s.-Colinwood to-day came 10
full realization of Wednesdays tragedy From 9
o'clock in the morning until dusk there was no
sa1ior IN the funerals of victims or the fire
Those Nhe had dead TO mourn as personal
loss stood in the streets with barred heads as the
professions passed. one Of the saddest funerals
was that Of three children Of Hrter, the janitor OF
the burned school held jointly with the services
for three ether little enes-
Nutterings against the janitor could be heard
about the village parents sought an object on
which to vreak vengeance. forgetting that Htrter
was walking behind the cofT1ns Of three of his
chidren. a detail OF police was stationed at Hir-
rer's home when the hour for the funeral came
Fully FIVE hundred persons had gathered. but
when The oof1ns were carried TO the door the
crowd opened q way fer them without protest
expression of hostility
There were fifty buriaIs today. and tomorrow
there vii be as many more. Sunday VIII witness
the last % the individual burials. and on Monday
the bodies OF al the unidentified dead viii De laid
% rest win one funeral. Tonight there twen-
ty-eight Of these bodies awaiting claimants.
Testimony describing the mad rush TO death If
the school children was given to-day Al the coro-
ne-'s inquest, and stories Of heroism the part
Of The women teachers were told F P. Whitney,
superintendent Of the CoIlinwood schools said he
believed that no fire department could have done
effective work after The fire started. Two Of the
teachers told OF their unavaitng attempts 70 open
one Of the double doors At the rear, which, they
said. were locked. The inquest also developed the
tact that after the first crush al the door il was
impossible 10 aid these whom the fire was devour-
ing The inquest viii be resumed en- Monday
Chief Wallace OF the Cleveland Fire Department
after examination cf the ruins Of the Collin
wood school, said to-day thai IN his opinion the
less Of life would not have been so great if there
had been 10 partitions AZ the sides Of ths storm
doors al the rear entrance. Two feet eight inches
had been taken of either side OF the hall for the
partitions. His examination developed that the
doors opened outward He will be witness before
Lhe coroner.
Drastic steps were taken today by the Cleveland
school boards 70 place al the school buildings n
9 condition that viii prevent loss of life from IRE
Easements viii re hrenroc1ed wooden stairways
replaced by iroa, ana spiral Are escapes tnclosed in
towers installed Inner doors IN vestbnlss will be
removed.
With the appropriation CT $4,000 to-day By the
Ohio Legislature and ire funds subscribed locally
there will be plenty 81 financial relief for the
stricken families.
albany. March s-comrs.ssioner Draper Of the
State Education Department announced to-day
that IN consequence CT the collinwood horror he
had directed boards CT education IL the cities and
school districts in This stats 70 make immediate
examination Of school buildings under their super
vision 7 any C1 these buildings do not conform 10
the law the boards are instructed 10 take i'm
mediate steps 70 have them put II proper cond--
ton The local authorities are advised by Com
missioner Draper 10 the law relating 70 fire
escapes ne drills ana the construction Of doors
and s1atrvavs n school buildings, afford
proper egress from the buildings in case cf FIRE
Berlin, March 6.-Chancsllor ven Bulow has sent
The following cable message 10 Baron Speck Won
Sternburg, the German Ambassador at Washing
ton. Express the Mayor OF Cleveland my
sinceresr sympathy in connection with the school
catastrophe" He also has sent q request 10 the
German Consul for OHIO 70 learn whether children
Of any German subjects we're among the victims.