Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-12
Twenty-seven Little Bodies Mang-
led Beyond All Possibility of
Identification.
THEIR BURIAL A PROBLEM
Probable Bodies VIII lie Grouped in
One alton shows
Doors Opened Outwards-I'irc
First Came from Closet
below Entrance.

Cleveland March 5-'rwcnty-four hours
after the disaster which swept into eter-
nifty approximately one third OF the
school children of North Collinwood. the
death roll numbered 1874. OF these 1871
had been identified at the Lake Shore
morguc, while y bodies remain there in
condition of mutilation probably for
ever beyond the chances of recognition.
The work Of digging in the ruins Of the
school house in further search for rem
nants of children still missing. began
with the break of day. Dawn found
mothers and fathers waiting about the
fire ruined building after having spent
tho night in an effort to find their chill
dren's remains at the extemporizcd NOR
que. T}ut little was brought forth during
the day that would satisfy thcir long
ings and 1t is believed tonight that all
the bodies that car be removed from
the ruins have boon taken out
Burial Of tho dead is the burden p0w
confronting" these in authority in the
little village. Arrangements for the fun
erals OF the victims were discussed to-
night at a meeting attended by the
board of education. the clergy and the
undertalicrs. Tho idea Of having n pub
lie funeral Of al the dead has been
abandoned though it is probable that
whore 4 can be- done. bodies will be
grouped in ono church. Tonight tho
work Of removing the Identified bodies to
their former homes was completed and
the undertakers set to worl. to prepare
for the intcrments tomorrow.
In the homes OF the afflicted citizens
Of the village tn" weeping parents were
sustained by tho presence Of listing
nurses ana women who volunteered to
lend such comfort as lay within their
power
Tho appointment of relief committee
by tho Collnwood board Of trade and
town council to-day also is designed to
care for the bodies Of the inidcntiicd
dead we'll as assisting the horeavod
parents. Should any parents desire to
undertake the intcrmont Of one of tho
unrocOgnzahlo bundles OF human flesh
and bones. believing It may be- his or
her child, they will be PERI ,ittcd so to
do.
The remainder of the bodies will be
laid side by side in the cemetery
TRYING TO FIN RESPONSIBILITY.
In an effort to fix the cause and "a
sponsibility for the holocaust, various in
vestigations were st underway today
Coroner Burke issued subpoonas for the
seven surviving teachers Of the school
The inquest was begun this morning
when number OF Witnesses Were
examined without however d'Neioplng
any testimony that was lrcNOnd mere
opinion.
An investigation conducted by the COL
linwood school board which lasted Gar
INTO the night at Wilch ruInbcr or
Survivors Of IN" horror tod th'ir stories
brought 'of'H Vh'Se 'ac'S'
1Hat ono OF inc inner doo'S al tho
west ehl rance o' ''' n'"'o' WAS o'oseu
az" ldS'e"ci WING '"i'u''' WY P'"Ha
.,.,1 -. ,.l.,;,i,,,, ,7,.,a,r., ~,
exit hv nj least three font: the flames
came first from closet below the stair
way At the cast entrance; the closet con-
tanned lime and sawdust: three little
girls had been found hiding in play in
the closet earlier in tho morning.; that
there was hut one fire escape and its use
never taught as part ~ the fire drill.
that only two or three minutes passed
from the time of t.r alarm until all es-
cape was cut on TIC building was
ialr sample or IN" klni OF School con-
s'ructlon IN us" IN sn'au towns Inc
Fans an" SI"FW"E5 "rn '"o'oS'u ''-
t"c'" INFERIOR p'''N "'H' .'''"'"E
80, ,,.,,h oraa+ r,,,t,,t,.
ON tho question much discussed wheth-
cr the doors opcnoJ inward or outward
Fire Narshals Hrocl;mln and Felgcn-
stated later that thov were convinced
that they opcned outward. Whether they
wcre lacked they have not hoon oblo IN
do,or-,ino Thcv have testin,or, an botb
sidoe Tho ianitor sti1 insists that tb,
doors vorc onor
ALL SCHOOLS ORDERED CLOSED,
w ''-"'S"' % "'''" ".' t''H
Sc'"o'S 'i'ae" TO" anu 'h"'
""SS NC ""'4 -'""9''u "4' al "uH"i'ES'
N"li' ''oi""Eh'H SA"'p''"'"'hS win
'he hi9iol 'u"c VI 'he N'l"se Oh No''ih-
WOOD III H'r t'i'c "i Vi'i' the poara
desires 10 nave co'rectVu an impress
sion mat II is IN any way connected
with responsibility Tor the schooi
management of Collinwoou Neither
has the city government authority.
Collinwood while recently voting an
neXation to Cleveland, is municipal
entity having it's own governmental