Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
DEATH LIST is COMPLETE
Have Identified Only 147 Out of a
Total of ia.
MONUMENT IN THEIR MEMORY
Pupils Of the Public Schools Are
Contributing Toward It-Cleve-
land Precautions.

linwood last Wednesday is now thought
to he Ia OF this number the Lndies of
49, have been found The bodies of six
other children arc believed to have been
burned to ashes This is the opinion of
tine village officials. who have compiled
what is supposed to be a complete list
of the missing.
The death list was increased early to-
day by the death of Glen Barber. ten
years of age. who succumbed to in
iuries sustained when he leapel from
the second story OF the doomed build
ing. while his schoolmates rushed head
long into the death dealing flames in
the lower hallway.
The Identified Dead.
Out of the total number of bodies re-
covered III have been identified. The
lust Identification was established late
today when the body of Richard Kelly.
the ten-year-old son of Walter Kelly,
Ilarine editor of the Cleveland Leader,
was picked from among the charred re-
rains. His mother was able To COM
pIcte the Identification by means of
:ttches she had worked about 4 but
ionhole found in small piece of the
noy's underclothing which chung to the
body.
This was another day of funerals. The
first services were held simultaneously at
st. Mary's and ST. Josephs Catholic
churches. In the former services were
l'eld for sixteen bodies. and in the latter
for twelve. In addition individual funer-
ais were held in nearly two score of
homes. Throughout the day about sew
f,~ h<,Cfn ,nra
Inferred yesterday There will be several
more funerals tomorrow.
Public Funeral Plans.
1t is believed by officials in charge of the
bodies that mistakes have been made by
parents who claimed the blackened re-
mains during the excitement of the first
day or two. and that they took possession
of bodies that were not those of their dead
children. Deputy Coroner Mcneil was
convinced of this early today. and made
an effort to Tectify some of the plumbers.
In this he was handicapped, as in some
Eases the funerals had been held and III
other instances the bereaved parents could
not be convinced of their supposed error.
Arrangements were completed today for.
the public funeral for the unidentified,
which will be held next Monday morning.
The bodies OF several children, whose
parents are not able to bear the financial
burden will be included i'm this service.
The village council of Collinwood had
purchased small tract of land in the
village cemetery, where all of these bodies
will be Inferred,
At the same hour the public funeral
will be held memorial services will be held
in all of the city schools in Cleveland. At
hat hour also all of the church bells in
Co.linwood will he tolled simultaneously.
Man Gave His Life.
The body of Miss Grace Fiske, one of
the two teachers who gave up their lives
10 save their pupils, was buried this after
noon near the spot where the unidentified
will be buried next Monday.
The body of Miss Katherine Waller. the
ether teacher who met death with her
school children has not been recovered.
Twice il was thought her body had been
found. but the identifcations were erro-
reous. In the last instance the body
claimed by her father was found to be
that OF man. This body is supposed to
I've that of John krajnyak. who was one
Of the first To- reach the burning school
,,uiding and who was seen to rush into
de building in an effort TO save some OF
The little boys and girls. He has been
missing since the fire. but il was not
thought until today he had sacrlnced MS
life
\ movement has been started among the
school officials of Cleveland to have the
chool children of this city erect mon
who lost their lives in the Inflated Lake
Tiew School fire. An effort Will be made
10 broaden the plan. so as to include the
school children of northern Ohio. IT not
the whole state. Each scholar VIII be
requested to donate one penny for the
purpose of meeting this expense. Already
ne school children of Cleveland have do
rated several hundred dollars toward the
General relief fund for the sufferers rom
he fire.
Relief Is Distributed.
A complete canvass of Collinwood has
been made by the village officials to as
certain where assistance is needed. Sew
cral thousand dollars were distributed to-
day for the purchase of coal, groceries and
clothing. The village also will bear the
expense incident to the public funeral.
The investigation being conducted by the
county coroner was omitted today, but
will be resumed carly next week after me
last of the funerals will have been held.
The CollinwoCd fire has melted Cleve-
and school officials to a thorough inVestl-
cation of the city school buildings, ana
already changes and improvements have
been asked for by the school director
which will cost upward of a half mil
lion dollars. The city building inspector.
today threatened to close two or three
If the city schools which he believes to
be in an unsafe condition should a seri-
Gus fire break out.
London County Schools Inspected.
special Cablegram TO Tho Star.
LONDON. March THE efficiency Of
the London schools in the matter of fire
drill has been the subject of favorable
commen: frequently of late. But the
Cleveland tragedy has been the cause OF
tour of inspection of all the schools in
The Jurisdiction of the London county
counc.i by two councillors who found ex
afnples OF doors opening inward and other
things which appeared to them threaten
rig and highly dangerous. The result is
that the council will discuss the whole
subject without delay.
Want Fireproof Towers.
COLCMBJ-S. Ohio. March THAT FIRE
urcoi lowers take the place OF open fire
escapes in every schoolhouse in Ohio
over one STORY high will he urged by Stare
Shop Inspector John II. Morgan in
port which he will make Monday 10 Gov.
Harris regarding the Collnwocd fire.
Inspector Morgan made partial report
10 the governor.
IN his repcr, he will recommend the
passage of a law making it n criminal
offense for school boards TO build schools
except on the approval of the architects
plans by the state shop inspector.
He will submit plans for school build
ings which he thinks will render impos-
sible the repetition of the Collinwood hor-
ror.