The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-05


 and fell at the bottom of the stairs with numbers of the children on top of her. She lay there unable to rise because of the weight of the bodies upon her. She was dragged from the mass of dead chill dren just in time to save her own life One of the seems of supreme horror that attended the fire occurred at the rear doorway of the building before the firemen arrived This door, like the one in front. opened inward and 1t was locked. The children were piled up high against it, and when 1t finally was broken down by their weight and because of the fire that had partly burned and weakened it, the women who had gathered on the out side saw before them a mass of white faces and struggling bodies. The flames swept over the aisle while the women stood helpless, unable to lift hand to aid the children. Many of the women were unable to withstand the sight and dropped fainting to the ground.
 Slow Fire Department.
 The fire department was late in reach ing the building, and when it came the apparatus was inadequate for the men, who were volunteers, there being no fire department in the suburb. The water pressure was not sufficiently strong to send stream to the second story win dows. Moreover the f1remen had no lad der that would reach to the third floor. The volunteers did what they could, but within a few moments after their ar rival the task was one for ambulances alone After the bodies had been taken to the temporary morgue in the Lake Shore shops, they were laid in rows or ten The first Identification was that Of Nels Thompson, boy who was ldentined by his mother who knew his suspender buckles Among those who sought vainy
 
 was Mrs John Phillips of Poplar street, whose 15-year-old daughter was among the dead Her attention was called to the fire by her 4-year-old son, who called to her to come to the window and see the children playing on the fire escape Mrs Phillips ran to the school house ana found her daughter among those penned in around the front door She took hold of her hands, but could not pull her out. "I reached her and stroked her head said Mrs. Phillips, trying to keep the fire from burning her hair. stayed there and pulled and tried to keep away the fire from her until heavy piece ot something fell on me. Then fell oack and my girl died before my face
 Dal Clark, years old was identified bv A little pink bordered handkerchief in which he had wrapped new bright green marble The body of Russell Newperry' g years old. was made known by rag ment of a watch cham
 At 10 o'clock tonight it was said that 60 bodies had been identified.
 List of the Dead.
 Following is a list of the known dead: Miss Katherine Weiley, teacher; Henry Shultze. years old; Don Rice, 13; John Rochinsky. [; William M. Kanowsky, &; Henry Lodge. il; Dorothy Hart, 9; Clay ton Bell IA; Wilfred Cook, 8; Irene Davis, 15: Gretchen Dorn, 9; Nes Thompson 6; Thomas Thompson, 9, brother of Nels; Margaret Suban, II: Robert Hunter. (; Rose Swanson, Il; Rose Bushman, 9: Edward Kehl. 10; Clark Dale, [; Edna Cahner. 12: Mildred Cunningham, 12; Catherine NJ Duffy, 13; Albert Gould, F: Ella Grant, 12; Walter Herter, 15; Helena Herter. IS: Edith Hefter. 8; Hugh Me- Ilrath, IA: Leda Murphy, 1S; Edward My ert. 6: Jennie Phillips. 10 Mary Ridge way, 10; Anna Roth, 10; Lillian Rostek. IA; Norris Sherman. II; Bernard Schu- bert, 12; Harold Sanderson g; Mabel Sig Ter. 1O: James Turner. IA Norman Tur- ner 8; Max Turner 6; Edna Tommer, 12. Floy Brown, 10; Lucia Baldwin. 13; Amelia Burrows, II: Norman Bell, g; Glenn Barber II: Claude Clayton, S: Les ter Centner. &; Nellie Carlson, g. Meda Dipner, 12 Percy Day. 12; Marilda Dresha, g. Agnofd sDepner, g. Albert Eichlsberger, G. Lena Enerty, '; Grace Fiske, teacher; Ray Gould. $; Emma Gervie. g; Ruth Gordon, g: Catherine Classimere, IS; Mary Gruschuge, 13: Edna Heckler. 13; Henry Kujat. 13; Edward Kohlten, o. Walter Kelly g; Richard Kelley, [; Fannie Kap-
 
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