Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-07-24
No HEED PAID TO
FIRE ALARM; over
50 GIRLS PERISH
Cigaret Thrown Into Lint in
Clothing Factory Causes
Holocaust in Which
Workers Died.
OWNERS ARE EXONERATED
Employees Mistook Signal for
Drill Call; Failed to Re
spond-Total Loss May
Never Be Known.
OWNERS ARE ExoNERATED

Never Be Known.
Binghampton, n. Y, July 24-The ex-
act number of persons who perished IN
the factory of the Binghamton Cloth
ing company yesterday may never pc
known. The list of employees is in the
ruins. Only half Il dozen of the bodies
recovered have been identified.
"A careful estimate today places the
number OF those in the building at
the time the fire started at I'LL. or
these only So are known to have been
saved six dead have been identified.
are at the mnrgue; seven injured are
In the hospitals; 46. several slightly in
jured, are safe at their homes. Eleven
have been reported by relatives as
missing and 26 others are unaccounted
for
Sixteen charred bodies as vet uniden-
titled We're recovered last night.
Identified Dead.
The Identified dead are:
NELLIE CONNOR.
SIDNEY pIMMICK.
MARY CREGAN.
MISS FJjI.MER.
LOUISE HARTWELL.
ALVIN WHITE.
MARY PRYOR.
Mrs. Ida Prentiss. who suffered ter
rible burns about the head. died t. lay
and Mrs Mary Benny, another of the
injured is not expected to recover.
City officials estimate the death roll
at so. but admit it may reach 60. md
physicians expressed the belief thai the
bodies of several of those lost in the
center OF the building would neve. be
found
Crowds Watch Grim Work.
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calling on the citizens of Einghantto,
for general observance of day to
be apiTt '"l the .uneral of the victims
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have h,prn IaroplN tn lrt. fac