Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-11-03
-Inspltlion Refused, Chi !ren Die
Twenty Dead in Fire at Peabody. Mass,
Several Others injured.

lwe6Iy Ueaa IN FIre at Feabody. Mas
! Several Others Injured.
Peabody, Mass, 'O,t. 28.-
Twenty children, most of ther
girls ranging in age from Z to 1
years, lost their lives today in
fire which destroyed St. John
Psroohial School. Another gin
has injuries regarded as probabl
fatal while others were less Sc
verely hurt
The 900 children had just en-
tered their olaesrooms when th
fire was discovered, and although
a majority wers guided to safet,
by Sisters of the Order of Nosr'
Dame, who were their teachers
panic seized a large number a
they neared the front door aud il
their rush to escape they lost thei
footing and their bodies blocked
the exit.
OF the 10 bodies at an under
taxing shop tonight 10 had beel
identified.
All of the sisters escaped, but
Mother Superior Marie Car melits
WAS seriously burned. At the
convent house tonight it was saio
that her injuries probably wert
not fatal, although she is, pros
trated by the disaster and the
suffering of her charges.
The reports soy the cause of this
fire was the result of rusted and
rotten tubes in the heating fur
mace, which if public lnspe ection
had been permitted would have
been discovered, repaired and the
lives of the children saved. Here
is a report on an attempt at in.
spection and the method of the
self-important, self.efioient arro-
gance which prevents it and causes
much suffering, the degradation
of human beings and often miser.
able death for the unfortunates IN
such uninspected institutions:
The Minister'S Conference of
Grand Rapids appointed a t5n-
mittee last June to visit and in
spsct the House of Good Shephe I'd
where the child delinquents of
shat city are confined because
there is no other suitable place
for their detention. The helpless
children are handed over to R ,me
and made to do time in a "holy
laundry" at city expense and fol
Rome;s profit This committee
had previously made a Thorough
inspection cf the Jail and were re-
oeivsd courteously, but Father
John A. Schmldt is the big bosi
at the H O. q. 8. and everything
must conform TO his idea of JUS
tice aud msroy-to Rome.
The report of that com mittee
which follows ia a clear Exposition
of the close watch Rome keep
apon her slaves. 1t seems tha'
there is a decided movement OF
foot to got equity juvenile he me
Grand Rapids patriots should en-
courage the effort and insist tina
no child be given into Rome
care who should be in publiol,
owned and controlled institutions
The Crestcn Nsws, Oosober 8
1915, contained she full report o
that investigation. (Creston is
section of Grand Rapids.) Not
the secrecy thrown about the in
mates of Rome's prison and tn
studied care with which visitor
are excluded:
'Your committee on temper
anoe, appointed at the June meet
ing of the conference, to make
report on conditions in the con
vent aud laundry of the Goo
shepherd, in this city, begs leav
to submit the following report:
"On the afternoon of Septem
ber 16 your committee met in th
little waiting room Of the convent
and asked to be shown throug
the institution.
"The Sister in charge opened
small door in the grating, too
our uames and the purpose of GU
visit to the Mother supsrio
When tn Mother appeared, &C
companied by an attendant, the
talked to us through the sam
opening 10 the wall. 1t ought {
be said that these Sisters We,
very cordial, and gave US ever
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