Semi-weekly herald., 1915-11-01

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The sisters were entirely helpless
PEABODY, Mass, Oct. 2s.-
(LATER)-At least so perished in the
fire in the st. Johns school and IL
Of the injured win die, in the opin-
ion of the firemen and physicians on
the scene.
Many mothers. temporarily insane
from their terrible grief, ran through
crowds OF children. shrieking the
names Of their little ones. In scores
of cases there were happy answering
cries.
The Scene was so pitiful that the
firemen and police wept openly as
the little ones We're placed in the am
bluances and taken to the hospitals
Mothers went insane on finding the
charred flesh of what had once been
their children.
PEABODY, Mass, Oct. 29.-The
dim light of the gloomy morgue shone
on ghastly sight last night, the
bodies, twisted and burned, of 10 of
the victims of st. Johns school fire.
The bodies of two others are at
the hospitals where they died from
their burns, the shock of the terrible
experience and their mad fight for
safety.
The ashes of another are believed
to be mingled with the debris inside
the fireswept walls.
Though the firemen said yesterday
that 27 had been recovered careful
checking showed % to be still miss
ing.
Crepe decked many doors in the
city today.
The children who escaped were to-
day standing around the streets in
silent groups, shocked and Mortified
by their terrible experiences.
Many Halloween parties planned b.
the pupils have been abandoned.
The state investigators have placed
the blame on the local authorities for
not having fire escapes placed on the
building.
LONDON, Oct, 29.-Whle inspect
ing the army in Northern France
yesterday, King George was thrown
violently from his horse and severely
bruised.
The cheers of the troops excited
mis- mount, causing the accident.
Physicians say he must remain in
lis bed for the present.
He passed a fair night
The Prince of Wales has been called
% his fathers bedside from the
front.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-Tbe total
British casualties up to October .,
we're as follows:
Killed, G,66O officers; men, 1892
Wounded, officers. 1858; men, 3O4,-
382. Missing, officers, 1000; men,
i2,177.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, Oct. 20
A detachment of American infantry
was twice fired on between midnight
and daylight this morning.
Several American soldiers were
wounded. Some Mexieans were al
so caught between the two lines dur
ing the second attack but were not
injured.
Posses are searching for the band
it's.
EAGLE PASS. Tex, Oct. o.
rwenty-six carloads of Mexican cav
airy horses, 16 carloads of munition
wagons and an armored motor car
left here this morning for Douglas.
Officials there are trying to induce
10th sides to move farther back from
the American line in order to prevent
bullets falling in Douglas.
Additional American troops arrived
there this morning.
Ell PASO Tex, Oct. 29.-Charles
Boone, of Ell Paso, a cattleman, was
taken from the train at Guzman,
Chihuahua and executed by firing
squad. He was a partner of James
Welsh, who witnessed the execution.
Colonel Hernandez, head of the gar
rison searched the train for other
Americans and threatened to kill any
found.
This action is taken by the rebels
in retaliation of the recognition of
Carranza by the United States.
Welsh escaped the same fate by
hiding in the locomotive with the
American crew.
He arrived here today with the
story.
NEW YORK, Oct, 29.-The Re
publican national committee will meet
in Washington on December IA to
select convention city and mobolize