El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-07

ne was Capt. Greet and that he had
seen him a number OF times.
Are you suffering much NJ lina2'
asked the officer, as he stood beside
NO. CAPT. Greet the boy replied.
"the only difficulty is that can hardly
breathe"
How did you know me, as you said
YOU could not see at ALP inquired
Il know your voice. as I have seen
you lots Of times and ! am glad that
YOU are up here. captain, said the
youth.
These were his last words, as within
n few minute the suffering boy was
i'm an unconscious state, and he was dy-
ing. but managed 20 mutJer that ne
wanted his mother
~ Naked.
When the explosion occurred about %
of the men awaiting their turn to take
q bath were standing without clothing
in the bull pen which was unlocked
at the time. A number VINO hau already
bathed were standing in the pen wait
ing for their clothes, which had been
in the solution to dry. These are
the ones who suffered most severely.
as the kerosine in which they had
bathed was not dry and many ran from
the flaming cells with their skin and
hair burning. two escaping across the
river 10 JuareZ Despite the efforts of Of
ficers to catch them
search For Matches.
According to jallor SOFTEN dipping
began at 2:30 Monday Afternoon, al
though an attempt was maze 70 paine
the prisoners Saturday afternoon.
Shortly before the baths were COM
menced the clothing of every man was
searched thoroughly for matches. H
Cross, who struck the match That start
ed the fire. and E. MCGOWAN were
brought in by city detectives While the
prisoners were being bathed.
Fireman Hurt
IN a few seconds after the sheet OF
flame had e~nYelJped the prisoners the
wagon of the Central depart
meut was in the alley and the flames
were extinguished. Charles Stewart, OF
the triple combination truck crew. sds-
a badly bruised foot when ne
swung off the big automobile, as IL
sharply. He was taken INTO the
Of the Central station and the
wound dressed.
Officials Aid.
As soon as news of the tragedy had
,pread emergency squads were hurried Z
rom the courthouse, the city hall and
county Jail, among them being judge
Dan NJ. Jackson, justices OF the peace
lanes J. Murphy N J. NJ. Beaver, FRED
)eleado. several members Of the sher-
frs department and others. In a short
ime IA physicians arrived TO attend the
nen who were suffering. One death oc-
.urred in the emergency hospital. Inc
physicians who were present were: Drs.
/. NJ. Helen, J. c. Cummtns, J. NJ Rich
F.. r. Miller. Hugh 5. White, B.
4. Wesson. w. c. Kluttz, city physician;
G. WftherspOOn. G. B. Calnan, l. Gil
and L. II. Huffaker.
Names On Beds. {
As fast as the injured were removed
o the hospitals the police endeavOred
0 get their names, and when this was
one small signs were hung on the
Osts of each bed giving the m
everal were unable to even mutter
heir names. however. and there are
our bodies in the undertaking parlors
hat have not been identified. All
Monday and Tuesday morning a
CURED into the police station asking
II news of relatives, many of them
-eeping when they learned that a son
r brother was in the hospital with lit
e chances of recovery. q
Crowds mt Undertakers.
The three undertaking parlors were
eseiged with persons of the Mexican
'orking class. who scanned the faces
Z the unidentified dead in an effort to
the Identification Of some rel
i've known to have been in jail.
At the undertaking parlors of Nc
can, Simmons and Hartford, where
ne bodies had been taken, employees
ere kept busy handling the large
lmber Of visitors. FOur bodies were
to the J. j.. Raster company from
lie county hospital. of which two were
identified one man was removed to
le Peak company chapel from the
vi. while two others were brought /