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

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bu2ved him into the alley. He was not
wh,ned. The flames were running the
imITle length Of the corridor and it was
impossible for me to return after n
firer9 Of the prisoners until after the
movi1en came. I then assisted in re-
genc1g. the burned men to the emer-
hospital
'r he Henrd Men Warned.
several ard Dr.. Calnan tell the men
lowed totimes that they were not al
casion = have matches and on one &C.
asked fornan in the upper tier Of cells
him thai p match and DR.. Calnan told
that it wac could not nave matchesi
would soon $ dangerous and that he
would he u,oe through down below and
CaTnSp ~ and give them a bath. pr.
were standi Frank Scotch, the jailor,
cIotbae ain5y by the tub where the
ceIis ~ ~ between the doors 10 the
one oro+a ~ .Iloor to the office. Every
warDfnE IL obe Jail was continually
zen not TO use matches"
E,rr. ~ Were Cautioned.
II, iii Wgiiis said: II was assisting
dnc9or' S"S P~Iisoners a bath that the
] good 1 mi11ed up. and had given
nassed 70 ~ Juaths and they had
saet sido - Jar Of the cells on h
nan tjme 80 Jail. ] heard DR.. Cal
not TO Iigbt ar1,5ain, tell the prisoners
them mysaIf @.9 matches and ! told
was stsndir0 Hook out for matches.
tho enc - in the front door of
a. ~ bTal of the men were
honse wban % Forth end of the cell
that erd "a ~ a flame flash from
thing Seemed bedding and every
flame y flash into a big
poc,et ana boch TO the door in my
wide oner eG,por was standing
dows were open or nno" ne win
noticed. 1 think thno'' az Eau Hot
dozen men back at ~ msIe apout d
received the bath. ne rear VINO hao
back in the cells With n Pa6Aey was
the ones that had not M Meh seHuIhs
10 receive theirs and to II pStl UuC
men did not light any seT tnat tne
oversee the ones that Iaae0nes anu 10
their clothes. We had elc PuttihB on
front OF the cells. onJ Two tuDs IN
prisoners bathed and I'm Wnlcn me
they washed their clothone III THIcH
zee the man who struck ~ ny not
says Wa Not X
Ihey never did waRf"
smoke declared A.. 3. n US H0I 10
= Deal. at the county hdsSt3i Stss l
llght Perry was one of EpLeII -tOniaS
'usly burned. L had smoIe iSaSt SER
- minutes before $sG d SlsareJ
10 warning. Neither did - 'eC9,'a
what We were bathing in9 ungy SelI US
dea what il was. "au HO
Il had just stepped out4
When the flash came. The u Il tup
uddenly burst into flahMn0ne IooHn
landing near the end of tHle- l Wds
ext to the door that leadSe ColIluoI
Jail room. I took refut ny tIe
Dom with two or three othBel III Inns
DOM rapidly filled with sbeIS. me
eing unable to get out of tGoAe ana
T to get back the way we dIls loom
elieved we were doomed. ! taH1e' we
time had come and 1 madEelt sure
ind to kill myself before thu ~ my
me. Finally some onf Atanes
pen a door and we got out. OrOAe
of D %ss f Know He Was Burn ed.
ccurfence that I suddenly realiAteT the
was burned. When I steppkzed that
ne a my legs were still W. rom
lie solution. This evidentlyf = Win
re when the flash came. TIM cduSnt
an to investigate and found ~ ! oe-
.et and legs were badly burkthSl my
iat I had been burned upkhen ana
aist. 10 my
Il don't know how the TIA
med. but someone must havtHB nap
match. The concrete floor Is struck
-erywhere from tracks Of tEWas we
Id bathed, and the whole ropose VINO
caught fire at once. Sod I'm mus
en- had had their baths. and4he OF the
their clothes wet from thu Idu put
hey must all be dead. ppm
7 don't know what happenR
lall room where all the 4 IN the
All I know is tha SIen were
eat confusion and that ththeIe was
Isoners in the larger room women
ok refuge, shrieked conf here We
were locked in cells andE~ lnuousIy
get them out" we trleo
Begs for Morphine.k
Hotel Dieu. two or thu
evidently morphine fiendA re White
for a shot" and begged
ms in attendapce mercifuA ~ nysl
en- hypodermic injections. Hy gave
)ne man received six grai18
Rged for more. Capt. G anu ne
d arrived. told the sister toE eel VINO
more. The prisoner too glXe MN I
IN began to laugh. anu
ere have you been?' he said ~ a
eet- They. have had me III Cspc
&c o left and now jan eve
me up" nave
rhe securing of the names
Is at the hospitals was a = VIC
at difficulty. Many who's Dy :
5 we're scared could bs4 reI1 snG
ir names. Sy utter
few were unconscious q
/ nothing could be Sea- islous
m. One American refused ron
ne II it was to be n bbiisbeS bss
BeEs Tor MotheH
lis face and shouldersE b,
70 and barely able to 81 ssT q
ible whisper, Ernesto Sro1fre L"
r-old youth arrested s sfnrds-. ni1b+
a charge OF robbery. 49, nif.t
her Monday night st Hotel Dieu ms
was dying Capt WAD Greet VIII
, snnrn y names4 OF the burned
nspe nonh mi asked him
ins to1d 4itnoasn unabie to see.
VN ;" oAHor that he knew =