Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-17
1s BOYS PERIsHED IN FIRE
 IN JEWISH ORPHANAGE

Montreal. Aug. 16-Firemen searching the smouldering ruins of the Jewish Boys Orphanace at Shawbridge, Quebec, which was destroyed by fire last night, placed the number of dead today at 12.
 Roll call was not answered by six Nf the 55 young orphans who were inmates of the institution. In addition to these Thomas Legault, the caretaker, his wife, and children, imprisoned by flames in | lower rooms, were burned :o death. Before the discovery Of the fire, the l flames had cut off the escape of the or 1 phans. They were marshalled quickly in 1 top rooms. The older boys guarding the youn ger. made rope ladders of bed sheets Then, as the flames crept through the corriuors, the little boys were let down first from the outside balcony and later their rescuers escaped death By the same route. Il. was said that there were no fire escapes on the building.
 Boys from training school for delin- quents nearby, ran lines>4of. hose to the I blazing building, and aided village fire men.
 All the victims were sleeping in a dor- mitory adjoining the rooms of the care taker, who nerished with his entire fam. ily. q number of little girls were hous-
 ed iiIE he. .orphanage,l but they escaped without i'll effects.
 All the monitors distinguished them selves by their .coolness, but two brother. L-samnny Kaufman aged 14 and Joe, 1; I-were the special heroes.
 Sammy had charge of one group
 Checking up his charges, he found on, Sidney osenbaum-missing Divin.
 back into the flaming building, he fount
 the little fellow still asleep. He seize,
 the lad and ran out with him. just a the flames swept over the bed. --.-.-..-
 This was what Sammy had to say 0
 his exploit: ~"Gee:- it was awful It wa the first time I ever bawled
 Superintendent Gurdy' wanted to gc back into the building when he hear, Ethat the other fellows were trapped , lbut we all held him back and wouldn' let him go. It was too late anyway.
 What Joe Kaufman did was this:
 Riskirg his life, he stuck into tn
 hlazing hall until he had got out a, but four of his little band Then he sa , down and cried for their loss. ,, Particularly did he mourn little Chon ey sohecter.
 T gave him real birthday party tn day before yesterday" he said q bougt him iolly-pop and tried to give him good time and now. he's dead" : Another little hero was Joe Shapir: 5 aged 13- The flames had almost reache
 the bed of his seven year old -brothe
 Bernard when he. ran into the dormitor
 and carried him out in a blanket.
 Included among the victems wer 5 Louis Spitznick, 14 year old cripple. wfl
 also was both deaf and dumb, and Jc , seph Feigelson. a playmate four yea = yonger who of all the lads in the ol 2 phanage alone understood the fnge z language of the dumb.
 !, Louis, had been in failing health an ', had been sent to Shawbridke that I f might recover. Joseph was sent alor : to make; his holiday more happ.r. ,; ,; Two other victims were hrothn '. | 7, v idor White: aged 10 and Sanit!v. .. = Their father vas tv ha r4.,visitrd the. , last. night All leval 7g lcEig ,h, Itt : fe!ows ran aroi.nt telling th~:-, con a rades that Daddy Nss ct:- S 1 But Daddy" niss.d the evening :74i v He arrived this nor i,.ls. sri icnnrAl
 of the tragedy. He wds shown rha = red bed on which ->otsd two ltt.s b d (