The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-29
TOT Discovers
fire BY White
smoke IN ROOM
Teacher Who Tossed Child
Out Second Story Window
Enveloped in Flames
Before Jumping.
BUILDING CONDEMNED
AS FACTIONS FOUGHT
Funeral Party Was Passing
and Halted to Witness Grim
Battle With Flames.

CONVICTION, Ga. Searching parties
today continued to comb the debris OF
the High Point Community school
house near here for the bodies of -
children reported missing following a
fire Yesterday afternoon which TOOL,
the lives Of three children. burned fif-
teen seriously and painfully injured -
others one teacher was probably IA.
tally burned.
The three bodies already recovered
have not been positively identified.
Two Of the bodies are believed TO have
been the sons of ]. j. Steele and Chas.
Bachelor. The third child was burned
beyond recognition. School authorities
early today were endeavoring to re.
check the injured list in hopes of low.
ering the number missing.
Practically all Of the most seriously
burned are under 10 years of age, ii
is said. Two of the children believed
to have lost their lives were eight years
Of age.
Authorities say the building had been
condemned as fire trap more than a
year ago, and funds had been provided
for a new fireproof building. The erec.
ton OF the new school w.s delayed be.
cause OF dissension among residents
as 10 its location.
pretty White Dust"
"Oh. look at the pretty white DUST"
exclaimed one of the children In the
room Of Mrs. Oscar Grant. located on
the second floor OF the building.
The dust" was smoke. II came
from the direction of the door. the
only egress from the room.
Mrs. Grant ran TO the door and
opened ii. A burst of smoke drove her
back The hallway was in flames. TIE
stairs had already crumbled.
Inside We're forty children, none OF
them old enough &c exercise calm judg-
ment. Mrs. Grant locked the door and
calmly walked to the window and told
the children 10 line up. The ground
was about 20 feet below. The drof
meant almost certain injury, but TO
stay meant death TO them all.
The teacher pushed her own child.
Mary Pearl, back from the window and
beEln lowering the other children.
Thirty or more had been dropped TO
the ground below. Mary Pearl Grant
was next in line. Her mother threw
her bodily out Of the window. Burns.
a fractured leg and internal injuries
arc marked alongside the child's name.
Chokingly she reached back. She
erasped the small form of Winnie Sue
Meadows Like Mary Pearl. she was
hurled out OF the window. Three more
children remained In the line. They
are believed To have been the sons of
Mr. Steele aud Mt Bachlor and the
unknown child
Flames Catch Clothes
The flames engulfcd them. Mrs.
Grant saying later she Jumped into the
fire to save them. The teachers cloth.
ing caught fire and while burning
fiercely and as the flames leaped To.
ward her head she jumped to the win
dow sill and hurled herself through the
air.
\ funeral party passing the school
discovered smoke pouring from All win
dnws n'hc procession was halted. thu
healse bc.ng sent on ahead. the men
aud women OF the psty rushed IN ths
building and saved many OF the chill
'rcn In the room below Mrs. Grants.
.Lany. however. received minor burns
before aid came