Evening star., 1923-05-18

Hurl Children to Safety.
Mothers trapped on the second floor
hurled their children to safety in
eagerly waiting arms Of persons who
had escaped, and then fell back into
the flames.
Men. who made their way out of
the building. returned anu endeavored
to rescue the injured and imperiled.
Some of them did not come back.
The fire spread SO rapidly that lit
tie could be done after the first rush.
and within a short time nothing was
left but pile of ashes within which
lay the bodies of scores.
Half OF Business Houses Closed.
This morning all except two of the
persons known to be in the building
had been accounted for. Seventy-one
bodies had been extricated from the
ruins and search was continuing for
trace of two young men.
The majority of the homes in Ker-
shaw county and many throughout
the state were touched by the fire.
In Camden fully half of the business
houses were closed and many homes
displayed crepe.
Forty young children. eighteen men
and fifteen women, including a negro
nurse, were burned to death, and two
young white men are missing.
Slight mention has been made of hold
ing an inquest, for in the confusion and
excitement Of this morning the only
thought Of those In this community has
been to notify faraway reatives of the
dead and to console the living. Coroner
G. L. Dixon of this county is among
those listed as dead and no one has been
designated to act in his place.
State Senator Funderburk has taken
charge of the arrangements for identi-
fication and burial of the dead and for
relief Of the suffering. Nearly every
home for miles around house the injured
Cleveland School Is located in the GEN.
populated. The road leading to the
scene is little more than a one-way path,
along the edge of a plowed field.
Bodies Badly Burned.
Identification of bodies was a diff
cult task. as almost all were burned
so badly that only through keepsakes
and bits Of clothing could their iden-
tIty be established. One man was
identified by an automobile switch
key and another by belt buckle.
Thirteen Camden residents are
known to be among the dead.
The American Red Cross headquar-
ters this morning telegraphed the
mayor Of Camden that nurses and
doctors were assembling there, pre-
pared to extend all aid needed. They
were notified that no aid was needed.
List OF Dead.
The death list follows: Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Charles Htmphries. Mr.. and
Mrs. G. G. Brown. MIR. and Mrs. NJ. L.
Mcleod and two children, s. 7. West
two children of L. NJ. West, J. Z.
Pearce. Mrs. J. r. Phillips and three
children. Charles Hendrix and four
children, NJ. B. Mcleod, Mr.. and Mrs
B. G. Mcleod and one child. Mrs. Britt
Croft and two children, Wesley Hendrix
and one daughter. Mrs. Rhodes. Mrs.
Campbell, Eoline Campbell. Jack
Rush. Mrs. Walter Davis and three
children. Grace Arrants, Mrs. r. L.
McGaskill and one child. two children
of B. l.. Trapp, Jesse Smith, two chill
dren Of c. X. McCaskilI. lima Arrants.
Mrs. William Brown and one child
, Mr.: and Mrs. A. r. Davis and two
children. Coroner G. L. Dixon and one
children. Mrs. c. L. Dixon and two
childIen. Mrs. r. L. Dixon and one
child. child of Cleve Goodwin, two
children OF d. l.. Sowell, a negro
nurse named Wade. Ellie Barnes and