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rVBMNt MJLLETIN, H01I0LUM), T. II., ritlDAY, MATlCil 13, 1!)0S.
xz
Oceanic Steamship Company
TIME
Th itaamers of this lint will arrive and leava thli port ai htreunder:
FROM SAN FHANCISCO:
908.
K 8. ALAMHDA
8. H. ALA.MIIDV
B. S. ALAM1IDA
.MAIL G
.MAIl. 27
.Al'H. 17
In connection with the sailing of the above rte.imers, the agents are
prepa-ed to Issue the Intending passengers, coupon through tickets, by
any railroad from San Francisco to all points In the United States, and
from New York by any steamship line to all European ports,
FOR FURTHEI1 PARTICULARS APPLY TO
Wm. G- Irwin & Co, Ltd
OCEANIC S. 3. CO. GENERAL AGENTS.
Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Occidental and Oriental Steamship
Co., and Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Steamers of the above companies will call at Honolulu and leave this port
on or about the dates below mentioned:
POR JAPAN AND CHINA! FOR SAN FRANCISCO'
XOHUA MAIL 11 CHINA FKU. 89
AMi:itll'A MAUI; MAR. 10 MANCHCIUA MAIL 7
KlillliUA MAIL 18 NIPPON MAIIU MAIL 13
CHINA MAIL 23 ASIA iMAlt. 21
MANCIU'ltlA MAIL 30 MONGOLIA MAIL 2S
I
FOR GENERAL INFORMATION APPLY TO
R Hackfeld & Go,, Ltd.,
AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
FIIOM NEW YORK TO HONOLULU.
Weekly Sailings Tin TchuanUpec.
Freight recolved at all times at ths Company's Wharf, 41st Street, South
Brookljn.
FROM HONOLULU TO SAN FRAN
CISCO Ki:ilIlASKAN...TO SAIL MAIL 21
KUOM SAN FRANCISCO TO IIONO-
1 LULU DIRKCT.
ti$. Ni:'AI)AN..TO SAIL MAIL 20
S.S. NI1U11ASKAN TO BAIL Al'H. 3
Freight received at Company s
wharf. Greenwich Street.
Canadian-AustraJian Royal Mall
itemrahip Cnmpuny.
Steamers nf the above line, running In connection with the CANAD
IAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. between Vancouver, B. C, and Sydney, N.
C. W., and calling at Victoria, B. C, Honolulu and Suva, FIJI, and Bris
bane, are OUE AT HONOLULU on or about the dates below stated, vli.:'
FOR FIJI AND AUSTRALIA: FOR VANCOUVER:
AOHANGI MCIL 7 MARAMA APR. 1
MOANA APR. 4 AOUANGI APIL 29
MARAMA MAY 2 MANUKA MAY 27
A)KANGI MAY 30
Through Tickets Issued from Honolulu to Canada, United States and
Europe. For Freight and Passage and all general Information, apply to
Theo. il. Daies Co., Ltd. General Agents.
Matson Navigation Company
The S. S. ''HIL0NIAN" of this line, carrying passengers and freight,
will run in a direct service between this port and San Francisco, sailing
and arriving on or about the following dates:
LEAVE S. FRAN. ARBIVE HONOLULU
MAIL nth
APR. sth
HAY Cth
JUNE 3rd
MAIt. IStli
APIL ICtll
HA 13th
JUNiJ 10th
Passenger Rates to S. F.: First Cabin, ?G0; Houndy Irip First Class
?110.00
For farther particulars apply to
CASTLE & COOKE, LTD., Agents.
Union -Pacific
Transfer Co., Ltd.
Furniture and Piano Moving.
i.
Hustace-Peck Co., Ltd.
flionc 295. DRAYMEN 03 Queen Street. P. 0. Box 212.
Estimates Given on all kinds of teaming. -.iHMIg
Dealers in
JIREW00D, STOVE, STEAM AND BLACKSMITH COAL.
CRUSHED ROCK, BLACK AND WHITE SAND, GARDEN SOIL.
,j HAY, GRAIN, CEMENT, ETC.
- Weekly Bulletin $1 Per Year
V,! "- a
' Fast Schooner
CONCORD
mi
Sailing for
KAPUNA, H0N0IPU, KAILUA and
JiUUiMA
Prom Sorenson's Wharf
Annlv on Board or to
HAWAIIAN" BALLASTING CO , Agt.
Telephone "300, Maunakea St., below
King. r. u. -os oxu.
BUL LBTIN L AD& ,PAY. -M
2$lfe
TABLE
FOR SAN FRANCISCO:
1908.
8. S. ALAMHDA MAIL 11
S. S. ALAMIJDA Al'U. 1
FROM SEATTLE AND TACOMA TO
HONOLULU DIRECT.
S.S. COLUMRIAN.TO SAIL MAR. 18
ARIZONAN TO SAIL APR 1
For further Information apply to
II. IIACKrELl) & CO., LTD.,
Agents Honolulu.
C. P. MORSE.
General Freight Agent.
LEAVE HONOLULU
KEII. 2 5 tu
MAIL 21th
APIL 21st
MAY 19th
JUNE 10th
Baggage Shipping
Storage Wood
Packing Coal
58
SUN CHOY SING,
BUILDING CONTRACTOR, REPAIR.
ING, PAPER HANGING, AND
PAINTING.
Brick Laying, Cement Work.
No. 1135 FORT ST., opp. Club Stables
TEL. 431.
KIN SUl Prop. ..
E8TACLI8HEU IN 18U.
Bishop & Co.
ANKERS.
m
Commercial and Travelers'
Letters of Credit issued on
the Bank of California and
The LondonJoint Stock Bank,
Ltd., London.
Correspondents for the
American Express Company
and Thos Cook & Son.
Interest allowed on term
snd Savings Bank Deposits.
Claui Spreckele.
Wm. Q. Irwin.
Claus Spreckels & Co.
BANKERS.
HONOLULU, : : I T. H.
San Francl'co Agent The Ne
nda National Dank of Sim Francisco.
Draw Fxchange on tho Nevada Na
tlonal Dank ol San Francisco.
London Tho Union ot London and
Smith' Dank, Ltd.
New York American Exchange
National Dank.
Chicago Corn Exchange National
Dank.
Parle Credit LyonnaU.
Honnkona and Yokohama Hong
kong-Shanghai Danklng Corporation.
New Zealand and Australia Dank
ot New Zealand and Dank or Austra
lasia. Victoria and Vancouver Dank ot
Drltlsh North America.
Deposits received. Loans made on
approved security. Commercial and
Travelers' Credits issued. urns oi
Exchange bought and sold.
Collections Promptly Acoounted For.
The First
AMERICAN SAYINGS
AND TRUST GO.
OF HAWAII, LTD.
SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.. $200,000-0
PAID UP CAPITAL 1 0000.00
Presidents Cecil Brown
Vice President M. P. Robinson
Cashier L. T. Peek
Offlco: Corner Tort and King Sts.
8AVING3 DEPOSITS received and
Interest allowed lor yearly deposits
at tho rate ot Vj per ccnL per
annum.
Itules nnil regulations furnished
upon application.
Tho Yokohama Specie Bank,
Limited
Established 1880
Capital (Paid up). ..Yen 24,000,000
Reserved Fund Yen 15,050,000
Special Reserved Fund. Yen 2,000,000
HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA.
Branches and Agencies:
Toklo, Kobe, Osaka, Nagasaki,
London, Lyons, New York, San Frac
clsco, Dombay, Hongkong, Shanghai,
Hankow, Chefoo, Tientsin, Peking,
Newcbang, Dalny, Port Arthur, An-tung-Ilslen,
Llaoyang, Mukden, Tien
ling, Chgngchun.
The Dank buys and receives for
collection bills of exchange, Issues
Drafts and Letters ot Credit, and
transact a general banking business.
Honolulu Branch, G7 S. King Street.
Oalm Railway
Time Tabje.
OUTWARD.
For Walanao, Walalua, Kahuku and
Way Stal'ons 9:16 a. m 3:20 p. m.
For Pearl City, Ewa Mill and Way
Stations 17:30 a. m., 9:15 a. m.,
11:05 n. m 2.15 p. in., 3:20 p. m.,
5!15 p. m.. 19.30 p. m., UltOO p. ra,
For Wahlawa 9:16 a. m. and
ST16 p. xn.
INWARD.
Arrlvo Honolulu frr.m Kahuku, Wal
elua and Walanao S:30 a. m., 5:21
P. in.
Arrlfo In Honolulu from Kwa Mill
and Pearl City J7:4G a. m., 8:30
a. m., 10:38 a. m., 1:40 p. m., '4:31
p. m.. '5:31 p. ra., '7:30 p. m.
Anlvo Honolulu from Wahlawa
8:30 a. m. and '6:31 p. m.
Dally.
t Ex. Sunday.
j. Sunday Only.
Tho HalelwG Limited, n two hour
train (only nrst-class tickets lion'
orcd), leaves Honolulu overy Sunday
nt 8:22 a. m.; returning, arrive In
Honolulu at 10-10 p. m. The Limited
etops only at Pearl City and Watanae,
&. P. DENIBON, V. O. SMITH.
Supt U. P. & T, A.
iTiiiii'i.iiii
Alexander & Baldwin
LIMITED.
J. P. COOKE Hanagei
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
H. P. Baldwin President
J. B. Castle, Vice President
W, M. Alexander.. Second Vice Pres.
J. P. Cooke Third Vice Pres.
7. Waterhause Treasurer
E. E. Paxton . . . . Secretary
W.O.Smith Director
G. R. Carter Director
W. R. Castle Director
SUGAR FACTORS,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS and
INSURAHOE AGENTS
Agents for
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.
Haiku Sugar Company,
Faia Plantation.
Maui Agricultural Company.
Kihci Plantation Company.
Hawaiian Suear Company.
Kahuku Plantation Company,
Kahului Railroad Company.
tlaleakala Ranch Company.
Honolua Ranch.
Castle & Cooke, Ltd
Honolulu, T. H.
SHIPPING AND COMMISSION MER,
CHANTS, SUGAR FACTORS
and
GENERAL JNSURANCE AGENTS
representing
Ewa Plantation Co.
vVaialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
Kohala Sugar Co.
Waimca Sugar Mill Co.
Apokaa Sugar Co., 'Ltd. '
Fulton Iron Works of St. Louis
Blake Steam Pumps
Weston's Centrifugals
Bahcock & Wilcox Boilers
Green's Fuel Economizers
Harsh Steam Pumps
Mntsnn Navigation Co.
Planters' Line Shipping Co.
i. I. Irwin & Ce., Ltd
WM. G. IRAIN.. .President and Mgr.
JNO. D. SPRECKELS.. 1st Vice Pres.
W. M. GIFFARD 2d Vice Pres.
H. M. WHITNEY Treasurer
RICHARD IVER3 Secretary
W. F. WILUON Auditor
SUdAR FACTOR8
and
COMMISSION AGENTS
Agente for
Oceanic Steamship Co., 8an Francisco,
Cal.
Western Sugar Refining Co., San
Francloeb. Cal.
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Phlla
dblphta. Pa. ,
Newall Universal Mill Co. Manufac
turers of National Can
Shredder, New York, N. Y.
Pacific Oil Transportation Co., 8an
Francisco, Cal.
C. Brewer & Co.. Ltd.
QUEEN STREET, HONOLULU, T. H.
AGENT8 FOR:
Hawaiian Agricultural Co., Ookala
Sugar plant. Co., Onomea Cugar Co.,
lionomu Sugar Co., Walluku Sugar Co.,
Pepeekeo Sugar Co., ho Planters
Line of San Franeltvo Packets.
LIST OF 0FFICER8:
C. M. Cooke, President; George
Robertson, Vice President and Mana
ger; E. F. Clshop, Treasurer and Sec
retary; F. W. Macfarlane, Auditor; P.
C. Jones, C. M. Cooke and J. R. Gait,
Directors.
FIRE INSTANCE
THE
B. F. DILLINGHAM CO
LIMITED,
General Agent for Hll:
Atlas Assurance Company of London.
New York Underwriters' Agency.
Providence Washington Icjurance Co.
4th FLOOR, SfANOENWALD DLDG.
LIFE INSURANCE
Is not a Luxury; It is a Necessity,
But you Must have the DEBT
and that Is provided by the famoue
and most equltab.e uaws or Massa
chusetts, in the
New England Mutual
Life Insurance Co.,
OF BOSTON. MA88ACHU8ETT8.
If you would be fully Informed about
these laws, address
Castle & Cooke,
GENERAL AGENTS,
HONOLULU, T. H.
WM. G. IRWiN & CO..LT0,
AOENTS FOR THH
Royal Insur. Co. of Liverpool, Eng,
Commercial Union Assurance Co,,
Ltd,, of London, England.
Scottish Union & National Ins. Co. of
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Wilhelma of Magdeburg General In
vurance Company,
BULLETIN ADS. PAY
tViri
ppTtrtggfc
(E.UHHi.d I87)
An InhsUlloa tor
Whooping-Cough, Croup,
Bronchitis, Coughs,
Diphtheria, Catarrh.
Cresoltne Is a Boon to Athmllo.
1 It not Mem mora .ITk-IIi. to broth. In
nmtlj (or U-. of lb. breathing or(.n thn
to Lko tho r.mlr Into Ibo Itomukr
t'reootrne tur. Iwhh tho lr, nodo t
troolf tntlHptlo, I. forrlod ot tho dlMiwd
., win. Aa. tipih. Btrlnff nrolonffta and
ron.unl tnotm.nt. It U IntalooMo to motbir.
vlto amou cnibiron.
ThoM or ft Con
onmvttvn Trndrncr
will find tmm.dl.t r.ll.r
front Coogh. or Inllaaied
Condition of tho throat.
ALL DRUaalSTS.
ftand po.ul for do
.crlptlro nookleU
VapoCrroolrnn Co
D0 Kolton Street,
N.w York.
Corporation Notices
NOTICE OF REDEMPTION OF
BONDS OF HAWAIIAN SUGAR
COMPANY.
We, tho undersigned, WILLIAM
O. IIIWIN find IJ. I. 8PALD1NO,
Trustees under Deed of Trust tinted
January 24, 1902, mado by HAWAI
IAN SUOAlt COMPANY, to tho un
dersigned as Trustees, hereby give
notlco to the bondholders ot tho Ha
waiian Sugnr Company of tho elec
tion ot said Company to redeem and
pay, and of the redemption nnd pay
ment of the following numbored
bonds of Bald Company on tho fint
day of April, 1908, nt the omco of the
Mercantile Trust Company of San
Francisco In "e City nnd County of
San Fr.uiclbco, State of California,
to-wlt:
Honda 'numbered:
44 121 25C
47 121 2G4
77 180 28!
97 23G 284
US 244 32;
44 121 250 332 439
47 121 2C4 381 451
77 180 282 388 477
97 23G 284 408 484
US 244 327 412 499
Tho holders ot nbovo numbered
bonds are hereby notiricd to present
for pamcnt of principal and Inter
est to April 1st, 1908, nnd surrender
raid bonds Tit tho placo nnd on the
duto last nbovo mentioned, nnd that
f.ftcr April 1st, 1908, ull Interest on
said bonds .numbered as aforesaid
shall censo.
Honolulu, T. IL, Mnrch 2nd, 1908.
W. O. IKWIN.
H. I. SPALDING,
Trustees under snld Hawaiian
Sugar Company Trust
Deed. 3939-ltn
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
HONOLULU IRON WORKS COM
PANY. At tho Annual Meeting" of tho Ho
nolulu Iron Works' Company held on
tho 2Cth February, 1908, tho following
officers wcro elected to servo for the
ensuing ear:
President Mr. F. M. Swanzy
1st Vice-President. Mr, G. H. Robertson
2nd Vice-President. .Mr. E. D. Tenney
Treasurer Mr. T. Cllve Davles
Secretary Mr. E. H. Wodehouse
Auditor Mr. H. W. M. Mist
T. CLIVU DAVIKS.
Secretary pro turn Honolulu Iron
Works Company,
3937 Fob. 28; Mar. fi. 13, 20.
ELECTION NOTICE.
BENSON, SMITH & CO., LTD.
At tho adjourned annual meeting of
llenson, Smith & Co., Ltd., held March
Cth, 1908, tho following officers wcro
elected to servo for Iho ensuing year.
George W. Smith President
A. J. Glgnoux Vice President
J. C. McGlll Treasurer
W. C. McGonagle ......... Secretary
A. W. T. Bottomley Auditor
J. A. Kennedy Director
W. C. McaONAQLE.
3944-lw Secretary.
JUFINE STATIONERY
h( for Men and Women
Wall, Nichols Co., Limited
BREAD
FINEST QUALITY
in the city.
Vienna Bakery
PHONE 107.
CHIOKERINQ PIANOS
Preeminent
in Quality.
BER0STR0M MUSIC CO., Id.
You Get
BUTTERNUT BREAD
At PAXM CAPE
Carpentering
Masonry Draying
NANIWA & CO.,
Alakea and Merchant Sts., Magoon
Bide.; P, 0. Box 775; Tel. 327.
-fttfai.jM'rfMl-i.n' t j: ..a-. . ,.,
iJi4th
fill
Details Of. Horror In
School Fire At
Coilingwood
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 4.
Criminal carelessness In the construe
tlon of tho building Is responsible for
tho horrible death of ICC children
In n fire that destroyed Lake View
School, Colllnwood, a suburb of
Clovcland, this morning. As in tho
Iroquois and Slocum catastrophes, the
uutliurltlesiawokc to the terrible fato
that was Impending only after the
calamity had spent its fury.
Over the blnckcned, burned nnd
trampled bodies of tho children an
Investigation started nt once. It Im
mediately showed many of the Xatnl
defects In construction and arrange
ment. Only Two Exits Available
uniy two cxiiH wcro avnuuuio iur
nearly 400 children nnel tho doorl
leading to one of these was closed
and opened Inward.
Tho main door and the halls were '
narrow, cramped and unfit for tho
rnpld .passage of the children.
The fire escapes did not reach tho
ground nnd the entire plan ot tho
building was such as to lead County
Coroner Ilurkc to declnro that tho
construction was an outrage.
Thcro was lax dlsclpllno In tho in
rtltution. And, flnnlly, the tiro de
partment of tho village was utterly
unable to copo with the situation.
Panic was primarily responsible,
howctcr. Had the 300 little ones
been able to preserve their presence
ot mind, scores mowed down In tho
i oaring flames might have escaped In
safety. As It was, dozens wcro
crushed to death before tho flames
leached them In tho terrified rush
fpr safoty.
Dozens Leap to Death
Dozens moro wcro killed In frantic
leaps from windows. Tho remain
der wcro swallowed up. In tho flames
carried down Into 'the raging fur
naco in the cellar of the building,
when, fifteen mlnutei nftcr the first
alarm, and while ngbnlzKd parents
dashed helplessly about or tho out
sldo restrained by forco from dash
ing in the floors of the building
collapsed and made further rcscuo
absolutely impossible.
After that there was naught to do
but wait for the flro to exhaust Itself
and then to take up the agonUlpg
work of digging out the victims.
Tho victims range In ages from C
to 1G years and tho story of their
fate is one ot tho most heartrending
that tho newspapers have been called
upon to chronicle
Approximately there wcro 300
children In the building' when tho
flro started, Of theso It Is known
that nt least lGIi met death. It is
thought tonight that tho list will bo
extended to 170 nt least, and more
may be added to it after a house-to-hnuso
canvass has been mado of tho
village.
Many of tho victims woro burned
beyond recognition and where Iden
tification ,1s made It will be by means
of n bit of clothing or soma trinket.
At least a score moro probably will
die from the Injuries they sustained.
The school house was a two-story
and attic brick building and was
crectod bIx years ago. Singular lock.'
of foresight was Bhown in tho con-,
structlon, for' it was provided wlthj
ii iu narrow nans, ana me covered
flro escapes on tho outside, custom
ary on school buildings, had never
been Installed.
Furnace Causes Fire
Tho flie started In tho basement
nnd was duo to a defective furnace.
Sovoro cold had prevailed hero dur
ing the past few dnys and tho Janitor
had n raging lire going when school
opened nt 9 o'clock this morning.
The pupils, crowding all the rooms
of the building, were in the first pe-
ilod of their studies when tho cry of1
"Fire!" was started. I
Every ambulance In the city an
swered the general ambulance alarm!
following tho discovery of the fire.1
Twenty wagons and drivers wore en
gaged from 9:40- o'clock In tho
morning until nftor 5 o'clock In tho'
afternoon. Even nt 8 o'clock sevor
nl drivers had not returned to the,
bams. Drivers and attendants wore
exhausted physically bv tho netnni
exertion of carrying nwny tho dead'
and dying.
Thp first load was seven bod Ion
ineso were taken to the Ilognn
morgue in St. Clair street. Instrue
lions were received, however, to take
the bodies to the Lake Shore store-'
house. One dead little girl was tak-1
en to her home. Forty-eight bodies
were carried to homes during the
day. At 8 o'clock in tho ovonlng
two wagons wcro still busv taltlnc
the Identified dead to homes.
Tho supreme horror of the disas
ter was that tho fathers nnd mothers
of many of the llttlo victims HtooU
before the doors and' saw tho flames
creep up and blacken the faces of
the screaming children,
-.,.. A-1irtftjfa4ariBtl-ll(, iitojfl
oHI
IN
Rear Doorway Is Jammed
Tho rear doorway was massed to
the top with whlto faces. Llttlo
hands stretched out suppllcatlngly,
begging to bo saved. Molhcrs'falnt
td where they stood. Others tried to
gather in the young children. Hut
luntoer firemen nnd policemen
held them back. Then the flro crept
.up through the mass, silencing tho
wnlltng voices of the children, for
whom nothing, could bo dono,
though rescuers were crowded in
front ot the doors.
In their wild panic, the Children
had wedged themselves so tightly In
to tho passagowny that tho rescuers
pulled tho flesh from tho arms ot
i oino trjlng to draw them out.
Tho flro was discovered by thteo
llttlo girls who wcro in tho base
ment. They saw tho flumes eating up
Into tho wind of tho front stairway.
They rushed through tho basement
nnd told Fred, Illrtcr, tho Janitor,
lie sounded tho school flro alarm
gong.
Mrs. Mornn, principal ot tho
school, supposed It was tho regular
practlso Are drill. Tho tcachcra
marshaled their charges In good or
der and Btartcd for the stairs. Thcro
was no panic at first. Tho children
on the flrBt floor passed out safely,
thinking It the usual practlso drill.
Teacher Saves One Class
Thoso behind then saw tho smoke.
They cast frightened glnnces nt it,
but maintained order. Many of tho
children on tho third floor wcro sav
ed in this manner. Hut tho flames
spread so quickly that by the tlmo
tho children on tho third floor hail
como Into tho hall, the smoke and
sparks wcro coming up tho stairs la
great puffs.
Miss Laura Uodcy, who had chargo
ot tho single room on tho third floor,
kept her head nnd started tho chil
dren down tho stalls. When they
reached the second floor tho llamcn
wero eating their way up tho Btairs.
Miss Ilodoy culled to tho children
to follow her. Sho led the way to tho
fire escape, through-a room on tho
rccond floor. Most ot tho children
obeyed her and wcro saved. Some,
howocr, had broken away and fled
down tho stairs. They wcro caught
In tho death trap.
Nearly all tho children on tho'sec
ond floor perished. Their teachers
led them to tho stairs In tho rear,
for the front stairs wcro enveloped
in flames. At the sight ot the flr
tho children took fright at once.
They started pell mcll down tho
stairs nnd Into the narrow passaga
that led to the outsldo doors.
Held in Death Trap
Tho first few escaped. Somo o(
those following tripped on tho stairs
and rolled to tho bottom. , Others be
hind them ran over tho tangle at tho
lottom of tho stairs and crowded In
to tho passageway. Somo fell over
prostrate, bodies and made tho con
fusion greater. Tho children com
menced dropping over the bannisters
to get out. Thoso who had fallen on
tho stairs began to get up and In an
instant tno entrance to the passago
wns blocked. Not yet had the flames
spread to tho passage.
At first tho children wedged Into
tho passageway wcro nil standing.
But as tho others urged from behind
and ns they struggled to free them
selves from the death-hold ot tho
Jam, they fell forward In turn. It
was kept up this way until tho pas
sage wns blocked to within a foot of
tne top. Only the faces ot tho chil
dren could bo seen from the outside.
lieh'lnd the human partition wero
scores of other children crowded
against tho barrier in a moaning
huddle
Various Statements Made
What happened at tho foot of tho
first flight ot Btairs will never bo
known, for all of thoso who woro
caught In tho full flurry of tho panic
wero killed. After the flames had
died away, however, huge heaps ot
little bodies, burned by the fire, and
trampled into things of horror, told
the talo as well as anybody needs to
know it.
Vnrlous and unconfirmed state
ments me mado as to tho cause oC
tho flro, and nlso that tbo doors ot
the building hnd been locked at tho
front entrnnr.n. whtta lmt nnn ftnnt
of the rear entry was unfaBtcncd,
ine junnor, fritz lienor, himself bo
leavod of two children, says that tho
floors were open according to cus
tom, nt any rate tha congestion- ot
fleeing children in tho hallway bo
low effectually barred tho way," and
the llttlo ones went to tholr death
totally unnlle to evade the flames.
Within threo hours after the start
of tho flro it had burned Itself out
nnd the work of recovering the bog
les proceeded. The village Are de
partment had only two onglnes, nnd
neither, upon arrival nftor the alarm
was glvon, was at nil effectivo In
stemming tho flames.
ii
William L. Day, son of Associate
Supieme Court Justice William it.
Day, was appointed UniteU States
District Attorney for the northern
district of Ohio.
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