Show CI 1C > 0 FOUR STUDENTS DEAD Five More Injured by the Burning or nn Academy ANTLERS Indian Territory Oct 4 Four students lost their lives anJ five were injured last night by the burning of Spencer academy The dead John Smith Daniel James 12 V V Il i L V Thomas Kuniotubbie I It i William Man Wilson Ilt12I The injured V Alfred Bryant m Harris Fisher Colton Bacon i 1 Ed Clark V Samuel Spring The victims are children of Choctaw Choc-taw parents The fire started at 11 oclock and before all the boys could be aroused from their sleep death came to four Many jumped from the windows of the building but fortunately fortu-nately only the five named were badly injured The academy which is twenty miles from Antlers was completely destroyed de-stroyed It is not known where and how the flames originated There were 102 boys in the school All were in bed when the fire broke out Superintendent Jeter was aroused and was soon directing the exit of the boys The building burned like tinder and despite the good work of Mr Jeter fatalities resulted Many of the students had their hair singed and were burned about the hands and face but those named above are the most seriously hurt V One of the boys who was burned to death was a cripple and the other three were in rooms in which there were no windows Their moans and groans were heart sickening The academy was built by the Choctaw nation and is a total loss as the nation did not carry any insurance |