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Show 319 DEAD, 150 DYING IN PRISON' EM 4) Victims Perish When Trapped in Cells by Blaze Set by Convicts Guards, Fearing General Uprhhj, Refuse to Strike Off Locks; ; Inmates Aid Rescue ! Br HARRY W. SHARPE Unite Prase Cereeepeoawnt COLUMBUS, 0 April 22 Tk, .low that comH frm Warn anal tmok-kok4 lunf contint U claim vice ttt tUy f tit flr ! Otu atata prUrm, aWi 319 mat. airaaoV War pariah lioMtaJ rprto4 W wot approximately ISO in)ura pmom who ImuI alifht chanca of recovery, ana 100 tW. rar puffrrlnf manor hart. TO tUata) bat u rxpacteJ 11 frw keurry in Iki, Hta worat pnaon fir in rrxxUrv tirraM. Paitdinf Um findmf of Um krvMtif alio )rV by IU1 CrwweU, UU watfara airacter, it n aai4 by efftcUU thai ail eriiaoea Indicalad prWotvm ka4 aUrlad 0m blaa k aaj ttampl to aca. A ptw af rharrrg rhrthlag, feuadj In th oell Uar where Iha lira atari ad. waa Iha ovldeac aa which the. theory wa baaed. All relief agrnrtoa war aiuatarad) bar today with phreloiaaa aa4 auraaa votuntanrlng to at'mpt to aavo the lltea af tho oonvtrta alia fought their way out of tha hlaeine; trap that Ihalr awn comrade bad. at. la a eettle kara aa th dale faid ground th dead war atretcbad I) ra e. All kut II bv baea Idaatlflad Tha 40 convlrte wli aacar-d) a nana triad aroea today tn cvl a through whkh water aloahad a Inch dee. Tha fury af th algii had pa aead and only horror lm garad. In tha went rll block, wbera tha flro atartad. Hill waa la It , rapt blarkened rulna. DIM ANDS tUSPSNSION Couaiy rroearutor Joha K. Chra tar demanded Ihl Warden V, r, Thomaa ba euapandrd until peepnn elblllly for Hie fir bad beea flitxl. (irlaweld drrllnad to dlaruao III matter, but Tltoma delendod blma arlf. "I am Mllaflad that vwythln humanly pnealble waa dona I raie th prleunera." h aajd. "I arrived at th erana within a few minute af-tr af-tr dlarovvry of Iho blaa and houted to all guard la eight t ruab kry from th guard room t tha aalla Aa far aa my loveellge lion ha gone, I find ther war ,1m eolulely no ehote 1 1 red at prtauaarg by any guard, nor war any of Iha prlannere m let reeled In any way. It waa 1:4 p. m. whan Iha flaaietj (Continued on page 11.) Victims Perish When Trapped :v In Cells by Blaze Set by Convicts brother, charpaa, of NeaeleoTl, O.. I had pee one of tha victim. Maelillghts boomed Ilka bowh all thrrugh tha night aa newspaper ra mrin)"ii from att over tha alata enapned scene f tha aftarmaih of tha fir. Two negr Prleoner. John Pher. awn of I'ltallanon. Teon.. serving a Irrm from Cleveland, and Charlev Pimm. Celumhwa, war haroaa of tha rer work. RUN INTO VANO Thare's onlr a tlttla fire tha r "'I told thee at flrat. Hharman aaht. I-a'er tha rra releaaod from thatr rails and ran Into tha prison yrd. Tha rail Mm kj K, f. U an4 II wara In f is tries, ha said. wss getting darter atl tha lima aeld Karma rt. "And tha lira lighted la tha yard. A guard wee refuelng to let tha man out of tha burning building, H I rn ma ami I had ta elrongarm lilm." -Thai a right. , ill." chimed In Blmme. " dnni ami at aa out? Wall ha i-anbw) pp." tha man War Cf7,n. according tn Hharman. -Ila wouldn I lat lham an I "Imma aad I grabbed him aad tonll tha key aaar from him. Haia other or la ooer hit him alerted letting lla fallowa oat. W saved eUlv-alcht eUlv-alcht man. ftoni of tha othara wara alraailr burnl. Th ara rwi' 4 to oaiu. Hi kalpal to carry tham oat." Hharman and Hlnrma Inalatad tha aaw a auard alimai taa man hafnra anlorktna a door. LOCKS IftOrtlN Oaora Aklna. tlavaland !'" da-rllrl how ha halpad hraak lorka wlih a l l( hamm'r. brnka onan araffi.ldlng and M I ha in'n roma throujh It to aafaly," ha aald. Haa . jhnaon. Ialon rwro. n. Aaron madman. claaland. ralalad how thar hrlpad la oqt th bod tea of tha daad on tha laan. "a handlad varr rl that a bronchi out." aal.l J'.hnann. "It mad a fallow ah k. Vuu havan I anr Mra hiw It waa. Wa laid tlwm out In roaa whlla tha tlamaa alill laanad and lha n.(a wara ravin In. r Iranian and a-.ld'ara rra rnahlti all around, but all a a riM waa la lham out In town, lay lham out In rna a." Tha hodlra lalar ara rrmoad lo a mora oharura apot on tha auad-ranala. auad-ranala. whrra lhav wara dumpad Into Ilia army trurfca. Kmhalmara oraat Into aarlr fr.nn all ar antral Ohhi aallal lliara at Ilia innraua a It la Inatrtl-ntrma Inatrtl-ntrma and rltanilalB. around hi ok. If atranf lad daath." I'p on tha alilh liar a tubing hola w rut through tho baary wlra frallotf ow lha oulatda. Hut Ihla hla dd to artooMra ao r d. Thay aould not fat out front Ihalr rail. Aa lha morning tlartil fall wpon lh thaatly arana a ahambta waa ra aalaa). Blarkanad radio wara at raw a aaar tha narrow waya atguad tha laara. Thar War rharrad had a, bamaw maaasto, woodan phalva knokad down by prtannrrl who Vaad lham In a vain affurt la wad (a Ihalr way vol. rlalallT, moat I y Woman, wnllad la vain outatdo lha gtaa for par-ailaalon par-ailaalon to wlar. At lh panllonllary. Ilkowlaa. hun-drada hun-drada of oaratma. mainly woman, loallad at tho front 4or bllKully damandlnf I laara lh fat of hvd fOa. WONT aiLIIVf LIT H'aman wrpt and a faw 'acraamad a gunrda ratuaad to lat tham an tar, Tkay rafuaad I ballat tba ward whan tliar raad lh raaualty llala, mm bwua if horror at lh" lhaulht of tho auddan bhiw and vthar tow gtaddanad at tho Bhaanr of familiar namaa oa, lha llala, lo glva II rradanr. Th man wh war laft un-nathaa) un-nathaa) by lha flra, aroao frutn rra in pad and damp auartara lo ahlrk lliay had haan hardad lnn aftar mldmaht. Thaa tad Indaaau froupa, aurvaylna. lha amoiildarliig ruin with mtnda tluit wanlad to ballaa It waa all aoma ghaally draam. Iiaputy Wardan Wonlard aaaoul-aida aaaoul-aida lh pflava groumia when Oar (Ira alarlad. l waa a abort dlatamw (nay whaa I flrat aaw amok amarglna from th two rail loocfca, ta aaiU "I want lmmdialaly through lh prlaun yard and got tha hay to tha A and H rail Murk at tha tltrrna olhar and of lh main bulldlnga, and told lh guard art lh prlaonara out. CINI TOO CHAITIV "Whan I g-l to tha (I ami II hliak, lha flra daparlmrnl waa play' log atraama of walar upon t ta lo-ra. Bait of Ilia guard hail Bia and wara trying lo brrak Inlo tho ralla. tiuapda Initio and Haldaln wara Bwlnglng aaaa. Hut Ilia arana waa loo ghaally lo rarount rlaarl) ." Talagrama from ail aartbma of H rwilnlry. whar ronvlrla had rHa-tlta rHa-tlta who "atlll rarad. Iagan pouring pour-ing into lh w-ardan'a'orrir duttng lh night and ronllnuad all d.iy. To aai a Inqulrar a carefully wordod maaaaga waa aanl, A broadraat dlrart from III prla-on. prla-on. giving tha world a plcturoof tha tarror within lh walla, and yat In-landad In-landad to raaaaura rrlatlvr of tha Imnrlaonad man thai a mawirlty wara aafa. waa ivnl out during th vanlnr INQUIRV LANNf 0 I:mhlmara and phyalflana from rvrry aaarhy rlly In Ohl wr aammonad I h pawllanllary whan It bar ma taldant thalr aarrlra would K naadad. Throughovt tha night, aa Ilia Irai ka danuallad Ihalr haida of naad nd tnjurad, thay workad. almoat Bhl by Btda, flat Hanalor Oaori, II fVndar of C'laaalaml Inland to aak tipvar-nor tipvar-nor Mrar Y. t'oopar to rail a Bp-rlal Bp-rlal aaaalon of tha laglalalara al anra a a mart of tnuulrv Into lh - bark C lha tragady. "Tha whola prlaon aatam f lh atat naada ravlalon." Manalor Han' dar darlarad. "Th flrat lwi ahould ba. ohalouala. aluindonmant of lha antiquated dath trap till lata prlaon. "Th I 'otumhua prlaon h aaraad for too many year and Ma ron-at ron-at run Inn la fundamanlallr favlly and obaolata. It paaar rould l convarlad Into a niodarn prlaon." Olhar prlaon offlrlala pnlnlad out thai although th Blata panllantlarr la eouippad to taka rar nf laaa than ;aat ntan, II haa bn Inmalng nearly (on. IN CITY LIMITS 1'nllka many atat prUnna, lha panltonttarr bar I lorated'Wlthln lha rlly llmlla of tha rapllal and no far from lha hualnaaa aarthin of lh ally. It gray alona walla front on ona nf tha main Btreei laadlng lo th mnrtliarn aartmn of t'olum-hua t'olum-hua and It la artuailr naarar lha raiillol thaa la tha etaia nlaralt Th morning light fall anhlndara.l upon tha wreckage. Th roof that had eoaerad l wa gone. Tha flra had traaalad raphlla oaar Ihla roof from th paw rail haw k I andr rofialrurtlon. to th ooa In whlrh tha ronvlrtB mat Ihalr daalha W ater an Irvh drop rotrrad rail fjoora. - A araf ild alood groteeo'l! VP galnat tha alda nt lha rail bin. k Many aaaed thalr Ilea by climbing down H. lanv crnaaad th erafrnld to the wlmlooa of tha panllantlarr In an uneuoreaef III effort tn haat down Ilia huge bar of lha wlhdoaa. HIP.0 OISCOVIRCO arrUa Caata, anofhar ronalrt ho rarrlad fifty man from the rail blnrk rUamhla, wa drorarad Mhtvarlng In hta rail on tha third floor by fr. tleorge W. Kali, rhlaf prlaon phlrlao. liaata w a Bllf, faring f-om ahork. lla haa haan In the penlteptlarv alnr IP, 'I. aorvlng a tan to taanlr-year aanlanr fr rohherv. Ilia honta la In Mrvtrn. Han lluduar of ('anion, aarvlng a Ufa aantrnra for romnllrlly In lha Baaaaalnallnn of I Vin Mallat, Canton nawwiirr editor, o-orkad unMrlngly at a pulmolor reviving men aa Ihrv wara carried from th burning cell blnrk. A reporter found Tl Kunkle. a ronrlrt. anhhln bitterly la that guard nffire within tba aa- HI eatllng fir la rag aad traeh aadr lb ( alhll rhpe all pa, "After w laid dawa war boaa and tot water at th flra w a aa w I ka .ili-illow In lh a a par lori waa hot laaa. Ha w rwejronlralftd wf effort upon th lower tier. "Th prteowera war dlaaattaflad with ur plana and triad ta wraiwh away aur llnea, directing the stream lo tha upper window, and mark of tha effect of h water wa met allogathar " COOiOATI ITORV rireme Arthur llartung and ft Hoederar aorroboraled lh ehlefg atory of frantta Intarferanr with th fir fighter by lha maddened mad-dened ewnvlria. "'tmn't you go In Iher. yag ' an of th man arreanted at aa." aald llarlun. "Then thay all alarlad ruralng and ana f them grabbed for my aa. Wa wara finally forced ta retire. And aa wa bfl. on of lha ma yelled after u. 'We'll burn thl piar dowa before lh night la rrt:- Haaj Itanderaon, Cincinnati highway high-way yohber. loat a brother In the' flra. Ilo pointed I a rharrad call n th alith tier and aald: "Thar I whr my brother died." Veh. Hank died la ther Ilk a rat lla pvr bad a rhanre. "Thar I what I left nf hi radio and ther la where ha kept hi al.iff." Hig Ban turned away. COULONT OIT Nf AN "I did my beat lo raarli him whan thay rrteaeed ma from lh white rail block whar I w confined." ha aald, "but I could I gat near the place." Hank waa aarvlng a an I fifteen, year aentetM for burglary. II n. tared lha prlaon In l:2. IVa waa rralaj la June, ll:. A etrang party wnded lla wv threugh lh w-ater.Boaked nd rharrad call black whar mora than IK prrlahed. Ther wa Jo p,ueall. diminutive Cleveland highway robber, who wa rrvlng a five-rear aantanra for a aerie of depeedatlona that kept I level nd poiira rhaaing him for raka. And lhar wa fleorg alenglon. Bant up from Toledo. ftoorga and Jo ar pala, tleorge a strapping ball-mat fellow and Joe a mil fellow who Inaiet h "only a It-year-old khf when be committed hi rohberle, Jo waa nurelng aor limb and bruieed arma. tn hu far b carried car-ried th marti f a burn. "I eavd about twenty fallow, b aald. "I keeled aver twice and thay brought mm around with ammonia." Oeorge aald h avd about a d often oft-en of hla fellow. Th pala war mem her of th whit cell block, which raped lh fir. POINTS OUT PATHOS It remained for Hen llenderaon again t point out th pa tho f on of lh many Incident in tha tragic lira "They wera letting a fellow down wllh a rpe." ho recounted. "Th rope Bllpped and tightened I (Ceatlaued frara pg J ) wt giecwvred la rait anil L an-wawd an-wawd prtena block. W oadaa Ulr-War, Ulr-War, (oairiractad a a part f lata. weary repair, fed lh kla, ad M (raad la eal anil O and II. whar to aelorara war returning from Banner ta b locked In their call -Thl wa lh moment ebneew by tho rwaeplratora loc their mutiny. Th red longu of flame, creeping p th alalr of call unit L " have been tha algnal lor revolt. In- lead. It lighted a pyre, welding tha lorka (nd fualng tlx te para that hM pearly 1 man prlaon r tan hln a I 'P of Ihalr wa making. laalo lh llerr pit lha fear-Cra fear-Cra aad ronvlrl beat galnat the daara aad Bhrlaked their demanda far rate. Alteraalely they raread aad prayed ta th guard autald to strike off th locks and let them Latter their war la freedom. Hut th guard ataooing grimly by their rwara, refueed Thay leared a aea aral unrlaing. raleaaing nearly cnnvlris. waa In th awaking. MCI UPWANO Tha blaee raced upward through th span rorTtdors f lh cell boa, finding litil limber lo teed , until It Btmrk lha baa ronl awd aia lla way through. Th ai-rcamlng man below hagan J wralh from Bhowere of hot ember and redoubled their Iropreratlone. r.plca of hcrolam nd of cowrd-be cowrd-be wee written In lh three hour rluipter of horror. There wera pie who eipialed a Ufa of crime oa lh aiiar ml aacrlfira for thatr frlloo Thar war lhar. deeper!, rruel aea la Ufa. who cringed kofor eager ea-ger and ran away. Mot all lh prlennere had bean kxked up when the flrat danger aianal waa Bounded. Three lh guard Irked haetlly to hard Inl thatr cell. Th fear of plot t l-y l-y upper moat In Inaitlutloa a har man I In lh mind of every tan. tma group of prlaofier wars be log hurried along bv th guard within th doomed call houa. Thay rebelled sad turned oa Ihalr keep-eie. keep-eie. striking them dowa with fiats and snairhlng tha keys from their haad. t'akncklng what door tney oouid. Ihey drova e erl hundred pctoncv la open air. A guard, hlmaelf unable Is carry ant what other called their duty. lned th cnavici In wrearhing it lh pick and hauling tnr h-lener to aafety, ,1'IN SHP.IIKS Oulald. 1h prison a I ran wsg Hitting lh air with ahrteka for aa s.alanca. It brought th llr depart, mant, every availabi policeman la ('oluaibus. and a company of fad aral troop from Kort llayaa. It railed national guardsmen from tiioir bamea la mobilisa In tha sisi armory ind Ptov. In full battle nulpmeat, I th seen of th disaster. dis-aster. It brought Ian ambulsncea and Aoaen army trucks and culled to duty acorea of phvelclan and puree. yary agenry for tha protection pro-tection afilife aad property was oa f iiard within aa hour. Ulthla tha warden's of ( Ire, two line f strategy iters mapped out. Th lirat campaign waa la subdu tht Tlr. Tb wcond was lo aaa that of three pearly o men, on tenth of them apparantiy domwed ta death aad torture, tha remainder should wot tsar down lb vary wall la their rtga and tear and produca th greatest prlaoa break la bletory. "Tha prlaon bacama a pandemonium ft tha fuunea burst through th roof. Phortly after lha flrat fir ws dls-ovrrd. aarond blaa. In th Caihotte rhapal, was fouad and promptly asllngulehed. Hut by this tma a ms)orliy of tha mora hard nad and rack lea criminal, atlll hoping for ears pa, wera atlll plot-ttna- and a group of lifers struck down their guards, msde a break fo th woolen mill, I" yard aoaa and out It to tha torch. hi bara hands, sad although b had a rhanco l flea tha yard atsyad In th biasing callhoue t reoro his companions. W hea ha could find no mora living, ha carried car-ried out two dead. LIOMTt OUT At I II p. m, with th fiamaa f lh wast cell black dying down, lha horror w heightened by col la pee of th lighting erstem. A short rlr-rait, rlr-rait, rsused by falling Umber, throw the prison Into darknee. cava for lira flicker at the bias and law scattered earrhllghta Out af thl darkneaa cam a Ihe koare rrle of man both Ineld lh smouldering banding and In Ihe yard. Titan lha lights flaahed n again. In feat nana of temporary bulhe. draped front tha wall Ilk tb decoration at a garden parte. Tli hraveet af.the berveae, guard recalled today, wara member af "com pa ay K." S group of th moat IncorrigiPla prleonec la th penitent peni-tent lory. Isolated from lha other prlsonera aa breeders of discontent, trouble and rebellion, they hav Inspired riols, ftrea and escapes In Ihalr lima. HiV. laat night Ihalr courage equaled their holdneee of tho paat. Thay foughl. aid by Bid wllh th gusrda, to reoru their wnfortunale fellow prior acre and to do bo they went through danger thai none but map inspired would aav dard far. W It h lh real oral Inn ml lh light-Ing light-Ing avatem lit guards and fireman began la gat a plcfur of th alter deeolatma. Man. dead nd dying plied In contorted hasp In the yard. forned norrlhk groupa. II almoat Impoaaihia ta parat lha dying from lh dead. Yet ther wera aom. Singed. Slightly burned perhape. wh merged from th Cham! hot searlv una.alhed and wh refused hospital trastmenl. OPIVSN INTO CP.OWO Meanwhile Iho thouaands af prlaon ara who wara looa In lha great yard. Includtng many a ho bad thruat lhamaelvea by main alrength But af lh burning call block, were gradually being driven lot a compact com-pact ccoad. whova thay could b put under lh muulea af lh rhln guns. Orders war leaued I tits soldier la fir at th first evm a. I by thl group. Than, In an art of greater kind nee and realising Iho psyrhol. ogy of lis effect on lh terror stricken Inmate, group af guards and afflclals want Into tha yard and among tha men with reaaaurlng words. Tha flra waa vr. tb con-vina con-vina were told, and ther ws n danger. Hut lh reaaaurlng word earned also a warning. Thar must ba no attempt to break snd any sorb attempt wauld ba met by vol-leys. vol-leys. , t Ths tamult died down and lha shouting, both al erased fear and rage, cams ta an end. Gradually lha prlaon )srd look an a semblance of order. The dead ear wrapped In blankets snd laid In rows, long lines of ambulance rolled up to tho prlaon doors nd departed with their wads af burnod i and many dvlng-prlaoners. MOROUB lTAtlMtD I Under tha guns of th military forrea another morgue and hospital wara MtaMiehed n lh alata lair: ground, pear th prison. Into these groanda poured a con- I Mant stream of trucks, am hula ore snd ordinary wagons, bearing their tragkr frelgkl and guarded, aa though In honor, by Ihs rillra of Ihe escort party. Kvary avallahla physician and purwa In Columhu haalened lo answer an-swer to lha rail for help. Hoore presented Ihemeelvea for servlr voluntarily snd hundreds of others, ordinary olHsena. begged ta be given an opportunity lo Join In I" reeru wvrk. I'rlaon authorllle sent l nc for every unc of sromstlc spirits of smmonla that could b found In th city. Ibini la ktta ta aava hki--4, iHaugti rtwu Wfirlitra loufht far amira, rjrl apart lha tat wtrhw, ta 4 ) r alfna at Ufa. ;rMr-e .ara Wau(tt Inta tha wartfam afft a for ttH.f . Manf af 1hm f.jrwn! It tmtraalr.. ta aVarrtlia)) tha horror Ihrf had w It n94. Iful taf wra a yttit In arlar.rtt that tha tlmm mn4 I amor ho wara aa thirl, la U an M opf.na af lha rrllhowit thot M woutrt ka It-rva (wiewstM.hla for any hwmaa aatnf ta ll through tha lnfrn-, Hhartry aftrr m.JnlcM lha ra movsil of ha MMlia n.' At 1 lot k tha flrat rar go of rla4 ar rtri at lha cat (to harn In lha ataia fair flrounla. fmm th-n on th army tru ha rmblt4 thruah lha fair at lwo.j;-mlnul Int'rvala. oarlt Irurh rarrrlntj al b4toa. 0IN$ INQUIMV Ktala -lfara tHrarlor llal rirta ol4 arrlt4 al Iho piniif.tiary phortly afior mMntcht and ln an InfiArmal tnvliaatkn. bat ith a rMjnrify af tha mn iHrnd to thtr rvlla arvJ tha flr undrr ron trol ha pAvn4 formal Inquiry until I It i, m, Th I trot Informal tflaruaal-nii af tha flra an4 lla rur look, plara tn lha llv.n rvm of Wardrn Thoma homo. Mtanhllo l-frarn l-frarn had boon nt la (totwrnor t onpd-r, ha in a Virginia htMh r-nrl. Th ovarnor an nownrad ha wa return Ing ta L'a lumhua lmmdil-ly. Hhll Ihr wrdn taa iiatlrn. In oortvlria who - pj from tha ft n ml n lhhjiitwl ithr. th r-rln In lh of flra of fir put y War drn J mra , Woodward. rwk"unlad thMr rspt-rrpn- and t-t.f,M la tha frantH effort thai wrra mdr to Itbrrato tha trapped mn In lha aptr llrra. I, if ton it. Mhoaiy. tortmr rtava-land rtava-land roonrl1m.n, rvln a trm for mbrsKlrmnt. wa la lh prtaoa afflra whan tha flrat alarm waa glvrn. A prtaonrr ruah. Into th offb and aabod for th hy l lha rl hlorh." h aald. "I ava It la him. Another ord rnlareti with a aim-Itar aim-Itar rraueat. hut In th Itrmrnt wa wrrt una hi t find aMltknl hrya. and I Initl tha guard to hrw-ak throuaih tha ikra. Half an hnir later ihey wera bring tn lha bodlca out, VNINQ OUT INJURIO Tha flrat wa remoi td wr lh Injurrd. ftrarurra on their mt Irin brought out thrp bo1T and Uld 4hcm an lha floor In lh anie room. But then tha bodlea began romlng too faal and lhy had In lenvo them an I tie ground In front af tha drpwty'a affho." argeanl KdaarfJ Jenklna af tha arlaon guard waa Inatda th prlaon offWa when lha flra etarted. H hen I ruahad to an antranra overloohtng lha prison yard,1 he aald. aaw lha flra had a ood atari, an I went to th guard room ta gr lha hra, but tho fceya war gone. T hen I w enl bar tt t hrou h the yard la tha tnatd af Iho gat atrwliadr to let the firemen lo. I waa in t-harg of lha blailng rrll-houaes.' rrll-houaes.' One of lha drama tie Inetdrnt of tha three. hour haitle wa ona of Mi ftertnatha whan Captain John Mill, tn command of live night watrh and a hardened veteran of prlaon atrlfe, waa aeroried from th prlaon yard by cordon of poUr fur faar af an aitarfc uoon hta if by enraged convict. Tha aclmera, aeorrhlng for aa outlet for Ihelr anger, tarmd their hatred a gain at him ami blame1 him In great part for lha tragedy on tha grounda that ha had rrfuaad to permit tha guard ta throw aprn th door. oTOflY DIFFIRtNT Captain fl Hla atorv. told whan he wa aumritoned b fr t'ommla-aloner t'ommla-aloner llrumokl. waa riif'errnl. - waa In tha guard room when lha flra broka out.1 ha aald. t told tha prlaunrra la open lha window of their rlla lrcauaa of the heavy aav. Th f la mra wrra on lha Inald. Tha imiihi wa an drnaa I roultlirt ae through It. I could only aee ona guard, and that waa Watl.tn on. lthouih I lincw fjuard llttlr nd llahlwln wera an JnI). Wat hlna wa on tha aorond floor. Hev aral guarda rama to ua In the guard room and arg for hcj. fo did prlaonera. "I aaw lha krya on Iho rack he. fore th fire atarted, but they war gone. had aeen another guard glva them to fsriaonera to unlorkt tha doora. Wathlnaon had m key la hla hand. I aaw him fal ta " llireo limes, overt'oma by amolt.,, Tha vlcluua fight W It N rraae4 In-mat In-mat a 1-ent on letting lha rntlra In at li ul inn go up In fiamaa wa d-at d-at rthed hv Mra t hief 4 T. Ikahurn. wtarao battalion aa ona of Ilia flrat In tha ground. MAO WITH HORROR Ve wera aurrounded by frantic convh-t." h ad. Thay aald wa weren't trying to put out lha fire. They wera mad ith horror al a Ing their romradm tile up thara on the high ttera. "rinaliy a Una waa cut and a con vU-t wUh a knife In hla hand wa aren running aaay. I btticvn that alt that aaved ua from murder waa tha fart thai tha prlaonera had no real leader. Ther a la no question hut that all the fire a were aet. Thera a aa nothing In arctlon I whlrh would hav caused a flra naturally or by aponianeou corn-bunt corn-bunt ion. 'The Mate spread faaler than normally, and to add lo our dtffl cult lea shortly after our big emergency emer-gency vet a tank wa brought Into th yaid tha eonvlrta tried ta breast II oi-tn. Their nest mova waa to try to aet flra to a dormitory an tha aavt alda hy firing Ihelr mat-treaees. mat-treaees. - innlly wa found another l aniall Maw had heen atarted hy rOHCIO TO WITMDP.AW Wardea P. 1. Thomas ordarsd tits tstes ooenod lor th llr depart, want. Th llr fighters entered Ihe oar, erilr to find Iheaisslvea face fee with a Jeering, oraiy mb of rioter wh threatened t er " foam to place If Ihey attempted to itlnguleh tha Masea. Tho flra d aaactmant waa forced I withdraw, eeaaporarllv. "I will aol aend my men In Iher nleea thay ara given adequate protection." pro-tection." said Mrs Chief Al Nice. . Arrival of th national guardsmen rotn'orrlitf tha nolle and federal rroopa. wh had thrown a slrel ring round tha prison, (sva sufficient eveenglh to I lie aalliorlllea to piaVe TXal- flrat drlva ssslnsl the 4"0 mllllnf convicts. Thrv went In. w llh bsronel. snd cleared lha war for tha firemen. Th blase In the nelen mill waa aoon aillngulahed a-arno penitentiary look nn tha sn-ficsrsnc sn-ficsrsnc of a lege. Th aslla VrlaUed wllh mschln gun and enilitary force guardsd ovary evlt. Ths strstegr of ths wsrden snd his men wss worslnd out. Whatever plight heppan " trapped con. Wirt Within th burning call Mr-.. 1hr would P wholraal jail delivery. de-livery. -Three hundred padtaa hsvs been counted." It was snnoumed after .a Innf lines af reacw workers hsd t.Ml.fl an hour bringing aul tli Plarksnad lorms. Tha center f baroUm ws around and lnkl 111 blsln cell anlla tl and II. whar moat of lh prisoners wera quartered In tha upper llera. mrin WAV OUT AMMONIA. ANTIDOTC Ammoala Is tha sntl.lota for partial par-tial sulfation by smoke. phortlv alter th work ml removing remov-ing tho dead and Injured began. A new squadron ol llftecn army trucks moved In to supplant lh ten slresdy In aecvl.-e M Hilary control of th "drfrnoes f th prison fell Inlo order Ilk rlorkwork. Ths Ihouaande of curl-oelty curl-oelty seeker. llraclrd to lit prlaon by lit stran snd Ihs rspldly epr railing rail-ing news, wera driven hack by Ihe guard. men, wh formed a rigid cordoa around th streets leading lo lh prison, through which II wss Impossible for on without buslnrea liter lo penetrate. Kvery foot nf apar an th walls. In th sentinel toners and at the galea had lis guard armed allhcr alth rltlo or m-hin gun. flcslil groups of tltes maclilns gnnnere wera flsrln acelvk-ne torches, a needed protection when lha electric light failed, cietlng a glare Into lha great quadrangle. WOK RAPIDLY W Ithla ths warden's nfflca and at hla home, which is Instils ths prison (slea, lha official worked rapidly. Warden Thomas wss lh siil'Jecl of conflicting emotions, lla ret used la believe at first that lila prlaonera prlaon-era Ihemeelvea bad lighted tha moat terrible bless In th Itlatnry of prlaon flrea. but Hist rlr. Marshal Hay tilll preaenled Mm the convincing con-vincing evidence, a pll ! c'isrred convicts armenls. dlacovercl beneath be-neath lh lalrre that formed a la.l.ler for the fiamaa by which lliey ' Vsny ronverts, nilrarulou.ly ea-ewplng ea-ewplng bo tearlag bara from Ine Si ons wslls. snd ualruj them as levers snd crowbar la llliecala thorn aelvea. reached open lr. only lo dah back Into th surforwllns, bell t ek Ihelr roinpank.ns. Th auards at thla point, unshls to stand by and aaa their rharg i. without a chanc. plunged Inlo th cellheue nd dragged msnv acreamliu: men to safely. They had ha., rcleaeed from th l lb Bars thay muet keep a ms In ni "lt-i.;'!..r.Vh.. ;wnd Bur Oonlnger. -espwdo ." va lire for aockte. Twelve lime be marl hla wa, Inl lh. furn.ca, each tin coming out. choking nd roughing, with th limp body f a friend. Ilo mada a thirteenth t-trmpt t-trmpt lo go In-an4 collspscd. dy ,nft wss Itere. too. thai Frank Ward. nr a nollcemsn. found regenera-vtciw regenera-vtciw HeKIn an he hacked awy st the locks of lilf 0"" Afll d.K-s. liberating thalr Bhrleklng Iniixtes snd drlvina them Into Uie "Tad Iher wss "Big -Im- Morton, desiawals Ck.elsnd bank n.bbr ,,li bruks out ol lit cell with reached the cell blocha. Tli warden's wife remained si her hua hands side Ihieusliuut III early rhaptera of lha drama. When th tragedy brought bom ta her. with III aaful ara a of th deal ha. aha collapsed. Hot wllh III aa hour aha bad icgalnrd her com-poaura com-poaura and waa leaulng ltilrurtlotii lo lha nurse w ho bad reaponded te th general call lor help, and sl busy filling hyiorlcrinlu needles mni preparing bsmlugea. RADIO BRINQS AID There wss a lamenlslila shortsgi of swruina and bypodermlo needles but appeals for additional help broad, sal bv local radio station brought every eattanr that Is wttlit lh poser of Columbus l five, Th west rrll block Willi wss glowing hot ma aa f tw luted aire and aniotilderlna- debrl today w hat th prison olilclala begao thai rrnxkup of the lUtll of Ul' tragedy. On ol lh flrat terrible revelations revela-tions was thst titer bsd been 131 men an ths sixth tier of th doomrt building. They er cruelied an burned when th roof gave way am ccaehrd down, a maaa of fire, upot 1 Ida cell blocks below. Hoi una o |
