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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
4
In Cleveland the Collinwood disaster at Lake View School prompts widespread funerals. Fifty children buried today with hundreds in mourning crowds. Coroner's inquest reveals heroism by teachers and locked doors hindering escape. Inquest to resume Monday.
Chief Wallace of the Cleveland fire department reviews ruins of the Collinwood School and cites outward opening doors and missing partitions as factors in the tragedy. The board will fire proof basements replace wooden stairs with iron, install enclosed spiral towers and remove inner vestibule doors. Ohio Legislature approves 25,000 dollars plus local funds for relief and safety repairs.
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