LIST OF DEAD IN LOCAL FIRE INCREASES ONE
W. F. Wood Thinks Victim Was His Son, Cleon, Who Is Missing
Another body, identified as that of a man, was recovered from the ruins of the Getto Building at 10 o'clock this morning, by volunteer workers who were helping W. F. Wood, restaurant owner, who still believed the remains of his son, Cleon Wood, had not been found.
This makes the ninth body found in the ruins, Bert Furnas , assistant fire chief, who was present when the body was recovered, was at a loss to account for its presence there.
We had checked up the list of residents in the building and had located all but eight of them, he said. When we recovered eight bodies, we naturally concluded they had all been taken out, and did no more work. Mr. Wood however did not seem to be satisfied and received permission to turn over the remainder of the ruins with the result that he found this body. Evidently either this or one of the other bodies we found was that of a visitor who was not included on the list of regular residents with which we were furnished.
A Spiritualist Helped
W. F. Wood told Furnas, and Police Patrolman Paul Littleton, that his continued search was due to his having consulted a fortune teller or clairvoyant, who said the body of his son was still in the ruins. Workers had been working on the excavation for about two days, Furnas said.
The Ninth body was found in the extreme southwest corner of the building. It was buried beneath three feet of shattered bricks and motor. The twisted frame of an iron bedstead was found near the body.
Wood said today he did not know who had been helping him dig. I went into the building and got permission to dig, he said. After I had been digging there alone for awhile, some others came and started to help me. Different people came at different times. I don't know any of their names.
Change Funeral Plans
The finding of the ninth body in the ruins this morning caused hurried changes to be made in the plans for the public funeral this afternoon. Arrangements had been made for the burial of five bodies; three had already been claimed by relatives. When Commandant Melvin Calhoun, of the Salvation Army, was informed of the finding of the body this morning, he immediately changed the funeral plans to include the sixth body.
W. F. Wood was inclined to think the body was that of his son but permitted it to be buried with the five other victims this afternoon.
Funeral at 2
The public service for the victims was held at 2 o'clock at the First Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Walter Scott Priest, assisted by several other ministers of the city officiating.
Following the services the funeral cortege left the church and passed thru the business district of town, a long train of automobiles following. The cortege consisted of the Salvation Army band, six hearses furnished by Gill's and the City Undertaking Company, cars containing relatives and members of the ministerial association, and automobiles with persons who had attended the funeral. It was one of the most impressive funeral processions ever witnessed in Wichita.
The line of marel, was south on Lawrence to Central, west to Main, south to Douglas, east to Hillside and north to the College Hill Memorial Lawns where a whole lot had been donated for the fist resting place of the fire victims.
Five Names Known
The names of five of the bodies are known to be: Mrs. Lottie Anderson; her daughter, Grace; Miss Edna Knight; Miss Nellie Anderson and Cleon Wood. The other is undoubtedly one of the two unknown men who were listed among the missing in the early reports.
Mrs. W. F. Wood, mother of the lost son, was badly burned and is still in St. Francis Hospital.
The finding the body this morning resulted in directions being given to continue the search of the ruins for other possible victims.
Published in the Wichita Beacon, third edition, Friday evening, February 16, 1923
The College Hill Memorial Lawns Cemetery was changed to White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
W. F. Wood Thinks Victim Was His Son, Cleon, Who Is Missing
Another body, identified as that of a man, was recovered from the ruins of the Getto Building at 10 o'clock this morning, by volunteer workers who were helping W. F. Wood, restaurant owner, who still believed the remains of his son, Cleon Wood, had not been found.
This makes the ninth body found in the ruins, Bert Furnas , assistant fire chief, who was present when the body was recovered, was at a loss to account for its presence there.
We had checked up the list of residents in the building and had located all but eight of them, he said. When we recovered eight bodies, we naturally concluded they had all been taken out, and did no more work. Mr. Wood however did not seem to be satisfied and received permission to turn over the remainder of the ruins with the result that he found this body. Evidently either this or one of the other bodies we found was that of a visitor who was not included on the list of regular residents with which we were furnished.
A Spiritualist Helped
W. F. Wood told Furnas, and Police Patrolman Paul Littleton, that his continued search was due to his having consulted a fortune teller or clairvoyant, who said the body of his son was still in the ruins. Workers had been working on the excavation for about two days, Furnas said.
The Ninth body was found in the extreme southwest corner of the building. It was buried beneath three feet of shattered bricks and motor. The twisted frame of an iron bedstead was found near the body.
Wood said today he did not know who had been helping him dig. I went into the building and got permission to dig, he said. After I had been digging there alone for awhile, some others came and started to help me. Different people came at different times. I don't know any of their names.
Change Funeral Plans
The finding of the ninth body in the ruins this morning caused hurried changes to be made in the plans for the public funeral this afternoon. Arrangements had been made for the burial of five bodies; three had already been claimed by relatives. When Commandant Melvin Calhoun, of the Salvation Army, was informed of the finding of the body this morning, he immediately changed the funeral plans to include the sixth body.
W. F. Wood was inclined to think the body was that of his son but permitted it to be buried with the five other victims this afternoon.
Funeral at 2
The public service for the victims was held at 2 o'clock at the First Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Walter Scott Priest, assisted by several other ministers of the city officiating.
Following the services the funeral cortege left the church and passed thru the business district of town, a long train of automobiles following. The cortege consisted of the Salvation Army band, six hearses furnished by Gill's and the City Undertaking Company, cars containing relatives and members of the ministerial association, and automobiles with persons who had attended the funeral. It was one of the most impressive funeral processions ever witnessed in Wichita.
The line of marel, was south on Lawrence to Central, west to Main, south to Douglas, east to Hillside and north to the College Hill Memorial Lawns where a whole lot had been donated for the fist resting place of the fire victims.
Five Names Known
The names of five of the bodies are known to be: Mrs. Lottie Anderson; her daughter, Grace; Miss Edna Knight; Miss Nellie Anderson and Cleon Wood. The other is undoubtedly one of the two unknown men who were listed among the missing in the early reports.
Mrs. W. F. Wood, mother of the lost son, was badly burned and is still in St. Francis Hospital.
The finding the body this morning resulted in directions being given to continue the search of the ruins for other possible victims.
Published in the Wichita Beacon, third edition, Friday evening, February 16, 1923
The College Hill Memorial Lawns Cemetery was changed to White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
LIST OF DEAD IN LOCAL FIRE INCREASES ONE
W. F. Wood Thinks Victim Was His Son, Cleon, Who Is Missing
Another body, identified as that of a man, was recovered from the ruins of the Getto Building at 10 o'clock this morning, by volunteer workers who were helping W. F. Wood, restaurant owner, who still believed the remains of his son, Cleon Wood, had not been found.
This makes the ninth body found in the ruins, Bert Furnas , assistant fire chief, who was present when the body was recovered, was at a loss to account for its presence there.
We had checked up the list of residents in the building and had located all but eight of them, he said. When we recovered eight bodies, we naturally concluded they had all been taken out, and did no more work. Mr. Wood however did not seem to be satisfied and received permission to turn over the remainder of the ruins with the result that he found this body. Evidently either this or one of the other bodies we found was that of a visitor who was not included on the list of regular residents with which we were furnished.
A Spiritualist Helped
W. F. Wood told Furnas, and Police Patrolman Paul Littleton, that his continued search was due to his having consulted a fortune teller or clairvoyant, who said the body of his son was still in the ruins. Workers had been working on the excavation for about two days, Furnas said.
The Ninth body was found in the extreme southwest corner of the building. It was buried beneath three feet of shattered bricks and motor. The twisted frame of an iron bedstead was found near the body.
Wood said today he did not know who had been helping him dig. I went into the building and got permission to dig, he said. After I had been digging there alone for awhile, some others came and started to help me. Different people came at different times. I don't know any of their names.
Change Funeral Plans
The finding of the ninth body in the ruins this morning caused hurried changes to be made in the plans for the public funeral this afternoon. Arrangements had been made for the burial of five bodies; three had already been claimed by relatives. When Commandant Melvin Calhoun, of the Salvation Army, was informed of the finding of the body this morning, he immediately changed the funeral plans to include the sixth body.
W. F. Wood was inclined to think the body was that of his son but permitted it to be buried with the five other victims this afternoon.
Funeral at 2
The public service for the victims was held at 2 o'clock at the First Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Walter Scott Priest, assisted by several other ministers of the city officiating.
Following the services the funeral cortege left the church and passed thru the business district of town, a long train of automobiles following. The cortege consisted of the Salvation Army band, six hearses furnished by Gill's and the City Undertaking Company, cars containing relatives and members of the ministerial association, and automobiles with persons who had attended the funeral. It was one of the most impressive funeral processions ever witnessed in Wichita.
The line of marel, was south on Lawrence to Central, west to Main, south to Douglas, east to Hillside and north to the College Hill Memorial Lawns where a whole lot had been donated for the fist resting place of the fire victims.
Five Names Known
The names of five of the bodies are known to be: Mrs. Lottie Anderson; her daughter, Grace; Miss Edna Knight; Miss Nellie Anderson and Cleon Wood. The other is undoubtedly one of the two unknown men who were listed among the missing in the early reports.
Mrs. W. F. Wood, mother of the lost son, was badly burned and is still in St. Francis Hospital.
The finding the body this morning resulted in directions being given to continue the search of the ruins for other possible victims.
Published in the Wichita Beacon, third edition, Friday evening, February 16, 1923
The College Hill Memorial Lawns Cemetery was changed to White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
W. F. Wood Thinks Victim Was His Son, Cleon, Who Is Missing
Another body, identified as that of a man, was recovered from the ruins of the Getto Building at 10 o'clock this morning, by volunteer workers who were helping W. F. Wood, restaurant owner, who still believed the remains of his son, Cleon Wood, had not been found.
This makes the ninth body found in the ruins, Bert Furnas , assistant fire chief, who was present when the body was recovered, was at a loss to account for its presence there.
We had checked up the list of residents in the building and had located all but eight of them, he said. When we recovered eight bodies, we naturally concluded they had all been taken out, and did no more work. Mr. Wood however did not seem to be satisfied and received permission to turn over the remainder of the ruins with the result that he found this body. Evidently either this or one of the other bodies we found was that of a visitor who was not included on the list of regular residents with which we were furnished.
A Spiritualist Helped
W. F. Wood told Furnas, and Police Patrolman Paul Littleton, that his continued search was due to his having consulted a fortune teller or clairvoyant, who said the body of his son was still in the ruins. Workers had been working on the excavation for about two days, Furnas said.
The Ninth body was found in the extreme southwest corner of the building. It was buried beneath three feet of shattered bricks and motor. The twisted frame of an iron bedstead was found near the body.
Wood said today he did not know who had been helping him dig. I went into the building and got permission to dig, he said. After I had been digging there alone for awhile, some others came and started to help me. Different people came at different times. I don't know any of their names.
Change Funeral Plans
The finding of the ninth body in the ruins this morning caused hurried changes to be made in the plans for the public funeral this afternoon. Arrangements had been made for the burial of five bodies; three had already been claimed by relatives. When Commandant Melvin Calhoun, of the Salvation Army, was informed of the finding of the body this morning, he immediately changed the funeral plans to include the sixth body.
W. F. Wood was inclined to think the body was that of his son but permitted it to be buried with the five other victims this afternoon.
Funeral at 2
The public service for the victims was held at 2 o'clock at the First Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Walter Scott Priest, assisted by several other ministers of the city officiating.
Following the services the funeral cortege left the church and passed thru the business district of town, a long train of automobiles following. The cortege consisted of the Salvation Army band, six hearses furnished by Gill's and the City Undertaking Company, cars containing relatives and members of the ministerial association, and automobiles with persons who had attended the funeral. It was one of the most impressive funeral processions ever witnessed in Wichita.
The line of marel, was south on Lawrence to Central, west to Main, south to Douglas, east to Hillside and north to the College Hill Memorial Lawns where a whole lot had been donated for the fist resting place of the fire victims.
Five Names Known
The names of five of the bodies are known to be: Mrs. Lottie Anderson; her daughter, Grace; Miss Edna Knight; Miss Nellie Anderson and Cleon Wood. The other is undoubtedly one of the two unknown men who were listed among the missing in the early reports.
Mrs. W. F. Wood, mother of the lost son, was badly burned and is still in St. Francis Hospital.
The finding the body this morning resulted in directions being given to continue the search of the ruins for other possible victims.
Published in the Wichita Beacon, third edition, Friday evening, February 16, 1923
The College Hill Memorial Lawns Cemetery was changed to White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
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