HEROIC NUNS.
PERISH IN SAVING ORPHANS. By Telesraph—Preae Aeeociatlon-OoDjrlehl i "'"'. NeW York, October 80. At San Antonio, six Sisters of Charity perished in a fire which destroyed nn orphan asylum. The sisters heroically, tried to save their charges. ' Two of tho orphans were killed, and , eighty-five saved. - ' The Mother Superior and other nunsIrish and French—dashed into the burning dormitory, grasped the babies, and handed them/ out to firemen, who were stationed on ladders against the burning building. Several sisters then jumped for their lives. A net was held for them, but ttey missed it, and were orushed to death on the ground. ' • The Mother Superior, and two nuns were overcome by the flames and perished in the ruins. . .
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1586, 1 November 1912, Page 5
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118HEROIC NUNS. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1586, 1 November 1912, Page 5
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