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Worcester Daily Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Fire at Brooklyn Public School on Jan. 19 killed seven young boys (ages 6-10), with two more reported dead and several injured, including Abijah Piersall not expected to recover and an unnamed child with broken legs.
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New York, Jan. 20.—At the burning of the Public School in Brooklyn yesterday, seven boys were killed, two are reported dead, and two wounded and not expected to live. They were all about six or seven years of age, except one, who was ten. The names of the children killed are Henry Plass, son of Garwood Plass, Henry LeBlanc, John W. Green, H. C. Smith, whose parents reside at 331 Bridge street, Stephen Bloomfield of Gold street, a son of Phebe Fernald, a boy named Weeks of Oxford street, a child named Brower of Nassau street, and another named McKenzie, residing in Canton street and reported dead. Abijah Piersall of Canal street was taken out alive, but not expected to recover. A child, name unknown, had both legs broken.
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Brooklyn, New York
Event Date
Jan. 19
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seven boys killed, two reported dead, two wounded and not expected to live, abijah piersall not expected to recover, one child with both legs broken
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Burning of the Public School in Brooklyn resulted in the deaths of seven boys aged about six or seven, except one who was ten; additional casualties include two reported dead, two wounded not expected to live, and injuries to others