Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1909 — NEGRO STUDENTS IN BLAZE [ARTICLE]

NEGRO STUDENTS IN BLAZE

One Leaps From Third Story Window —College Dormitory Burns. Marshall, Tex., Nov. 26.—Fire destroyed the dormitory of Bishop college, one of the largest educational institutions for negroes in the south. The loss is $50,006. Ninety students had narrow escapes. Lester Thomas probably was fatally injured in leaping from a third story window.