Name not reported

Six boys died in a dormitory fire at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna, Florida, in 1914, according to a 2014 Equal Justice Initiative account. A 2013 Denver Post report describes eight boys killed in a 1914 fire at the Florida State Reform School in Marianna, where the boys had been locked in a room. Neither account gives the boys' names. The two reports may describe the same fire, with differing counts and details.

Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident (neglect alleged). The account says the boys were locked in a room when the fire broke out, which is a failure of supervision by the school.

Sources (2)

• Families spur probe into Florida home for wayward boys where many died The Denver Post, February 9, 2013
• Abuse, Racism Revisited at Florida Reform School Equal Justice Initiative, February 27, 2014