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 gives the number as eight boys, who it says had been locked in a room when the fire broke out at the Florida State Reform School. The accounts differ on how many died.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). A 1914 newspaper account says the boys were locked in a room when the dormitory fire broke out, and it does not state the cause of the fire.

Reported by: 1914 newspaper account (reporters).

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