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Q THB' MOKNTNG OBEGONIAN, FRIDAY, JANBaky i, laus. 35 EVI$ED LIST OF C&ICAGO. Dec. 3L Fcllowim; Is a revised fist ot the known dead: MRS. JOHN ADANECK. Bartlett, HL WALTER D. AUSTRIAN, Laporte, Ind, eon of Joseph D. Austrian. ETHEL. BARKER. MRS. C. D. BARTLETT, Bartlett, 111. CHARLES R. BARNHEIEEL. "WXLLlAJi C. BEUTEL. MRS. W. F. BOTCE. HELEN BRYERELOTH. MISS MARION BIRD. Sola, HL WALTER B. BISSINGER. MRS. H. C. B IRNDSLET. N. W. BODICE. MRS. EMMA BRINCKLET. MARGARET BEUHMANN. MRS. L. ROSEHILL BUTLER. ROSE BUTLER. . , RUTH BUMPURTH. . ALEXANDER BOXER. JULIA BREWSTER. PAUL BRENNAN. AGNES CHAP IN. 32. D. CLARK. a L. COOPER. v W. W. COOPER. - - THOMAS CONTELL. HELEN COOPER. R. H. COULTS. MRS. MINNIE CROCKER. MAT CURRAN. VINTON CLAYTON. MRS. JACOB COHEN. MRS. THOMAS A. CANTWELU ROT A. a CALDWELL. XEANDER S. DIFFENDERF, Lincoln, I1L MISS N. DeLEE. VIOLET DeLEE. MRS. J. P. DODD, Delaware, O. K. DONALDSON. MISS A. DONALDSON. RUTH DTNDORTH. TAYLOR DRTDEN. MRS. JOHN DRTDEN. . MRS. DAWSON. HERMAN EINSENSTED. . MORT ELD RIDGE MAURICE ENGLE. MISS ESPEN. PRANK EBERSTEIN. MARJORIE EDWARDS. GERTRUDE FALKENSTEIN. ANNIE PITZGIBBONS. GEORGE SIDNEY POX, son of P. Morton Pox. Wlnnetka, I1L THOMAS J. FLANNAGAN, Indianapolis. MRS. LILLIAN M. PRADT. LEON FRADT. H. FOLEY. ADA FOLKE. HELEN FOLSE. JOHN G. FITZGIBBON. MISS ANNA FITZGERALD. C. W. FORBUSH. MRSr C O. FOLTZ.' MART FEISER. MISS J. GAHN- MRS. MART DOROTHEA GARTZ. BARBARA GARTZ. MABEL GERRON, Wlnnetka, '111. PAULINE GEART. WILMA GERRY. J. GHON. tr MRS. B. E. GOULD. HARRY GARTZ. B. E. GOULD. PRANK GARN. WILLIS GARN. VERA GOULDSBY. MRS. BELLE GRENEY. EMPERLY HALL. MISS LEE HAVILAND. MRS. MARY B. HARBOUGH, Chicago. . JOHN HOLLAND. LILLIAN HOLLAND. Des Moines, la. MRS. MARY F. HOWARD. MRS. E. D. HART. HENNING. MRS. G. A. HENRY. ROGER HIGGINSON. ALLEN HOLST. GERTRUDE HOLSTl W. W. HOOPER. Kenoshu, Wis. HELEN BICKFORD. MRS. ROSE BLOOM. LUCIEN BOWMAN. MISS IRENE CUMMINGS. MISS L. CHRISTOPHER. M " J ' .MRS. MAY DICKHOUTJ T MRS. CLARA DONALDSON? EMIL FOX. ALMA GUSTAVSON. I. N. GAGE SOPHIE GUNDEHEFF. MRS. CLARA GRAVES. r MRS. FRANK KOCHEMS. ROSA LEVINSONi WILLIAM A. LEE. SUSAN LAFFMAN. or LASHMAN; Laporte. tad. MARGARET LOVE. Woodstock, 111. B. A. MUELLER. EDITH MAHLER. DORA MITCHELL. Lockport, 111. MISS ANNA MOAK. MRS. ELLA MEAD. Wisconsin. AUGUSTA OLESEN. MRS. FRAN PERSINGER. . . MRS. ANNA SHOENBECK. N. M. SPRAY. MRS. SUSIE TIERMAN. IRENE TAYLOR. HELENA HOWARD. LEIGH HOLLAND. EDITH HORTON. Ontonagon, Mich. RAY EHRWORD. JEANETTE HIGGINDON. MRS. CHARLES HICKMAN. WILLIAM HENNESSY. MRS. JOHN HOLMES. JLEIGH HAVILAND. ' ETHEL JONES. f J. C. JOHNSON. ... C O. JAMES. ALICE KAUFFMAN. Hammond, Ind, OTTO KELLT. HARVEY KIELY. St. Louis. J. A. KOCHENS. " CHARLES E. KOLL. LOUIS KISNER and wife, AGNES KENNEDY. FRANCIS KENNEDY. MRS. CHARLES KOLL. MRS. KETCHUM.. l s . . .- SMRS. PRANK KERRMS MRS. SARAH KRANZ, Racine, Wis. MitS. LENA LAKE. MRS. A. LAKE. IRENE LANG. HORTENSE LANG. MRS. FRANK LEAVENWORTH. Bloom agton. I1L ELLEN LINDEN. ' AGNES LANG. MRS. DAISY LIVINGSTON. FRED E. LEATON. ED W. LOETTKER. MRS. JAMES D. MALONEY. J. MARTIN. Pullman. 111. " ' W. MARTIN. Pullman. IIL MRS. HAROLD MARTIN. Pullman, IIL ROBERT MARTIN. Pullman, 111. HELEN McCAUGHAN. JOSEPH McCLELLAN. JAMES McCLELLAN. LUCILLE MEADE. MRS. MERRIEL. MILLARD MERRIEL. ESPIE MOSES. H. P. MOREHOUSE. H. P. MORRE. EDMUND W. MORTON, St. Louis. BERNARD McKENNA. . BERRY McCLURG. Austin. 111. ALICE MALONEY. Ottawa. IIL MRS. II. H. MERRIAM. CHARLES MURRAY. MAMIE MUIR, Peoria. I1L CATHERINE MIDDLETON EDITH NORTON. Ex-anston. nL EDWARD W. NORTON. St. Louis. P. A. MUIR. member Traveling Passenter Issoclatlon. check 1823. MRS. PATRICK P. O'DONNELL. MRS. BESSIE LINGER, MRS. OSCAR OLSON. FLORENCE OXMAN. WILLIAM MURRAY OWEN. FARENELLA PETERSON. R. H PULTZ. WALTER PHACKER. ADELE PHILLIPSON. JACK POTTUTZER. Lafayette. Ind. CHARLES T. PAGE. LILLIAN PATTON. HAROLD PAGE. NELLIE REIDY. WILLIAM RATTEY. J. RATTEY. MRS. G. O. REITER. ' HAZEL REG ENSBERG. ADELE REG EN SB ERG. B. REGENSBERG. W. M REED. NELLIE REED. REV.H. L. RICHARDSON. ROSE K. ROGERS. ROSS CHICAGO THEATER FIRE VICTIMS THOMAS REMINGTON. -MINNIE ROBERSTON; WARNER SEDILL, Kankakee, HI. WILMA SMITH BARRY. LOLLA SHEPHARD. MART VANINGEN. Kenosha, Wis. MRS. JOHN J. WEBSTER; MRS. THOMAS WTMER. MISS FLORENCE a WHITE. EVA WIRE. MRS. S. T. BUTLER, Evans ton. HI. MRS. CHARLES DOUST, Evans ton, JO. HELEN DTRENFORTH. Evansten, HL MRS. J. A. ECKERSTELN. MISS ELIZABETH HART, Evanston. HL EDDIE HENNING. MISS VERA R. JACKSON. C D. JAMES. Davenport, la. LOLA KUEBLER. ELIZABETH McGILL. Fittsbur. Pa. MISS EDITH MARTIN. Ontonagen, Mich. MRS. WILLIAM RISE. ARTEN A. SCHRENIER. MRS. W. J. SUETCH. ZABELLA STODDARD, Mlnonk. XXL MRS. W. K. WHITE. MRS. MABEL BETSFORD. Racine, Wis. H. F. BLISS, Racine. Wis. WILLIE W. COOPER, Kenosha, Wis. CHARLES COOPER, Kenosha, Wis. H. L. HUTCHINS. Ripon. Wis. PRANK HATDE. v ALICE KLINE. Geneva, HL KATHERINE LONG, Geneva, XU. MRS. J. L. McKENNA. BURR SCOTT. MYRTLE SHABBARD. LULU SHABBARD. SHERR. W. N. SPRANG. MRS. STERN. HARRY. P. SUTTON. MRS. O. T. P. STEINMETZ. WARREN E. SAVTLL. MISS MARGARET SMITH. ELECTRA SYLVESTER, Plalnview, Me. MRS. J. H. STENDLER. Lowell. Ind. BURDITH STENDLER. . MRS. WINTHROP SPRING. DONALD STODDARD. MRS. SMITH. Des Plalnes, 111. OLrVER SQUIER. ARTHUR SAVILLE. R08A SCHMIDT. A. L. SEYMOUR. WINTHROP SPRWO. MRS. N. M. STORY. Des Moines, la. CLYDE O. THOMPSON. RUTH TAYSON, Oak Park, IIL WALTER THACKER. MRS. SUSAN TURNER, EDNA TORNEY. FLORENCE TOBIAS, Wilmette. IIL MRS. GRACE ELIZABETH TEASE. W THATCHER. MRS. R. H..TRASK. Ottawa, IIL EDWARD T. VAN SEGEN. MISS BERNICE VALLEY. JOHN VANINGEN, Kenosha, Wis. MRS. J. T. VALLEY. MRS. LEE WOLP, Hammond, Ind. HELEN W. UNDERLICH. S. WALDMAN. OTTO WALT MANN. H. WILLIAMS. C A. WINSLOW, Thre Rivers Palls, Minn. DONALD WELLS. PAUL WINDES. HARRIET WOLFF. MRS. ELLA WACHS. EMMA WEISKOPP. WALTER B. ZEISLER. , MICHAEL DOLAN. FLORENCE DOW. , MINNIE ENGELS. LEON GRADY. MRS. EDWARD McSHALE. LILLIAN MEADE. Berwln, IIL MRS. A. N. MEADE, Neola,' la. H. MENDELL. WILL MILLER. MRS. A. S. MUIR. GRACE E. PEASE. EDITH PRIDEMORB. THEODORE ROBERTS, Woodford, O. MRS. HARRY SEISER. MART SMITH. Des Plalnes, DL MR& JOHN ALDRICH (parUally identl ned). MlSSffi. FORT (supposed). MRS,MURRAT OWENS. WBeaton, DL EDWARD L. VANINGEN, Kenosha, Wis. "MISS BROWN. Evanston, IIL I- "W. W. BOTCE. MISS WILMA BARRET. GLEN BECKFORD. LOLA COPLER. NATALIE EISENDRATH. BESSIE L. HERRON, Hammond, Ind. MISS ANNA HORDY. DR. EMERY .HEWINS, Petersburg; Ind. MRS. ANNA JONES. EARL MARTIN. MRS. MARY NEWMAN. v MRS. FRENCH O. OWENS. AMY OWENS, daughter of above. MRS. L. H. PIERCE. PlalnwelL Mich. . MISS LILY POWER. WILLIS W. PECK. WILLIAM PAULMAN. ERNA REISS. ANNA REIDY. E. K. STRING. MISS ROSIE STAFFORD. REAM TAYLOR. MISS FREDA WASHINGTON. PAUL WEINDER. GRACE VANINGEN Kenosha. Wis. BETTIE VANINGEN. Kenosha, Wis. MISS VIET. Lenox. Mass. REBECCA BUFFIE. MISS MYRA BRAD WELL. PAUL BOIEN. SOFIA CUDELMAN. MRS. J. L. DALLELT. MARGERET DOLAN. SARAH! DUVALL. ZanesvHle. O'. ELMA ERLIND. Evanston. HL MISS IRENE FORT. ALMA GESTREN. FLORENCE HUTCHINS. Waukegan, 111. EVA HIRD. MRS. GEORGE HIGGINSON, Wlnnetka, HI MRS. L. HEWMS. Petersburg. Ind. W. G. DEMING. MISS MAY MARKS. ANNA McCHRlSTY. " MARION OAKLEY. LOUISE RANKIN. South SealsvIHe. O MRS. MARTHA RANKIN. MRS. M. S. REITER. MAUD SMITH. Desplalnes. Ill F. W. TEASTOR. MARTHA VANINGEN. MISS FLORENCE WHITE. LENA MOAK. Watertown. Wis. MISS SAOINETTE PETERS. Fargo. N D BEYER INFANT. ROBERT BATTENFIELD. Delaware. O RUTH BATTENFIELD. Delaware. O JOHN BATTENFIELD. Delaware O MAMIE DECKER. EDNA DIXON. EDDIE DEE. 7 years old. DAUGHTER OF J. F. DODD. Delaware. O MRS. ELIZABETH DUVALL. ODESSA FRACK. Ottawa. HL FORBUSH. MRS. C. W. MRS. REINHOLDT GRAFF. Bloomlngton, MAX GOODHEART. MRS. EMMA GEIK. MRS. JAMES HIGGINSON. MRS. ANDREW I RLE. MRS. MARY MEADE. PAULINE MOSSLER. 13 rears old. Ham mond, Ind. MRS.'MATTIE MOORE. Hart, Mich. MRS. ANNIE NEWMAN. MRS. WILLIAM OWEN. JOSEPH SEYMOUR. IRENE SWARTZ. MRS. CARRIE SAYRE. MRS. J. M. TAYLOR. MISS FLORA TAYLOR. MISS CLARA THOMAS. ELIZABETH ZIMMERMAN. HELEN BAG LEY. MISS LEAH DEvON. LUCILLE OAKEY. ANNIE ANDERSON. MRS. D. H. BATTENFIEL. Delaware. O. HAROLD BROWN. LEON BRADY. CHARLES F. CAESAR, Kenosha, Wis. LOUISA CORBY. GRACE DAWSON. 5 years old. MRS. WILLIAM DAWSON. MRS. JOHN DYCHEAR. St. Louis. R. GRAFF. Bloomlnrton. IIL MRS. NELLIE E. HART. Atkinson, HL MARY HIRSCH. B. R. HALBERTON. MISS JEANETTE HUTCHINS. MRS. GEORGIAN. KUHLAS. MRS. AUGUSTA MENDEL. MRS. LUTHER G. NEWBT. LINDEN POLTE. ELLA SULLIVAN, KnoxvUle, DJ. EVA SPRECHT. MRS. W. A. SPRECHT. MISS ALICE WILTON". MRS. MART ANN WAGNER. MISS SYBIL MOORE. Hart,;.MIch. MISS ANNA MENGER. PEARL M. MILLS. LAWRENCE M'CLURE.. . LILLIAN PEYTON. Des Moines, la. J HEWITT PERSINGER.' -BERTHA PAGE. J LILLIAN RODKE. MISS LOUISE RUBLY. . . CLARA STALLMAN. OSCAR SQUIERE, 7 years old. ' LUCILLE' SILL. ELVINA SHOEBECK. v MRS. J. SAWYER. CARRIER TIER KEY. HOWARD J. WILSON. 4 JOHN WASHINGTON. IDA WEIMERS: MRS. CARRIE WEBBER! ' MRS. MARY E. ZIMMERMAN. MARGARET ARMON. MISS BEATRICE BOWMAN. ' JOSEPH' "BEZENEK. HENRIETTA CHRISTIAN. MRS.' JOSEPH J. GOSS. MISS. EMMA D. MANN. Dl J. MURPHY. BENJAMIN MOORE, family of five still missing. MATTIE NORTON, 8 years old. ELIZABETH PEASE. 6. years old! MRS. JAMES H. STRONG; MRS. EVA WILCOX. ' -" i ' LOUISA WINNIGER. MRS. JOHN ADAMS. Iola, HL ALFRED ALFSON. -MISS LUCILLE BOND, Hart, Mich. MISS FLORENCE COCHRANE. LILLIAN DORRE. ROSEN ERNST. WILLIAM ENGLES. MISS PHOEBE FORT. MARY -FAHEY. " . MRS. ADELAIDE GUDHARDT. ' CHARLES HICKMAN. BERTHA HARGER. CONSUELA BYRNE. MRS. WILLIAM HARTLETT. ARTHUR BERGH. VERNON W. CORBIN, 10 years old. J. DUNLEAVY. LINDA FRANTZEN. . HHPACH. 6-year-old boy. J. W. M'KEE. HELEN POLTKE WILLIAM M L AUGHLIN, South America. LIDA HICKMAN. MRS. M. BOGGS. ROSA ESTER. , ROSE ELKAN. JOSEPHINE MULHOLLAND. ELSIE MYERS. MRS. L. M. RIMES. . REilES. 10 years old. MRS; A. N. SEGRENT. ANDREW SHERIDAN. MISS ALICE WBNTON. MELBA ALEXANDER, 8 years old. MARGARET BRENNAN. ESTHER BURNSIDEt H. BANNER, Burlington, la. MYRON DECKER. MRS. J. G. EBERSTEIN. OTTO HELMS. MINNIE KURLEY, Logansport, Ind., 5 years old. FRANCES LEHMAN. MABEL MORRIS. , . . MRS. EMILIA MUELLER. Milwaukee. DR. ALBERT J. PAKEY. JAMES N. TAYLOR, ) MRS. CARRIE WILDER. The Most Seriously Injured. CHICAGO. Dec 31. Following li a list of the persons most seriously injured: , EFFIE CLINGEN, aged 14, may die. LOUISE DEE. R. A. EVANS member of "Blue Beard" company; may die. CORA HASCOT, critical. .EARL" HENNESSY. may die. X C. JONES, may die. MRS. FRANCES LEHMAN, may die. DOTTY MARLOW. ballet dancer, severely burned. MRS. MABEL M'MILLAN. may dl MISS MARCELLA MORGAN, Detroit, may die. MRS." LENA MUELLER, may die. MRS. MUYRE. critical. MRS. NELMS, may die. WILLIAM PATTEN, may die. JESSIE PHELIN, may die. . MRS. PILSEN AND DAUGHTER, severely burned. - " "ORVILLE RADTKE. critical. M. S. SCHALKE. critical. NELLIE STAINING ER, Tipton, la., body and face burned, critical. D. SEELEY. critical. M. C. SCHALCK. may die. MRS. WIGFALL, critical. LONDON OFFERS SYMPATHY. Lord Mayor Sends a Message to the . American People. LONDON, Dec. 13. The following mes sage which Lord Mayor James T. Ritchie, of London, transmits through the Asso ciated Press, well voices the consternation and sympathy which prevails throughout the British metropolis over the disaster at Chicago: "Mansion House, London, Dec 3L The citizens of London offer their deep sym pathy and sincere condolence with the American people at the awful loss of life at Chicago. "JAMES T. RITCHIE. "Lord Mayor of London." All local and foreign topics of interest were forgotten here today in the univer sal horror over the Iroquois Theater trag edy. The extra editions were eagerly bought, and throughout the day Ameri cans in .London made frequent inquiries at the office of the Associated Press. The flags over the American steamship of fices were half masted. The accounts of 'the deadly panic were read by the English people with peculiar sympathy and horror, for the pantomime season Is now at its height and the Lon don theaters are dally packed with women and children. The disaster of yesterday doubtless will keep many Londoners from sending their children to the New Tear's holiday pantomime. Thanks to English People. "WASHINGTON, Dec. 3L The following cablegram has been received at the State Department from Ambassador Choate at London: , "Citizens of London, through the Lord Mayor, offer their deep sympathy and sincere condolence with the American people in the awful loss of life at the Chicago fife." The following cablegram has been for warded from the State Department to Ambassador Choate at London: "Assure Lord Mayor and citizens of London of the high appreciation of their sympathetic message in this hour of sor row. Loomls, Acting Secretary of State." Casslni Speaks for the Czar. "WASHINGTON, Dec SL Count Casslni, the Russian Ambassador, went to the State, Department today and expressed the personal sympathy of the Russian Emperor for the people of the United States in this hour of affliction. Mr. Loomls assured the Ambassador that the expressions of the Emperor were deeply appreciated and a message to that effect has been cabled to St. Petersburg. Roosevelt Sends Telling Message. CHICAGO, Dec 3L The following message was received this morning: "Washington. Dec 31. Hon. Carter Harrison. Mayor, Chicago: In common with all our people throughout this land. I extend through you to the people of Chicago my deepest sympathy in the ter rible catastrophe which has befallen them. THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Canada Expresses Regret. OTTAWA. Ont., Dec 31. Lord Mlnto, Governor-General of Canada, today tele graphed to President Roosevelt, asking him to convey to the Mayor and citizens of Chicago the. profound regret of the peo ple of Canada for the great calamity which had bereaved so many homes in Chicago. Pope Takes New Apartment. ROME, Jan. L Pope Plus has taken the apartment recently occupied by Pope Leo, which has been renovated. Cardinal Merry del Val has left the Borgia apart ment, the occupation of which aroused so much dissatisfaction In the press. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT STORE CLOSED NEW YEAR'S DAY Great Aflial Clearance Sa Will Begin Tomorrow, Saturday, January 2, 1904, at 8 A. M. Every section of the store participates in this general clearance, and every department offers the most unusual values. . READ The BJg Bar2ain-List in today's Tel- TT4FN Come here ! tomorrow and secure inLn your share. e e oe CAUSE YET IN DOUBT Theatrical People Stick to Explosion Theory of Fire. SCORES CONTRADICT THEM Spectators Declare the Blaze Crept Along the Curtain for Seconds Before the Report-Woman's Story Confirms This View. CHICAGO, Dec. 3L There was animated, discussion today among firemen, employes of the theater and architects as to the cause of the Are. Opinions differ as widely as last night The theatrical people are a unit In declaring the Are started with an explosion, and In this they are flatly con tradicted by scores of people In the audi ence, who declare that they saw the fire creeping along the edge of the curtain for 'several minutes before the explosion took place. A number of people left their seats after seeing the blaze, and were well on their way. to the street when overtaken by the frightened rush of those they had left behind them. Miss Anna "Woodward, who sat In the second balcony, today said: "I plainly saw the fire. I am a large woman, weighing close to ISO pounds, and I made up my mind that If there was to be a panic, It would be wise for me to. beat it to the street I left my seat in 'the bal cony, went down the stairs to the first balcony, and from there started to pass out through the very door in which so many people were killed a few minutes later. The door was closed, and a man standing on the outside refused to open4t for me. Whether he- was an employe of the theater I do not know, but he had evi dently determined that no one should leave the theater, and In so doing started a panic. "I was leaving quietly up ,to this time, but when he refused to allow me to pass out peaceably I determined to get out if I had to make all sorts of noise. I went along the balcony about ten feet to a glass partition, and smashed It with the point o my umbrella. I went down and out by the stairs. When I was about half way down 1 heard the r"oar of the" crowd as it came after me, and I hurried with ail thfr speed I had. They overtook me, however, knocked me down, and, but for the fact that I was close to the door, I think my chances of life would have been almost nothing. As it was I think I must have walked the last ten feet of my passage to the exit on the bodies of those who had fallen." The best evidence at present obtainable is that the fire was started by sparks from an arc light striking the edge of the drop curtain, but this has not been proved. There are so mariy statements as to the cause at present and they differ so widely that it is impossible to ascertain the exact truth of the matter. HOLDS CURTAIN EVER FAULTY Insurance Men. Declare It Never Did Work Smoothly. CHICAGO. Dec 31. While there are many theories advanced the real origin of the fire which cost so many lives In the Iroquois Theater remains unknown. The statement has been made by those inter ested in' the house that a calcium light explosion started the panic but others at tribute It to electrical disarrangements. Xhe total loss, it Is estimated, will fall short of $20,000. Among many of the theatrical men em ployed in other Chicago theaters, the re sponsibility for the Iroquois fire was ascribed today to the careless placing of an electric arc light apparatus too close to one of the hanging borders of the scenery. The electrician of a leading Chi cago theater expressed great surprise on hearing that this was considered a- possi ble cause of the fire. "There never would have been any fire," ho said, "if proper care had been exer cised In handling the lights. The electric plant of the theater was installed, as I hap pen to know from personal observation, in accordance with every modern require ment for safety. The plant was not to blame. If the acts I have given are cor rect the whole blame rests on the per son who placed or who was operating a light close to the curtain." The failure of the expected fire protec tion Is attributed by insurance men to trouble with the asbestos curtain. The stage Is always recognized as the danger point in the theater and the desire Is to have it cut off from the auditorium as thoroughly ac possible. The insurance men declare that the curtain at the Iro quois never had worked perfectly and the mechanism had not been repaired. E. K. Wetmore, of the Insurance firm 9 I which placed the Iroquois Theater, de clared today that the loss would not ex ceed 420.000. J3e also asserted that the spread of the flames to the auditorium was due to the failure of the asbestos curtain to work properly. Early last Summer a prominent trade journal of Chicago criticised the construc tion of the Iroquois Theater because it lacked a shaft or Hue at the back of the stage for carrying the flames and smoke upward and away from the auditorium in the event of Are. Such shafts were built In Madison Square Garden and the Metro politan Opera-House in New York and a similar provision is made at the Chicago Auditorium. This method of fireprooflng balcony and gallery was also declared by this magazine to be defective because metal lath was used in what Is known as exposed construction where heat would easily affect It In modern fireproof build ings this lath Is buried in concrete. It was the buckling out of this metal lath and Iron rods giving the Impression that the galleries themselves were falling that Is believed by spme contractors to have been partly responsible for the panic There was no criticism of the strength of the gallery and balcony arches, which were built in the usual manner. Chief Musham, of the Fire Department when asked today what would best prevent a repetition of the horror, said: "I don't know that I can answer that question until Investigation has been made as to the cause of this fire. On the whole, I, think it would be a good thing for the department to have uniformed men, prepared to act, stationed in every theater .through every performance. I understand that New York has them, and that they are paid by the managements of the theaters. "They had a man in the Iroquois who was an ex-member of the Chicago Fire Department He should, have known what to do. It seems to me that there Is noth ing In the world, at least nothing that I can think of at the present moment that can save lives when a thousand per sons try to pass through one doorway at one time. It was the rushing, the crowd ing and the trampling, that was respon sible for the majority of the deaths that have occurred. Anybody who views the dead in the morgues can tell that at a glance." FINDS WIRE HELD THE CURTAIN Fittings for Spectacular Feature Caused Blaze, Says Inspector. CHICAGO, Dec. 31. The cause of the "jamming" of the asbestos curtain, con sidered the cause of the disaster, was ex plained today by an, inspector of the un derwriters, who made a tour of the house. He found that the wire on which the Queen of Ariel ballet flew out over the audience In the second act held the asbes- j'tos curtain In place and prevented it from j being lowered. It was shown by the in I spector that the wire on which the most SECOND HAND Immense Plant That Cov ers One City Block. A write-up of the Industries and resources of Portland would be incomplete without mention of the establishment of Barde & Gregory, occupying an entire block at 3i7 to 351 Glisan street, between Seventh and Eighin. every foot of which seems to be utilized In the display of the most varied assortment of machinery ever as sembled In this city, the major portion of which has seen more or less service, and now, through financial "dlfflcultles . or un wise plans of its former owners it has. reached the stage known as second-hand and Is in charge of Barde & Gregory to be disposed of. Here can be found Boil ers, Engines and machinery purchased at auction from receiver's, sheriff's and Gov ernment sales, machinery purchased for sale by large manufacturing institutions, whose plans necessitate! the installation of different types, but which is just as good as ever for practical use. Here, also, will be found the remaining machinery that is all that is left of the Wolfe & Zwicker Iron Works that went bankrupt also the East Side Mill, Oregon Iron Works, and- others too numerous to mention. The management Issues a catalogue de scriling the many and various articles that they offer for sale, but nothing short of a personal Inspection would ever con vince any one that there Is such an as sortment of second-hand or rebuilt ma chinery and kindred supplies kept In a city .of this size, one item alone, that of Iron pipe, being approximately 450,000 feet, of all sizes, in stock of which has been used, but Is now refitted and furnished with new threads and couplings, and is just as good as new for use, and at a fraction of the price. Being thd they do not belong to any pipe combination thej can afford to sell pipe and fittings new as well as second-band at prices that can not be duplicated, as they control the Portland Pipe. Works. Those wishing prices, If they will but write, will receive a prompt reply. Hotel Photo by Klaer Bros. The Hotel Elton is located at the corner of Eleventh and Yamhill streets. It was erected the past season by Captain J. A. Brown. This hotel will he opened to the public some time in March by Mrs. E. D. Lee, as a first-class boarding house. The style of architecture is adapted from the California mission style and the plans for the building were prepared by D. L. "Williams, architect: The building is a five-story structure and contains 50 rooms, exclusive of the dining room and basement. It will be furnished in the latest style with- all up-to-date improvements. There will be 14 suites in the house and 19 bath-rooms. There will be a telephone in every room in the house, besides direct telephonic connection with every part of the city, as well as with long-distance points. The Elton will be equipped with a Moline electric elevator arid piped for gas, as well as being wired throughout for electric lighting. fe(t9ooociG9oeo9s(ot spectacular feature of the show was made j ..w .u.wvu.Uot. KEEPS NEWS FROM AUDIENCE Manager of Garrick Closes the Doors and Play Goes on Uninterrupted. CHICAGO, Dec 31. One of the larg est audiences ever seen In the Garrick, on the same" street as the Iroquois, les3 than one block distant, sat in complete Ignorance of the awful tragedy being enacted" 200 feet away. When the In termission between acts came, Man ager Schubert ordered the doors closed, and refused to allow anyone to pass In or out, as he was determined that no knowledge of the fire should reach the audience. . Wilton Lackey, the star of "the play now being presented at the Garrick, stepped before the curtain arid entertained the audience for over five minutes with a witty speech which kept his hearers in continual laughter. The curtain rose for the next act without anybody other than, the theater employes knowing that hun dreds of lives were being sacrificed al most next door. When the people filed out of the Gar rick they were, greeted at the door by hun dreds of frantic men and women, who scanned their faces, looking for members of their families and acquaintances who had gone down town simply to attend a matinee without stating to what" theater they had intended to go. There were many scenes of. joyful recognition, and astonished members of the Garrick audi- THIS IS THE The "Wlnton" Is the standard by which automobile merit Is Judged. When you buy a "WInton" you buy satisfaction. Have gone East to study the car at the factory. Will be back with sample car and ready for business April 1. Phone East 704 BEN HOLLADAY, Northwest Agent. FRED FRITZ, Proprietor TWO BIG SHOWS DAILY 240-246 BURNSIDE STREET PORTLAND, OR. JAMES H. ABREY CEMENT CONTRACTOR. TELEPHONE UNION 2487 Pavements of Ail Kinds. Office 305 Alder Street, .. . . Portland, Oregon. All Work Warranted and Orders Promptly Attended to. Elton 9ee9o99(etsiiii(((t(( ence were hugged and kissed in fMnti. i uaijjui uj reiauves. ANXIETY-FOR MISS ELMORE. Astoria Salmon-Packer and Family Are Prosjrated for a Time. ASTORIA, Or., Dec 31. Miss Elsie El more, who had a narrow escape from death in the Chicago theater fire, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Elmore, of this city. This morning Mrs. Elmore received a telegram from ChaTles P. Hill, .with whose family Miss Elsie Is visiting in Chi- . taBu, saywg mat juss Grace Hill and I Miss Elmore were In tho flr. imi norwi without serious Injury. Miss Elmore re cently wrote a letter to her parents here saying she would attend the matinee De cember 30. and relatJv j themselves with anxiety, ending with the lcceipt last nignt or an Associated Pres3 dispatch saying Miss Elmore's party had escaped. The theater party was given by Miss Charlotte Plamondon, of Chicago. Miss Elmore Is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Elmore, and is 18 years of age. She had been, attending school ,at Washington, D. C, and was In Chicago for a holiday visit with friends. Vienna Cables Condolences. CHICAGO. Dec 3t Dr. Lueger. Mayor of Vienna, Austria, sent the following ca blegram to Mayor Harrison: "The City of Vienna expresses to the city administration of Chicago on account of the terrible theater fire, through which hundreds of lives were lost, its warmest fiympathy and heartfelt condolence." 1904 "WIINTON" W. H. BROWN Director-General