The Sunday Oregonian., January 03, 1904, Page 2, Image 2

THE SUNDAY v OREGOKI&N,,. PQRTJiAND.. jAARY 3,1901,
BOWED 1 GIF
Chicago Joins in Mourn
ing for Dead.
BELLS TOLL A REQUIEM
ManyStandLWith Bared Heads
While Funerals Pass.
City Will Lay the Unidentified Vic
tims Awav In a Becomng Manner,
and People Will Build a Monu-
tnent In Their Honor,
limings.'SUDerintcnaended the' flttlner ;UD of
JitBe rigging, and was responsible to the
ownerpf the theater for the operation of
everything on the stage. It the city ordi
nances were not complied with in regard
to necessary safeguards against fire bo-
hind the curtain, it was Cummlngs duty
.to cpujy, w owners ana, .manager or tno
house.
Joe Dougherty, who 'Is now In one of
the Hospitals suffering from a broken leg.
was the man who attempted to lower the
asbestos curtain. He says that the rea
son it stuck and would not come down
was that it struck con the arc spot light
rih th"e first entrance near the top of the
.proscenjum .arches.
From the stage hands Corcraer Treagher
learned, tijer cause, f the mysterious ex-,
plosion -which occurred shortly after the'
fire, was .discovered. It was caused by
the falling' "of a big fan scene which con
tained 80 incandescent electric lights. This
scene was not In use at the time of the
fire, but was set In the rear of the stage.
The- opening of the double doors in the
reaV ofthe stage created a draught.
which caused" the big fan" scene to topple
over and' "break the Incandescent bulbs.
This- produced-", -noise like an explosion.
The stage bands Jeny-that there was a
calcium tank on the stage at the time of
the Are.' Coroner Treagher had learned
that "each. of the ISO drop scenes in the
fil f RHINFS IS SUSPENDED theater was hung on new, oily manlla
ALL BUamcad 10 ouorcwutu Jt iS estImated ttat were
lineal feet oT thlB Inflammable material
used- in supporting the drop scenes and
that " "it -added fuel- to the flames In the
rigging" lef C . ' i
McMullen Is considered by the police to
be 'one of the most important witnesses.
He was In charge of the spot light which
set. fire, to the scenery that resulted In
the large loss of life. Frank .Nolan haa
made a vain effort to have his bond re
duced from $5000, saying ho was off the
stage when the fire started! He told the
magistrate that he and another employe,
stranger to him, were in the balcony
above the gallery, controlling the arc
lights which made the "pale moonlight"
for the show, when the panic occurred
ha says, his companion jumped to his
death. Be could not remember the faint
est detail of his own escape. The magis
trate refused to decrease the amount of
the bond, believing that Nolan might be
able to. explain the condition of the exits
before the Are.
Fire Inspector Monroe Fuller today re
sumed, his Investigation Into the causes of
the disaster. The two stage hands were
questioned .for hours. Then W. A. Mer-
rian, manager for, the George A. Fuller
Construction Company, builders of the
theater, was called into the office. It
was learned that Joseph Dougherty, the
man in charge of the asbestos curtain, is
at Passavant Hospital, suffering from a
broken leg. Dougherty was hurt by a
fall from the theater flies In trying to
lower the curtain at the time of the flre.
It developed at the start of the Inquiry
that the asbestos curtain, Instead of fall
ing instantly, as was my many persons
believed, was hung on an endless rope,
and had to be drawn to the floor. The
Fire Inspector was convinced that the
curtain was driven 60 hard against the
wall b ythe pressure of the heat of the
proscenium arch that Dougherty could not
draw It all the way down.
"I was sitting near the rear door of the
stage," said McCluskey, "when the flre
started near the switchboard at the spot
light The flre was first on a shelf of
scenery, four feet from the edge of the
arch. It spread rapidly through the
linen draperies, and I ran from the rear
door into Dearborn street, and turned in a
still alarm. Then I returned to the the
ater and climbed the flre-escape, but could
not render assistance.
"Before leaving I had yelled to Dough
erty, who I supposed was In charge of
the flre curtain, to lower It. I could not
see him, -but believed He was there. I
saw him come later with a leg burned.
I worked at the theater from the time
it was opened and it was the custom to
lower the lire curtain before every per
formance. It always worked fine and I
never saw any trouble with it before, it
was rigged with wire cable, with which
the curtain was suspended. There were
four of them, each of an Inch thick.
At the north of the stage the four were
Joined to a two-inch manlla rope. Cables
similar to those supporting the curtain
ran along Its edges, four feet on either
side of tho arch. I don t know why the
curtain stuck. It Is very heavy and
seemed asbestos all through."
James J. Hamilton, a scenery shifter.
explained what seemed to many at the
fire to be an explosion.
"Five minutes after the flre started,
said he, "the big set piece In the shape
of a fan, used as a finale In the second
act, fell 40 feet to the stage. The piece
was studded with 150 Incandescent lamps
and weighed several hundred pounds. The
noise of its falling and the breaking
lamps gave forth the sound of an explo
sion."
Hamilton said he was In the stage
hands' room below the stage when some
one came downstairs, saying, "Come up
stairs quietly. There's a flre up there."
"when I reached the stage," said Ham
llton, "tho flre curtain was coming down
very slowly. I stepped under it, urging
the audience to keep quiet. The cur
tain should have dropped quickly and
was surprised to see It stick. I stayed
on the stage until my clothing was
scorched.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Chicago's head was
bowed In grief today over the awful catas
trophe of Wednesday afternoon. Business
crenerallv was suspended. The banks were
tho only commercial centers which did not
close their doors.
When It was 12 o'clock the chimes of a
North Side church tolled a dirge, and the
northeast wind carried. It over the city.
Before the first notes had died away an
other chime farther south sounded i
mournful intonation. Tiien" a" hundred
bells broke forth in a mighty diapason.
whose Iron moans seemed to reach the
gray clouds and echoed backiagaln in sol
emn concord. The bells tolled for an hour.
A snow storm which nrevalled added to
the solemnity. An intense quietness In
the atmosphere itself, a. holiday appear-.
once and the numerous .funeral corteges
as they moved slowly through the storm,
while the church bells were slowly tolling,
combined to- make- the- occasion one as
peculiarly cheerless as It was solemn and
impressive, . . ,
Outside of what little busines was trans
acted down town, the city was given over
to funerals. There was not a cemetery in
Chicago which did not have one or more,
some of them having as high as a score.
Extraordinary arrangements have been
made for those which are to be held to
moirow. which will be over 100 in number.
Tho biff State-street department stores
closed their doors at noon. The belief
of the proprietors had been that the af
fording of facilities for the bereaved thou
sands to secure morning goods by keep
lng the stores open would be an act of
merry, but this Belief was altered, the
demand having been apparently quite fully
met.
Two double funerals passed through the
down-town streets Just as the large mer
chandise houses were dismissing their
employes at noon. The sound of St.
James chimes was floating on tho air
and the people, recognizing the solemnity
of the occasion, lined the streets and
Btood, many of them with bared heads,
while the funeral passed slowly on. '
The triple funeral at 21S3 West Monroe
street was that of Mrs. E. Shriner and
her daughters, Irene and Irma. The hus
band and father has been dead for some
time, and tho catastrophe of Wednesday
exterminated the family.
The largest funeral to be held tomor
row will bo that of the entire family
of Morris Eger, of 3760 Indiana avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Eger, who are aged peo
pie. lost three daughters and two grand
children, and are left alone out of all
their family.
Mayor Harrison today received a let
ter from Coroner Treager, suggesting that
a public funeral be held In. the near future
for the unidentified dead. The Mayor
agreed with the suggestion and said:
"I approve of the idea, but we will
wait as long as possible before burying
any unidentified person for obvious rea
sons. Probably the greater portion of
those who are still unknown were strong
ers passing through the city. Their
deaths may not become known to their
friends for some time. But when it is
practically assured that there is no fur
ther chance of their recognition, Chicago
will care for them in a becoming man
nerr."
It Is also proposed to build a monument
by popular subscription In honor of the
-unidentified dead, his suggestion came
from Coroner Treager and was approved
by Mayor Harrison.
Thirty-four teachers In tho public
schools are known to have lost their lives
in tho flre. and tho schools will be closed
Monday In their memory.
The total number of corpses recovered
stand today at 6S7, as compared with 5S3
yesterday. Of these, 12 remain undentlfled,
Clarence J. Thompson, Miss Gertrude
Fitzpatrlck, Harry Ludwlg, R. S. Thomp
son, a lawyer; Mrs. Marian Glbbs and
Nancy Hanson, the last named of Grand-
vllle, Mich., were identified today.
The unidentified, body of a woman was
found at oJrdan's morgue. A ticket was
found on the body, "Detroit ta Chicago."
More cases involving the wreck of
homes as a result of the flre are still
coming to light. A futile search has been
conducted so far for the body of Tarold,
the 5-year-old son of E. Hennlng. Near
ly the entire Hennlng family perished in
the flre. The boy, with his three broth
ers and his mother, were at te Iroquois.
The mother in some manner was barely
saved by an unknown rescuer. She be
lieved her boys were Just behind her, but
the bodies of three were later picked up
and Identified. But the body of the young
est boy was not there, and no trace of
him. dead or alive, has been found. Mrs.
Hennlng was badly injured, but her in
Juries ore not fatal. The father believes
the boy has either been wrongfully Iden
tified or may be still alive in one of the
hospitals.
From the large number of complaints
received of the loss of personal effects
of the bodies of the flre victims, the Cor
oner's oHice clerks estimate that JIOO.OW
worth of diamonds, watches. Jewelry., furs
and other personal property was lost In
tho flre. Many of the victims had money
in their possession, which could not be
found when the bodies were examined at
the morgue. Much of the property of
value was undoubtedly lost, but a large
amount may have been stolen by ghouls.
The excitement that reigned at the sceno
of the flre made it impossible to superln
tend the removal of the bodies system
atically, and 100 or more volunteers as
sisted tho police and firemen.
Hundreds of the bodies were carried
away in trucks and expres wagons, and
there was no way of preventing persons
from searching the victims and taking
their valuables. The largest amount of
currency recovered, 5405, was found
pinned to the garment of a woman.
EXPLOSION MYSTERY CLEARED
Breaking of Many Electric Lights the
Report Heard.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2. A mass of new evi
dence, which throws complete light on
the Iroquois Theater flre, was obtained
from stage employes by Coroner Treager
today, and will be submitted to the Cor
oner's Jury when that body meets Thurs
day to hear testimony. Coroner Treager
has learned that Stage Carpenter Cum-
KAISER WIRES SYMPATHY.
Roosevelt Is Asked to Express His
Sorrow to Chicago.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The following
cablegram has come to the President from
the Emperor of Germany:
"Neuspalals, Dec. 3L To the President
of the United States: Aghast at the terrl
ble news of the catastrophe that has be
fallen the citizens of Chicago, the Em
press and myself wish to convey to you
how deeply we feel for the American peo
ple wno have been so cruelly visited this
week of Joy. Please convey to the citizens
of Chicago our sincerest sympathy. Many
thanks for your kind letter. May in the
coming year. Providence shield you from
all harm and accidents. WILLIAM, R."
Acting Secretary of State Loomls to
day sent replies to messages of condolence
received by President Roosevelt from
foreign governments on the Chicago the
ater fire.
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SECRET OF THE FIRE
Curtain Was Blocked by a
Reflector Left Open.
STAGEHAND WAS CARELESS
Scene-Shifter Out on Bonds Gives
the Police the Clue, and They Ex
pect to Locate the Guilty
Party Today.
Theaters Will YJeld.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2. A meeting of the
managers of the leading Chicago thea
ters was hBld tonight to discuss the or
der- issued by Mayor -Harrison closing all
the theaters until all sections- of the
building ordinances had been compiled
with, Tho managers decided to make all
Improvements, changes and repairs de
manded by the Mayor, and to comply In
every respect with his "wishes.
Pope Highly Praises Priest.
.HOME, Jan. JL-rThe Vatican expresses
satisfaction' with, the bravo conduct of
Bishop Muldoon, of Chicago, at the flre
In the Iroquois Theater. The pope has
hlgjily praised him, saying that Bishop
Aiumoon naa snown now priests must
be ready tQ sacrifice even life for others.
Foreign-Born Representatives.
The tollowlng members of the House of
Representatives arc foreign born: Cali
fornia, Seventh district. James McLach-
lln. Republican, Argyllshire, Scotland: Illi
nois. Sixth district, William Ixirimer, Re
publican, Manchester, England; Kansas,
Third district. P. P. Campbell. Republican,
Nova Scotia; Michigan, Alfred Lucking.
Democrat. First district, Ingersoll, Onta
rio; Minnesota, James Thompson Mc-
Cleary, Republican, Second district, -Inger
soll, Ontario, and. John land, Democrat,
Fifth district,. Sweden; Missouri, Richard
Bartholdt, Republican. Tenth district.
Germany; 2Cew York, Robert Baker. Dem
ocrat, Sixth district. England, and George
Brinton McClellan, Democrat, Twelfth dis
trict. Dresden. Saxony, and Pennsylvania,
Henry Burfc. Republican, Third district,
Wurtemberg, Germany.
Bernard Shandon Rodey, Republican.
.Congress Delegate for the Territory of
New Mexico, was born In County Mayo,
Ireland.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Fire Inspector Ful
kerson tonight announced that he had
fln2l.y discovered the secret of the flre.
The asbestos curtain, upon which the
safety of the audience depended, was, ac
cording to Mr. Fulkerson, blocked In its
descent by a reflector carelessely left open
by a stage hand. While one end of the
curtain got within five feet of the stage,
tho other was suspended 20 feet above it,
and beneath It swept the flood of flarce
that carried death to so many nundVads.
The first step toward a definite conclu
sion as to the cause of the flre was made
when Mr. McMullen, operator of loo
"spot" light, threw the blame, upon an
other electric light near by. The task
was completed when Mr. Fulkerson fol
lowed up a clue furnished by John A.
MazzGtu, a stage hand and discovered the
deadly reflector, still open, in the ruLis
of tho theater. '
.Carelessness Was Criminal.
The wire used in the "aerial ballet,"
mentioned as a "possible cause of the cur
tain's failure to reach the stage was
proved to have been out of the way of the
curtain when it descended. On each side
of the proscenium arch at the theater vas
a metallic reflector, concave In form, 20
feet long, and studded throughout Its. en
tire lencth with Incandescent lights. Nor
mally these lights fitted Into niches In
the masonry, but when in use were swung
out In "brder that the lights may be
thrown upon the performers upon
the stage. Their greatest width when
oDen was 14 inches. When both re
flectors were in place, the fire cur
tain had no impediment In its course, but
with either swung outward, the descend
lng curtain could not get below the re
flector's too. Carelessness or some em
ploye, whose Identity it will be the effort
ot the police to ascertain tomorrow, re
suited In the combination of the open re
flector and falling curtain, which cost ap
proximately COO lives.
Mazzonl, who was employed 'as a scene
shifter, was one of the first of the stage
hands to be placed under arrest After
his release this afternoon on bonds of
$5000, he disclosed, the truth of the mis
placed reflector to Flre Inspector Ful
kerson.
The scene-shifter's story to the police
follows:
"I stood near the switchboard from
which the flre started," said Mazzonl,
"when I saw the flames shooting up from
the drapery near the lamps. The flre cur
tain was coming down as I looked up. and
almost at the same time I saw that one
end was lower than the other, and as
looked close I could see it was caught.
I ran up on the bridge on the north side
to try to get the curtain free. The bridge
Is 12 feet high, and. although I climbed
up on the rail, I could hardly touch the
bottom of the curtain. I tried to g&t hold
of the ferulo of the curtain, but It was too
wide and thick. There was no one on the
bridge to help, and nobody came to my
aid. so I soon despaired of releasing the
curtain.
"When I reached the bridge I could see
the sparks drifting under the curtain
toward, the audience. When I looked
again, a few seconds later, a great sheet
of flame was darting under the curtain
and Into the faces of the people. I stuck
to the work of trying to get the curtain
down until embers and pieces of scenery
began falling on me and burning me, and
then I ran across the stage and into the
alley. I stayed at the door and helped
everybody out until all had escaped who
came that way ."
Inspector Fulkerson, taking the wit
nesses with "him, at once went to the the
ater, where ho found that, although the
flames had whipped the asbestos curtain
Into shredB, the reflector whloh had
blocked Its descent was still In the posi
tion stated by Mazzonl.
A Noteworthy Fact.
It is a noteworthy fact that Building
Commissioner Williams, who is now
charged with manslaughter In connection
with the horror, owes 'his appointment
to a traeedv' or a similar nature, Dut or
much less fextent, which occurred two 1
years ago. Mr. Williams' predecessor va
cated his office after the burning or tne
St. Luke's Sanitarium at Twentieth stieet
and Wabash avenue. This was the Insti
tution in which a score of men suffering
from delirium tremens were ournea to
death while strapped to their beds. Mr.
Williams was selected with the Idea that
he was the proper man to see that no such
catastrophe could again happen.
HEAT FROM LIGHT CAUSED FIRE
This Is the Theory Advarfced by the
Man in Charge.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. William McMullen,
manager of the spot light, which Is al-
letred to have caused the flre in the Iro
quois Theater, testified before the inves
tigation hearing today that the spot
light had nothing to do with. it. He said
the flre was caused by the heat from
the flood light above the spot light. The
flood light is a big light used to "flood"
the theater. McMullen said his spotjlght
was turned out when the flre started. He
said he was looking up at the flood light
and saw the flimsy border blow directly
over the flood light. The heat from this
lleht. he alleged, caused the flre.
The City Eleotriclan followed with tes
timony that the heat from the flood light
was sufficient to cause the flre.
Wire Causes Fire In Berlin Theater.
BERLIN, Jan. 2. A flre caused by a
short circuited electric wire started last
night In the cloakroom of the new Royal
Theater during a performance of "A Mid
summer Night's Dream. A fireman sta
tioned at the theater discovered the flames
and put them out without the audience
being alarmed.
The historic Royal Opera-House Is the
only theater In the city not regarded as
safe. The Chicago disaster will probably
hasten Its reconstruction, which has long
been considered.
MANAGERS ARE ARRESTED
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER IS
PREFERRED AGAINST THEM.
ALL AB CLOSED.
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serious financial losses, but In view ot
the condition of the playhouses-.we can
not take any risk and if the law had
been fully complied with In the first
place there would hove been no ques
tion of closing them now. The Auditor
ium, which Is the only theater left open
In Chicago, has a steel roll curtain, and
as this seems to be the only curtain that
affords absolute protection against flre.
in view of the fact that the Iroquois was
destroyed, I have determined, as far as
possible, to see that the other play
houses are similarly provided."
At a meeting of the City Council the city
building ordinance was amended so ato
provide that in theaters there must be a
brick wall of the same thickness as the
outside walls between the audience and
the stage.
Chief O'Nell today allowed the actors
and actresses to remove their clothing
from the dressing-rooms of the theater.
Up to the present time the police would
not allow qnythlng to be removed from
the building.
Complainant Is Man Who Lost Loved
Ones-Released on Ball Until
January 12.
had to live for, are gone. All that re
mains Is for me to make some1- one pay
for thlff- carelessness. A few carpenters
and stage hands have been arrested. Men
who sang In the chorus are In Jail. Such
an investigation Is a cruel mockery. The
men- who are responsible are allowed to'
walk the streets untouched, while a few
laborers are arrested.
t"Thls. has been the greatest calamity
In. tho city's history "and the authorities
"must understand that those who have,
suffered wilr-not wait for tnem to dally
along. There" must not be any "politics
Or .favoritism In this investigation."
The lateness of the hour at which the
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Formally charged i warrants were completed, nearly . mia-
wlth manslaughter. Managers Will J. Da- j ni? causea uie complainants
vis and Harry J. Powers, of the Iroquois 1 and Justice Underwood to state that It
Theater, with City Building Commissioner 1 would sufficient for the detectives to
Williams, were today held under bonds of vaiiui vCijiiuc.
$10,000 each. Arthur E. Hull, whose fam- i. Powers answered the telephone call
llv nerisned in the flre. and wno was tne umulu"1' ilui"'- " -"""
complainant, was present when the two
theater managers and the city official un
derwent the ordeal of facing the charges.
The hearing of the cases was set for Jan
uary 12.
The warrants were Issued by Justice
George W. Underwood at his residence af
ter 11 o'clock last night. Tho warrants
werenot served in the regular manner.
The three men accused were notified by
telephone that the warrants had been is
sued, and were directed to appear at 11
o'clock this morning at Justice Under
wood's court and give bonds.
The arraignment took place at the home
vard- , Detective James W. Cody request
ed her to tell Mr. Powers to hurry to
Justice -George W. Underwood's resi
dence. Mrs. Powers immediately became
hysterical.
"Oh, he could not help that terrible
accident," she walled over the telephone.
"Our own little boy was there, and he
would not have been there lf we had not
thought the theater safe."
City Building Inspector Williams was
also reached at his home in Rhodes ave
nue, after further conversation over the
telephone,
Twenty other mdn -arrested In connec
that the prpvlslons Nif the ordinance gov
erning the construction of such buildings
be complied with."
Commissioner of Public Works Herbert
Schmltz expressed the intention of the
board last night. He said his col
leagues and himself will Immediately take
steps to cctnpel the owners and managers
o.f San Francisco theaters to equip their
houses properly. "The Board of Public
Works," he said. "Intends to close 12 or
14 houses.. -We-are-warless, to -.act until
their licenses expire. But when they do
we. shall refuse to renew them. The
license of the Alcazar goes Out tomor
row and we will probably order the place
closed until such time as the theater can
be remodeled. Following the Alcazar will
come nearly every other theater, and
Mayor Schmltz will require the police ta
enforce any order the Board of Publla
Works may make."
of Justice Underwood, where the accused tlon-'wlth the- tragedy were arraigned
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Theater Voluntarily Closes.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. The proprietors ol
the Grand Opera-House have notified
Mayor Harrison that they will close their
theater after tonight's performance pend
ing a thorough examination on the part ol
the City Hall officials. They take the
ground that while their playhouse Is prac
tically without defect, yet the. public mind
Is so wrought up that nothing will re
assure theater patrons except a complete
Official inquiry;
trio presented themselves accompanied by
counsel. An officer read the- warrants.
The bonds were quickly prepared, and
the defendants were released until the
day set for arraignment Jn court.,
"This Is not a vindictive proceeding,"
announced the complainant's attorney,
"and we feel disposed to refrain from
causing any one unnecessary annoyance,
before Justice -Caveriy In the Har
rison-street Police Court today on a
charge of manslaughter. Five of the de
fendants were members o'f the chorus of
the "Mr. Blue Beard" Company. No tes
timony' was given la court, and It was im
dlately agreed that a. continuance be
granted. The bonds In each case were re
duced to $i000, and the cases placed on the
In view of the Investigation now being calendar for hearing January 11
carried on by the authorities, we feel
that this proceeding can properly be con
tinued." The complainant's attorney
added: :
"The purpose-of this proceeding, first,
to place these men under bonds and hold
them by means of legal process. Sec
ondly, Mr. Hull desires to force the au
thorities to a complete Investigation of
the catastrophe. In the third place, if
the official investigation is side tracked
onto small fry. this proceeding will reach
the persons who occupy the position of
the keystone of the whole affair. It ap
peared to my client to be a mdekery to
arrest stage carpenters and men and
women In a minor capacity while others
who occupied much more, prominent posi
tions were allowed to go free.' Jle feels
that the responsibility ought to be fixed
upon-whoever is guilty.
"On behalf of Messrs. Davis and
Powers, I will say that they are going to
meet the Issue squarely," said the de
fendant. "Both have a clear conscience
Attorney Thomas Hogan told the Magis
trate that his clients "had nothing to do
with- the management, construction or
handling of the scenery. He said they
continued singing even after the audience
became panic stricken In a vain effort to
allay the fear of the frightened audience.
Those who will be. arraigned hefore Jus
tice Caveriy January 11 are: Edward G.
Wines, Victor Bozart, Samuel Ball. Wil
liam. Slack, John J. Pussell arid E. T.
Moran, The other defendants will be
heard before .Justice Caveriy Monday.
They are: W. D. Kerr, William McMul
len. William Plunkett, Max Mazzonlvltch,
F. Poland. William Carleton. J. J. An
drews. A Berand, Edward Eagle, William
McQueen, William Olsen and P. J. Nolan.
Their bonds were placed at $5000 each.
"Whon I first came up the orchestra
was playing and the double octet was
singing with sparks falling all around
them. Not a musician or player moved
until It was a matter of life or death."
Hamilton denied that It was the cus-
Her Diamonds Are Missing.
DES MOINES, la., Jan. 2. The remains
of Miss Helen McCaughan, daughter ot
Attorney George E. McCaughan, of Chi
cago, reached here today.. Funerals of
John Holland and daughter and Mrs. Lil
lian Pelton." also Victims of the flre, will
be held Monday. Two diamond rings and
a pair of diamond earrings are missing
from the body of Mrs. Pelton.
Mistake In Identification.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Haste In the early'
Identification led to a mistake of which
hte police were apprised today when
Chief O'Neil received a letter from Edwin
Norton, of St. Louis, believed to have
"been, a flre victim, Norton's supposed body
was Identified by a business card show
ing him as purchasing agent for the
Washington Electric Company of St
Louis. Mr. Norton writes he has not been
In Chicago for ten years. .
r h4VA fhA fiT t mill n tr thft
in this proceeding and Intend to act their ventiiators above the stage blocked, so
as to make It -Impossible to open the
ventilator. .H6 said:
for the
Declares Curtain Was First-Class.
BOSTON, Jan. 2. The asbestos curtain
at the Iroquois Theater, Chicago, which
was manufactured in this city, was de
clared today by the secretary of the man
ufacturing firm to have "been made of the
best grade of asbestos cloth. The secre
tary said:
"The curtain was made by our Arm out
of commercially pure asbestos, and it was
accepted and passed on by the Flre Com
missioners of Chicago. It is not a sur
prise to us that the curtain was com
pletely destroyed, in view of the explosion
which occurred."
New Steamer Service.
BOSTON. Jan. 2. The White Star Line
Inaugurated a service from Boston to
Marseilles today when the steamship Re
public galled from this port.
part as men should.'
This ended the proceedings
present.
Will J. Davis appeared to feel the strain
more acutely than the others. As news
paper photographers took a flash light
picture of the groups In the house dur
ing the signing of the bonds, Mr. Davis
would invariably jump when the powder
The "ventilators were opened, I be
lieve, at every performance. Many times
the draught from them was so strong
that it was uncomfortably cool on the
stage."
Manager Merrlam, of the construction
comoany. and his attorney then had a
was touched off and give Indications ot priTate conference with Inspector Fulk
eiireuiu vuuan3. era0Q for 20 mlhutes,
Mr. Hull, the complaining witness. Is. ;
connected - with a Chicago commercial
agency. Tomorrow he will leave Chicago-
with the bodies of the four mem
bers of his family for his wife's- former
home. Troy. N. Y.. where they will be
burled. Mr. Hull stated he would
WARNING TP SAN FRANCISCO.
Mayor Will Make Number of Lead
ing Play-Houses Put in Exits.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2. There 13
return Immediately after the funeral to , Ukely tQ be a dearth'of theatrical amuse.
prosecute the charge. His entire fam
ily was wiped out In the flre. Mr. Hull
said:
"My wife and mv children, all I ver
EriipticMs
The only way to get rid
of pimples and othtr erup
tions is to cleanse the blood,
improve the digestion, stim
ulate the kidneys, liver and
skin. The meiicine to take is
Hcod'sSarsaparilla
Which has cured thousands.
i ment in this city within the next two
months.
It Is the plan of the Board of Public
I Works to close theaters that are unsafe
'. until such time as they can be remodeled
and provided with exits sufficient In num
i ber to permit audiences to escape on
1 occasions of panic or flre. The Board
will refuse to renew theater ucenses to
houses of amusement which are consid
ered unsafe and within the next days'
12 or 14 showhouses. Including nearly all
the leading ones of the city, will be
blockaded by the police In the event
"that they disregard an order to close.
Since the Chicago disaster the theme
of discussion has been public safety in
local theaters. Mayor Schmltz acted
promptly and Issued an order on the day
following" the ratastrophe that officials
should give strict attention to the mat
ter. The Board of Public Works, Fire
Commissioners, Police Commissioners and
Chiefs of the flre and Police Departments
were notified to give special heed to the
construction of theaters and to insist
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