Title: Tinder box : the Iroquois Theatre disaster, 1903 /
Authors: Hatch, Anthony P.
Publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Iroquois Theater (Chicago, Ill.) Fire, 1903.; Fires Illinois Chicago History; Chicago (Ill.) History
Abstract: Chronicles the events surrounding the fire at the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago on December 30, 1903, explaining how the "absolutely fire-proof" building became a funeral pyre for hundreds of victims.
Contents: Opening night -- Absolutely fireproof -- A new year's surprise -- Strikes, snow, and show business -- The song-and-dance man -- Mixed reviews -- The day: December 30 -- Engine 13 -- "Pale moonlight" -- The inferno -- Death alley -- Inside a volcano -- The charnel house -- The new year -- The blame game -- The inquest -- The grand jury -- "Not guilty" -- A warning unheeded.