Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12
FIRsr REPORTS coxFIRMEn.
The DOWNTOWN Horror a Shooting
/. Tragedy Terrible Rush in the Nar-
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The , OhDSioSVn Horror a Shocking
!. Tragedy Terrible Rush in the Nar-
row stairway.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
JoHNsTowS, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE Opera
House horror here last night was fully as
shocking as first reports made 1t. The
number Of dead positively known Is 10 and
Ave OF the injured are reported to have
died this morning ut their homes in various
sections of the town. The number OF In.
jured Is about 50. None OF these now sur
VIKING are seriously hurt, being merely
bruised and checked. The doctors say that
the most remarkable feature of the accl-
dent is that not single bone was broken
either OF thosS killed or OF those Injured.
TIE following IA list OF the killed:
George Sionaker, aged %, teHmSter
Miss Lizzie Claycomb, domestic aged II
came here five weeks ago from Bedford
county; remains taken there to-day.
John Miller, eolorea, OF Chambershurg,
Pa, came here after the hocd, waiter in
restaurant.
Isaac Foler, aged Gs. coal miner working
here, but came from Ben's Creek, this
county.
Mrs Wesley Burns, aged 40, of Somerset
county.
Miss Clara Burns, aged 10, daughter of
the above.
George Homer, aged II, jumped from
top gallery 30 feet down to the parquette,
neck broken.
Mrs. John W. Hsstor, aged So of this city.
Eddie Blugler, aged ., oonemaugh Bcr-
OUCH.
One woman, name unknown,
THE HoUsE CROWDED.
There were 800 people In the house. Two
hundred and forty OF these occupied chairs
In the pRrquette. Possibly 200 more were
In the circle and aleles in the rear of the
parquette. In the first gallery all the seats
were occupied and the aisles packed. In
the second or top gallery all the benches
We're occupied anu mnny were standing.
The cause OF death IN every Instance was
the crushing AT tho doorway leading to the
street In the frantic efforts Of the people to
get out OF the building,
SCENE THAT WAS sIMPLY noRRIBLE.
The cry Of fra WAS sounded from the top
gallery, when The last act OF the play was
within few minutes OF mpietion. In-
stantly upon the cry beiug ralsei the audi
enee made break AMI plunge tor the
narrow exit. Those liz front were thtown
forward and upon them the whole mass of
people tumbled hogilorg. climbing over
them and causing Il Jam night at the street
door. The scene ~ ills dime was simply
horrible. A great crowd at once gathered
In the street and pressed up SO closely
against the theatre entrance tina; the police
could not keep them back. Ia order to
drive them away it was found nee ssary TO
turn stream OF water upon Them from a
fire hose.
THE VICTIMS CRIES HEARD FOR SQUARES.
All this time the yel5 ana cries of both
those inside and outside OF the theatre were
terrible TO he,e Aud were beafd for squares.
The cause Of the fire Elaim was smoke
Issuing from the chimneY OF u Kitchen In
the rear OF tho residence OF Dir. A, N.
Wakefield, several squares away from the
theatre.
A corouer's Inquest hiss baeu summoned
and will take testimony this evening.
WHERE THE PEOPLE WERE TRAPPED.
The street door leading to the theatre
stairway Is four feet seven Inches wide in
the clear. This Is three or four feet from
the foot of the stairway. On the second