Evening journal., 1889-12-11
DEATH IN A PANIC
Fatal Crush in a Theatre al
Luckless J0hnstOWn.
A DOZEN PERSONS KILLED.
Seyenty-fye others We're More OF
Less Injured.

A Cry OF Fire at a Performance ~ "Un.
Gle Toms Cabin Brings 900 People
TO Their Feet, and stasss Them In .
FrenEied Stampede for the Outside,
Strong Men Trsmple UpoN Women and
chfdren-struggllnR Humsuity wedged
nIangied and Crushed 10 Death in q
Narrow stairway--People Isnsh IN FROM
without and the Two Thrsngs Meet
A Dozen Dead Bodies Were Taken Out.
A List Of the Dead and InJared-Ths
LuckIess City Of the conemaagh Adds
Another Horror TO fts History.
JoHNsTowN, Pa. Dec. ll.-During per-
ssrmance Of "Uncle Toms Cabin at the
Opera house here last night cry of FIRE
life down the narrow stairs. Twelve per-
sons were instantly killed and many ter
ribIy injured Seventy-five are injured
The names Of all the killed and wonnded
cannot be ascertained at present
A wild Rush for Life.
Among the killed are Mrs Nester and
George Fischhorn, the latter being resi-
dent Of Baltimore. It was found necessary
to turn stream OF water on the crowd
from fire engine standing near before the
dead and wounded could be taken out.
People rushed from the outside up the mar
row stairs, and were crushed by the crowd
forcing its way to the street
The stairway Was Choked.
The stairway was choked with people
struggling frantically 10 climb down over
the bodies of those already on the stairs.
Half dozen or more lost their footing In
the rush down stairs and were crushed 70
death almost instantly under the feet OF
those behind them The strain on the frail
stairs broke the walls and still further Inn
peded the fight Of the terrified crowd,
Twelve Bodies Recovered.
AT midnight twelve bodies had been taken
from the wrecked building, and citizens
were carrying wounded men and women 10
adjoining houses. Dozens had been removed
with broken limbs aud other serious IN
juries before the dead bodies wererecoyered.
A List Of the killed.
As near as can be determined at present
the following were killed;
E Bigler Miss Clara Burns, Mrs Nester
George Horner. Charles Frinnt George
Storaker, Of Mount Pleasant, Pa Johr
Carl, William Miller Ccoloredl, A Fleishour
Isaac Folor, Lizzie Claycomb and an un
known woman.
The Seriously Injured.
The seriously injured are Charles Vaughn
John Weimer, Albert Owens, Mrs. Lister
Mrs Platt and Richard Worthington an
many more slightly injured, such as sprain
and bruises
The Screams Of the wounded.
Tho screams were terrible, and IL wa
shocking in the extreme to see small childrel
knocked down by big men and trample,
upon.
Theatrical Death Trap.
This theatre has always been noted as ,
death trap, and was condemned twelve year
ago, but the other theatre was washed awal
in the food and since this one has been used
The manager tried to quiet the crowd, bu
it was of no use. One man jumped from tn
third story window and was seriously in
iured, and many more would have jumped
but for few cooler heads.
Clubbed 10 Death by Police.
It Is reported on good authority that th
police clubhed several 10 death The kille,
and injured were all taken to the Hender
son morgue, where they were identified
Coroner Owens and jury viewed the remain
Of the dead and rendered a decision that th
victims came 10 their death by being crush
cd and mangled in Parks Opera house.
Al.