The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-08

ofa Jewish Play il Baltimore. Princi-
paIIy Children Girls and Young Men.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 27.-Twentg-tEree
persons were crushed and trampled to
death in panic at Front Street thea
tire toninght. Several others were in-
iured. some of whom will, it is believ-
ed, die
The united Oriental Opera and ORA
matte company OF Boston under the
management of a. Schongold and Alb
ram Tanzman, was billed to present
the Jewish opera ''Alendel," and the
theatre was filed with a motley throng.
About $500 persons We're in the aouse
when the orchestra began playing the
Introductory
\ strong oder of gas. was noticed in
the second gallery of the theatre and
one Of the attaches Of the place was
seen hunting for the leak with light
ed torch. Suddenly a jet of fame
flashed out as the torch came in con-
tact with the punctured gas pipe. Cries
of "ire", were heard Ia the upper gal
leries and in an instant the excitement
became intense. Some one rushed to
the gas metre and turned off the sup
ply, plunging the main body of the
house into darkness. TIE stage jets
alone remained lighted, being fed
through another metre.
Instead Of allaying the excitement
caused by the sheet Of flame from the
leaking pipe, the turning off of the
gas and consequent darkness only
served to add to the confusion The
audience arose en- masse, and made
mad rush for the exits. The actors
ran down to the foot-ights and shout
ed sid down, there's no danger" but
the excited throng paid no heed to ad-
vice but continued their wild scramble
for the doors
The gas was quickly turned on at
the metre and as the theatre again be-
came Illuminated, an indiscribable
scene of horror was presented: Men,
women and children, crazed by fear,
were fighting and struggling in the
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| forts to reach the open air.
The actors on the stage and few
cool heads in the audience added to
the turmoil by shouting their com
mands to sit down and cursing those
who were most vigoroIsin their ef-
forts to get out. The struggling mass
of humanity made little or no head
way for few minutes; every aisle~was
ngested and every doorway jammed
with frantic Poles and. Russian Jews
who mainly comprised the gathering
Strong men in the rear of the panic
| stricken mob climbed upon the shoul-
ders Of those in front, crushing the
! weaker men, women and little children
to the floor to be trampled TO death by
those still further IN the rear. For
several minutes the wild fight continu-
ed. Then few policemen forced a
passageway to the main entrance and
began dragging forth those who were
| jammed in the DOORS a rushing
stream of humanity flowed out on
| Front street until all those who were
able to move reachrd the open air.
a hurry call for policemen had been
made and squad were upon the scene
| by this time, ald a fire alarm had also
been sent in bringing some engines to
the spot.
/ The excitement in the streets was
almost as great as IN the theatre, as rel
atives began searching for those from
whom they had become separated dur
ing the mad rush. Fathers and moth
ers rushed about looking for their chill
dren and attempted to reenter the the
atre in their search for missing ones.
| The crowd grew SO great that the po-
lice, fearing riot, ordered the fire en-
CINE hose to be turned on and in that
way the struggling mass was driven
back from the theatre entrance.
Meanwhile officers had entered the
theatre and encountered a sickening
sight. In every direction were found
bodies from which life had been crush
ed and tramnled. 4 majority Of the
victims were young men. girls and
children They were tenderly carried
to the front of the house and taken to
the city hospital and the mor2ue as
fast as the ambulances and patrol wa
gons could make the trips Great
crowds followed the ambulances and
patrol wagons and stormed the .
frances to the hospital and morgue in
their anxiety to learn if their relatives
and friends were among the injured or
dead. Twenty-three dead bodies were
finally taken from the theatre Ten
persons, more or less injured are at
the city hospital. two OF whom may
die Several others were take,: to
their homes in carriages, suffering
from contusions Or broken pones The
death list Will probably exceed 25.
Miss Jennie Hinkle, 81 years old,
who was in the orchestra with her
brotherin-law, sister and two children.
They reached the door intheir attempt
to escape. Miss Hinkle suddenly re-
leased her hold on her brothersin-laws
arm and sank under the feet of the
throng. She was trampled to death.
Louis Cohen, a 10-yearoid boy.
- Wolf, tailor
Theresa Goldstein, years old and
her little 4-year-old brother.
Louis Amolsky, 50 years old.
Sarah Rosen, - years old
Ida Silberman, Il years Old
Ida Friedman. Il years old.
Sarah Siegel, IL years old
= Levenstein, 40 years old.
- Salzburg, 12-year-old boy.
Lena Lewis, 22 years old.
Norton for President. e
ALBANY, \. Y, Jan. Cor. Levi
p. Morton has finally announced to
his friends that he will be candidate
| for President before the national Re-
publican convention to be held at st.
Louis. He. stated his position at a