The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-25
COLISEUM GONE.
Great Building in Which Bryan
Was Nominated
Is a SmOuldering Heap of
Twisted Steel and Ashes.
FIRES QUICK WORK.
Started From Crossed Electric
Light Wires.
A manufacturers Exhibition
Was Going On.
A NUMBER MISSING.
Some of Whom Are Almost Ger
tainly Dead.
List of Injured is Large Inelud-
ing Several Firemen.
A Manufacturers Exhibition
Was Going On.
| NUMBER MISSING.
Some of Whom Are Almost Ger
tainly Dead.
List of Injured is Large Inelud-
ing Several Firemen.


stroyed the Coliseum building at Six
ty-third street and Stony Island ave-
nue.. in which the Democratic national
convention was held last year.
The fire was one of the quickest ever
seen in Chicago. From the time when
the fire was originated, by the crossing
Of two electric wires, until the .Colise-
um was a pile of twis ed iron and hot
bricks. was not over 2C minutes.
The building had been rented for
manufacturers exposition and was
filed from end to end with booths. all
OF which were destroyed with all of
their contents.
It is supposed number of people
were lost in the flames. and although
no bodies have been recovered, the fol-
lowing people are missing and have un-
dOubtedly persisted:
Girl named Pauline, surname not
known; seen to enter the building in
search of her mother, who she said was
imprisoned by the flames. The girl and
her mother We're employed in the Irish
village, the former as a dancer, and the
latter doing chores
Two women, dancers in the Midway
exhibit; seen entering the building just
before it collapsed
Two men, seen in the center OF the
building during the fire by fremen-
L. Ladanyi and his son conducted
sausage booth in the building. Ladanyi
entered the structure during the fire
was Denned in by the flames, and neith-
er has since been seen.
The injured are:
Peter Foots. watchman; burned about
face and hands.
Mrs. c. A. Lyons; severely burned.
NJ J. NOrely: lacerated by explosion
of. Crooke's tubes and burned about
William Robertson; face and hands
NJ J. wheeler. watchman; hands
James Maser. fireman; burned while
cutting a live wire with a pair of
shears
Robert Harley fireman; severely
bruised by debris during the collapse of
a wall of the building.
Miss Helen COnger; shocked by a live
wire and severely burned about right
arm.
Nine. Helene, Lyons, arm burned.
Frank Murphy, of st. Louis, severely
burned on right arm.
Jacob Nalbandi, musician, Streets of
Cairo company, partly suffocated and
dragged out by policemen.
Harry Parker, New York City, en-
plOyed in the Luxemburg exhibit
Wm- Robertson. employed in the *
ray exhibit face and hands burned.
NJ ]. Wheeler, watchman, hands
burned.
Louis Weiss. janitor, burned about
face and hands.
W. H. Wright, instructor in Roller
Skating exhibit, burned about arms.
A Jackson, performer, hands burned.
Mary Wilson, performer in the Wis
ions of Art, overcome by smoke.
Thomas ]. Mummy, employed in the
irish village, overcome by smoke.
Mary Anon, dancer in the Turkish
village, overcome by smoke.
Charles w Pierce, of Omaha, en-
ployed in the roast beef stall, leaped
from the balcony and was slightly in
juredi hands and face burned.
Frank Hatfield. VINO was employed
IN the building when the balcony gave
way, strained, slight burns.
Harry Baker, emp Dyed in T.uxem-
DurS gallery, badly burned about the
face and hands.
Fred Getz, captain of truck 16 over
come by smoke inside the building and
rescued.
Frank Jameson. lieutenant of fire
company, overcome by smoke inside the
building and rescued
Marienna Ahdoulnour, dancer in
S9tfeeIs OF Cairo, head injured by fall |
llnS timber from balcony
George Dekre2e proprietor of Streets
OF Cairo exhibit, jumped from a win |
bruised
Harry Harry Hamilton. burned about face.
william Ailaby, fireman, thrown |
from IRE engine in a collision with a /
Lake Shore train at Cottage Grove av-
enue and FOrty-fi street
= Albert Chamberlain, burned. cut on |
face and hands
s,5ag Eugene Dugan, burned about left |
ne nre originated in a booth which |
- l siseI TOT an exhibition of x rays, |
~, ~ LOOM oelng managed by NJ J. |
- rloL1Sy ana William Robertson The
W. w men men were examining their Roent- |
ser ser machine, when they were startled /
py t,,,.5,r q slzzlng noise behind, and, upon |
| uthlhg' saw part of their exhibit /
aDis1e- crossed electric light wires. /
Wnlch .,l. We're over the exhibits. are /
5nlousht TO have caused the flames |
l IIhey at first tried to smother the !
names, put before they secured water |
ana cioth, the fire had spre ad through
out the entire booth
Morley, realizing thai he and his
partner would not be able to cone with /
ne names, then made an endeavor to |
save some of the most Valuable of the
\ ray paraphernalia. Cumming to the |
ne grasped two CroolJe's |
-ubes. and with Roberts on began night
ng his way out of the building BEFORE
he reached an exit the u Des. which he
held IN both his hands. exploded from
he heat, severely lacera-tine- his hands
dis hair also caught fire and he was
severely burned about the head. Rob
ertson was burned aho1lt the face.
About 800 people were in the building