Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-29
PANIC AT PADUCAH.
Burning of the Casino Summer
Theater Ruilding.
my r-rsea, rs,sfsiiy nars~s and uun-
sr.d Nearly rrsmpss.i q. Death
Three er F.ar Children ts.-
ported Nissisg.

PsprcAu. Ky, July 81 The Casino
mmiaer thcater building at Ramonia
park was burned Friday night at ten
o'clock. \ performance was being
given. and tbcrc were about eoo people
hy fireworks display on the stage. Tho
audience was psnie-striclcn. over sao
persons wcrc injured by being burned.
and many were trampicd almost To
death s~ve raj of the actors were pain.
fully burned
The building was covered with tar
paper. and was in a mass of flames IN
| a minute. At midnight it was reported
that three Or four children had per-
ished in the flames.
Women aud children emerged from
the burning building with their cloth
ing ablaxe. All the doctors in the city
were required tn look after the iu-
jured Col. Reuben Row and aud his
wife were seriously injured in the
stampede.
vERfrAHIE FfKr rHAr.
The Casino theater building was .
mammoth frame structure. aud the
roof being OF tar-boari paper. the
flames devoured il in n few minutes.
The burned building was located about
three miles from the city and was
great resort FOR women and children
on hot summer evenings. The audi
cnce last night numbered 900 persons.
and was composed principally Of wom-
en- aud children. The Bourne theatrical
company was producing ''Iu the Streets
of New York
In the third act. when the street Dire
scene was being produced by the use
of excelsior wapped about wires. a
lamp exploded. and instantly the flames
spread to the roof of the building. The
curtain was at this juncture raised, and
when the audience saw the mass of
flames panic followed, and men. wom-
sn aud children ran over each other.
About fifty persons were painfully
burned. and at least 100 Others in jurcd
by being trampled upon.
There were many women and chill
dren rescued from the burning build
ing by brave men, who Themselves
were burned ia the undertaking At
the front and side entrances men.
women and children were piled upon
each other several feet in depth. Thos.
who were not in jured He'd in every di-
rection To their homes. not taking
street cars, which were in waiting To
bring the patrons OF the show back to
the city. The doctors W ere kept busy
for several hours looking after the
needs of the injured.
MANY INJURED.
The report that three persons had
perished In the flames could not be
verified at late hour. Many had their
limbs sprained and broken in the STAN
pede which followed the breaking out
of the conhagration. Manager bourne.
OF the theatrical company. and his wife
were seriously burned in making their
escape. Two new pianos and costly
wardrobes of several of the actors were
burned with the building.
The list of those most seriously
burned. rs near a, could b. aseer-
tanned, is as follows: Manager Bourne
and wife, Col. L. Rowland and wife.
Miss Cora Clark, Mrs Brantley, C. c.
Rose and wife, A. c. Einstein. Fred
Hummel. two children. Miss Grigsby.
Fred Schroeder. Harry kellor. John
Byng and George {. wallace's three
children
Mrs. Lehr was burned. as was also
her children, whom she rescued from
the building As the roof was colispsing.
Mrs. Gregory and her daughter. OF
Yazoo. Miss. were painfully burned.
Harry Gilbert. Hall Waters and Miss
Bleich sustained painful injuries by
being trampled upon.
There were scores of others injured
in this manner, but IL is impossible to
secure their names as yet