The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
ONLY ONE MAN Persisted
Loss OF LIFE BY THE COLISEUM
FIRE NOT so GREAT AS FEARED.
Loss Placed mt $7Oz, 35O-0ther
Fires mt Chicago.

was a fireman employed ABOUT the Dullu-
ing. He had evidently remained at his
post until the last moment Then he rushed
toward the exit. Within a few feet OF the
doer an immense piece of glass fell from
the roof, pinioning him to the earth while
the flames slowly smothered him. IL Is
practically certain that Johnson was the
only person killed, but a thorough search
of the ruins is being made. Those who
were reported missing last night returned
to their homes to-day. Most of them had
narrow escapes from death. Shelan HUI
fan, the Armenian, who was employed In
the Streets of Cairo" exhibit, and who
was thought to have been killed, returned
to his hotel this afternoon, after having
wandered about the city all night. He SAID
that in trying to escape from the burning
building he ran to the wrong exit, ana
when he finally reached the open air he
had inhaled so much smoke that delirium
set in and Huffian wandered about the
streets all night. The fresh air finally re-
vived him, and he appeared at the Coliseum
this afternoon. Following is a revised list
of the injured:
WILLIAM ALLABY, driver, thrown
from a fire engine in a COLLISION Win
Lake Shore train while responding to the
alarm; right wrist sprained and head cut
and bruised.
GEORGE w. AMENT. face and hands
blistered
ALI HABA, of the Streets of Cairo COM
pany, Dervish, right arm cut and burned.
MISS HELEN CONGER, manager Of the
art exhibit, shocked by live wire and Sc
verely burned about right arm.
AL CHAMBERLAIN, face and hair
scorched; escaped by crawling out beneath
debris.
GEORGE DEKREKO, proprietor of the
Streets of Cairo exhibit, jumped from
building and severely bruised.
EUGENE DUGGAN, employe of Streets
of Cairo company, burned about left side.
PETER FOOTE, Waterman, burned
about face and hands.
ROBERT HARLEY, truckman, severely
bruised by debris during the collapse OF
the wall of the building.
HARRY HAMILTON, employe of beauty
show, burned about face.
LA BELLE SALDA, muscle dancer, or
the Streets of Cairo company, hands
scorched and hysterical from fright.
G. A. LYONS, of New York. employed in
Luxembourg exhibit, burned while trying to
save paintings.
NINE. HELENE LYONS, arm burned
JAMES MATHER fireman; stunned by
electric shock received in cutting nVe
wire.
M. ]. MORLEY, proprietor Of the x-ray
show face, head and arm badly burned
FRANK MURPHY, of ST. Louis; severe
ly burned on the right arm.
JACOB NALBANDI musician IN tsd end
dragged out by policemen.
HARRY PARKER, New York city, en-
ployed in the Luxembourg exhibit; burned.
WILLIAM ROBERTSON, employed in the
X-ray exhibit; face and hands burned.
NJ j. WHEELER, Waterman; hands
burned.
LOUIS WEISS, janitor; burned about the
face and hands.
w. II. WRIGHT, instructor in roller-skat-
ing exhibit; burned about the arms.
A. j. JACKSON, performer; hands burned.
MARY WILSON, performer in the VII
sions of Art; overcome by smoke.
DONA ROY, trapeze performer; overcome
by smoke. St.
THOMAS ]. MUNNIcK, employed in the
Irish village; overcome by smoke.
MARY ANON, dancer in the Turkish viii
lage; overcome by smoke.
HARRY BAKER. employed in Luxembourg
gallery; badly burned about face and
hands. 3 ee
FRANK HATFIELD, who was employed
in the building, fell when the balcony gave
way; suffered slight burns.
CHARLES w. PIERCE of Omaha, en-
ployed in the roast beef stall, leaped from
the balcony and was slightly injured; hands
and face burned
FRED GETZ, captain of Truck 16, over
come by smoke inside building and rescued.
FRANK JAMESON, lieutenant of fire
company overcome by smoke inside build
MIREENA ABDOULNEOUR, dancer in
the Streets of Cairo, head injured by falling
timber from balcony.
TOTAL LOSS, $7O2, $50.
According to the figures given by the
exhibitors and managers of the various
concessions, the total loss is $7O2,350. The
principal losers are: Coliseum Company, on
building, $500 900; Coliseum Company, on in
terror property, 100000 carousals and to-
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paintings, DR.. Valentine. $25 900; Streets of
Cairo and Congress of Eastern Nations
stock, $4,000 The insurance of the Coli
scum aggregates $4,000, and is taken out
in the name of the Chicago Exhibition
Company, with the loss, if any, payable to
the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, as it's
interests may appear. The exhibitors were,
without exception, uninsured.
me ne ire was one of the quickest ever seen
IN Chicago. In twenty minutes from the
first spark originated by the crossing of
two electric light wires in the X-ray booth
there was not a girder standing. All the
walls went down except those on the ends,
and all that marked the place where the
building had stood was a mass of twisted
IRON and bricks. The loss OF life might
have been terrible If the fire had broken
out few minutes before it did, as the Wis
itors to the manufacturers exposition,
which was being held in the structure,
would have been caught in the building. AS
1t was, the spectators had just left the
ana exhibitors ana their people
We're either preparing for supper about
to leave the building when the flames broke
out. Most of the exhibitors would have
been able to make their escape without diff
hculty or danger If they had not stopped
and attempted TO save their personal be-
longings. In the jam before the doors We're
opened several people were badly crushed.
George De kreko, proprietor of the Streets
OF Cairo exhibit, was caught on the balcony
and, being unable to escape by the stairway,
was forced to jump from the window. He
was picked up severely bruised. In addition
to these there Were a number of other mar
row escapes
Col. John T. Dickinson, president of the
Coliseum Company, says: The building is
any attempt at rebuilding will be made.
There was $l20 900 insurance OH the building,
which is just sufficient to cover the bonds.
The Coliseum Company was stocked for
$30O,0OO, paid up, and bonded for 100000. The
building had proved q success every way.
The expectation of the promoters had been
fully realized, even surpassed. When we
started out to spend $500 GOO on an exhibition
laughed at by many, but the result has
ever, times have changed even during the
last two years, and, in my opinion, there
should be no effort to rebuild the Coliseum,
but, on the contrary, the united effort
should be made to push forward the plans
that have been prepared for the erection of
a splendid exhibition palace on the lake
front. Chicago must have large building
that can be used for all manner of gigantic
he o. Syvan