New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-26

IT, wonoen dancers IN the Midway; in the building
Just before it collapsed ,,.-.a =, ~.
UPkno SI1r T ST a. s Seen weh :ksns instructor i'm
Inetiatsy before he himself was rescued
Following is the list Of the injured
ABpoULNo 5 Sa6.rT i3 balcony
ALBANIA. Jacob y. musician in Stress o; Caro-
p9r;'y suSo,ated and dragged out by policemen.
ANON Mary. dancer in the Turkish village overcome
by , l.. .
.IIABY William driver; thrown from FIRE engine IN -
ana mead and bru'sed
AWENT George w face and hands olistered-
HABA. All Streets OF Cairo Company pe'''n' '''"'
pAXrR. Harry employed in Luxembourg gallery; oad4y
"'f hnr6tJ on face and hands.
ooNoER N Mss v. Hstn ana essS burned hight
oH IA as gu, s. Ssn.a iS'' dsST. '
-ryRExo george proprietor Of the Street. q csso
vas severely brutsed.
DUGGAN Eugene. enploye streets OF cAif0 Wi NV
nrTrrxo rurere ..streets Of Caro- Company hands
burned. ,s
ro-Tr Peter Waterman; burned about f.oe and HANDS
GETZ Free. captain o. truck; overcome '' ''D'''
,oIey eo,e,,- ,ruckraan: severely bruised ey de-
,,..rr,rt- Frank emp!oye o; the building; slightly
HAMILTON. Harry. employo of Beauty Show ourn''
So>. frank fir, Lieutenant: overcome by smoke
Vows q A. New-York. employed in LuxernouTs ex-
bib.. burned while trying 20 save pa-ntI'ss'
LYONS Nine Helene; arm burned
MAHER fireman; stunned by electric sno'A ''0"'
At0RI.ry- NJ j. proprietor Of X-ray chow face. head
AID am badly burned
MURPHY Frank 0. St Louis; severely burned on r'e''
xAy>y Thomas J.. enpoye In !r!sA village overcome
PAREER. Harry Ncw-Tork CITY. employed in TIE Lux
exhibit
ROBERTSON william employed IN The H-Tay e1h'o''
face and hands burned
sAT,nA La Belle streets o. cao' dancer; hande
s,orcAe3 and hystcrioa from !r!gnt
WHEELER. u J.. watchrnan; hands burned
WEISS. Louis. taritor burned about face ana nahos
WRIGHT W. H. instructor in 7oNer-s&auns EXHIBIT
burned about arms -.
WILSON. Mary. performer in the Nsions OF Az
overcome by s.aoke
The total loss on the building and contents Is
said TO be s47sOOO OF this amount S350oo'
was the value Of the building and Sl2S,OO0 the
estimated cost Of the exhibits and material In
the exposition in progress In the building IN
surance to the amount OF $4,000 was carried
IN the Coliseum but Of this amount 100000
will go to the holders Of outstanding bonds TO
nav these obligations in full. The owners OF the
building will get only $4,000 out o. tfei- IN
surance Colonel John T. Dickinson. president
of the Coliseum Company. said tonight that no
effort would be made TO restore the building.
Next 10 the Coliseum the heaviest indlvlouai
loser ie 3. c. Bostwick, the proprietor OF
mechanical riding school an elaborate contriV-
ance which is said TO have cost $4,000, and
upon which there no insurance. The
Streets OF Cairo and Congress OF Eastern Ma
tons lose $4,000
The insurance on the Coliseum aggregates
Sl20 900, and Is taken out in the name OF the
Chicago Exhibition Company. with the loss, II
any. payable to the Illinois Trust and Savings
Bank as its interests may appear. The exhibit
tors were without exception uninsured.
The fire was one of the quickest ever seen
in Chicago In twenty minutes from the time
Of the first spark originated by the crossing OF
two electric light wires in the Xray 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 mass Of twisted iron and bricks The
loss Of life might have been terrible II the fire
had broken out a few minutes before II did, as
then the visitors to the exhibition would have
been. caught in the building. AS 1t was, the
spectators had Just left the building. and ex-
hlbitors and their people were either preparing
Cor supper or about to leave the building when
the flames broke out. Most Of the exhibitors
would have been able 20 maks their escape
without difficulty or danger if they had not
stopped and attempted TO their personal
belongings.
Shortly after the fire. Colonel John T. Dickn-
son. president OF the Coliseum Company. was
seen He said:
when We started out to spend S4O0. 900 in an
exhibition building out here In Woodlawn
were laughed at by many but the result has
prove ed that our judgment was sound However.
times have changed even during the last two
years and. in my opinion. there should be
effort made 10 rebuild the Coliseum. but. on the
contrary, a united effort made 10 push forward
the plans that have been prepared for the erec-
ton of splendid exhibition palace on the lake
front Chicago must have large building that
can be used for all manner of gigantic amuse
ments. The Coliseum has been swept away and
the city is absolutely without anything that
swers the purpose of an exhibition building.
While the destruction OF the Coliseum Is
great personal loss to many and also a great
loss to the city. honestly believe 1t will result
In stirring up the people in the matter Of a per-
ranent exhibition building Should the lake
front be the site OF splendid palace OF amuse-
ment the burning Of the Coliseum may be less OF
q misfortune than 1t appears.
Since the building was opened II had been
used ITO nights and had brought in something
like 100000 revenue All OF this money had
been put in the building. and the stockholders
have never received cent OF money on ther
investment
Among the principal Coliseum stockholders and
the amounts they were credited with holding are
the following: Continental National Bank. SS2.
900; A. r. Oughton. $4,000 J. Irving Pearce.
$4,000; Illinois Central Railroad, $4,000; Chi
cago City Railway Company. $4,000; j. o. Hey
worth, $4,000; L. z. Letter $4,000: Carl Bin
der. $1,000; F. W. Shuttle. $500 and A. II.
Buehler. $4,000.
The 100000 worth OF bonds were held prin-
c!pal!y by the Illinois Central Railway Com
pany and the Alley IL" J. Irving Pearce the
owner Of the grounds upon which the Coliseum
stood. also was q large holder OF the bonds The
bonds are amply secured by the insurance The
officers Of the Coliseum Company are as follows:
President, John 7. Dickinson: vice president.
Carl Binder treasurer. F. w. Schultz; secretary
DR.. A. r. Oughton.