Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-04-05
COLUMBIA rHEArER BURNED.
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Chicago. March u. The Columbia
theaier. one Of the oldest and ur"-'
popular piayhou-cS ~ the city. was
destroyed by hrc yesterday aftcrnoou
'ntsiling n total loss ~ stD0ooo.
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The FIRE was discovered w the laun
Try Of the froquois club. which cce'
t'td apartments on the sixth i'cor ~
the building. !, is supposed that sorc e
hot c"ais dropped from the stove 20
the foor The flames spread vita
gr,a' rapidity. and within ten min
uies after the discovery of the frr III .
tl'satsf was beyond saving.
rsr~~ Women v~r. oNer..m~.
Occupants Of the buihing and en-
pss.es "f the theater and the clu',
wire driven TO the street Ia such hast,
thas. In the excitement. three womrn
srr~ overcome. Bef"r~ the ars ~aS
eNiiuTuishcd the following were an.
ivied:
The Isi.r~a.
Frances Miller. overcome hv smoke
anc her face cut. taken from the SIKH
hoor by John Criliy. a porter Of the
lrceuois club
me. Burns. fireman. hi; hy falling
glass and GU, al-out the face and head
John Courtney. policeman: strucl.
b. telling cornice aud glass. head cut
and shoulders bruised.
Marie Ellis. fell down stairs. wrist
sprsined and head cut,
.srs. Mar, Robinson. hurt about the
iacr and head.
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Tic losses are distributed a. f,l-
lcvs:
Columbia Theatcr Amusement Co..
STE .Oio; kiaw 4 Eriangrr. propris-
t,r~ of 'h. Rogers Brn~' company.
$4,000; lroguois clun. $1,000; y. ~.
lisrhstcin. iewclrr. 5000. How laad
Hlcck. 5000: Hannah 4 iiogg. saioot.
$500. Chicago national bank. Sl.oo0.
r;siievue medical institute. 5000. mis-
cellaneous losses. $1,000; Total. $780,
Oco.
Roof zen Win n Crash.
A few minutes after the discovery Of
the fire the roof fell with a crash. aud
To many II sounded like great eNplo-
sion. The collapse caused general
stampede among the spectators. aud
ia the rush several wcr. slightly
bruised. Later. when the cornicc of
tie front of the building fell several
firemcu had narrow escapes
Rogers urosh~rs' I.---..
The heaviest losers outside Of The
owl crs of the building were Rogers
BIotherS. who have been playing an
engagement at the theatcr They had
valuable scenery and costumes to tn.
an cunt Of S35.OO1 stored on the stage
and all of this WAS eaten up hy the
iigmes. The insurance upon the the
a,eI amounts to si0o. 900. and all other
losses are also protected.
l.. Nerha. the business manager ol
the Rogers company. representing tho
owl crs. kIaw 4 Erlanger, staten sni.s
the insurance carried ON the scenery
nnd effects was Sso.OOo.
History of the Pta, house.
Tn. Columbia theaier was built Nv
J. h Haverly a short time after ths
Chicago fire. and after il passed from
his hands. in 1854. IL was rechristenrsl
the Columbia by Ellen Terry at ths
tune Of her first appearance in thica'
go with Henry Irving. The lease o.
TIC Columbia Amusement Go. expired
MAY /. 1900. and would not have bcea
renewed. as the company is now build
inP a theater of its own.
The iropuni- tt"h.
The Iroquois club. whose home wa'
destroyed. is the largest democrats
clLb in Illinois. and has among q
m, NIB, rs many of the prominent dem
oerats of Chicago.