Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-21
SEVEN KILLED
IN A PANIC
Cry of Fire in Hebrew Thea
ter Causes Stampede.
Twenty are Injured and
Others May Die.
Women and Children are

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Trampled to Death.
Chicago JAN 13seven people crushed death and
many more seriously injured in panic which followed mans
cry of fire late yesterday afternoon in the West Twelfth street
Turner hail. About 800 people in that place. gathered
there witness the performance Of play entitled Green Horn
The following people were killed and injured
Dead
GEORGE sHAFFER, aged nine years
Mrs ANNIE SOLOMAN.
Mrs SAMUEL MENDELSOHN.
ANNIE GOLDBERG, aged seven years
REGINA MILLENBACH, aged four.
BIRDIE XIDMAN,
REBECCA LINDSAY,
Injured
Becky Adler, Fannie Jacobs
Belle Adler, Myer jacobson,
Joe Becker Abraham Zimmerman
Mamie Becker Rosie Zimmerman,
Sarah Boomgarten, Mrs Sarah Kaol
Rebecca Bloomgarten, Mole Mole
Mrs Sarah Choen Mrs Rebecca Richter,
Louise Friedman, Annie Rossman,
Sarah Goldberg Bessie Rissman,
Mrs Neie Hirschberg, Mrs. Ida Rissman,
Minnie Hoffman,
Missing:
Moll Frank Samuel Mendesohn
Harry Harris, Reuben Mendesohn,
Annie Lichtenstein, Frank Mendelsohn.
Fannie Marquoless,
The play Yiddish and the audience comprising for the
most part women and children all Hebrews The play
nearly when the which caused the panic raised
within five seconds after rang through the hail. the audi
converted into frantic mob every member of which
fighting for the safety which lay beyond the doors of the
building The hall frequently used for Dances and when
the theatrical performance given chairs set for the
spectators AS the wild rush for the doors began the
chairs knocked down every direction the ases dap
peared and the excited people climbed and stumbled over
the chairs.
Around the upper part Of the hall extends balcony which
opens only at end Here seated $50 and chill
en and the the farther end of the balcony away
from the stairway seeing the rush toward the exit had shut them
off throw their little the railing to the
floor feet below The children fell into the midst OF the
addened throng and tramped under foot 1t
known the dead children who thrown
from the balcony and tramped upon by the crowd.
Following the children many women sprang from the balcony
upon the crowd below ohers swinging hung their hands
before they dropped the main floor where the crush much
worse than in the balcony.
Around the doors frantic mass of screaming men,
and children packed all struggling erce to toce
their way stairs At the landing where the to flights OF
stairs winding down from the main hall unite stumbled
and fell In instant of were down. and be
the rush over three lives had been crushed out IN
space four feet wide by six feet long
Within five minutes after the beginning of the panic was all
over police and remen who huryng to the scene
disaster called upon do nothing beyond carrying
v the dead and injured and keeping back the thousands OF
people who tried force their into the building AS soon
the news of the panic had spread throughout the district
which but very few minutes all the Hebrews from that
part of the city rushed the place. bent upon learning the
names of the dead wounded Men and fought de
peratev with officers in their efforts to enter the building
and learn any of their loved among the dead
The alarm of fire false there having been blaze at any
time The furnace in the building somewhat defective and
at times allowed sparks pass through the registers IL
was the SIGHT Of these sparks rising into the that frightened
the man who raised the cry of fire.