The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19
the loss. which, he said. was fully covered

the loss, which, he said, was fully covered
by insurance.
five floors Of the building at No. 11e olive
street. It's loss was occasioned entirely by
water and smoke. c. L. Whittemore, one
OF the incorporators, said that the value OF
the stock was about. 10000. and that they
had insurance to this amount.
The Phoenix Furniture Company occupies
Nos. I'LL and lib Olive street. Mr.. Nathan
son, president of the company, said that MS
company had suffered a heavy loss. occa-
stoned by water. He said that he could not
give figures, but that the stock, valued at
$5O,CCo, was covered by insurance.
Conroy Bros. agents for the Edison Talk
ing-Machine Company. occupy No. Ill5
Olive street. or the extreme festern. end OF
the building. This firm suffered a slight loss
by water.
PANIC AT THE
CENTURY THEATER.
The noise and din of Changing bells and
RAISING fire engines created a temporary
panic at the. Century Theater. where a
matinee performances Of Monte Cristo's
Wedding was in progress. The theater was
crowded with w~omen-and children. The ex-
cited rush Of people to the street through
the corridor OF the Century building could
be seen through the side exit and, fearing
that the building was oh fire. a number Of
women rose and staufpeded for the door.
InsAxnment the theater was in an up
cnrtain was rung down and the
audiencSs;zn the pard0et filed rapidly ont.
On the second floor and In the gallery the
advice of cooler heads was of no avail. A
woman appeared at a third-floor window
facing the alley between Ninth and Tenth
streets and implored franticaliy for aid. In
q moment, the window was filled with strug-
Cling forms of women and little children.
On the second floor a little girl leaned far
out of the window. as IL about to jump. An
express wagon was standing In the alley
directly under u window; Upon the top of
the wagon two men sprang and forctbly
pushed back the excited persons inside.
Two girls. about IS years old, wept and
wrung their hands in despair.
Meantime, a crowd had gathered below
and, in hoarse shouts. assured the fright
ened theater-goers that there was no dan
ger. A woman appeared at the third-story
window and excitedly pushed a small child
out on the window sill. Shouts were of no
avail AMI the crowd looked for the little
one to fall to the ground the next moment.
A group Of men took stands below the vim
dow to catch the child. On the fire escapes
on the building across. the alley several
men assured thu mother that there was no
danger, and she finally withdrew the child.
Fully five minutes elapsed before order was
restored and the excited women and chsi-
dren persuaded to descend the stairs.
nun MITCHELL, enc VI the little girls VINO
appeared in the production of THE We'd
ding of Monte Cristo," at the Century mat
inee yesterday afternoon. became frightened
when some one in the. audience cried Are
and rushed from the stage. in her costume
Of red tights west on Olive toward Eleventh
street. When near the fire she was over
taken by Jacob Mailer. who superintendent
the play at the Century. After she had
been quieted. Pat Short. the manager OF the
theater, ordered a carriage and sent her
home.
was stopped for three hours. The police had
great trouble in keeping:the crowds outside
the ropes. especially when Fireman Green
fell to his death and the other fremen
were making their perilous escapes from
the roof.