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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

Montfort Mail; Thos. Fitzsimons
expects to go on to the farm near
Bridgeport, that he recently got in
trade for his hotel, in three or four
weeks
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

1t strikes the root and annihilates
disease, a remedy that fills The mind
with sweet and charming thoughts.
A. B. c. Family Tea. 25c a package.
Vivian's Pharmacy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
Mineral Point DodgeVille
STAGE LINE.
Morris Proctor, Proprietor.

stage runs daily. except sunday. leaving
Mineral Point NJ 5s45 A. M, and Dodgeyillo
between and z D. m.
Connects ~ Dodgeville with train on
q. 4 N. ". ny. for Madison, Milwaukee, etc.
G. NJ. 4 ST. .ul Ry. for Piatteviiie. Oar
Iington, shullsburg, Monros and Jan o. Vile.
Calls left AZ the Hotels, Mineral Point, will
receive prompt attention. Fare soc. Phone
1876.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

Iowa County Republic: George
Jewell and Martha A. Thomas were
married Wednesday, at Barneveld,
Rev. Smith OF the Congregational
church officiating.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
Smoke Red Trunk
5 cent Cigars.

The only remedy for that tired
feeling and dizzy spells, IL A. b. G..
Family Tea. 25c a package. Vivian's
Pharmacy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
MISS A. III. GALE,

Teacher of Piano and Organ.
From National Conservatory Of
Music, New York. For terms apply
at residence.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
For Sale or Exchange

the story bull ding known as Polk
inghorn Warehouse and store build
ing. Will sell cheap. Address
A. L. WHITE, Sioux City, Iowa.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
Hair Work,

Miss Katie Appel Is prepared to do
all kinds OF hair work and furnish
switches. chains, etc.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

Four great coal stations are about TO
be exploited in South Africa. The
most Southcrly field lies between Lady.
smith and the northern boundary of
Natal These regions will in the near
future supply u large part OF the
worlds demand for coal Natal ex.
ported 2O1,0O0 tons In 1901,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

Another hottle.nosed shark, seven
feet in length, has been captured In
the herring nets OF Yarmouth tEngl
fishing boat,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

Hollandale Review: Jas. Jackson
and Leslie Ross, with their wives,
returned Tuesday from trip through
South Dakota and northern Iowa.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
Stone and Sand,

am prepared TO furnish stone and
sand, either at the quarry or de
livered. n. j. Minor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

Sound kidneys are safeguards Of
life. Make the kidneys healthy with
Foley's Kidney Cure. All druggists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

The Lafayette County Medical
society, organized few weeks ago,
will hold its next regular meeting the
second Tuesday in July, at the court
house in Darlington.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02
Mineral Point

n, N, VAN MArRs, aEoRGH CRAWFORD
ROReRT NJ, CRAWFORD.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-07-02

For Ice Cream
call at the Stendebaeh Restaurant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31
IRooUoIs ARCHITECT TALKS.
Says He Will Never Allow Wood in
Another Theater.

A special to the New York Times from
Pittsburg last night says: Benjamin Mar
shall. the young Chicago architect who de-
signed the Iroquois Theater. left here for
Chicago tonight. Mr.. Marshall is likewise
the architect of the Nixon Theater in this
city. He was overwhelmed by the news of
the disaster.
"Fll never allow another theater to be
built with a stick of wood In it, he declared
after reading bulletins which were handed
him.
The Iroquois was built along the very
latest lines. and was provided with twenty
seven double fire exits, but wood was used
and stairways were employed. A fireproof
building will not be erected as long wood
is used. In theater there are so many
articles of infiammable material that when
a blaze once gets Roadway 1t spreads In the
most alarming manner
Every means was taken to prevent just
such horror. The exits were more ample
than are usually planned for such buildings.
L have erected many playhouses. and In
each one figured had mastered the details
so that the public would be safe. There was
no infiammable material in the building eX
cept on the stage and the scenery Fires do
occur on the stage, and the asbestos curtain
should have protected the audience.
There was no gas used in the building,
and there was no gas tank in the house.
Even the calcium lights were worked by
electricity"
Later when report was made that a
boiler had exploded Mr.. Marshall said that
that might have happened, and that the
boilers were directly under the auditorium.
However, every precaution had been taken
In that respect, the steam pressure
should not have been great at any time and
all the safety appliances were used to pre-
vent an explosion even with careless en-
ployes. He added:
II cannot understand why people did not
at the various exits. aXc0Dt IL was
because the house was new and the people
were not familiar with the fire exits and
everybody rushed to the entrances at which
they came In"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31

the struggling mass Of stronger and older
persons % considered remarkable by the
police.
Unassisted the girl made her way over
the heads OF terror-stricken persons and
escaped When she reached the street her
clothing was torn almost into shreds.
Saw Scenery Catch Fire.
Among the first persons to escape were
Joseph Graham and Dorothy Bour two
children. They were in the parquet, fifteen
rows from the stage
: I saw tho scenery catch fire OH the lower
ieft-hand side of the stage" said the boy.
Eddie Foy came to the front and told
US to sit still. but we decided we would get
out. ana right away. Four women tainted
near me, and nearly all the others seemed
dazed and just sat still
We got up and kicked the door OPEN /
think lot of the others could have come
TOO. II they had not been so scared. We
stood outside until they brought dead
man out. and then we went home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31

after the safety OF the audience. The peo-
pae Downstairs were taken out as fast a.
1t could be done.
when the panic started the ushers. Q
policeman. Walter Council Of the Stude-
baker Theater and another man Joined me
In pulling the people cut. who seemed to
form one solid mass of humanity in an eff
fort to get out.
from the lower floor Is certainly q mys-
terry. II was after we had pulled out the
people by sheer force from the ground floor
that the blaze spread and the panic upon
the upper floors became worse.
Helpless to Act.
Three of the actors In their costumes
Joined In trying to keep the people calm
while the rescue work was going on. Ac-
companied by the policemen. we pulled
down the fire escapes so that the people
could get down on them In the alley.
But the flames shot out and the people
In the balconies would not come down. We
passed some of them down to men below
by sheer force when they refused to get
down. We thea rushed to the upper bal
comics upon the fire escape and there urged
people to get down.
I'VE rescued two small girls by pulling
them out Men and women jumped to
every possible opening and trampled upon
each other. Upon the top fire escape we
watched four unfortunate women burn
alive
We were helpless to act. The firemen
could not reach them In time. When they
finally did reach them the women cried for
their daughters who were In the theater
and refused help until their children were
saved. but It was impossible to save the
little ones
We tried to catch people from the third
balcony fire escape and succeeded in sew
eral cases. Many could not wait. however.
and threw themselves upon the ground be-
low We saw six women jump to certain
death. Men and women went down to
their knees and prayed while the flames
were reaching and devouring them"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31
CHARTERED SWITCH ENGINE.
Manufacturer Hurried 1876 Miles tt
Find Dead Loved Ones.

CLINTON Ind, December 31.-W. E. Dee
of Chicago, tile manufacturer. with fac
tory at Mecca, Ind, ten miles from here,
heard of the Chicago theater disaster by
telephone last night.
The list of missing contained the names
of two members of his family. He instant
ly started for Chicago. 1876 miles away.
Jumping into a buggy he drove at top
speed to Clinton. where he chartered a
switch engine and dashed on to Danville,
Illinois. forty miles away. A special train
had been ordered by telegraph which was
waiting for him, and at midnight he started
for Chicago.
He expected to reach there at 3 o clock
this morning. The list of missing contains
the names Of Edward and Louise Dee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31
RoosEvELr's SYMPATHY.
President Sends Message of Coincidence
to Mayor Harrison

CHICAGO, December 31.-The following
message was received this morning:
WASHINGTON. D. c., December 81.
To Hon. Carter H. Harrison. Mayor, Chi
cago:
IN common with all our people Through
QUIZ TINS land. extend to you, to the people
tar,ihiu aso. my deepest sympathy in the
terrible catastrophe which has befallen
them. e'
(signeO THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31
STORY OF LAST MAN OUT.
Employe Of the Theater Tells of the
Work Of Rescue,

A dispatch from Chicago last night to the
New York Sun says: Leon Reeves, an en-
ploye of the Iroquois Theater in the adver-
Using department, was the last man to
leave the place alive. with only slight in
juries,. He described his experience:
1.-THE fire started on the O-P sections,
which Is the left side of the theater and
nearest to Randolph street. The theater
sets so that the stage is on the Dearborn
street side and the front, or entrance, is on
Randolph street.
1.-THE fire started from crossed wires Or
the calcium electric light. The sparks flew
into the curtain right off the flies on the
stage and set them ablaze. An attempt was
made to drop the asbestos curtain, but the
blaze spread before this could be done.
During the fire there were eight cadet
boys and eight cadet girls doing their turn.
Herbert Cawthorn, who is doing the Irish
mans part In the play. had just left the
stage. The performers tried to keep up a
show of acting for few minutes. Eddie
Foy ran out on the stage with his hands
upraised shouting for the people to be quiet
and that all would be WELL
Tried to Pull Down Curtain.
.'The stage hands tried to pull down the
asbestos curtain while the blaze was spread
ing. Just as Foy concluded his plea for
patience and calmness and had left the
stage the burning scenery and wings coll
lapsed and like bah Of IRE shot into the
auditorium of the theater
when the first SPARKS few upon the
stage the theateT enpaoyo1 began 70 look
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31
Winnie aallaeher's Escape.

Foremost among the remarkable escapes
was that of Winnie Gallagher. twelve years
old. The girl occupied seat In the third
row from the front on the main door. and
that she was able to make her way through
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31

Statement uutll dItcT the COTOucF mas mace
his report.
Recommended Investigation.
"Some time ago." said the mayor. 81
recommended to the council that an investi-
cation should be made looking to the fire
protection of the theaters. That is to say.
to see whether the theaters were complying
with the ordinance with respect to the
sprinkler system and other means for fire
prevention That recommendation was
submitted to the judiciary committee who
has 1t in hand at the present time. The
committee has not yet made report. and
can do nothing until do receive their re-
port on the matter"
To Chief Musham of the fire department
the mayor has given instructions to have
placed in each theater in the city two city
firemen. at the expense of the theater. to
guard against any repetition of the Iro-
quois disaster.
AS an expression Of sympathy for the be-
reaved in the calamity, the Chicago board
of trade today adjourned an hour before
the usual time. Similar action was taken
by the exchanges at Duluth and Milwaukee.
Telegraph Operators Sad Experience.
Some Of the most remarkable incidents of
the fire were not known until today. F. L.
Donaldson. loop chief for the Western
Union Telegraph Company. handled long
telegraph story Of the fire and its harvest of
death. unaware that his own wife was
among the missing.
When he went home he found that she
had gone to the theater. He hurriedly re-
turned and searched for her through the
morgues and in the hospitals. but today had
not found the least trace of the missing
woman.
Adobe Philipson. eight years old was one
Of the children struck down and trampled
to death. Her body was removed by the
firemen and taken to drugstore. There the
child was seen by her mother, who had es-
capped uninjured.
The mother became hysterical but was
not permitted to go near the chiid's body.
Bystanders tried to make the woman be-
lieve the little girl had escaped death Mrs.
Phlipson was led away and did nor learn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31
Preparations for Inqussts.

Preparations were made at the morguss
for tho inquests today. There il strong
probability that 1t win require many days
10 conduct the inquiry inco the frs, and a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31
CHASTITY Scenes.

That File extended to the balcony stairs
and when we reached 1t 1t was the same
bodies piled upon bodies the length of the
flight.
Women and children had fallen, and
their lives had been trampled out while
Others were piled on them to be crushed In
turn We reached a spot where we no.
ticed a body which moved
1T was that of woman. Bodies were
piled on her and we worked fifteen min
utes trying to dislodge the mass When We
found We could not do this we had to sep
arate the bodies one by one and take them
away. After we had made sufficient SPACE
TO enable us to stand with our feet on the
floor the pile reached to our chests. and
she. still alive, was taken to one of the hos
pitfalls.
In places the bodies were piled six feet
high. higher than my head When thew
had been removed the fire scars on the
walls showed where the piles reached, the
bodies having protected the wood work.
Preparations for Inqussts.
Preparations were made at the morRuss
for the inauests today. There il strong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31

Sad to Contemplate.
Upon the marble staircases at the left and
right within were the mess and confusion
Of the grim march of the bearers of the
dead =
Among the thousands Of bits of brilliantly
colored glass shattered In the fight against
the flames. lay many .scorched bits of cloth
ing and occasional fragments of charred
bodies.
a reminder of ahburned-out volcano crater.
In a saloon near the theater was being
guarded huge, pile of garments and furs
gathered up in the theater after the fire.
Five bushel baskets were filled with the
purses, gloves and handkerchiefs of the
fleeing. terror-stricken women. Two bar
rels were needed to hold the overshoes and
shoes found.
The greatest center of excitement TODAY
was not the theater. but Rolston's morgue.
All of the imorgues were surrounded but at
Rolston's, where more bodies of the dead
were taken than to any other, the scenes of
anguish were worst.
About the doors of the place were massed
hundreds of men. and, surrounding them
like huge fan. spread the hundreds of
weeping women and children. The numer-
GUS police stationed there could not begin to
handle the crowds, and extra details were
hurried to the besieged morgue. On lesser
scale the same fearful siege was in progress
at the various other morgues
Five Of Theater Party Dead.
e. C. Frady. president of the Strohber
Piano Company, today after unceasing
search through the morgue, found Ave dead
of theater party Of SIX headed by his wife.
Each one was found at different morgue,
One is still missing.
Those identified were Mrs. Lillian M.
F'rady. Mrs. J, H. Spindier (Mr Frady's
sister,. Burdette Spindler, ten years old;
Leon Frady, ten years old. Frady.s moth
er-in-law died at st. Luke's an hour after
reaching the hospital. Mrs. William Rise.
a sister Of Frady, 10 still missing.
One Of the most peculiar Of tbs identifca,-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31


Dotty. five years old; Mary, thirteen years
old and Edward. twenty years old
Nuns Broke Down and Wept.
One of the saddest of the many scenes
enacted in Thompsons restaurant near the
theater, where many of the dead and
wounded were taken Immediately after the
fire. was the search by party of priests
and nuns, headed by the Rev. ]. T. Holm
ger of Ontonagon, Mich. for Edith Horton
and her sister. two young girls. who. in
company with one of the convent sisters
had attended the performance.
The body of Edith Horton was found in
the restaurant. many of the nuns breaking
down and weeping bitterly at the sight. The
other Horton girl and the sister who ac-
companied them were not found.
Charles Dexter of the Boston Base Ball
Club and Frank Houseman, the old Chicago
second baseman, with their families, occu-
pied box. Both claimed that but for the
presence of mind of Eddie Foy, the death
roll would have been doubled.
Began Jumping From Galleries.
When the panic began Dexter and
Houseman each made for. and manned
door leading into the alley on the north
side of the theater. The people from the
balconies had already commenced jumping
to the ground floor when Houseman and
Dexter forced open their doors and they
were compelled to lift away the MANNED and
the dead in order to permit Of exits from
the ground floor.
Houseman. having escorted his party out,
from choking UP by assisting people
through. Finally forced away by the
flames Houseman got into the alley Just
Ia time to hear the agontzcd voice Of q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-31


five miles from the downtown district were
Offering their services"
Mayor Harrison was on his way to the
south for a hunting trip and Controller
Mccain was acting mayor. 1t happened
that the finance committee of the city coun-
Gil was in session when the extent of the
disaster became known at the city hall.
Mr.. McGann at once walked into the COM
mittee room and told by Chairman
Maybor of the committee to direct the fire
marshal, the chief of police and the COM
missioner of public works to proceed In the
emergency without any restriction of any
kind as to expense.
Expense Not Thought Of.
He was told to do everything needful.
spend all the money necessary and look to
the council for his warrant
I'VE will be your authority for every
thing you do" said Alderman Maybor.
A telegram at once was sent to Mayor
Harrison informing him Of the fire, and 1t
is expected that he will return from Okla
homa on the first train.
Because of the disaster the gubernatorial
campaign Of Col. Frank o. Lowden. who as
pires to be chief executive of Illinois. was
temporarily postponed.
Arrangements had been made for a con-
ference. at which 1.-The Organization" lead
ers, who favored Lowden's candidacy, were
to appear and declare themselves.
Campaign Opening Put Off.
The men gathered promptly, but 1t was
decided no business should be done In view
Of the great calamity which had overwhelm-
ed Chicago, and that the opening of the
campaign would be put off.
One of the largest audiences ever seen In
the Garrick Theater, which Is on the same
street as the Iroquois. less than one block
distant, sat in complete ignorance of the
awful tragedy which was being enacted 200
feet from where they sat.
When the fire engines commenced to pat
ter by the Garrick, Manager Shubert be-
came fearful lest the impression that his
theater was on fire should spread in the au-
dience When the intermission between acts
came he ordered the doors closed, and re-
fused to allow any one to pass In or out,
as he was determined that no knowledge of
the fire should reach the audience.
Wilton Lackaye's Presence of Mind.
Wilton Lackaye, the star of the play now
being presented at the Garrick. stepped be-
fore the curtain and entertained the audi
ence for over five minutes with witty
speech. which kept his hearers in continual
laughter.
The orchestra contributed its part toward
diverting the audience and the curtain rose
Tor the next act without anybody other than
the theatsr employees knowing that huudreds
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-08-19
GRAVES GLEANINGS.
News Notes and Personal Items
from That Village.

Miss Clifford Goodwin of Dallas,
Texas, stopped oyer for few days en-
route from Tybee to Shellman. While
here she was a guest at the home of
Mrs. T. P. Burge. Miss Goodwin is
one of the brightest and most attract.
i've teachers in the Dallas public
schools, and her many friends will be
glad to know of her success there.
Misses Gussie and Della lice and
Messrs. John Lee and Stevie Christie
of Dover attended the festival Friday
evening.
Miss Ludie Childs of Oglethorpe,
Ca, who has been the charming guest
of Miss Dixie Ferguson, has returned
home.
Miss Emma Smith, after pleasant
visit to her brother, Mr.. Ed Smith,
has returned to her home IN Americas.
Mrs. Maggie Stanley and children
of Dawson spent Friday very pleasant
ly at the home of DR.. l. D. Graves.
Misses Lille Christie and Maybelle
Kendrick of Dawson were charming
visitors at Graves last Friday.
Mrs. Pelham Neal of Washington,
ID. u, Is the guest OF her aunt, MISS
Cora GraYes.
| Mr.. j. c. Leary of Troy, Ala, is Wis
itlng his daughter, Mrs. j. W. Dis
nuke.
Mrs. James T. Grimes was the guest
of friends in Shellwan Wednesday,
Mr.. Virgil Bynum went to ShelIman
Sunday to see the homefoiks.
Mr.. Jim Hamilton has returned
from business trip to Doerun.
Mr.. Charles Fillingame is spending
some time in SpringVale.
Miss Matte Bridges is visiting
| friends ia Americas.
/ Mrs. Carrie Coleman of Shellman
was here Wednesday.
Mr.. W O. Chambless spent Sunday
in Springvale.