Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-31

.os,arday's fire at the lroauois theater
!. ssi OF the 157 persons known to
80 been injured. probably one-third
!, % believed cannot live. The missing
!. o.,mated at sl4. but 1t Is expected
,na, many OF these will be accounted
,or nrobably a large majority OF them
M additional bodies were found today
IN the ruins OF the theater.
CORONER ACTS.
Nv order OF Coroner TRIGGER tue me-
.,or charnel house was today placed
under tight police guard. No per-
son could enter without written order
from Chief Of Police o'Neill, who was
no,,aaa that he would be held re-
snonsible for keeping the building IN
,he exact condition In which 1t was 'eft
no the sweep Of the flames. Thirty
natrolmen were stationed across the
,ront Of the building and twenty men
g,arded the rear while within were ~
more officers, the whole Interior IN
Guiding the stairways and hre-bitten
balconies being jealousy guarded
As soon as possible today an ad-
d,uonal detail OF policemen went
,hrough the burned building from top
10 bottom. There were fears that In
the basement beneath ten feet OF mud
DIV water, would be found more VIC
Tins OF the smoke and flames. BIZ
fro engines that before had deluged
the place were today being utilized to
draw forth dozen OF streams Of thick
murky water from the basement, whiis
dozen firemen in hip boots made
thorough search of the basement for
bodies. No bodies. however, were
found In the basement.
ORDINANCES COMPLIED WITH.
According to the records Of the city
building department which were close
" scanned today. the building ordi-
nance was complied with in every par
tlcuar in the construction Of the lro-
Quoise. The inspector, Edward Laugh
nm fePoIteu 'hat wv -
ordinance were violated. IT was'gen-
orally considered to be an absolutely
fre-proof structure. The Iroquois was
provided with 81 double fire exits, but
wood was used and stairways were en-
ployed,
rupv on cITIzENs
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With the announcement that one jury
Of representative citizens would listen
to all the evidence regarding the fire
and return a single verdict for all the
victims, Coroner Treager today prompts
ly empaneled a jury. National Repub-
llcan Committeeman Graeme Stewart.
member Of the firm Of William II. Hoyt
4 Co, Wholesale grocers, was told by
the coroner, that the death of Mr. Hoyt's
daughter, Mrs. II. Morton Fox, and her
three children, would be taken as ba-
sis for the investigation.
III any persons are responsible for
this fire." said Coroner Treager, they
Of thS Iaw Tna w. sse 90 ,he
fire will be thorough. We will leave no
stone unturned In our efforts 70 fix the
responsibility"
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NONN"N 'oN'
The coroners Jury ia as follows l..
II. Meyer, secretary OF the Kennedy
Furniture company.
Dr. Peter Byrnes. salesman for Lyon
Healy.
Walter Clngman, salesman for the
Tobey Furniture company.
Joseph A. Cummings manager of
Browning, King & Co,
George w. Atkins, credtman for Mar
shall Field e. Co.
John W. Fine, salesman for A. III.
Reyell & Co.
Thousands OF the curious today tried
yanly to reach the scene OF the fire.
The police, however. permitted no lott
ne same me exterior OF the building was
stone head OF an Iroouois indian over
the grand entrance. fitting SYMBOL of
The cruelty of the deserted structure.
stood forth from a front unstained by
smoke or water.
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"iiro sEruLChhE'
Though serene without, the interior
ol inc theater marked IL as true
Whited sepulchre. Upon the marble
hlalrcases at the left and right within
We're the mess and confusion of the
sllm march OF the bearers OF the dead.
Among the thousands OF bits Of brill
nanty oolored glass shattered I'm the
nght against the flames lay many
sseorched bits OF clothing and occa-
From the sa unner .., OF charred bodies:
Cit ceeined a reminder OF burned out vol
to 'o crater. In saloon near the thea
CO. mas being guarded huge pile OF
tbaatts ana furs gathered up In the
nets We're filled with the purses. gloves
,a Jew nandkerchiefs of the fleeing mob OF
were rorrs,ricken women. Two barrels