Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-31

five dead or a theater party OF six
headed by his wife. Each one was
found at different morgue. One is
still missing. Those identified were
Mrs. Lillian NJ. Frady, Mrs j. II.
Spindler. F'rady's sister,. Burdette
Spindler, aged 10. and Leon Frady,
aged 10 Mrs William Rise, a sister of
Frady is still missing.
Found Headless on.
One of the most peculiar identifica-
tions today was that OF the headless
body of Boyer Alexander, aged S. The
lads father. DR.. w. D. Alexander, had
sleeplessly sought his son all night
long and today, In examining the head
less corpse of child, the physician
identified his own by watch, a birth
day present from father. found upon
the remains.
Fifty-seven Unidentified Girls.
A list and descriptions of unidenti-
fisd dead girls was complied today in
the Office of Chief OF Police O'Neill.
The ages of victims ranged from to
20 years. The number of unidentified
dead girls on the list was fifty-seven.
For several Of the girls the sole means
of Identification given was the color
of bits of shoe laces, and that was gem
orally mentioned as black. Others are
scheduled as burned beyond descrip-
Gauss Discovered Today.
The cause of the Jar ming" OF the
asbestos curtain considered to be the
cause of the disaster was explained to-
day by the inspector for the UNDER
writers, who made tour of the house
and found the wire on which the queen
Of the aerial ballet few out over the
audience in the second act held the as
bestos curtain in place and prevented
|. from being lowered. 1t was shown
by the inspector that the wire on which
the most spectacular feature of the
show was made practically caused the
holocaust.
All Business Will Suspend.
Mayor Harrison, who first heard OF
the theater disaster at Kansas City.
announced Immediately on reaching
Chicago today his intention to issue
proclamation suggesting the closing
down of adj business on Saturday.
which probably will be general burial
day, asking for cessation OF all un-
necessary noises ON that day. and also
requesting the observance Of perfect
quiet on New Years eve The mayor
gave 1t as his opinion that the Iro1uois
was the safest theater in Chicago and
that IL the asbestos curtain had not
failsd to work the disaster would not
have occurred. In reference to plac-
ing the blame, the mayor said he could
not make a statement until after the
coroner has made a report.
Remarkable Incidents.
Some of the 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 miss
ing. When he went home he found
that she had gone to the theater. He
hurriedly returned and searched for
her thru the morgues and in the hos
pitfalls, but today had not found the
least trace of the missing woman.
Adele Phillipson, aged was one of
the children struck down and trampled
to death. Her body was removed by
firemen and taken to drug store.
There the child was seen by her nio
ther who had escaped uninjured. The
mother became hysterical, but was not
permitted to go near the child's body.
Bystanders tried to make the woman
believe her little girl had escaped
death Mrs. Phillipson was led away
and did not learn the truth for two
hours.
Foremost among the remarkable es-
capes was that of Winnie Gallagher.
IL years old. The girl occupied seat
In the third row on the main floor and
that she was able to make her way
thru the struggling mass Of stronger