New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-31


those already inside made room. The police
in charge Of the lines OF waiting persons
which turned west in Madison-st for several
blocks, tried TO explain the situation. but the
excited fathers and mothers, who were anxious
about their relatives and friends. refused to
be pacihed
Finally about midnight. little woman
dressed in black. broke from the lines after hav-
ing waited all the evening for chance to enter
the morgue She rushed to the door, and as she
pushed back by the policeman. exclaimed:
My boy is in there You have right to
keep me from him I must have him. and will
not go home without seeing him"
Then the woman rushed toward the door again.
not knowing what she was doing. but before she
could reach it fell fainting into the arms of a
policeman.
Al Ralston's rnorgue No. % Adams st. where
nearly two hundred and fifty bodies lay await
ing identification. the scenes were equally as
dramatic. There were thousands of people in
the crowd in front of the place. and it was with
the greatest difficulty that the police We're able
to control the situation. so anxious were the
grief stricken people to gain admittance to
certain if their loved ones had fallen victims to
the awful disaster
At dozens of other places in the city where
the dead had been taken scenes were enacted
similar to those as stated above.
One Of the most thrilling escapes was that of
Miss Mile Overlook, of Virginia a young girl
who was visiting friends in this city. Miss
Overlock's companion Remington Thomas. made
a heroic effort to escape with her. but after car
rytng her to the door, where placed her
her feet, the two became separated, and Thomas
is among the missing.
Shortly after the alarm of fire Lad peen turned
in. Miss Irene Humphrey. a member of the
Blue Beard" Company, escaped from the thea
ire in her stage costume. cousin Of Miss
Humphrey. Helen Wall. from the theatre
by another direction at the same time Each
of the women thought that her cousin had been
injured or killed in the fire, and frantically
cried to be permitted to return to the theatre
Before either could learn of the others safety
both had become temporarily deranged- They
were taken TO the Saratoga Hotel, and al
though both are still Frustrated. neither OF them
received serious injuries. The women are from
New-York. and had not been separated since
the company left that city.
ESCAPE OF TWO CHILDREN.
Two of the first persons that succeeded in
getting out Of the tomb of fire and death were
little Joe Graham. twelve years old, and Dor
othy Bour, a companion of the same age from
woodlawn Park Youthful grit saved them.
They were seated in the parquet ten rows back
from the stage when Eddie Foy stepped to
the front of the stage and told US to keep still
we decided we could get out despite his as
surances that there was danger" said the
boy tonight. -Four women tainted near me
and nearly all the others seemed dazed and
just sat still We got up and kicked one of the
doors open. I think a lot Of the others in the
theatre could have come too if they had not
been SO scared. When we got outside we waited
until they brought dead out, and then
We started for home"