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The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
HUNDREDS Of DEAD
CLOG THE MORCUE
TOTAL FATALITIES IN CHICAGO
FIRE ESTIMATED AT FROM
500 TO 700.
MANY AWAIT IDENTIFICATION
Maddened Mourners Besieee Under
taking Establishments, Seeking
Lost Ones Among Dead

Chicago, Dec. 3I.-Nhcn the Rev L.
O'Brien of the Holy Name cathedral,
learned Of the fire, he hurried to the old
fremont house, now converted into the
Northwestern university law school into
which many victims had Deen taken. to
administer the last sacrament to members
of the Catholic church. He was followed
by Bishop Mudoon, the highest Catholic
prelate, next to Archbishop Quigley, in
the diocese of Chicago.
Finding that they were unable to at
tend the great number being brought in.
Bishop Mudoon announced that he would
give Il gneral absoluton To all the Caiho-
lies among the victims. During the brief
moments that the two priests, with up
lifted hands besought God TO pardon all
the frailties OF his dying servants the
poor manglcd men and women who lay in
dozens on lhc floor seemed TO realize that
they were face to face with the last scene
in their lives. Many. though erazed with
pain. ceased to moan and fastened their
fast dimnng eyes on the two priests.
After the absoluton was given some
OF them. barely able to move, fecbly
stretched out their hands imploring 10
the priests for one hand clasp aud one
word Of sympathy before they passed
away.
Both clcrgymcn admin stercd absolution,
remaining until the dead were removed
to the morgue and the injured to various
hospitals.
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BLOCK DISTANT SAT
A HAPPY AUDIENCE
Those in Garrick Did Not Know OF Fire
in lroauois

Chicago ILL.,, Dee. 3t.-Oue of the larg-
est audiences ever seeu i'll the Garrlck the
ater which il OF the same street as the
lroguois, less than one block distant. sat
in complete ignorance of the awful tragedy
being enacted 200 feet away. When the
intefinissinu between acts came. Manager
Schubert ordered the doors closed and re-
fused 10 allow anyone TO pass III or out,
as he was determined that no knowledge
of the fire should reach the audience.
Wilton laekay, the star of the play now
being presented al the Garrick, stepped be-
fore the curtain and entertained the au-
diencc for over five minutes with a witty
speech which kept his hearers in continual
laughter. The curtain rose for the next
act without anybody other than the theater
employees knowing that hundreds Of lives
were being sacrificed almost next door.
When the people filed out OF the Car
rick they were greeted at the door by
hundreds ol frantic men and women, who
auXiously scanned their faces looking for
members Of their families and acquant-
ances who had gone down town simply 10
attend matinee. without stating TO what
theaier they had intended to 60. There
were many scenes OF joyful recognition
and astonished members of the C,arrck
audience were hneged and kissed in fran
tic delight by relatives.
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HANDLED" NEWS OF
The FIRE
OPERATOR DID NOT KNOW THAT
HIS WIFE WAS IN THEATER.

Chicago, Dec. 3r.--Some of the most
remarkable incidents OF the fire were not
known until today.
+. 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 and found
that she had gone to the theater he hur-
riedly returned and searched for her
through the morgues and in the hospital,
but today had not found the least trace
of the missing woman.
Cool Boy Makes Escape.
Among the first persons to escape were
Joseph Graham and Dorothy Bour, two
children. They were in the parquet IS
rows from the stage.
Il saw the scenery catch fire on the
lower left hand side of the stage" said
the boy. Eddie Foy came to the front
and told us to sit still, but we decided we
could get out and right away. Four women
tainted away 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 a dead
man out and then we went home
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
PATHETIC SCENES IN
THE CROWDED MORGUES
Men Weep at Sight OF Dead Body OF
Fair Young Girl.

Fair Young Girl.
Chicago, ILL.,. Dec, 3l.-Graeme Stewart.
republican national committeeman sron
Illinois, spent the entire night hunting for
Mrs. +. VI. Fox OF Ninnetka, H.. and
her three children.
Mrs. Fox is the daughter OF William
lloy, who was president OF the William
lloyt Grocery company. one Of the wealth.
lest concerns OF the kind IN the West.
Mrs Fox was taken home, but none OF the
children were found
Mr.. Stewart said the handkerchief OF
Hot Fox, I2 years old, had been found III
the pocket OF suit upon the body OF
boy at Rolsion's morpue. There is no
doubt that II is the boy. although the fea-
lures cannot be identified.
Four Tots Unacc ounted For.
There was a pathetic scene at Rolston's
morgue when the body OF John Naningen,
iS years old OF kenosha. Wis, Wis iden-
tilted. Friends Of the Nanngen family
had spent many hours searching, at the
request Of Mr.. and Mrs, Naningen. who
were injured. Today fonr OF the Nningen
children, who are believed 10 have per-
ished in the fire, had not been accounted
for. They are: Grace, years old !,
Dotty, years old Mary, -, and Edward
20 years old
One OF the saddest of the many scenes
enacted in 'lhompson's restaurant near
the iheater where many of the dead and
injured were taken Immediately after the
fire, was the search by a body of priests and
nuns, headed by the Rev. ], l.. Holinger
of Ontonagon, Mich. for Edith Horton
and her sister, young girls, who, in COM
pany with one oil the convent sisters had
attended the performance.
The body OF Edith Horton was found in
the restaurant, many OF the nuns break
ing down and weeping bitterly at the
sight The other Horton girl and the
sister who accompanied them were not
found.
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POLICE ON GUARD At
CHARNEL HOUSE

Chicago ILL.,, Dec. 3i.-By order of
Coroner Ireager the theater charnel
house was today placed under tight po,
lice guard. No person could enter with
out a written order from Chief OF Po-
lice O'Neill, who was notified that he
would be held responsible for keeping the
building i'll the exact condition in which
ii was left by the sweep Of the flames.
Thirty patrolmen were stationed across
the front Of the building and 20 men
guarded the rear, while within were 80
more officers. the whole interior including
the stairways and fire bitten balconies be
ing jea1ously guarded
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
MAYOR SAYS CURTAIN
WAS CAUSE OF DEATHS

Asked as to his opinion regarding the
cause OF the fire, the mayor gave it as his
opinion that the Iroquois was the safest
theater in Chicago and if the abestos cur
tain had not failed to work the disaster
would not have occurred. He lays the
cause entirely to that one fact
With reference to placing the blame, the
mayor said that he could not make any
statement until after the coroner had made
his report.
Some time ago." said the mayor, II
recommended to the council that an inves-
tigation should be made looking to the fire
protection to theaters That is to say, to
see whether the theatcrs we're complying
with the ordinance with respect to the
sprinkler system and other means for fire
protection. That accommodation was Sub
mitted to the judiciary committee. The
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31

committee has not yet made report and |
can do nothing until receive their report
in the natter
TO Chief Musham Of the fire department
the mayor has given instructions 10 have
placed in each theater in the city two
city firemen, at the expense of the thcater,
to guard against any repetition Of the lro-
quois disaster.
As an expression of sympathy for the be-
reavcd in Chicago the board OF trade ad-
journed an hour before the usual time.
Similar action was taken by the exchanges
at Duluth and Milwaukee.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31

ground floor when Houseman and Dexter
forced open their doors and they we're
compelled to lift away the MANNED and
the dead in order to permit Of exits from
the ground floor.
Houscmaii having escorted his party out,
took a position at his door and kept 1t
from choking up by assisting people
through. Finally, forced away by the
flames, 11ouseman got into the valley just
in time to hear the agonized voice OF
woman from the window in all upper gal
ery shrek, Catch me-" As the woman
screamed She jumped and IIouseman,
catching her to the best Of his ability,
broke her fall to the ground and She
walked away unnjured.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
MATT HILL is UNDER ARREST

The arrest of Matt Hill, for whom war
rant was issued yesterday, was effected
about / o'clock today, Officer White find
ing the man at the corner of Arizona and
Broadway.
Hill is charged with malicious mischief,
the cutting and destroying of clothes be-
longing to Mrs. Annie karki and her
daughter who live at the rear OF ~ Ana
conda road.
Hill was at the time out on $50 bond
for previous ofense. He will have a
hearing Saturday before Judge Boyle.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
FIFTY-SEvEN GIRLS
ARE UNIDENTIFIED

A list of descriptions of unidentified
dead girls was compiled today in the
office of Chief of Police O'Neil. The ages
of the victims ranged from years to 20.
The number of unidentified dead girls on
the list was 81. For several of the girls,
the sole means of identification given was
the color OF bits of shoe laces. and gen
orally mentioned was black" Others are
scheduled as burned beyond description.
No age"
Mayor Harrison, who heard of the dis
aster at Kansas City, announced immediate
ly on reaching Chicago today his deter
mination to issue proclamation suggest
ing the closing down of all business on
Saturday. which will probably be the gen
cral burial day, and ask for the cessation
OF all unnecessary noises on that day.
He said he also would issue proclama-
ton asking for the observance of perfect
quiet on New Years eve, that the people
forego the usual New Years celebration
which is usually attended by the footing of
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
FORCE CUT DOWN BY
DIVISIONAL CHANGES
Livingston Train Dispatchers Transferred
to Other Points.

SPECIAL TO THE INTER MOUNTAIN.
Livingston, Dec. 3I.-As a result of the
divisional changes made in the Montana
and the Rocky Mountain divisions, there
has been a reduction made in the number
OF train dispatchers here.
]. i. Cook and A. l.. Holdun left to-
day for Spokane, where they will be en-
ployed w. l.. Croaton, f. II. Crawford,
+. l.. Wright and w. White have not yet
been placed, but they will probably be
given employment at other points.
]. i. Defoe, formerly a dispatcher, has
been placed in charge of the telegraph
office in the depot There were originally
IS dspatchers here, but the change re-
duccs the number to IL.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
OFFICIAL ESTIMATE OF
THE FATALITIES

Chicago, Dec 3t,-At I o'clock this
afternoon the estimate OF the dead in
yesterdays fire at the Irequois theater
is s64. OF the ts7 persons known to
have been injured. probably one-third, it
is believed, cannot live. The missing is
estimated at 3I4 hut il is expected that
many OF these viii be accounted for, prob
ably large majority OF them. No ad
ditonal bodies were found today in the
ruins OF the iheater.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
EDDIE FOY KNOWN IN BUTTE

Eddie Foy, who proved hero during
the stirring scenes in the Chicago theater
horror yesterday, is no stranger in Butte.
About 20 years ago he played long en-
gagement here in vaudeville at the old
Comiquc theater on lower Main street. He
has been here several times since with
travelling companies. He is middle aged
man, probably about 49,
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
FUNERAL OF F. L. BOWEN
TO BE HELD IN LIVINGSTON
sptcIAL TO TIE INTER MOUNTAIN.

SPECIAL TO THE INTER MOUNTAIN.
Livingston, Dec. 3I.--The body of Fred
l.. Bowen, the East Flathead rancher, who
accidentlly killed himself while hunting,
is expected to arrive here tonight The
funeral will be held tomorrow, with in
terment in Mt. View cemetery. The serv-
ices will be under the auspices Of the
Modern Woodmen Of the World to which
the deceased belonged and in which he
carried $4,000 insurance.
His widow and four small children live
here.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
GIRL so BEAUTIFUL THE
DOCTORS WEEP OVER HER

Chicago, Dec. 3i.--Ovtr one girl in
'fhompson's restaurant the doctors la
bored for one hour. They loosened her
dress and two Of them waved her arms.
which they kept over her head and slowly
lowered them again IN an attempt to in
ducc artificial respiration.
Every moment OF two one of them lis
tened with his stcihescope for heart beats.
There was not sign Of burn on her
She could not have been more than 10
years old. When they forced her eyelids
apart her brown eyes were yet bright.
She is too perfect creature TO give
up" said one doctor Stimuant after
plycerne. but it proved useless and i'll the
end the doctor gave up.
Labor Over Boy.
Not far away nurse and two doctors
labored over boy. After 10 minutes he
opened his eyes.
"Watcher dom to me 7" he questioned.
Taking care Of you" said the doctor.
Tell us your name"
Il amt going 10 have any one telling
my mother about this Of me. I'm all right
! am. 1t was fire. That's what it vas
Grateful to God.
I'm the most grateful man in all Chi
cage, said John 4. Thompson, who owns
the restaurant. My sister was in the
theater with two children, aged o and 7.
She almost got to the door with both OF
them when Ruth one of them disappeared.
My sister told me she knew that the child
must be safe, but | ran around like a
maniac for an hour before ! found her.
How it happened, | do not know, but she
ran back into the theater and ont under
the stage through the stage entrance"
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
BUTTE BRIEFS
md organs.

Orton Bros. Pianos and organs.
A marriage license was issued today TO
William T. cotter of Helmsville and Miss
Annie Mead, formerly OF Ishpenning,
Mich, but now of Butte.
Smoke Flor de Baltimore cigars.
Franklin d. Moore has taken out IL
cense to wed Miss Estela L. Collins, both
of Butte.
Dr. Schapps, Ows,ey Blk. Tel. No. I6.
Walter Wilmot, manager of the Butte
Baseball club, returned last night from
Minneapolis, where he spent Christmas
with his family.
]. G. Bates. piano tuner Residence,
"The Dorothy Tel. 6oo-A.
James Breen, the Sopkane mining mag
nate, arrived in town today and is at the
Thornton.
l.. A Walker, II. +. Ruger and Arch
bald Gray went to Helena today to attend
tonght's New Years eve smoker OF the
Montana club.
A. B. Cook returned today from Mis-
soula and is at the Butte
]. A. Henshall OF Bozeman is Butte
visitor.
]. A. Donahue OF Kalispell is at the Fin
len.
g. w. Fitzgerald general agent for the
Rio Grandc, has returned from ST. Louis
where he spent Christmas with relatives
THE fair is going to be a great
thing said Mr.. Fitzgerald today in telling
of his visit TO the site of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition 1T is going to be a
good deal bigger than | imagined. Why, it
covers I,aoo or more acres, or twice the
size OF the Chicago fair.
THE buildings are beautiful. The fair
ought to be ready for opening on schedule
time. The city of ST. Louis is booming,
too. Many fine buildings have gone up
since | last visited the place"
Walkers Merchants lunch, II 80 to
80.
Mrs. William Reinstein and Hazel Kline
of San Francisco are visiting Butte for
few days ell route to New York. They
will be at home Saturday, January ~, at
the Montana.
A marriage license was issued today to
Albert II. Vorholz to wed Miss Eva Franz.
Both parties are from Butte.
Christmas shoppers will find Julius
Fried's the best place to view the largest
assortment of smokers articles.
THE WOMAN,S HOME COMPANION
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
The Death Penalty

a little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus mere scratch, insignificant
cuts or puny boils have paid the death
penalty. 1t is wise to have Bucklen's
Arnca salve ever handy. It's the best
salve on earth and will prevent fatality,
when burns, sores, ulcers and piles threat
en-. Only CSC at ]. I. Finlen Drug Co.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
FOOTBALL PLAYER ON LIST

St. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 3I-Harry Kelley,
reported among the killed at Chicago,
was well known as football player and
all-round athlete. He left st. Louis last
Wednesday with the Worlds Fair hockey
team for Houghton, Mich, where they
played several games.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
ROOSEVELT EXPRESSES
HEARTFELT SYMPATHY

Chicago, pecs 3,,-Thc following mes
sage was received this morning:
Washington, ID. &, Dec. 3I.-Hon. Car
ter II. Harrison, Mayor, Chicago In
common with all our people throughout
this land. | extend through you to the peo-
pie OF Chicago my deepest sympathy in the
terrible catastrophe which has befallen
them.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
CLUBWOMEN AMONG INJURED

Decatur, ILL.,, Dec. 31.-Mrs. Frank
Ieavenworth, prominent in womens club
work and an accomplished woman, was ia
tally injured in the Chicago fire.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
MAN DOOR AND AID
PAMIC-STRICKEN OUT
These Men Say Eddie Foy Saved
Hundrede nf | inne

IHese Wen Say Eddle Toy Saved
Hundreds of Lives.
Chicago, Dec. 3r.--Gharles Dexter of
the Boston Baseball club and Frank House
man, the old Chicago second baseman,
with their families occupied box.
Both claimed that but for the presence
of mind Of Eddie Foy, the death role would
have been doubled.
When the panic began, Dexter and
Houseman made for and manned door,
leading into the alley on the north side of
theater. The people from the balconies
had already commenced jumping to the
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31

THE WoMAN's HOME COMPANION
Strand, Red Book, Scribner's, Eyerybody's
and Harper's Bazaar for for January, all the late
popular books, and everything in good read
in. at the p. o. News Stand, 81 West Park.
Phone IoooB. We deliver all over town.
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31
Souvenirs
Fresh Meats

tRear OF our Bakery DEPARTMENT.
The very finest poultry OF the season
Extra fancy dry picked turkeys, b. 25c
Spring ducks aud geese, pound. Doe. 100
Spring chickens and hens, pound. 17c
Prime rib roast beef pound. 1Oc
Best po, roast, pound, ud,................5c
Rib or brisket boil pound d...............lc
Shoulder steak. s pounds. x5c
Juicy round steaks, J pouuds. x5c
Prime leg mutton, pound. ...,......,...1 1Oc
Shoulder mutton chops, pounds. 15c
Rib or loin mutton chops, pounds. x5a'
Salt spareribs, T. pounds.,....".,S1 90
Salt tongues, aoc; two ior,....,...,,."75
| Small sweet picked hams, pound 15c
The Butte inter mountain., 1903-12-31

Ozotonic Display, Hennessys windows,
Grocery department. See it.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
A CHILD'S WORLD EXHIBIT.
To Be Made at St. Petersburg Cooperation
in This City Sought

Through the Russian Consul General, NJ. Lody-
gensky announcement was made yesterday Of an
exposition. be held next fall in the
imperial palace of Taulide, at ST. Petersburg. The
undertaking is called The Childs World. and, ac-
cordng to Consul General LOdygensky. is to be so
extensive in scope that its results expected to be
of worldwide usefulness 1t will be under the pat
ronage of Her Majesty Empress DoWager Mary
Fedarovna, and associated with the organization is
the Privy Councillor Timiriffze, Assistant Minister
of Finance, as well Commissioner General Bill
bassof and his assistant. Zeime.
Consul General Lodygensky has asked the Amer
lean Institute of Social Service to assist in the or
ganizaton Of the American committee, which is to
cooperate in the undertaking, and meeting will
be held at the institutes early next week.
when a general committee and. possibly sub-com-
mfttees, will be formed.
There will be assembled at 1.-The Child's World
everything from the various countries concerning
the moral, physical and intellectual education OF
childhood and youth. There will be a complete
picture of child life from birth to school days
nourshment, dress. instruction. physical and moral
education and in fact all the surroundings of the
early years of life.
The exhibits have been divided into five sections
follows
Section l. on sciendfc teaching will show the
aids in teaching children by of manuals
books, maps and pictures 1t will also show ex-
hibts Of the establishments for child education
in all parts of the world
Section Will be devoted to that which pertains
the physical development of children In this
section will be considered the of the new
born hygiene before school age and of school chill
dren, nOurshment, childrens Fairgrounds and the
like. Special attention will be given in this
section to the development of the blind, dumb and
deaf and backward children generally.
Section is the Industrial one, where there will
be exhibits in nursery surroundings furniture and
lighting In this section viii be shown also the
toys and games by children all over the world
Section will be the section. in which child
life in pictures, by artists of all schools, will be
shown in oil, water colors pencil drawings and all
methods of reproductive art.
Section is the historic ethnOgraph section.
where there will be illustrations historical events
the lives child heroes, discoveries and in
ventions made by children, works and compositions
by young artists and composers, and chronological
pecuarties in the lives of children of different ma
tionS.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-24
SAYS LEE BEGGED FOR MONEY.
Kelley Tells of Check on Which His Indict-
ments Are Based.

ST. Louis July 23.-There published here
day D. J. Kelley's story of the $l0O check which
handed Robert Lee for his brother. John A.
Lee. ex-Lieutenant Governor, and which the
TWO indictments charging Kelley with attempted
Grove that he understood this was brbe money.
check for two weeks before turning it over 10 the
authorities
Kelley says that from the time the 1903 legs-
lative session opened Lee begged by wire and let
ter for money. Kelley sorry for Lee but
tired of supplying his hnaEcial wants On March
20. 1893 Lee 10 the Office Of The American
Queen" the organ of the National Health Society.
in New-York. ana. according to Kelley, said: You
know, Kelley you promised some money, and
l think / ought TO have it
Il don't consider replied Kelley, that you have
done anything for me- but 1 guess l can let you
have $1.OO0"
When Kelley reached ST. Louis a week later. he
says. he handed the 81 90 check TO Robert E. Lee
at the Planters Hotel John A. Lee later asked for
New-York exchange in place of the check, but
Kelley refused TO make the substitution. Now
instance why did he not mention all the checks OF
a similar nature that / had sent him2' He then
showed nine other checks for sums aggregatng
$3.50 which he said, he sent to Lee, between No
vember p, 1901 and December a. 1902
Judge Ryan Will on Monday sentence Emil Hart
mann. convicted Of bribery in connection with the
city lighting DEAL to six years in the penitentiary
J. J. Hanngan and Louis Decker. convicted of
bill deal, to four years. and T. z. Albright and
John sheridan convicted of bribery in connection
with the Suburban Railway deal. to five years i'm
prisonment. All are ex-members Of the House of
Tle