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The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

stores sent wagon loads of blankets,
rolls of linen and packages of cotton
to be used in binding up the wounds
of the injured and to cover the dead.
The drug stores furnished their
stock to anybody that asked for 1t.
Dividing Dead and Injured.
Doctors and trained nurses by the
an hour, and every wounded person
carried from the building received
prompt medical aid.
A number of doctors waited at the
.entrance with stethescopes in hand
and as soon as a body which looked as
tho it might possess life was carried
out, 1t Was at once examined, and if
dead it was placed on the pile lying on
the sidewalk. The others were at
once placed in ambulances and whirled
away to hospitals or to the offices OF
physicians In the Immediate neighbor-
hood.
1t was found necessary, in order to
convey the bodies rapidly to the
morgue and to the various undertak-
ing establishments, to impress trucks
into service. and in these, upon costly
blankets furnished by the dry goods
stores and covered with the same ma
terial, the dead were hauled away, like
so much cordWOod.
Doctors and Nurses in DrOves.
1t was cause of wonder to many
around the theater building how sc
many physicians and so many trained
nurses could arrive on the spot with.
in so short a time. DR.. Herman
Spalding, senior official in the city
, health department., at the time the
fire broke out, made all the arrange.
ments for medical attention.
Il telephoned to all the physicians
in the downtown district" he said
"and then to hospitals, nurses asso.
Citations and schools for persons te
assist in the care of the injured. En-.
ployes telephoned to all the princi
pal office buildings and told the op
orators at the switchboard to mott
| fy every physician in the building
while others telephoned to the nurses
There were over 100 physicians whom
I personally knew at the fire, an(
probaly $50 nurses. There has never
been, as far as I have been aware,
call for so many physicians in Chi
cago at any one time since the grea
| fire. Within a few minutes physi
clans three and five miles from thu
downtown district were offering thei
| services.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31

HlS OTQef among the frantic relatives
burning building.
have never witnessed such a
scene In all my life" said Sheriff Bar
rett. ION all sides were heaps Of man
gled and charred humanity. We car
ried out so many injured and dead
count Of them. Crazed men fought to
get within the Corridors thinking to
find their loved ones among the pile
of corpses that filled every available
foot of space. Strong men, with tear
blinded eyes, stood on the sidewalk
and called the names of their loved
ones, as tho there were chance of
the dead hearing .H
Saved by Walters.
Walters and cooks from Thomp-
sons restaurant, which adJoins the
theater on the east, rescued fifteen
persons by raising a ladder from the
roof of shed to a window in the rear
of the building around which mass
OF screaming women and children
were congregated. C. Little, the head
cook, mounted to the top of the ladder
and told them to jump into his arms.
Fifteen women and children did this
and were passed by Little down to
One woman attempted to jump into his
arms before he was ready to take hold
of her, and she fell to the alley, frac-
turing her skull, dying instantly.
D. A. Stratton of Alpena, Mich, was
in the theater with 15-year- daugh-
ter, Matte, and his niece, Louise Bush
way Of Chicago: In the rush for the
door he became separated from both
girls and attempted to fight his way
back in order to find them, but was
buffeted aside by the rush of mad
dened peaple. He was knocked down,
trampled on, and his head cut in a
dozen places. Not for an hour after
being carried out did he learn that
the two children had also escaped.
Both of them were burned badly, his
daughter inhaled flame and was un-
able to speak.
Shock Felt in Unity Building.
William F. Grower, manager of the
Unity building, got a view Of the fire
from the fifteenth story. II was look
ing out of my window at the time,'
he said, when I saw what seemed tC
be a cannon ball shoot eighty feet
into the air from the roof Of the
theater. I feel certain that you car
| find many persons who felt the shock
of the Unity building prior to the
fire."
IF you ever saw a field of timothy
grass blown fiat by the wind and rair
~
ton of the dead at the exits of the
second balcony" said Chief Of Police
O'Neill. I'm the rush for the stairs
they had jammed in the doorway anc
piled ten deep, lying almost like
shingles. When we got up the stairs
nthe dark to the front rows Of the
| victims, some of them were alive anC
struggling, but so pinned down by the
great weight of the dead and dying
piled upon them that three strong mer
could not pull the unfortunate ones
| free.
| "It was necessary first to take the
dead from the top of the pile, ther
the rest Of the bodies were lifted
easily and regularly from their posi-
tions, save as their arms had inter
tWined and clutched. %
| Nothing in my experience has ap
| preached the awfulness of the situa
ton, and from the point Of physica
exertion, the police department ha!
never been taxed as it was taxed las
night. Men were worn out carrying
out dead bodies.''
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
THE WORK OF RESCUE o
Well Systematized and Began Prompt.
ly-RoWs of Bodies.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Every available
policeman within call of the depart
ment was hurried to the spot and the
men placed in lines at the end Of the
block allowing nobody to enter Ran
dolph street from either Dearborn or
State. 1t was found for time almost
impossible to hold back the frenzied
crowd that pressed forward.
A large number succeeded in break
ing thru the lines and entering. the
theater, and in many cases they did
heroic work in rescuing the injured
and carrying out the dead. Among
these was Former Alderman William
H. Thompson, who, .unaided, carried
to the street the, bodies of eight
women. The first newspaper men
upon the ground also carried out
many Of the dead and injured.
The building was SO full of smoke
when the frenaen first arrived that the
full extent Of the catastrophe was not
Immediately grasped until a fireman
and a newspaper man crawled up the
stairway leading to the balcony hold
ing handkerchiefs over their mouths
I to avoid suffocation. AS they reache q
the doorway. the fireman whose vision
was better trained, seized his compan-
ion by the arm, and exclaimed:
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
APPALLING SCENES
DEFY DESCRIPTION
The Story of That Awful Ten Minutes Can Never Adequately Told
Holocaust Unprecedented History
By STANLEY WATERLOO.

the dead not yet identified, and these
comprised the majority. They came
| in such vehicles they could force
into service, and out from the extern
of the dead. There were other morgues
and there were other dead. What [
saw was because / was fixed there by
an unexpected chance.
Vehicles Loaded with Bodies.
What l saw was this: A long row
of all sorts of vehicles, seized every
where by the police and detailed to
carry to the morgue such burden as
they might give it. I saw firemen close
in around the. police and vehicles and
drivers and make semlcrescent. L
saw, under the escort of the police
men, the dead brought out to be sent
to the morgue or to their homes, as
the case might be. I saw the gather
ings Of friends of those thought to be
in the theater.
l saw human body, decently COW
cred and lifted and laid gently on
the bottom of an express or other
wagon. I saw other bodies brought
out, with equal care, enshrouded and
laid on these same dead bodies. Some
of the bodies were those of men and
some were of women and some were
of little children. When a vehicle was
loaded it went away, seeking the
morgue.
Failure of the Curtain.
The failure Of the asbestos drop
curtain was the cause Of the terrible
loss OF life. Had it worked. or had
1t been lowered, the flames would
have been confined to the stage.
Why the asbestos curtain was not
explanation. Some say it was low
cred. Others say that it failed to
work entirely. And still others claim
that it reached within six or seven
feet Of the stage, and that the frantic
efforts of the stage hands to drag it
! down failed. In the excitement II
| must have been forgotten entirely
Battle Against Death.
The frantic rush to safety drove
every idea out Of the mind of all with
in the theater and on the stage ex-
cept that OF personal safety. In the
mad dash it was every one for him
self. The torn, bleeding, bruised and
blackened corpses bore silent testi-
mony to the terrible conflict that must
have been waged for a few minutes
within the playhouse.
The construction of the theater is
such that the space between the bal
cony and gallery seats and the stage
is, less than fifty feet With the film
sy scenery of "Mr. Bluebeard' II
flames, the draft from the stage te
the many exits drew solid sheet OF
fire on the fleeing spectators. Tc
| those in the front rows death was alb
solutely certain. AS the exits became
choked and the unfortunate victims
were piled up ten and twelve deep
they formed an impregnable wall
With the flames tapping them from
| behind and the seethins, fighting. mass
choking the doorways, they were
overcome. ...t. .',n,
| How these poor ,unfortunates
fought to escape their terribly LAGER.
ated and scorched bodies showed after
the fire. ,.. ...
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
Chartered a Switch Engine.

of Chicago, a tile manufacturer, with
factory at Mecca, Ind, ten miles from
Herald. heard Of the Chicago theater
disaster by telephone last evening. The
list Of missing contained the names of
two members Of his family. He in
stantly started for Chicago, 1876 miles
away. Jumping into buggy he drove
at top speed to Clinton, where he char
tered a switch engine and dashed on
to Danville, Ill, fifty miles away. A
special train had been ordered by
telegraph which was waiting for him,
and at midnight he started for Chi
cago. He expected to reach there at
3 o'clock this morning. The list of
missing contains the names of Edward
and Louise Dee.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
It's Always Summer

In California. Outdoor sports the year
round. Spend your winters in Cali
fornia and you will feel amply repaid.
The North Western has three thru
tourist cars for California each week,
leaving Minneapolis and st. Paul
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
II you contemplate going and wish
any information regarding the rates
or any literature on California, call as
600 Nicollet avenue, Minneapolis, or
address T. w. Teasdale. General Pas
senger Agent, st. Paul, Mimi.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
RELIEF WORK ORDERED
Councilmen Instruct Officials to Spare
No EXpenSe.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Mayor Harrison
was on his way south for hunting
trip and Controller Mccain was act
ing mayor. The finance committee of
the city council was in session when
the extent of the disaster became
known. Mr.. McGann at once walked
into the committee-room and was told
by Chairman Mavor of the committee
to direct the fire marshal, the chief of
police, and the commissioner of pub
lie works to proceed in the emergency
without restriction of any kind as to
expense. He was told to do everything
needful, spend all the money neces-
sary, and look to the council for his
warrant.
I'VE will be your authority for
everything you do" said Alderman
Mavor.
A telegram at once was sent to
Mayor Harrion, and he returned to
Chicago on the first train, arriving
here to-day.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
KIIE'YIsE FAILS TO WORK
ProprietOrs Of Theater Make State
nlent i'll Regard to TRAGEDY.

nlcnt Ill flcSaIG 10 Tragedy.
Chicago, Dec. 31.-Two of the
downtown theaters last night closed
their doors to patrons as a result of
the fire. These were the Illinois and
Powers theaters, which are owned by
the proprietors of the ill-fated IrO-
quois. All other theaters remained
open as usual, and there was no per-
ceptible falling off in the attendance.
Will J. Davis, one of the proprietors
of the Iroquois, collapsed under the
worry and distress occasioned by the
catastrophe. After the fire he and
Mr.. Powers made their headquarters
they were constantly besieged by per-
information of their relatives.
The two proprietors made the fol-
lowing statement at 1880 a. m. to-
day:
80 far as we have been able to
ascertain the cause or causes of the
most unfortunate accident of the fire
in the Iroquois, it appears that one
of the scenic draperies was noticed tC
have ignited from some cause. It was
detected before it had reached an ap-
preciable flame, and the city fireman
who is detailed and constantly on duty
when the theater is opened, noticed il
at the same time as the electrician.
1.-The fireman, who was only a few
feet away, Immediately pulled tube
Of kilfyre, Of which there were many
! hung about the stage, and threw the
contents upon the blaze, which would
have been more than enough, if the
kilfyre had been effective, to have ex.
tinguished the flame at once, but fol
| some cause inherent in the tube ot
kilfyre, it had no effect. The fire
man and electrician then ordered
| down the asbestos curtain and the
fireman threw the contents Of another
tube of kilfyre upon the blaze, with
no better result"
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-31
It's Always Summer

us always summer
In California. Outdoor sports the year
round. Spend your winters in Cali
fornia and you will feel amply repaid.
The North Western has three thru
tourist cars for California each week,
leaving Minneapolis and st. Paul Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays. 8 II
you contemplate going and wish any
information regarding the rates or any
literature on California. call at, 500
Nicollet avenue. Minneapolis, or ad-
dress T. w. Teasdale, General Passen-
ger Agent, st. Paul. MINI.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-05-21

l.. 5. Empheld sold two loads of hogs
at Galloway on Saturday and b. r. Emp
field sold one load yesterday
On last Friday Mr. Bass passed Ryno
i'll care of three hundred and forty eight
head of cattle belonging to Mr.. Finlin.
They were wintered near Arnold and are
in fair condition.
The freeze was not as injurious as was
first supposed oats where not covered
with snow will be spotted, wild plums all
killed, apples, grapes and strawberries
may make part of a crop
J. ii. Smith will start enroute to Goth
enburg this morning with large heard
of cattle that he had wintered for a party
i'll the south west part of Colorado.
They will be shipped to the ranch from
Gothenburg.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-05-21
A Birthday Surprise.

Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
J. c. Bowen gave surprise party
i'll honor of their daughter, the
occasion of her sixteenth birth
day. In order to make the sur
prise complete Miss Adah was
invited out to the home of Judge
Guttersou' where she spent the
day aud was not brought i'll the
evening until all arrangements
were complete. The invited
guests consisted of the pupils of
the Grammer grade and the
High School. There were 81
present. Miss Bowen was the
recipient of large number of
ornamental and useful presents.
The lawn was most beautifully
illuminated and presented
beautiful scene. Refreshments
were served after which pleas
ant time was spent in the render
ing of select music and games.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-05-21
ORDINANCE NO. 81.

An ordinance to suppress and to prohibit
within the corporate limits of the city OF
Broken Bow, billiard halls and billiard
saloons, and pool halls and bowling
alleys, and to suppress and to prohibit
billiard playing and pool playing and to
suppress aud to prohibit the keeping Of
billiard tables aud billiard rooms and
billiard halls and pool rooms aud pool
tables and pool halls and bowling alleys
Tor the purpose OF using or allowing the
use Of the sume for hire. or money, or
hiring or renting the same or permitting
the Use OF the same for money or prop
erty or otherthing of value, or suffering
or permitting the same To he 80 used for
Such purposes, and To suppress and to
prohibit such playing at billiards, pool
and bowling, and providing n penalty
Tor the violation thereof and tn repeal
all ordinances or parts of ordinances
heretofore passed In conflict herewith.
he II ordained by the Mayor and Council
Of the City of Broken Bow, Nebraska:--
SKCTToN livery person who shall.
within the corporate limits Of the city of
Broken Bow, set up or keep any billiard
table, pool table, bowling alley or any
Kind OF table or device or contrlvance of
any kind or description, under any name
or description whatsoever, adapted, or
devised or designed or made for the pur-
p'oc VI plu9 luH VI euBuBluB w bic game
or pastime OF billiards or pool or bowling
or any game or games of like nature for
the purpose OF using or allowing the use
OF the same for money or property or other
thing OF value, or hiring or renting the
same to any person or persons, for money
or property or other thing of value, or
shall allow the same To be so used for such
purpose, shall upon conviction be pun
lshed by Il fine of not less than SIS and
not more than $50 for each offense And
may be committed until such fine and
costs are paid.
SEC. 2.-lf any person or persons within
the corporate limits of the city of Broken
Bow shall suffer or permit any billiard
table or tables, pool table or pool tables
bowling alley or bowling alleys to be set up
or kept In his or their house. building, or
any ont house, booth arbor or erection, for
the purpose OF using or allowing the use
OF the same for money or hire or anything
OF value, OF which he, she or they have
the care or possession, or of which he she
or they are the owner or owners, the per-
son or persons so offending shall, upon
conviction each, pay fine OF not less than
50 and not more than $50 and may be com
United until such fine and costs are paid.
SIC. 3.-All ordinances or parts of or
dinances conflicting herewith are hereby
repealed.
Passed and adopted and approved this
10th day of May. 1908, and ordered pub
lished. EMERSON Il. PURCELL,
Attest: MayOr.
Jos. PIGMAN, City Clerk
SEAL.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-05-21
Best OFFER aver made.

The REPUBLICAN has succeeded in
getting special clubbing price from the
publishers of the Nebraska Farmer one
OF the best they have ever made, and
during the past two months good many
have taken advantage of this offer and
are we'll pleased with it. We have had
the time extended for this offer, believing
that many more would like to take ad
vantage of il before it is withdrawn. For
$l.3s we can send you the Nebraska
Farmer and REPUBLICAN both for one
full year, and worth $500. The Ne
braska Farmer is the leading general
farm and live stock journal of the west
II prints from "a 10 40 pages each week
is we'll known aud we'll liked, having
been established since 1869. Its pub
liGhers are practical and experienced
men, who are now and have been fol
thirty years extensively engaged i'll farm
ing and stock raising in Nebraska anC
conditions applicable to the west, Ii i,
a journal for the farmers by farmers
No other farm paper can fill its place OIL
be so helpful to the farmers of the west
II is contributed 10 by ali the leading
agricultural writer's and experiments o
the west and at our special club pric,
should be taken by everyone. 43t
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-05-21
attend the sum mer schooI.

On June 18th 1908, the Sum
mer School will open in Broken
Bow, Nebraska, and continue six
weeks. Only experienced and
live teachers will give instruction
in this school.
Reading, spelling, grammer
and arithmetic will be emphasi2-
ed. AS many teachers need some
preparation for examination in
Elements of Agriculture and
Current Events special classes
will he formed to meet this de-
mand. A thorough drill will be
given on all elementary branches
included in teachers examina-
tions. 1t is expected that the
work in all classes will meet every
requirement in this line and
thoroughly equip one for such
tests. A special department
under a competent teacher will
be opened for pupils who have
failed to pass examinations in
the city schools.
Arrangements are being per.
fected whereby Prof. f. A. Gar.
lichs will give regular instruction
in music. Tuition SIS per term,
ST per week for less than term.
J. NJ. ScoTT, lco,
b. HAwTHoRNE, 0o"'"''o'S D
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-05-21
In the District Court of Custer County, Nebraska.
In the mat ter of the application OF Henry Kallay

In the District Court of Custer County, Nebraska.
In the mat ter of the application OF Henry Kelley.
Administrator of tho estate OF Joshua Freem an,
deceased, for u license to sell real estate
And now on this 7th day OF May 1903, this cause
came on to be heard at chambers upon the appli.
cation OF Henry Kelley, administrator of the
estste OF Joshua Freeman, deceased, for license
To sell the following described real estate situNt-
cd In Custer County, Nebraska, towit: The
East half OF the south cast quarter lev SELL of
Section Three l3l and the v est half OF the south
west quuvtsr (Wh swa OF Section Two Il ali In
Township nineteen ll9l Range twenty two I22l
and the north nalf of the south east quarter Ink.
sel4 and the north half OF the southwest mart or
ln1R sw4l OF Section twenty four [24 township
l9l Range twenty five l25l for the purpose Of Day.
Ing de hts allowed against the estate OF Joshua
Freeman, deceased.
It's therefore ordered that all persons Interested
III said estate appear before me Mt my oinc. I'm
the city Of Broken Bow, Nebraska on the 2lnd
day OF June, l9OS ut 10 o'clock IN the forenoon OF
said day, to show cauee why license should not
Is ue to said administrator to sell said real estate
and apply the proceeds to the satisfaction OF the
debts allowed against said estate.
II l. further Directed that this order be publish
ed for four (4) consecutive weeks in the Gus or
County Republican weekly newspaper OF gener-
al circulation in said County
IS-52-37 CHARLES L. GurTERsoN
Judge OF District Cou't of Custer County, Neb.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-05-21
Low ssATEs WRIST.

$500 to Portland, Tacoma, Seattle.
$27.4o to San Fsascisco and Los
Angeles.
S22.S so to Spokane.
$1,000 TO Salt Lake City, Butte and
Helena.
Proportionately low rates to hundreds
of other points. including Big Horn
Basin, Wyo., Montana, Idaho, Washing
ton, Oregon. British Columbia. Cali
fornia, etc.
Every day until June 18th.
Tourist cars daily to California.
Personally conducted excursions three
times a week.
Tourist cars daily to Seattle.
Inquire of nearest Burlington Route
agent. 46-5i
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-05-21
YES, VERY NAUGHTY.
All the Papers in Broken Bow
Were Very Naughty
Last Week

in leaving out the price in our
Especial Sale add" for Saturday
May %. That add should have
read as dozen Ladies Gauze
Vests at e cents each" etc, but
they will probably be all sold by
the time you read this as these
"hot cakes" don't last long. For
Saturday May 30, we have secur-
ed the best bargain of the season
and will place on sale Saturday
morning 1000 yards 81 inch
Pacific Challics at the remark
able low price of ga cents per
yard in dress pattern lengths
only.
These goods come in about 10
different styles, are particularly
desirable for wrappers, kimons,
ETC., and the oldest inhabitant
never heard of their selling for
less than Is cents, A lucky
purchase always benefits our
customers.
Remember: Early Saturday
morning, May 80. All day.
1000 yards. Early customers will
get best selections.
WILSON e DRAKE.