Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-01
SEEKING CAUSE
Of The CALAMITY
Rigid Investigation Into Thea
ter Horror In Chicago Is
Now Under Way
DEATH LIST IS INCREASING
Four Hundred and Fifty of the ss2
Dead Have Been ldentified-Mana-
ger Davis and Number of Employees
Held, the Charge Being Mansiauah-
ter-Work Of identification Difficult.

Held, the Charge Being Mansiau0h
J ter-Work of identification DifficM
Chicago Jan. 1.-Pitiless investiga
ton of the Iroquois fire horror toda
: divided attention with the burial of tn
dead. Removal OF bodies from tn
public morgues to private undertakinl
establishments developed fresh ele
ment OF uncertainty in computing
totals cf .se dead and missing. Coro
ner Traege has Issued an appeal to tn
public to notify him of all fire death
that may have escaped the records. H
says many bodies were removed from
the Temporary hospitals and relief sta
tions In the vicinity of the theater di
rectly after the fire without records
having been made by the police. Elk
cept among relatives and friends OF tn
dead and missing the people here toda,
to large extent were apparently salts.
fed with the details of the horror. r
1 such an extent was this evident tha
the evening papers decided to follow
the usual holiday custom and abandon.
ed publication.
| The City Press Association today dis
continued all attempts to keep track ol
1 dead bodies at the morgues. the fact
being palpable that the effort was
more productive of error than genuine
information, owing to the confusion in
| cident 10 the removal of the bodies and
the dazed condition of those in charge
as result of overwork and loss OF
| sleep. Instead of the records at the
| morgues. the issue of burial permits
| at the oofo2Srs cffice was substituted
| rs a less .unsa tisfactory inethoa OF oo-
taining the death count
The crowds of searchers for rela-
ives and friends continued at the NOR
CUES today. While the number of per-
sons pressing for tidings or identifica-
tion showed a material diminution.
| anxiety and weariness was intensi-
fled. Constant presence of the black
wagons of undertakers were conspicu-
GUS additions today to many scattered
neighborhoods where the morgues are
located. A mournful variation was the
occasional appearance of bands play
Ing dirges, as funerals slowly passed
toward the churches, railway stations
and cemeteries. AT the hospitals where
many fearfully burned persons were
being cafed for. death was being mo-
nentartly awaited in number of
cases.
james Schneider died at Samaritan
hospital this morning.
The funerals during the next two
days Will tax the capacity Of liverymen
and undertakers to the utmost. The
majority of striking drivers have re-
turned to work, and it Is not likely any
funerals will be interferred with.
Drivers Strike OFF.
1--WE ordered them back, wages or
no wages, to help the city out OF the
great calamity that has befallen It,"
said President Hagen. of the union.
After ten days the strike will be re-
sumed where II was left off. The strike
benefits are being paid today and will
be paid just the same"
"The men are glad of chance to
come back" said President Edgerto1
of the Liverymen and Undertakers
Association. All will be taken back as
soon as possible. They will all have
to work and checkers and cards in the
drivers rooms will no longer be the
main occupation Of their working
hours. When a man is ordered to clean
up he will do it. and he can't plead the
union as an excuse"
Recount Unidentified.
The City Press Association had last
night the names of five hundred identi-
fled dead. Re-examination of the list
today showed that number We're In
cluded Incorrectly. Instead of being
dead, the names of some were those
who had identified bodies. While II |
is perhaps true the total number of
dead is in the neighborhood of $50, |
only about $50 have been identified
leaving 1872 unidentified. A recount OF |
was started today.
112 Unidentified.
The recount of the bodies at the |
various morgues today showed total |
Of liz unidentified. Five chorus girls |
were today closely questioned by Chief
Of Police O'Neill. They We're exceed
ngly nervous and twice Miss Edith
who comes from New York.
'ainted. Miss Dupont, another mem
Der of the chorus, wanted by the chief
.ouid not be located.
AIcc Mill AOlI AND lNENrlEIEn