The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-01-05

SNAAOAH d VI WI o 4 Ol1u dllu HcI tWU CHR
dren will be delayed until the body CT
Miss futile is found
Friday afternoon a man, haggered
and worn, entered a Cottage Grove
avenue car carrying in his arms the
body of a golden-haired girl The
form was partly wrapped in a can
vass. AS the father took a seat with
the child in his arms the conductor
touched him on the shoulder. saying:
1 am sorry, but the rules Of the com
pany do not permit the carrying of
bodies in this manner. l must ask
you to leave the car Without chang
ing his expression in the slightest,
without showing a trace of excitement
or irritation, the man rose to his feet,
/ still holding on one arm the body Of
his child.
With his free hand he thrust into the
face of the conductor a large revolver
and said in a tone which betokened
utter WEAKNESS and nonchalence:
This is my daughter I have look
ed for her,all night and all day. I
have tried in vain to obtain a cab or
a carriage, and can get none. l am
taking my baby home to her mother,
/ and | intend to take her on this car.
Now go on"
Other men on the car interceded
with the conductor and the conductor,
realizing the situation, gave way, and,
in tle crowded car, the father sat and
carried the corpse home.
The police Friday vigorously push
ed their inquiry into the causes of the
fire and made several other arrests of
| stage hands, among them William Nc
Mullen, operator of a light, which, it
| is said. started the fire. He was lock-
ed up at Central station, and Wilson
Kerr, lyman az the theater, was al
so placed in a CELL
Fifteen members of the double oc-
tette, which takes part in the song,
I'm the Pale Moonlight" have been
arrested, Miss Romano being the only
member who has thus far eluded ar
rest. The singers are wanted as wit
nesses, and there is no charge against
| any of them. Orders were issued by
Chief of Police O'Nenl Friday night
t1at none of the Is would be released
unless bond of $4,000 was furnished.
McMullen underwent a searching ex-
animation by Assistant Chief of Police
Schuettler. McMullen's story was as
| follows:
81 was standing on the iron bridge
at the right side of the stage from
which the spot light is operated.
"The lamp seemed in good condi-
| ton, but in the middle of the second
act, just as I changed from a white
light to blue one. the arc between
the carbons spluttered and jumped. A
spark struck the frayed edge on the
inside of the border of the curtain dra-
perry. A fame, which, ! should say,
was about IL inches long, shot up.
abandoned the lamp and clapped my
hand on the fame, but it spread in
spite Of me. I called to have tle fire
curtain lowered and yelled to the
house fireman to help me. He came
with patent fire extinguisher which
had no effect on the flames. Finally
jumped from the bridge to the stage.
A child in one of the front boxes had
already been burned. I seized her and
carried her out and then returned to
the theater. Here I worked. pulling
people out Of the choked exits until
it was useless to stay any longer"
With the arrest of McMullen the po-
lice believe they have all the impor-
tant witnesses among the theater en-
ployes that are essential TO complete
inquiry.
Mayor Carter Harrison Friday took
steps to provide as far as possible
against a repetition Of Wednesdays
horror at the Iroquois theater. As a
result of an investigation made at his
orders and lasting only few hours,
10 theaters and museums were ordered
closed, some Of them being among the
leading and most popular houses in
Chicago. The action Of the mayor was
based on one single violation of the
ordinances which are intended to pro-
tect the patrons of tleaters from just
so many lives on Wednesday. This
was that every one Of these places had
failed to supply an asbestos curtain.
The theaters ordered closed are: How
ards, Sam T. Jacks, Marlowe, New
American, Olympic, Academy of Mu-
sic, Alhambra, Avenue, Bijou, Chicago
opera house. Columbus, Thirty-frst
street. Criterion, Fiegen5aum Mil
waukee avenue, Garrick Tin Milwau.
kee avenue), and Glickman's. In addi-
ton to these the London Globe muse
um and tae Clark street museum were
compelled to close their doors.
President Extends Sympathy.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-The following
message was received Thursday morn