Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-02
CHICAGO THEATRE
FIRE VICTIMS


iurod. probably ono third. Il Is boliev-
"a cannot live. The missing Ia oati |
mated AZ 3if. but Il is expected that !
many Of these will be- accounted for |
probably large majority Of them.
No additional bodies we're found 10 !
dag ln tnc ruins oi The tboator
Cry stunned BY Disaster.
Il r. 20 estrnvaeance Of language |
20 cay that the city ct Chicago is
stunned ~ the overwhelming tragedy
when vac enacted when the lfoquois
tnoaier. which housed the spectacular
play "Mr Blucboard," became a cham
beg 90 aurrora inaood. There b. deep.
ct voc In hundreds OF homes today,
deep sorrow in th0uEanuH OF others
and pity beyond potency Of words 70
convey in all The moreuos are auil
tho porrow haunted center Of many
forr upr Possibly nothing could
better tpy the d"Hln COO Impathy
which folt Tor taoae who suffered
dircc ~ tnH calamity tat, the ac.
ton tho striking livery drivers.
With dissenting voice % was de-
ridcd u1 t-ucr for cen lays. frcai.
cent Airert Young. OF the union, fol
Iowin ta. meeting issued the follow
ing dcg.cg. which Was dia'-,hntea
broadcast.
"A great disaster % the publ., caus
"a By the IRE Ia the iroqu0.s thoatcr.
and / do hereby declare a truce OF the
present strike of undbrtakors and Nv.
orr drivers Tor ten days aud Do fug-
Their requo0t every man now on strike
20 report at once at their respective
niArea OF employment and do ivory
thinr In his power 90 assist the cm.
ployctn loo caring for the wants of ne
public Wages are no consideration.
Among thp many theatrical men
smpioytd Zoo other ChiCas9 'ncators
thu responsibility for che csc 90 1-rrih
"a today 90 the careless placing OF an
slectrlf arc light apparatus too close
TO ono OF the hanging borders of the
sronory The failure of expected hre
protection is attributed by the insuf'
anco men 20 trouble with the asbestos
rurtnln Tho stage O. always recoB'
nisod ~ tho danger point IN o. theater
and the dysiro is 90 have 10 cut on
from the auditorium as thoroughly as
possible Insurance men declare that
the curtain ~ the lroduoia mover bad
worried perfectly and that the mech.
anism hsd not been repaired.
Tarly last sumner a prominent
trade iourna az Chicago criticized
the construction OF the lroquois thea
Ter bccauan II lacked shaft or hue
Isrk OF the stage Tor carrying uamea
and smoke upwards and away IRON
the auditorium in the event 90 a ARE
IN. method OF ore proohns the bal
cony and gallery also was declared
~ this magazine 20 bo defective.
20 order OF Coroner Troager the
thonter charuol house was placed 40.
der Ueht police guard No person
could enter without written order
from the chief of police who had been
rntIdod that DO would Boz held rrapon-
siblo Tor keeping the theaicr building
10 the exact condition in which % was
laft hy tho sweep OF hnmcH.
Though serene without the interior
~ tho thcator marked BE- GA true
uhlbsd Hppulchro From che upper
Galleries the Wow today seemed a ~
hinder of burned ont volcano crater
Ina saloon near by is beiug guarded
hurc Pile OF garments. several hush.
% baskets huc1 with purHcs. gloves.
handkerchief etc.. lon Boy che hceinE
mob of terror stricken women and
children. which was gathered up ln
tho thCatcr
According to tho records ZOO De ciiy
building department the building ord
nance In regard 40 thoatCrH WAS com
piiod with in every particular In The
confirmation OF the IIoqu0is and q was
generally considered on absolutely
aro proof structure Benjamin u. Mar
shall architect of tho bulld.ng, says
he exits which included tweutyHoven
doutie fire exits we're moro ampl,
Than IL usually planned Foo aucn build
inFH
Ilo scmOnna tho use of wood In the
theaier. however. and declares that ho
viii never allow another pleco Of wood
10 b. seed in a theator. Coroner Urea
ger auHouncod today that tho invest
ratioa OF the ERE would be- thorough
and 10 any persons we're responsible
they viii hc prosecuted 90 the fullest
orient Of the law
FollouinE 90 a list Of the dead thus
Far Idoutned
Adaucck mrs John. Bartlett. lll
Austrian. Walter d., Laport Ind
son % Joseph Austrian.
BARKER Miss Ethel
bartlett. Mrs G, d., Bartlett lll.
narnhoiBol Chas. u.
BoutCu. WIN g.
Bryorsloth, Helen
BiaHingcF, Waiter d.
Hlrndsley. Mrs. a. G..
Bodice. A. w.
Royce. Mrs. w. r.
Brinckoy Mra. Bmma
Rruhmann, Margaret
Butler, Rose
Bymfuuh Ruth.
Boyer Alexander.
Brewster Miss Julia.
Brennan Paul
Clark. u D,
Coroomn. daughter Of hiohae