The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-27
LUDlCR0US POINTS IN
ECHOES OF TRAGEDY.
From .the Chicago Journal.

From athe Chicago Journal
In the midst of the sadness following
the Iroquois Theater fire there is now
and then an incident closely approach
ing the ludicrous.
In the basement at Lake street and
Fifth avenue a quantity of debris from
the fire is being sorted and carefully
searched for anything of value which
may still be undiscovered.
Late Wednesday afternoon a we'll
dressed woman found her way to the
basement and asked permission of the
policeman in charge to look over
pile of mismated and disfigured over
shoes.
II wore new pair of rubbers to the
theater on the afternoon of the fire"
she said, "and in my haste to get out
left them under my seat. They cost
me IS cents, and l do not want to
lose them il 1 can help it,
Without the formality of a search
warrant she was permitted to delve
into the forlorn- looking mass of foot
covering. and in ten minutes an en-
clamation of joy caused the officer to
| look ain her direction.
Here is one of Them" she said,
smilingly, land the other one must
surely be here. also
You're lucky" responded the copper,
but he made a bad guess, for a thor
ough search failed to uncover the other
rubber. After two hours the woman
wrapped her one discovered treasure in
| a newspaper and sorrowfully left the
basement, leaving her address with the
! custodian.
IF you find the other rubber you
will let me know" she asked.
Sure thing, num-" replied the Off
/ Ger, making a mental reservation.
THAT woman reminds me of two
swell-dressed ladies who tagged me
! over in front of the Iroquos Theater
on Tuesday" he added, after the wom-
| an had disappeared. Il was on guard
| at the door when they came up and
asked me where they could find the
! ticket SELLER
They amt selling any tickets,
num- 1 suggested.
we want to see if he will refund
on some tickets said one of them.
What performance had you bought
tickets for? says l, not because It
was any of my business, but 1 am of
an inquiring mind.
why, we were in the theater when
it caught fire, and not having given
| the whole show, the management
should refund some of the money, at
4 least, shouldn't they?' said the other
one.
IT caught myself forgetting my duty
and longing for good stiff bracer after
the boiler they put up when l told
them they had no chance for rebate.
Another incident which lightened the
gloom for the overworked newspaper
men occurred in connection with the
publication of an item of news per-
tanning to the fire.
While the editorial staff of a local
| paper was busily engaged in compil-
ing a list of the dead and injured on
the night of the calamity young man
called up the city editor and gave no
tice that his father had been killed in
the theater panic.
Due notice was given of the fact
and a brief sketch of the career of the
deceased was also published from in
formation given by the son. This duty
performed the city editor felt con-
science free until a second call from
the young man on the following day
/ made a request for remuneration for
! the story at space rates. Considering
/ the enhanced value of space in Chi
cago papers on that eTentful evening.
/ the editor thought he had stretched a
/ point in publishing anything more than
ane name of the unfortunate parent.
( I'd to date the business-like young
4 man has received no financial recon-
/ pense for his enterprise.