Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-02
Rock Island Woman Burned Be-
You'd Recognition in Chicago
Theatre Fire.
Is IDENTIFIED BY HER SHOES
Body Not Found Until Thursday
Night-Other
Victims.


buried tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock from the home of her father,
John English. at Atkinson. III.
The kilograms that came to the hus-
band Thursday were misleading. One
read that Mrs. Hart was at the Home
hospital but what it was meant to
convey was that she was at some
hospital, as she was numbered with
the missing. This information was
sent by John GILES. a cousin of Mrs
Hart, in the hope that she would be
found alive during the day.
The body was not located until 9
O'Clock Thu sday night. Mr.. Hart was
accompanied to Chicago by County
Clerk H. Il. Hubbard. his friend and
lneighbor. We arrived in Chicago at
$50 in the afternoon said Mr.. Hub
| bard today" Mr.. Hart was prostrat-
ed when ne learned the worst. We
| prevailed Unon him to stay at a hotel
while Mr.. English. Mrs. Harris father.
and myself took up the search that
anxious relatives had been pursuing
| without success since the afternoon
of the fire. At 9 o'clock we discovered
Mrs. IIart'> body i'm Sheldon's morgue.
She was beyond recognition, and the
only means of identification was her
shoes. having purchased a new pair
here the day before her departure for
Chicago.
Clothing Burned From Body
The clothing was burned from the
body down t. the waist. Two other
men were standing before the body.
and one of them had about made up
his mind that il was that of his miss
ing wife. | WAS positive. however,
that it was Mrs. Hart. ANA ut my re-
quest an officer removed her shoes.
The one on the left foot had no idcn-
tification marks. but on the enc on
the right foot appeared the name of
Dolly Bros, Rock Island. Mr.. Eng
lish also identified the oyergaiterS.
having placed them on his daughters
feet when she left the home Cf her
cousin. DIR. Fred Smith. for the thea
ire Wednesday afternoon. The jewel
ry had been removed from the body
and stored. We afterward secured it.
but il was 81 badly Charred that it
would have been impossible to identi-
~ the body by it.
Mrs. Hart went to the theatre
with her sousir. Mrs. Fred Smith. and
the latter's daughter. Maurine Smith.
Mother and daughter persisted also.
Their bodies were found in two differ
ent morgues i'm parts Of the city re
mote from where Mrs. Harris remains
were located. DR.. Smith had bought
three seats for the matinee i'm the see
ond gallery. Intending to 90 with his
wife and daughter. After securing
the seats they were surprised to have
Mrs. Hart and her father drop in on
them for visit.
Did Not Wish to Attend.
DIR. Smith endcavorcG to secure an
additional seat with the three already
procured, but was unsuccessful Mrs
Hart did not wish 10 attend the per
Torrance. stating she preferred to
remain At the house for 4 rest. as she
was fati@ued from travel. but when
the doctor and Mrs. smith insisted.
she consented. DR.. Smith got stand
ing room in the parFuet. He escaped.
but probably would have been killed.
as the police prevented him rushing
into sure death. a> he made immedi-
ately on the breaking out of the fire
for the section of the house his wife
and daughter and Mrs. Hart were
seated in
Mrs. Hart was b years Of age. In
the past year there have been two
other funerals from the English home
where the obsequic> Of Mrs.. Hart Will
be held tomorrow. her mother and sis
ter having preceded her To- the grave
She i now survived 10y her husband.
father and brother.
COrdova Girl Among Dead.
Eva NJ. Hire. aged -. whose picture
appears i'm today's Chicago Tribune as
among the dead. i a daughter of the
late David Hire. who died Il wear AGO.
and her mother il Il niece of George
| r. Bailey, IF thi, city. She was born
/ in COrdoVa and was wcll-knovvn in
| this city. having spent last summer
visiting here and with her grandfath-
er. K. {. Cool. at CcrdoNa. She attend
ed the theatre in company with Ruth
/ NJ Robbins. who was also killed. The
/ funeral was held TODAY at Chicago ana
, the remains VIII be brought to Cordo-
va t. be Inferred beside those of her
/ father.
Former Residents e -i-h.
Mr. and Mrs ". !. Harold. SIC
weuty-third street have received
WORD that their cousins. Miss Pet Bel
and Mrs. Rena Rciter. formerly resi-
dents cf this city, are among the vic
Tins of the lroquoi~ theatre disaster
Mrs. Reiter has been Identified. but
Miss Bell * still among the missing.
The remains viii be brought 10 this
city for inteFment Mis- Bell and Mrs..
Reiter were daughter Of the late
Uncle Billy Bell. an OLD settler Of
Rock Island county. They are surviv-
ed by two sisters. Mrs. j. Paul Tones
and Miss Ella Bell Of Toledo. Ohio.
Arthur. IO-year-cld son Of r. +.
Sterfisg of Rockford. who a year ago