The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-02

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 The liverynaen were eiuapiy overwhelmed as, far as possible the relatives should content themselves with q carriage for the pail bearers. the fearse and one other carriage for the fa1nily. Where there were more members .6f the family than could conveniently fIdo in one carriage they were cotnpelIed 10 make their way to the cemetery by other methods of transportatfons This vac the situation in Chicago today and tomorrow it will be sued nearly 300 burial permits for persons killed in the fire. so1no of these were for. people residing in other cities.
 1 The entire family ofsFrederick s. Pond. for thirty-three yeAfB cashier of the Deering Reaper Works. was exterminated by the Ire. In thd dlsaster Mfr. Pond lost his wife and tWo children. A sister of Mrs. Pond. Miss Grace Futile. is still among the missing. Helen, a 7-year-old daughter of Mr. Pond Nas identified sole ly by her teeth. Police lrake Arrests.
 The police today xsxorously pushed their inquiry into the causes of the fire and made several othcr arrests of stage hands, among them WlDiam McMuiien. operator of llght whtch it Is said start ed the fire. He was lpcked up at the Central Station and William Kerr. fly. man at the theatre, vas also placed in a cell. Fifteen members of the double octette which takes part in the song Tn the Pale Moonlight" have been arrested, Miss Romaine being the only member who has thus far eluded arrest. The singers are wanted as witnesses and there is no issued by Chief oNefli tonight for none of the fifteen to be released unless a bond of $s,0o0 was furniEhed.
 McMullen underwood a searching exam ination by Ascistant Chief Police schuet- tier. McMulien's story was as follows:
 .I was standing on the bridge at the right side of the stage from which tho spot light is operated. The lamp seemed in good condition. but in the middle of the second act. just as I changed from alwhite light to . blue one the arc be- tween the carbons spluttered and jumpei. A spark struck thg frayed edge on the pery:
 Tried to Extinguish Flame. A flame. which | should say was twelve inches long. shot up. I abandoned the lamp and clapped my hands on the flame, but it spread in spite of me. I called to have the fire curtain lowered and yelled to the hruse fireman to help me. He came. with a patent fire extinguisher which had no effect on the flames. I jumped on the bridge to tho stage. A child in ono of the front boxes had ai- ready been burned. [ seized her and carried her out and then returned to the theatre. Here worked. pulling people out of the choked exits until 1t was use less any longer.
 with the arrest of McMuiIen the police believe they have alt the important wit nesses among the theatre employees that are essential to a con. .iete inquiry.
 The burial permits issued today for over 300 victims shows that the disaster deso- lated homes in many States. New York. California and Louisiana even being rep resented on the death roll. The Louisiana victim was Miss Ella Sullivan of Knox tflIe. aA
 Superintendent of Schools Cooley an- neunced tonight that the Troquols theatre fire had killed tvzsnfsS pur aeachefs ip the Chicago public schools and six teach CTS are gtill reported inissins. making total of thirty. !; Mayor Carter f1arrison today in com pany with Building Commissioners Will Hams. Alderman Mayor and several ar- chitects. visited the Iroquois theatre build ing and went over 1t completely. As they stepped into the building the Mayor accidentally trod. on a large lock of human hair which had been torn from the head of some victim of the disaster. He shuddered and removing the hair from his shoe placed 1t on one side of the hall way and passed on.
 Harrison on a Tour.
 The Mayor went everywhere except into the cellar, went out on the fire escapes, tried the exits and finally mounted into tbe rigging loft above the stage. The dressing rooms were vsiited and the whole interior explored. B. H. Marshall, archi- tect of the building accompanied the mayor throughout the trip
 When in the gallery the mayor paid particular attention to the exits and tried all the handles of the doors. The quirement that exits shall be indicated by printed signs struck the mayor and when he noted that heavy demask cur tains hung before some of these doors he inquired of Architect Marshall why they had been placed there. Mir. Marshall re- piled that 1t was done to improve the apearance of the house. It was noted by the Mayor that the ordinance require ment which insists that where there are two or more galleries above the ground floor, each must have a separate stair way leading to the street, had been dis regarded. This circumstance excited the indignation of Alderman Mayor who said:
 This theatre should never have been allowed to open because the ordinance on gallery stairways has received no atten. tion and has been disObeyed. The occu- pants of the second balcony were com pelled to use the same exits as those of the first balcony. The exits should have been separate and if they had been so I think more people would have been able to escape" -
 Corpse on Street Car.
 This afternoon man. haggard and worn. entered a Cottage Grove Avenue car carving in his arms the body of a golden haired girl. The form was partly wrapped in a canvas. As the father took a, seat with the child in his arms the con- ductor touched him on the shoulder. say ing "I am sorry, but the rules of the compahy do not permit the carrying of bodies in this manner. I must ask you to leave the car.''
 Without changing his expression in the slightest the man rose to his feet, still holding on on arm the body of his child. With his free hand he thrust into the face of the conductor a large revolver and said In tone which betokened utter weariness and nonchalance:
 This is my daughter. I have looked for her all night and all day. have tried in vain to obtain a cab or a carriage and I can get none. I 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 the crowded car the father carried the corpse home. .t.t