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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
WALTERS SAVE LIVES.

Walters and cooks from Thomp-
sons restaurant adjoining the theater,
rescued Is people by raising a ladder
from the roof of a shed to window
in the rear of the building, around
which mass of screaming women
and children were congregated.
STORY OF HORROR.
Miss Charlotte E. Plamondon, who
was present with party of guests,
tells a graphic story of the scene fol-
lowing the breaking out Of the fire.
She noticed the fire creeping along the
top of the drop curtain and called the
attention of her party to it. They all
watched it. Miss Plamondon said
she could see children in the orches.
ira circle pointing upwards toward
the slowly moving flames. A stage
hand appeared and advised the audi
ence that there was no danger. Eddie
Foy did the same.
"The curtain however stu burned"
said Miss Plamondon. pieces of
smouldering cloth fell into the orches-
ira pit. An effort was made by the
stage hands to arrange the curtain so
that the blazing fragments would not
drop into the pit. l looked over the
faces CT the audience and remarked
how many children were present.
could see their faces filled with inter-
est and their eyes wide open as they
watched the burning curtain"
People in the balcony rose to OBJ.
tain better view of the fire. A wo-
man in the rear of the place screamed
fire and the entire audience rose to
their feet filled with terror. In an.
other instant there was confusion by
thousand people. as they rushed mad.
iy from the impending danger. The
chorus girls on the stage, who hal ex
hibited admirable presence of mind,
turned to flee, but several were over
come and fell to the stage and were
carried off by the stage hands. The
upholstering on the box occupied by
party was then on fire, fragments
falling on the clothing of the ladies.
Then there came great roar,
and great draft of air,
flames shot out over the
parquette of the theater until it
seemed to me as though they must
reach the very front walls of the build
ing. There were but few men in
the audience but saw several OF them
pulling and pushing women and chill.
, dren aside as they fought like maniacs
to reach the exits, | saw a number
of little children trampied under foot
and none Of them rose again. In the
balcony the scene was beyond my
power to describe"
Miss Plamondon says many about
her fell as they reached the doors
where few steps more would have
carried them to fresh air and safety.
''As | look at it now" she said, 81
must have been walking on PROSTATE
bodies as struggled through the open
ing" All her party escaped without
injury.
Many other stories OF the terrifying
scenes are told by survivors. A little
boy escaping with his mother was
seized by the head by man who at
tempted to throw the child from his
path. The boys scalp was practical
ly torn from his head.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07

The Lewiston (Me) Sun announces
that Boagoo Barque has broken his
leg. 1t is fortunate that it was not
his name.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07


MORGUES OVERFLOW
Chicago, Dec. 31.-The coroner has
been notified that there are 422 bodies
at the different morgues and hospi-
tails. All have not been heard from
yet, as a number of bodies were taken
to the undertakers in the different
parts of the city.
EARLIER MoRGUE REPORTS.
Chicago, Dec 31--According to the
morgue keepers there are 1872 bodies
at five of the morgues, as follows:
Rolston's-150
Jordan $50.
Carroll's-33.
Gavin's-23.
County-19.
ST. Lnke's-17.
The crowds around Ralston's and
Jordans were so large that it is i'm
possible to get more people in line to
view the dead Therefore the crowd
was notified that no others would be
admitted last night Only one body
was identified at the county morgue.
DEAD PASS 700 MARK.
Chicago, Dec. 31.-Coroner Traeger
reported that by actual count 1876
people are dead.
637 BODIES TAKEN OUT.
Chicago, Dec. 31.-At $50 D. m. it
was declared by the police that 637
bodies had been taken from the
ruins.
Chicago, Dec. 31-Nearly 500
people were killed in ten minutes yes
terday afternoon during fire in the
Iroquios theater, the newest, largest
and as far as human power can make
it, the safest theater in Chicago.
Some of these people were burned
to death by the fire, some suffocated
by gas. and scores trampled to death
in the panic following the mad plunge
ct the frightened audience for the
\uKits. 1t will be many hours before
nSumber of dead is accurately
and many days before all will
lentified Their clothing was
rags or burned to cinders and
ices we're trampled into un-
able pulp by the heels of the
at trampled them down as
Issafety.
aoke out during the sec
= Bluebeard, the first
Jon produced in the
ncction. The COM
large, escaped
nearly all how
to flee into the
no clothing but
A few members
med minor in
seriously hurt
TRIc WIRE.
jim of the fire
of them are
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
VICTIMS OF THEATER HOLO-
CAUST NUMBER 633.
20 NOT YET IDENTIFIED
Day Given Up to Burials-Seventeen
Theaters Closed Because Asbestos
Drop Curtains Are Lacking
Fire Started From An Arc
Light.
Chicago Theater Fire Victims.
Developments of the Day.

Developments of the Day.
Chicago, Jan 2.--Seventeen the
aters were closed last night by order
of the building commissioner on &C
count of not being provided with as
bestos fire curtains as required by
the ordnance of the city.
The mayor named an aldermanic
committee of contractors and building
experts to inspect all the theaters in
city as to strict compliance with the
building ordinances and the safety for
audiences in case of fire or panic.
City Electrician Ellicott ordered all
arc and calcium lights discontinued
Immediately on the stages of all the
aters and a fire alarm box Installed
at once in front of each playhouse in
the city.
City Electrician Ellicott is con-
WINGED that the great Iroquois fire
started from an arc light at the first
"roost." William McMullen, tender
of that light. Was arrested on sus.
picion that he was absent from his
post when the scenic "drape" was
ignited.
Mayor Harrison asks architects and
builders clubs to name an expert
committee TO inspect Iroqu1is and
other theaters and report every in
stance of violation of the city's build
ing ordinances found in any play
house.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
DEAD-RoBBERs ARRESTED.

Two men were arrested In the
theater while the dead and injured
we're being carried out. They had
baskets and were filing them with the
property OF the dead. Over a dozen
men, accused of being thieves or
pickpockets, were arrested last
night
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
STRIKERS REFUSE AID.

etor, responding to request that car
riages be sent for the relief Of the
sufferers, agreed to give his carriages
for the work. He later stated that
he had telephcned to the headquarters
of the striking drivers asking If they
would drive to the theater to help
move the wounded. They fatty refused
TO do so
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
ON THE STAGE.

Jonn e. Farrell, the stage electric
ian, saw the fire when 1t was tiny
tongue of flame running up the can
vas border of the curtain. He climb.
cd ladder and attempted to extin-
g1iish the blaze with his hand, but
was badly burned. He dashed his
hand at the fire, the falling fluid near
ly binding him, Some actors and
actresses attempted to leap into the
orchestra pit, where they probably
would have met death. They were
driven back by Stage Manager Cum
minis, who stood in front and threat
ened to kill any one who attempted to
pass him. They shrank back and all
escaped by the rear door.
Fifty supernumeraries were pen
ned between the stage and cut off
from all exits. They were rescued by
being hauled through a coal mole.
Will J. Davis, one of the proprietors
of the Iroquois collapsed last night
under the worry and distress occa'
stoned by the catastrophe.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
Burying the Dead.

Chicago yesterday began to lay
away her dead. The silent new years
morning broke ON a city palled and
mantled with grief and night had
fallen ere the last cortege had re.
turned from the cemeteries where
victims of the Iroquois theater
catastrophe are now sleeping their
last sleep. Christmas greenery had
been hastily torn down to make way
for the black trappings of woe, and
all through the day and night the
railroads bore from the city the bodies
OF outof-town visitors who had died
in the fire.
Sad was yesterday, but sadder will
be today. for but small part of the
host of victims had been buried last
night. Hundreds of graves have now
been dug that will be filed by even
ing, and Sunday probably will see but
few of the identified yet unburied.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
Scenes at identification.

All night long grief stricken friends
and relatives of the missing persons
besieged the morgues, where the dead
had been carried awaiting identified.
ton, and many pathetic incidents oc-
CURED. Patrick O'Donnell, a wealthy
brewer, identified the body of his wife
by ring which he had given her for
Christmas present.
At the undertakers on Madison
street, where a great crowd was with
difficulty held in check by the police,
a little woman in black broke from the
line and demanding to see her son,
who she said was among the dead
then rushed toward the door but fell
fainting into the arms of a policeman.
Thousands of people surrounded
Ralston's morgue on Adams street and
so anxious were the grief stricken PEG.
pie to ascertain II their loved ones
were among the victims Of the disas-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
lNExTRICABlE MASS.

AS the police removed layer after
layer of the dead in these doorways,
the sight became too much even for
the police and iremen, hardened as
they are to such scenes, to endure.
The bodies were in such an inextr;c-
able mass; and SO tightly damned be-
tween the sides Of the door and walls
that it was impossible to lift them one
by one and carry them out. The only
possible thing to do was to seize a
body and pull it with main strength.
AWFUL SCENE OF RESCUE.
Men worked at the task with tears
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
NARROWING INCIDENTS.

The body of 12-year-old girl was
found impaled on the iron railing OF
the first balcony, evidently having
been thrown frcm the second balcony.
With all the clothing torn from 1t,
but pair of baby shoes, the body OF
a child one year old was found in a
corner of the second balcony. 1t had
evidently been knocked from its
mothers arms and was trampled be-
yond all recognition.
William A. Brady, the well known
New York theatrical manager, who
was in the audience. describing the
panic, likened IT to Dante's Inferno,
and he ted of the terrible speed of the
flames and frantic efforts of the peo-
pie to escape. He said the scene was
the most awful thing imaginable. He
assisted in removing $50 bodies,
which he said were damned and
twisted together in all shapes. Many
of the women and children had been
stripped almost naked in their eff
forts to escap- from that living tomb. ="
He said that before the fire started
he niticed that the calcium lights were
out of order.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
MAD FIGHT FOR LIFE.

Others lay with their arms stretched
out in the direction toward which
lay life and safety, holding IN their
hands fragments Of garments not their
own. They were evidently torn from
the clothing of others whom they had
endeavored to pull down and trample
under foot as they fought for their
own lives
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
NO FIRE ESCAPES.

The theater was so recently con-
structed that fire escape ladders were
not yet in place. The balconies to
which they were to be attached were
up. When the panic was at its height
great numbers of wcmen ran for the
fire escape in the alley, only to find
themselves on a small iron platform 80
to so feet from The ground, with the
fire beside them and no means of
escape in FROM.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
BALCONIES PACKED.

1t is estimated that 1900 people were
in the theater. Only about 300 were
on the first floor, the others being in
the balconies and Railways back Of
them. From the rear of each balcony
are three doors leading to passageways
toward the front of the theater. Two
of these doorways are at the end of
the balcony and one in the center.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
HORROR IN GREAT CITY.

Rarely in the history of Chicago, has
its people been so stirred as by the
calamity of yesterday. 1t is next to
the Chicago fire, the greatest catas-
trophe that ever occurred here, and
the speed with which it came and went
seemed for brief period to appall the
business section of the city. Crowds
rushed to the scene and the heavy de-
tails of police massed there found it
for time almost impossible to hold
back the frenzied people, many of
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07

whom had friends in the theater and
were anxious to learn something of
them. A large number. however, sue
ceeded in breaking through the police
lines and entering the theater, and in
many cases did heroic work rescuing
the injured and carrying out the dead.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
SAVED THROUGH THE ROOF.

About score of people in the sec
ond balcony were saved by the fire.
men, who took them through the roof
and carried them down ladders in the
rear of the building.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
BISHOP IN RESCUE WORK.
WORSE THAN BATTLEFIELD.

Afterward he said he had been on
the bloody fields of battle but in all
his experience he had never seen
anything half so gruesome as this
sight, when with the aid of lantern
he entered the balcony.
There was pile of bleeding bod
les ten feet high, with blackened
faces and remnants of charred cloth
ing clinging to Them" he said. Some
were alive and moaning in their
agony. Others, and, oh, by far the
greater number were dead"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
EXTENT NOT GRAsPEp.

The building was so full of smoke
when the firemen first arrived that the
full extent of the catastrophe was not
Immediately grasped until a fireman
ane newspaper man crawled up to
the balcony, holding handkerchiefs
over their mouths to avoid suffocation.
As they reached the doorway, the fire,
men, whose vision was the better
trained in such emergencies, seized
his companion by the arm and shouted
Good God man, don't walk on their
faces"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
LEAP TO DEATH.
RESCUE TOO LATE.

Men occupying Offices endeavored to
secure a ladder to rescue those on the
platforms but not finding one caught
up some planks at hand and construct
ed bridge across the alley, between
buildings. Before this was complet-
ed less of time ensued, the women
being pushed every instant into the
alley and by the time the bridge was
constructed but few remained to take
ADVANTAGE OF IL.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07

This, however is contradicted by
the statements of firemth, who found
numbers of people sitting in their
seats, their faces directed toward the
stage as if the performance was still
going on. 1t was the opinion of the
firemen that these people were suffo-
Gated at once by the flow of gas which
came from behind the asbestos cur
tain.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
HEROIC COMEDIAN.

The members of the theatrical COM
pany, being on the first floor, had COM
paratively little difficulty in reaching
the street. Eddie Foy was the last to
escape, having waited to assist the
women members of the company to
safety. He said the flames readily
obtained access to the main part of
the theater, and were, by the draft car
rying with it gas as well as fire, swept
up to the balconies, where the loss of
life was the greatest
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07

running down their cheeks, and the
sobs of the rescuers could be heard
even in the hall below as this awful
scene was being enacted. A number
of men were compelled to abandon and
give over to others whose nerves had
not as yet been shaken by the awful
experience. AS one by one the bodies
were dragged out Of the water soaked
blackened mass of corpses, heart
rendering scenes multiplied.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
HEAVY TRUCK STALLED.

One truck ordinarily used for con-
veying freight to the depots was so
heavily loaded with dead that the
horses were unable to start the load
and the police were compelled to as
sist by Juggling at the wheels.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07

The crowds around Ralston's and
Jordan's were so large that it is inn
possible to get more people in line to
view the dead. Therefore the crowd
was notified that no others would be
admitted last night Only one body
was identified at the county morgue.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-01-07
ALL CHOOSE ONE DOOR.

The audience in it's flight seems to
have chosen the left entrance and at
tempted to make its way down the
eastern staircase into the lobby. Out.
side of the people burned and suffocat.
ed by gas, it was in these two door.
ways on the first and second balconies
that the greatest loss of life occurred
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-07-08
Baseball Notes.

The Bottineau baseball team re-
turned Saturday evening from sue.
cessful tour. They played two games
at Towner. The first one they won
~ to 6. In the second game the score
stood 6 to 5 in our favor when the
umpire made a decision in our favor
and then was b,,lldozed by Towner into
reversing it, which caused our boys to
leave the diamond. Towner is getting
reputation as dirty ball town.
Our boys won the game at Granville,
9 to 0. They speak in good terms of
their treatment at that town. They
also won the game at Minot, s to 4.
They were victorious at Mohall on the
Fourth-5 to 4.
Towner sent some erroneous reports
about the ball games there to the daily
press. But undoubtedly they can
play better game through the press
than they can on the diamond.
A dispatch last night states that our
boys lost to the Devils Lake team
yesterday, in close game. The score
was 8 to 2. They play series of
three games there
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-07-08
Sentence Passed.

The following sentences were passed
on prisoners. at the recent session of
the United States court at Fargo: Ida
Brietzke-Using U. s. mails to de-
fraud, and conspiracy-Sixty days in
the Cass county Jail and 81 fine.
Herman Brietzke-Conspiracy-Sixty
days in the Cass county Jail and a
fine of 81. N. E. Misunderstanding
scurrilious matter through the mails
Fined s.. Clarence Siaka-Introducing
whiskey on an Indian reservation
Sixty days in Jail and 800 fine. Ed.
Newbery-Selling liquor to an Indian
days in the Burleigh county
Jail, and fine of 800. Napoleon
Lissote and J. B. Notwithstanding
liquor on an Indian reservaion-Al-
lowed to go on their own recognizance
pending good behav ior.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-07-08
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
ITEMS OF A WEEK FROM VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE STATE.
Judge Amidon Holds That Western
Express Company Must Pay Gov
ernment Whisky Licenses s$
for lts State Agents.

Judge Amidon of the United States
court holds that the Western Express
company, which operates along the 500
road in North Dakota, must pay the
government whisky licenses for each
agent in the state. Internal revenue
officials started the suit against the
company. claiming it was shipping
packages of beer and whisky into this
state under initials, and any one with
the price could go to their agents and
buy, claiming the initials could get the
1ntoxicants. Revenue officials held it.
was straight sale and the govern
ment was entitled to the license from
each agent. The case was tried at
Fargo three days and by stipulation
1t was taken from the jury by Judge
AmidOn, who directed that the COM
pany should pay $4,000 back license
money claimed. An appeal will be
taken. State officials will begin an
action against the company's agents in
this state for violating the state pro-
hibition law, for which a minimum
penalty is ninety days in Jail and $500
fine. ''s9
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-07-08
Lake Mesigoshe.

Over two hundred people were taken
care of at Hotel Metigoshe on the
Fourth of July by Mrs. A. L. Sims
and her daughter. Mis-. Sims is an
old time hotel keeper and knows how
to put good square meal and enter
tain the public. If you want to. be
convinced go out and see. Its worth
a trip. The scenery is beautiful, the
fshing is good and the fare served at
Metigoshe hotel will satisfy the keen
appetite which bathing, rowing and
fishing are sure to bring. Lake Nett
goshe is an ideal place to spend sum-
mer vacation. For camp grounds
write A. w. Burnett, Bottineau. N. D.
For hotel rates address Mrs. A. L.
Sims, Bottineau, N. D.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-07-08

Bassett. Fargo; lleu,enan, gvvoTno7, II.
J. Smith, Lakota; state secretary, H. J.
Beleal, Valley City; auditor, o. F. Set
terstrom, Velva; treasurer, H. Johnson,
LaMoure; superintendent of public in
struction, Katherine v. King, McKen-
zie; insurance commissioner, c. E..
Payne, Harvey; attorney general, Ar
thur Lesueur, Minot; agricultural CON-
missioner, H. II. Bjornstad, Glendale;
railroad commissioners, T. E. c. Crow
ell, Fargo; A. S. Hagendorf, Dunseith;
II. O. Gardner, Forman.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-07-08
PILES UPON TOP OF PILES.

Piles uron top of piles Of people
have the Piles, and DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve cures them. There are
many different kinds of Piles, but il
you get the genuine and original
Witch Hazel Salve made by E. G.
Dewitt Co. Of Chicago, a cure is Ger.
tain. Fl. A. Tisdale, of Summerton,
S. c., says, "I had Piles 90 years and
DeWitt's Salve cured me after every
thing else failed.'' Sold by R. B.
Kilbourn.