The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-01-05

lnlCaPO, Dec. Jl.-Wltn the aWdK-
ening of Chicago today came the re-
alization of the horror of the Iroquois
theatre fire.
I. was a day of sorrow for thou
sands, a day of mournful marching
from morgue to morgue by friends of
the missing and dead,
1t was day of joyful reunions for
a few and a day of thankful visits TO
hospitals for many.
1t was & day of activity among the
official circles of the city government
and in several divisions the investiga-
tion into the cause of the catastrophe
was begun.
The first day of 1904 will be day
of memoriam for thousands whose
dear ones have been taken from them.
Coroner Traeger with his jury of six
men travelled from morgue to 'morgue
all during the day. The bodies were
viewed, and at his instance three men,
bers of the company were arrested by
the police and will be held pending the
inquest.
The telephone service of the city
was busy all day by anxious inquiries
and the telegraph wires pounded hum
dreds of messages Of coincidence.
THOUSANDS AT MORGUES.
Thousands surrounded the ruins of
the theatre, where police guard held
them back. Thousands of searChers
stood in line all day at the morgues.
and one at time were permitted to
pass between the rows of dead forms
and glance at the faces or charred re-
mains.
AT every morgue police line was
maintained, holding back the other
thousands of curious and morbid who
thronged to all centers of informa-
ton and Identification.
THE GROWING LIST.
All day long the lists of dead and
injured grew, until when the days
work was finished for the city officials
It was estimated that the number OF
victims, killed and injured, would
reach LOO.
The awful responsibility for the
death harvest has started to settle. Of
of the theatre and company are to be
held for the inquest which has been
set for next week.
Through the gloom of January 1
there will come as a comforter the
Offices Of the various churches. Masses
for the dead. thanksgiving for the sur
yivors will characterize these services.
nf.
that of a woman-was found in the
frozen alley back of the theatre to-
day and firemen dug out the remains.
PITIABLE SCENES.
At the morgues and at the police
department, where the work of identi-
flcation was going on, the pitiable
scenes were continuous.
Many found the bodies they sought.
The discovery was in every instance
accompanied by a complete breaking
down Of the searcher, who had hoped
against hope that his friend or relative
was not among the dead, but had been
able to escape In some way.
Through the wards of the hospitals
the crowds of searchers went first.
After the rounds had been made to the
hospitals they would begin to have a
sad, worried look and they would start
on their march to the morgues.
From early morning until late at
night the crowds lined along the side
walks waiting their turn to enter the
house of death. Thoy had the hopeless
expression of the mourner upon their
faces. There were small boys and
girls, looking for parents; mothers
looking for children, fathers looking
for wives and daughters; men looking
for sweethearts.
And all those throngs were realizing
the
HORROR OF THE FIRE.
OF the day before the reaction from
holiday pleasures had stung them; the
empty chairs ana little cribs at home
had reached their hearts
Swollen and inaamed eyes were
everywhere: women were hysterIcal,
mon sobsr-faeed, and the strlpilngs
While Secretary Markham was read