Evening journal., 1904-01-02
IS CHICAGO THEATRES
WERE CLOSED BY MAYOR
HARRISON NEW YEARS
Cc0ntInued from FIrst ragel

Gu hiuioot a. tdikt dS tNti- MANY hltH
appeared at the doors Of Rolston's and
Jordan's morgues who had been on
their feet for 4S houres constantly
searching for those they had lost The
greater number of dead are in these
two places, and men who had viewed
the CHASTITY rows OF corpses before and
had gone on an unavailing search 70
every other morgue and undertaking
room in the city to which the dead
from the theatre had been taken, came
back once more TO Rolston's and Jor-
dams almost In despair, but hoping
against hope that they might have
overlooked their dead in the great
number that had crowded the tables
and floors on Thursday morning. In
some cases they were successful; in
many others they were not. Practically
all OF the bodies which admit of care
4 ful Identification have been carried
away. and OF those which remain the
majority are in such a condition that
only the most minute and careful in
spection will be able to reveal their
identity to those who knew them best
The funeral Of the two Regensburg
children was held at the home OF their
parents, in the heart Of the aristo-
\ cratic section Of the South Side. Be
cause OF the many calls upon his time.
DR.. Emil G. Hirsch. who conducted the
services, announced that he would be
able 70 deliver only a short address. In
four other homes OF the members OF
his congregation lay the bodies OF chill
dren waiting for him to oficiate at
their funerals.
From the Regensburg home. Dr.
! Hirsch went 70 that OF DR.. Joseph
Zeisler to attend the funeral of another
young victim. Walter B. Zeisler. who
was considered one Of the brightest
students in the University Of Chicago.
The experience of this one clergyman
in his round from home 20 home is but
an instance of what dozens of other
( ministers were called upon to perform
= during the day
Il was absolutely impossible for the
bereaved relatives 20 secure all the
= carriages they wished TO convey theii
/, friends and relatives to the cemeteries
In many cases il was not possible foi
all members of the immediate fami,
10 ride in the funeral cortege because
no carriages could be procured fo
= them.
= This was the situation in Chicagl
yesterday and today The coroner
office issued nearly 300 burial certif
Gates for people killed il the firs
Some Of these we're for people residin
y in other cities, but they we're com
paratively few.
The entire family OF Frederick
). Pond. for 33 years cashier of the Deer
ing Reaper works. was exterminata
;. by the fire. In the disaster Mr.. Pom
Il lost his wife and two children. all q
Is whom have been identified. A sist'
n Of Mrs. Pond, Miss Grace Tuttle.
q still among the missing. Helen,
y year-old daughter of Mr.. Pond, wa
: identified solely by her teeth. A clu
y pin was all that led to the recognitio
Of Raymond Pond. IA yers old. The fu
neral OF Mrs. Pond and her two chill
dren will be delayed until the body 2
Miss Tuttle Is found.
{. Pathetic Incident On Trolley Car.
d A pathetic incident occurred on th
" Cottage Grove avenue cable line, Thi
le passes within q half square of Rolston
:. morgue. A man, haggard and worr
j. walked up to a car and climbe
aboard. carrying in his arms the bod
of a little golden haired girl. The forr
was partially wrapped in a canva
T cloth, but not sufficiently 70 conceal II
AS the father took his seat with tn
child in his arms, the conductor eye
him doubtfully and then approached
b, touched him on the shoulder and said
= "I am sorry, but the rules of the com
/ pany do not permit the carrying q
j. bodies in this manner. / must ask 70
i- to leave the carr Without changin
4 his expression in the slightest, withou
Z showing a trace Of excitement or irri
II tation. the man rose to his feet sti
!, holding on one arm the body Of hi
child. With his free hand he thrui
into the face OF the conductor larg
revolver and said in a tone which 5'
"A tokened utter WEAKNESS and almoi
4 lack OF interest in the proceedings
" ''This is my daughter. ! have locke
n. for her all night and day. l has
d tried in vain to obtain a cab or a ca
}: riage and can get none. am takin
my baby home to her mother and
intend TO take her on this car
- other men on the car intercede
(. with the conductor and the latter, rea
=. izing the situation, gave way and
the crowded car the father sat and ca
ried the corpse OF his child to h'
home.
N
10 Horse Nearly Ran in River.
J.,