Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-07

The entire upper portion OF his bod,
had been cut into mince meat and
carried away by the feet of those who
trampled him: search was carefully
made with the hope of finding his
head, but at n late hour it had not
been discovered, and all that will eve,
tell his friends who he was Is the color
and appearance of the clothing on the
lower limbs, and this is in such con
dition as to be hardly recognizable.
Fire Escapes not in Place.
The theater has been constructed
but short time and all its equipmen,
was not yet in place. This was un
fortunately the case with fire ESCAPE
in the rear of the building. The small
lion balconies to which the iron lad
der was to be attached were I'D but
the ladder had not yet been construct
ed. When the panic was at it's heigh,
q great, number of women ran TO,
these fire escapes only to find as the,
emerged from the doorway upon the
little iron platform. that they were
from thirty to fifty feet from the
ground, q fire behind and no methof
Of escape in. front. Those who hrs,
reached the platform endeavored e.
hold their footing and to Keep back the
crowd that pressed upon them from
the rear. The effort was utterly use
less, and in few moments the iron
lodges were damned with crowds of
women who screamed, fought and
Tore at Each Other Like Maniacs.
This lasted but a brief interval and
the rush from the interior of the build
ing became so violent that many Of
them were crowded OF and fell to the
granite paved alley below. Others
leaped from the platform, fracturing
legs and arms, and two were picked up
at this point with fractured skulls,
having been killed instantly.
Rarely in the history of Chicago
has its people been so stirred as by
this calamity. 1t is, next to the Chi
cago fire, the greatest catastrophe that
has ever occurred here. and the speed
with which it came and went seemed
for brief period to appal the business
section of the city. The news spread
with great rapidity and in short time
hundreds Of men, women and children
were rushing toward the theater. The
building in which the calamity oc-
Cured stands midway between State
and Dearborn streets on the north side
o. Randolph street Although every
available policeman within call of the
department WIS immediately
Hurried to the Spot
and the men placed in lines at the end
OF the block. allowing nobody to enter
Randolph street from either Dearborn
or State. it was found for a time al
most impossible to hold back the
fren2icd crowd that pressed forward
many Vi them having friends or rela
tives in The theater. and anxious to
learn something Of them. The con-
duct Of the police was beyond all
praise. The officers held their ground
firmly and gently pushed lack all
those who sought to gain an entrance
to the theater. although in some in.
stances frantic men. anxious to look
for their loved ones, actually beat the
officers with their fists in their rage
at being prevented.
In spite OF the efforts of the police,
however, a large number of people
succeeded in breaking through their
lines and entering the :heater, and in
many cases did heroic work In rescu-
ing the injured and carrying out the
dead.
Ghouis Get in Their Work.
While scores of men were busy car
rying out the dead and injured, 9TH
ers, fortunately few in number,
searched the aisles and seats for val.
tables. Two men were found who had
provided themselves with baskets and
were filling them with the property OF
the dead. They were Immediately
placed under arrest. During the even
ing the police arrested over a dozen
men accused Of being thieves and pick
pockets.
The count of the dead was practical.
ly complete at midnight. but it is not
yet accurate, and the exact number
will not be known before some time to-
day. Despite the utmost care, great
confusion marked the removal of the
bodies. Allowing for discrepancies the
lists made by the police and the news.
papers practically agree. The news
papers claim $50 dead; the police, 500.
Crowds Besiege the Morgues.
All night long grief~stricken friends
and relatives of missing persons be-
sieged the morgues where the dead
mad been carried awaiting identified
ton. Hundreds of men and women
waited in long lines for hours to finally
lose their patience and demand admit