The Penn's Grove record., 1904-01-08
THEATRE MANAGERS HELD
Davis and Powers Charged With
Mansiaugatef,
ALL CHICAGO TREATIES CLOSED

Chicago Mayor Decides THAT Some Ara
sass-Funersis Of The geogueis Rgsa
yIeisuss--Ruslness Generally suspeaa
ed AVID chuseh aelis rollsa fof Ill
H~our-rnsatee managera Hs3d 81,
$4,000 Bail,
Chicago. III. The aFst blow was
strnck at the owners ana managers ol
The n-lataa rr2queis Theatre. when
VIII J ana Harry Powers
were Leid ia aQnds OF $4,000 each on
a charge OF m3us laughter Cor the hola-
caust George Williams. Building
Count ioner. Of Chicago, was arrest
90 en u}e Same charge and held Ia $40.
o@e The 3rm of Davis s. Powers IL
said TO owl about one third DC tie the
atre, the other principal owners beng
Nixon X Zimmerman. OF Philadelphia,
aad Kiaw z Erlanger, If New fprk.
DAVIS and Powers are The resident
managers, They are charged RI
thar y Hut, whose wife and tures
cltlaren persisted in the tire, with the
responsibility for ire Ic04uois ealain-
lily
Nineteen lAearres aad museums were
c-osed, ma tne sweeping order - the
Mayor Shut the doors OF all the rest.
THESE last are tbe leading theatres In
tIe business section of Tie city, and
ARE the Slu0cbak Grand Opera
HcuS MaNiesr, Las 'ie. Gatfick, II
iinois . Pow ere. The lass two are
owned aIad controlled by Powers &
Davis. tie managers Of the Inflated
~greauoi5.
Ibe places Of amusement were closed
for tie II ieasatt that they were Iot
provided Will as asbestos curtain
This action IS takee in conseanenee Of
violations OF otler ssetsaas OF tbe or
dnAahce regulating tseatfea.
Kne inspector ai9nroa & I'll ii an
A@a1nlaa III he ha6 ffatls discovered
SIZE secret 81 The ll inc ashesi9s
GgctalA D0a wiiica the safeig 5f the
audience depended WAS. according 70
Mr.. Fulkerson. blocked III JUS descent
by . steel Tsaeetor, eareiessly left open
by 8 stage hand. While cue ead OF
the rlirtaia goa within five feet 81 TIE
stage The other Was suspended fwent,
Teef above ii, and banegfh iC swept tue
AAHtNfHt Va 41stAsAA AtAsAL tdALA-t sAAfstta AZ ~.
many hundreds.
IL was announced thar every theatre
~ the city mGst hereafter comply with
TIE T0ll9win provisions before they
VIII be allowed 70 open. Steel roll
curtains vide exits, no coInbustibles OF
any kind u the house furnishings, fire
pEoofed scenery. no calciam or spot
}rhtS 10 be used on the STAGE, sky.
lights lQyc uc stage provided with
aut3I1atiAf IDS Ia permit the egress Of
smoke IRE and gas separate stair
w~ays-each exit having It's own stairs
leading 90 the street.
from The large number Of complaints
received u the loss Of personal effects
from the bodies Of fire victims, 0ofc
uer's office clerks estimated that $500
$50 worth of diamonds. witches. lew
eiry fars and 9ther personal property.
wa9 lost III the IRE. MANY 81 the vic
Tins had money ln their POSSESSION
which could not be found Nben tie
bodies We're examined nj lie moreIes
Atuch Of the property Of value was
uDdoaAttGly lost, bat q large amount
NAV havs taan stolen by ghonis. The
excitement which reigne3 al taa scene
of the fire made it impossible To avs
tenaticafly suner5utena the removal ~
the bodies and lcQ or more volunteers
assisted the police and iremen Euu,-
Greds OF the bodies were carried away
~ tracks or express wagons, and there
was no way of ~prhveatiag persons
fgaH searching ths victims and taking
shei valuabies.
ages head was bowed ID grief
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