New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-01

to look after the fire protection of the house. L
am advised by the Chief that several theatres
have refused TO comply with this provision OF
the ordinance In view of the terrible disaster
at the Iroquois Theatre, and pending action OF
the City Council have directed the Chief or the
Fire Department to assign one regular member
of the department to each theatre now comply
ing with the ordinance relating 10 the employ
Inent of a fireman. The fre1nen now employed
by the theatres should be assigned to the front
of the house. while the fireman assigned by the
Chief should be assigned to the stage. l have
further directed the Chief, in cases where the
ordinance has not been obeyed, TO assign TWO
regular frenen to the duty OF protecting the
public against fire.
The wages of these frener will be billed
direct to the theatres 10 which they are as
signed. and the service will be continued until
the council has finally acted upon the ordinance.
After sending this letter the Mayor said:
II any OF the theatrical managers ret9ses
to pay the wages of these men. as Sevorai t ol
them have refused in the past. VIII c>ose inc
doors of the theatres and keep them closed unti
they agree to act as they should
CHICAGO NEEDS NO AID.
All during the day kilograms OF sympathy 10
the people Of Chicago and offers o. aid poured
in by telegraph upon the Mayer He an
nounced tonight:
Thave received many offers of aid. It may be
that before we get through thu a few persons
will be found to have been put to the neeo. ou s
Chicago will be able TO give that aid herselI
Most OF those killed and injured. now identlhed'
can be abundantly cared for.
Among the kilograms of coincidence received
HUN ""to"N - 49, Berlin
Mayer Harrison: ,.. ,u,r,,r, On account =,
terrible catastrophe at Iroquois Theatre, Piease
let me know of missing. ana u some 3t my Ey &C
will have. HENRY OF PRUSSIA
From E. S. Willard, the actor London. was re-
Ceived the following:
Deepest sympathy with citizens mourning.
Messages OF coincidence also received
from Mayor Collins OF Boston and from dozens
Of the chief executives OF cities between St
Louis and New-Yori-
In addition 10 his proclamation issued In the
afternoon. suggesting that the usual New Year
festivities be abandoned. Mayor Harrison to-
night announced that all departments at the
City Hail will be closed on Saturday. January =.
account of the calamity at the Iroquos The
atre. He requested that all business houses
throughout the city also close on that day
ANXIOUS INQUIRIES FOR FRIENDS.
On every train which arrived in Chicago in
the morning came the relatives OF persons who
were thought 10 have been killed or injured in
the fire. The Hobbies of the downtown hotels
we'll anxious inquiries the part of the
fathers mothers and more distant relatives OF
people OF whom TO trace could be found Many
OF these people returned to the hotels late In the
evening after either fruitless search for their
loved ones, after finding charred and dis
figured body lying in the morgue all that re-
NAMED of the relative or friend for whom they
had searched.
Postmaster Freer OF Galesburg. Ill. arrived
early in the morning in response TO a telegram
row f'iends here saying hat his wife ana
daughter were among the missing hrs shc
AS rteer came 10 Chicago Wednesday
quois Theatre. Since their arrival IN the c!ty
NJ Flecr hoe had news of them. To-day ne
made Inquiries Of the Jolice and spent the day
D. the n-orsue. Many OF tHe
corpses bore a resemblance 70 his wire ana
daughter. and many more were clothed IN
dresses similar 10 those for which he was look
ing. but after investigating every clew and eX-
am.ciHg every body in every morgue he re-
turned to his hotel tonight heartbroken and In
despair OF finding his family.
Mrs. B. J.. StOdGaTd. OF Minonk, III. lay all
the morning az tho Auditorium Annex in semi
conscious coalition grieving over the loss OF her
daughter. Zude, and Donald, q six-year-old son.
Mrs Stoddard bought tickets for herself, her
became indisposed and did not attend the per-
Torrance. Her and daughter went and both
were burned to death. AS soon as Mrs. Stoddard
learned OF the f-e she declared that her children
would he burned - death. She spent hours In
frll.tless search for their bodies. and probably
would rot have returned TO her hotel had she
not been compelled by friends. short time
after her return q the Auditorium Annex the
bodies OF the boy and girl were Identified In one
| Of the morgues Mrs. Stoddard returned TO
! Minonk late this afternoon, taking the bodies OF
! her children with her.