The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-01-07

Pond, for 80 years cashier Of the Dssr-
ing reaper works. was extermnated
ny the fre. In the disaster Mr.. Pond
lost his wife and two children, all Of
whom have been identified A sister
Of Mrs. Pond, Miss Grace Tuttle, is
still among the missing. Helen, a q
yearold daughter OF Mr. Pond, was
identified solely by her teeth club
pin was all that led to the recognition
Of Raymond Pond, IA years old. The
funeral of Mrs. Pond and her two call
dren will be delayed until the body of
Miss Tuttle IL found.
| Friday afternoon q man, haggered
ahd worn, entered a Cottage Grove
avenue car carrying in his arms the
body OF a golden-haired girl. The
form was partly wrapped in can.
vass. As the father took seat with
the child in his arms the conductor
touched him on the shoulder, saying:
Il am sorry, but the rules of the com
pany do not permit the carrying OF
bodies in this manner must ask
you to leave the car" Without chang
ing his expression In the slightest,
without showing a trace Of excitement
or irritation, the man rose to his feet
till holding on one arm the body Of
his child.
with his free hand he thrust into the
face of the conductor large revolver
and said in a tone which betokened
utter weariness and nonchalence:
This Is my daughter. have look
ed for her all night and all day. /
have tried in vain to obtain cab or
carriage, and l can get none. am
taking my baby home to her mother,
md I intend to take her on this car.
Now go on"
Other men on the car interceded
with the conductor and the conductor,
realizing the situation, gave way, and,
in the crowded car, the father sat and
carried the corpse home.
The police Friday vigorously push.
ed their inquiry into the causes of the
fre and made several other arrests Of
stage hands. among them William Nc.
Mullen, operator of light, which, il
is said, started The fire. He was lock-
I'd up at Central station, and Wilson
Kerr. flymau at the theater, was al
so placed in a cell.
| Fifteen members of the double oc
tettc which takes part in the song
In the Pale Moonlight" have beer
arrested, Miss Romaine being the only
member who has thus far eluGed ar
rest The singers are wanted as wit
lcsses, and there is no charge against
my Of them Orders were issued by
Chief Of Police O'Neill Friday night
chat none Of the Is would be released
unless q bond Of $4,000 was furnished
| McMullen underwent searching exc
animation by Assistant Chief Of Police
Schuettler McMullen's story was a.
fellows:
81 was standing on the iron bridvc
at the right side of the stare from
which the 'spot light Is operated
"The lamp seemed in good condi.
zion. but in the middle Of the second
act. Just as | changed from white
tight TO blue one, the arc between
The carbons spluttered and jumped. a
mark struck the ftaved edge on the
inside Of the border Of the curtain dra
oory. a fame, which should say
vas about 70 inches long, shot up. J
abandoned tho lamp and clapned nay
'aud on the flame but Il spread IN
srite of me. I called to have the fro
curtain lowered and yelled to the
house fireman TO hclp mo He camr
with a patent fire cytlnguisher which
rad no effect on the aames. Finally !
Jumped from the bridge to the stare
4 child in one Of the front boxes had
alreadv been burned. 7 scizod her ard
"arr'ed her out and then RETURNED 20
the theater. Here I worked. pulline
neople out of the choked exits until
II was useless to stay any longer"
With the arrest OF McMullen the 20
~ce believe they have all the iInpor.
tent witnesses among the theGter EN-.
ployes that are essential 10 complete
inquiry.
Mayor Carter Harrison Friday tool,
stems to provide as far as possible
against a repetition Of Wednesday
horror at the Iroquois theater. AS o
result of an investigation made at hia
orders and lasting only a few hours
10 theaters and museums were ordered
! closed, some of them being among the
| leauing anu mOst pOpuiar HOusSS III
Chicago. The action of the mayor was
based on one single violation Of the
ordinances which are intended to pro
tect the patrons of theaters from just
such an occurrence as that which cost
so many lives on Wednesday. This
J was that every one of these places had
failed to supply an asbestos curtain
The theaters ordered closed are: How
ards, Sam T. Jacks, Marlowe New
American, Olympic. Academy of Mu
sic, Alhambra, Avenue, Bijou, Chicago
opera house, Columbus. Thirty-first
, street, Criterion, Fiegenbaum's, Mil
, waukee avenue, Garrick Tin Milwau
! kee avenue), and Glickmans. In addi
tion to these the London Globe muse
} um and the Clark street museum were
| compelled to close their doors.