The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-04
YESTERDAY WAS FUNERAL
DAY IN SAD CHICAGO
Continued from First Paee)

would be placed in the way of members
of the company who desired to leave the
city.
81 have been assured by Klaw Err
LANCER" he said, that any member OF
the company who is wanted as a wit
ness will be returned from New York,
and with that knowledge I have ordered
that there be no further interference
with the departure of the company"
Beginning at O'clock tomorrow morn
ing, Coroner Traeger and the jury en-
panelled to sit at the inquest will re-
sumo their task of collecting evidence in
the theatre building. an exhaustive ex-
animation of the building will be made
and particular attention will be paid to
any violations of the building ordinances
that may be found. In accordance with
the request of the members of the jury.
all sight-seers and even watchmen will
be excluded from the building while the
examination is in progress. The jury
has said to the coroner that they do not
wish any person to hear of the questions
they may put to anybody, as they fear
publicity will interfere with the thor
oughness of the inquiry
Testimony Will Be Long.
Because OF the unlimited scope that the
coroner intends to give to the investiga-
ton, 1t is expected the work of taking
testimony will consume several weeks.
Contractors and all others who can give
expert testimony will be summoned, and
the coroner today issued a notice to all
persons who were in the theatre. and
who made their escape, that he would be
glad to have them appear and give their
evidence From all indications the meet
ing of the city council tomorrow night
will be taken up entirely by the intro
duction of resolutions on the fire in the
Iroquois theatre. Ordinances will he pre-
scented covering almost every imaginable
detail of the mana sc ent and equipment
Of a theatre Alderman Dunn will intro
0uce an ordinance forbidding members of
the city council to accept passes, either
from railroads or places Of amusement.
Mayor Harrison Talks.
Mayor Harrison said tonight.
II intend to hold a meeting in my office
tomorrow of all the aldermen, and if pos
sible, of all the theatrical managers. l
want to talk over with them what is best
to be DONE SO far l have acted upon
my own responsibility, without consult
ing anyone. There are one or two the
tres that could open tomorrow by plae-
ing firemen upon the stage, but they
must dc that As far as l am personally
concerned not one theatre shall open its
doors in this city until it has complied
with the last letter of the ordinance.
The mayor said he heard nothing of
rumor that a warrant was to be taken out
for his arrest.
zone cannot tell" he said, what man
who has lost all of his family in a fire
like that of Wednesday will do. He could
hardly be held responsible for his ac-
TORS"
A serious panic occurred this afternoon
at the funeral of Miss Carrie Savers,
one of the victims of the fire. The SER
vices were in progress in the South Chi
cago Congregational church at Seventy
seventh street and Saginaw avenue, and
the building was filled with the friends
and relatives of the girl. A fire broke
out three doors from the church, and