The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-02

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.ee experience Of this one clergyman
IN his rounds from home 10 home is but
On instance Of what dozens Of other
ministers of the gospel were called
upon TO perform during the day.
Carriages Are Scarce.
It was absolutely impossible for the
oereaYed relatives TO secure all the
carriages they wished to convey their
Z friends and relatives to the cemeteries.
IN many eases It was not possible for
All the members of the family to ride
IN the funeral cortege, because no car
Flages could be procured for them.
The liveTymen were simply over
Wneimed by the demands made upon
Enegn. and earnestly urged that as far
as possible the relatives should content
themselves with carriage for the pail
bearers. the hearse and one other ear
Tlage for the family. Where there were
more family than could conveniently
ride in the single carriage they were
compelled TO take their way to the
cemetery by other methods Of trans
portation.
This was the situation in Chicago to-
day. and tomorrow it viii be intensi-
fled. The coroner's office today issued
nearly 200 burial certificates for people
Killed in the FIRE. Some Of these were
for people residing in other cities, but
they were comparatively few.
Arrests Made.
The police today vigorously pushed
their inquiry into the causes of the
fire, and made several other arrests Of
stage hands, among them William Nc
Mullen. the operator FOR the light
which started the FIRE. He was locked
up at the central station, and Wilson
Kerr, a lyman at the theatre, was also
placed in a cell
Fifteen members Of the Double DC
1ette." which takes part in the song,
In the Pale Moonlight" have been
placed under arrest by the police, Miss
Domaine being the sole one who has
81 far eluded the detectives. They are
wanted as witnesses and there IS no
charge against any Of them. Orders
were issued by Chief of Police O'Neil
tonight that none of the fifteen would
he released unless a bond of $1,000 was
furnished. McMullen, the light oper-
ator, underwent a searching examina-
ton by Assistant Chief of Police
Scheutler this afternoon. McMullen's
story was as follows:
McMullen's Story.
II was standing on the iron bridge
; at the right side OF the stage from
which the shot light is operated. The
lamp seemed in good condition, bit in
the middle Of the second act, Just as 1
changed from q white light to a blue
one. the arc between the CarbOns sput-
tered and jumped. A spark struck
the frayed edge on the inside of the
border of the curtain drapery. A fame,
which / should say was about twelve
inches long, shot up. I a bandoned the
camp and clapped my hand upon the
flames, but they spread Elm spite Of me.
] called to have the fire curtain low
cred and yelled to the house fireman
10 help me. He came with a patent
Tire extinguisher. which had no effect
on the flames Finally / jumped from
the bridge to the stage. A little child
in one Of the front boxes had already
been badly burned. / seized her and
carried her out and then returned to
the theatre. Here / worked pulling
people out OF the choked exits until it
was useless to stay any longer"
With the arrest OF McMullen the pO-
Zee believe they have the last impOr-
tant witness among the theatre en-
xlOyes who are essential to a complete
Nquiry at the coToner's inquest.
The Mayor shuddered.
Mayor Harrison today. in company
with Building Commissioner Williams,
Alderman Mayor and several archi-
1Ccts visited the Iroquois theatre
building and went over it thoroughly.
AS they stepped INTO the building the
mayor accidentally trod on a large
lock of human hair which had been
form from the head of some victim Of
the disaster. He shuddered and. re-
rowing the hair from his shoe. placed
& on one side Of the hallway and
assed in.
The mayor went everywhere except
Into the cellar. lie went out on the
fried h.
mounted the rigging loft above the
Ftage. The dressing rooms were Wis
tied and the whole interior explored.
y p Marshall, the architect of the
tuilding, accompanied the mayor
throughout the trip. When in the gal
lCry the mayor paid particular atten-
ton to the exits and tried all the
handles by which the doors are
Sopened.
Law Not Complied With.
The failure to comply with the ordi-
rance requiring that exits shall be in
dictated by printed signs struck the
III yor. and when lac noted that heavy
Gamask curtains were hung before
some of these doors he inquired OF
architect Marshall why they had been
placed there. MT Marshall replied that
"a was doEe to improve the appearance
Of the house
1t was also noted by the mayor that
the ordinance requirement which in
s'sts thar galleries above the ground
Toor must each have separate stair
way leading TO the street had been dis
regarded. This circumstance excited
the Indignation OF Alderman Mayor
Y no said:
This theatre should never have been
allowed 10 open. because the ordinances
en- gallery stairways has received no
attention and has been disobeyed. The
occupants of the second balcony were
compelled 90 use the same exits as
those OF the first balcony The exits
should have been separate. and If they
had been I think more people would
have escaped
Architect Explained.
Explaining the lack of a separate
stairway for the second balcony, Ar
Chitect Marshall said
There was more total space for the
people 20 get out Of the gallery than
s. separate stairwsys had been pro-
7ided. The law REQUIRES eight inches
Of stair and door space for each 100
r..lrsenrlc MA had gfn1r-fr- fbrco foot