New-York tribune., 1906-11-26
FLOOR DROPS; ONE DEAD.
WILD PANIC IN NEWARK.
Croud in Lobby at Jesoish Theatre
Falls Into Cellar.

BY the collapse of the floor at the entrance to
the new Century Hall. Jewish theatre, at Nor
ris street and Fifteenth avenue. Newark. last
night, one was killed and a score or
more seriously injured. Wild panic pre-
vailed among thousands of persons. who gath
cred about the place inquiring for relatives.
When the floor gave way about seventy five
men, women and children were on it. crowded
in front of the ticket office. The casualties fol-
low:
THE DEAD
SCHWARTZ Mrs Rebecca. No. Is7 Livingston street.
Newark.
THE INJURED.
ABRAMsoN. Joseph No 2a9 West Kinney street New
shock.
bruises and shock.
GOLDBERG David, No. a5 Charlton street. Newark;
ContuStons.
GoRsE. Mrs Mary. No ~ Canal street. Newark head
cut. suffering from shock
1ITTLER Mrs. Elizabeth No So Livingston street New
y1-NDRAM Adolph No s5 Jones street. Newark shock.
RINGLIEB --; special policeman in the hall
swrcK Mrs. Sarah No. 50 Livingston street Newark
sw1cK Tobias address: compound fracture of
Tr-BsKY Morris. No "a Morris avenue. confusion
Of the brain. may die
Manv others who were injured by going down
in the crash managed to extricate themselves
and ran 10 their homes before the police ar
rived
Every ambulance in the city sent 10 the
scene. The Fire Department was called out. and
the work of rescue was very difficult. owing 10
the excited mob who insisted upon going into
the hail More than five hundred persons had
crowded about the doors preparatory to witness
ing a Jewish performance 10 have been given by
a company of New York players.
As the crowd secured tickets it gathered in
front of the inner doors, which had not been
opened There We're perhaps seventy-fve per-
sons crowded into the lobby when the floor be-
gan to crack and groan, and there was rush
Some burst into the hall itself. while others
reached the stairs. Those who still on the
floor, including Bernstein in his box and the
two special policemen. who remained on the
floor trying to get others off. Went down when
the middle of the flooring sagged, and then tha
entire floor dropped.
Policemen Allister. VINO was busy outside the
doors keeping the crowd in line. heard the
crash and the screams of the injured. He sum-
moned all the ambulances in the city. and with
SreciaI Policemen Schmidt and Rinsleb, the lat
ter injured about the legs, carried several of the
women out of the wreckage Pinned down by
the wreckage Mrs. Schwartz screamed until
she became unconscious. She was almost dead
body and she died in the ambulance
At the spot where the cave-in occurred the
floor supported by beams inches by ~
inches and 20 feet in length. These. 1t was
found. had snapped in half. There was no sup
port directly under the ticket office entrance.
When the police arrived at the scene fully five
thousand excited men and women barred their
way into the hall There were several mracu-
Ions CScaDeS of children who were with their
parents in the throng which was carried into
the basement with the floor. 1t is feared tha t
Morris Tubsky may die Abramson, with his
sons. Hyman and Rubin, aged ten and seven
years, respectively stood at the ticket office win
dow when the floor fell. They carried
down by the box office. The boys escaped with
out injury, but their father was caught under
the wreckage and his legs were badly hurt.
An investigation will he started by the County
Prosecutor 10 determine the responsibility for