The Washington herald., 1911-08-27

marvelously well for their training, as
many of them had dead, dying. and in
jured relatives in that mass Of victims.
With tears furrowing their cheeks
they literally dragged the uninjured out
of the mass and drove them down Pike
street, where they placed them under
guard. This was done to prevent them
from rushing on to the dead and injured
to learn the fate Of their relatives and
friends.
Cared for Injured.
Then they pulled out the injured.
some of them borne down by the dead,
and placed them under tender care.
The dead the firemen lifted carefully
and carried to the sidewalk, where
they laid them in a grewsome row,
their staring eyes rejecting the rays
of the street lights. There were no
winding sheets to bar the horror Of
the scene from the gaping mouths and
frightened eyes.
FinallyNthe crowd dispersed sufficient
ly to make disposal of the victims pos
sible. The dead were taken to impro-
vised morgues, where the daylight will
find sorrowing lines Of relatives await
ing their turn to claim their loved
ones.
The dying and injured were placed
in improvised hospitals or taken to
their homes.
At an early hour Sunday morning
the crowds had dispersed and the po-
lice and firemen were in complete con-
troll of the situation, and were guard
ing the scene OF the disaster.
The most pitiable sight was the num-
Der of children who were dead. These
were taken out almost unrecognizable
and hurried to McNarys undertaking
rooms. The majority of the dead are
from six to twelve years old.
Injured Are Taken Home.
The injured came later from the build
ing. which was still lighted. and as soon
as the struggling ceased 1t became easy
to enter the auditorium. But in the ex-
citement over the accident it was found
that many of the inju ed had been hur-
ried to their homes. Physicians were
called for those carried out Three were
taken to the Cancnsburg Hospital at the
outset, and then the bodies OF the dead
began to be carried out. Finally these
were cleared and the rescuers began
looking out for the injured.
Many of the lesser injured people had
been lifted from fire escapes and hurried
to their homes, where physicians were
able to move and had to be carried out.
In the excitement no record was kept
of them. and physicians were obliged to
make a house-to-house canvass to learn
the whereabouts Of the injured.
c. L. McCorkle, a druggist, who was
in the theater at the time the explosion
occurred. said:
Il saw the people in the audience rise
to their feet, and, being near the door.
f4, tAn anti 7 trv
ing to get out OF the place. and went
out. / saw a panic was inevitable. I
don't know who starred the shouting,
except that 1t was some one in the top
gallery"
THE DEAD.
Arthur Beak, twenty-five years old.
Frances Bird. thirteen years old.
Mangella Robinson, seventeen years old.
Mrs. Frederick Marshall, forty years
old.
Mrs Harry Kelly. thirty years old, Of
Houston. Pa.
Earl Kelly. five years old. son Of
Mrs. Kelly.
Adolph Butfesky. twenty-six years
old.
Walter Nish, twelve years old.
- Wolcott, twelve years old.
George Kay. fourteen years old.
Paul Nestle, twelve years old.
Frank Syberoski, fifteen years old.
Five-year-old daughter of Tony Glendis.
Sidney Ritter, twenty-six years old.
Mrs Callie Young, thirty-fve years old.
-Wolcott, twelve years old.
Murray Hill, sixteen years old.
Five-year- daughter of Wilbur Lane.
Nellie McKettrick, twenty-five years
old.
Infant daughter of Mrs. Green, Wea-
verstown, Pa
Two unknown women, about twenty
two and twenty-three years of age.
Two unknown men, about twenty-five
and thirty-five years of age.
An unknown six months old infant.