The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-10
Disaster at Pleasant Prairie, Wis.
Woman at EIgin Dead as In
direct Result
One Man Killed, Another Fatally Injured, and More
Than Half Inhabitants Inured--- Michigan City,
Ind 1O9 Miles Away Felt Shock
ford ILL.,, Saw Glare Hundreds
Are Homeless

word from Logan Square Boulevard
and Milwaukee avenue Ave mi. as
away that an explosion had occurred
at mat spot. Within the nexf "
minutes C2 separate alarms W
eefyed the sender In each III
claiming that an explosion
CURED in his immediate eqL II.
hood ....,
IN the new city hall building .sr h
IS an enormous granite structur
iorce oil the vibration was so great
mat plaster fell from the walls in
numerous places and several OF the
windows were shattered.
a nrnher Of scrub women VINO
were working in the building fei
screaming into the street.
Panic in Theatres.
On the northwest side of the eity
panics occurred in several vaudeville
theatres and number of persons
We're injured In the Logan Square
vaudeville theatre 200 persons sprang
from their seats and made rngh FOR
the doors several being bruised. The
panle was quieted by the ushers but
the audience could not be induced To
remain, AT the CGystal theatre On
West North avenue several in the
audience rushed for the doors anC
for q tine it apreared as though
serio'ls panle would result, bus one 81
i the actors made a speech from the
stage and the performance was re.
sumed.
Excitement at the Hotels.
Excitement prevailed In all of tho
prominent hotels on the lake froat,
guests running from their rooms AMI
filing the lohbies
AT the Audi dttorium windows we-e
blown in, doors slammed, and the
rattle of the great iron doors which
eerved as fire profession between the
Auditorium hotel and theatre added
to the excitement. Fer some time II
was difficun to convince the guests
that an earthquake had not occurred
In the same block with the Audi
| torium is the Studebaker theatre and
| the audience there became excited
and left their seats. Manager George
Davis rsuhed to the stage and by re-.
peatedly shouting that there was no
danger finally quieted the nervous
! ones.
The force of the explosion was 80
| terrific that Its effects were distinct
" felt at Lamont, H., which Is fully
i 10 miles from Pleasant Prairie, and
at Michigan City, l07 miles from the
sceneN
Many windows were broken in La
mont and State Senator Terrell, who
Was on a street car, was startled by
| the breaking OF several windows In
the car Rushing to the door ne
jumped to the ground ana sustained G
severely sprained ankle. In the
suburb of Lake Forest, IS miles
north of Chicago, Geo. l.. Robson, OF
| the Mccormick Theological Seminary
was delivering an illustrated lecture
to the students of Lake Forest mn
versity when the explosion came and
1.-THE students rushed from the dark
ened hall tenror stricken. Two WON.
ell tainted in the crush but were car
red out by some Of the students.
i Flames 100 Feet High
i The flame from the explosion Taa
plainly seen at Rarngton, H., ant
according to those who witnessed II
was about 100 feet high.
1t was reported from Rockford
| Ilh, that the fash of the explosion
was seen there. Vibration was felt
not only on land but a, the cribs four
miles out in the lake.
Several men who were working a.
the cribs we're highly excited and
were about to put off in boats, tear
ing the structure would fall into the
water. \