Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-12-25

Iho children even were seized with
ponlc but the smaller ones. many
rot more than five years OF age, were
soon deprived OF fear with the smut
fling out Of their lives under the heels
lof the larger persons who blindly on
because impelled by hose behind In
some cases trod their own offspring
Ito death
One man WAS seen TO stoop 20 pick
lup his little girl tie was pushed VIZ
olcntlY from behind and trod her be-
meath him A woman who attempted
to HIT up three small boys was
lcrushod 70 death with them
one child five years Of age, who
was too greatly frightened to give her
lname, made her way unframed 10 the
lstreet 10y way Of the fire escape after
IAN others who were free had flod
She had been knocked down by the
mad rush but no one bad stepped on
her as she was near the end OF the
line
A seurch WIS begun tonight for the
man who caused the panic Some of
/ tho strikers aYsertcd that they had
reason 20 believe that the man was
@ member of the Citizens alliance. re-
Gently organized to restore law and
order In the zone affected BY the
miners strike which began several
weeks ago This charge was quickly
3 denied by alliance members, hundreds
Of whom were quickly on the scene
assisting in removing the bodies and
caring for the injured
I IL wcg said hy those nepr the door
| that the man came mp stairs from q
saloon below, ana that his breath
blown forth. with the word 'firc
smelled strongly OF alcohol. II was
said by some of those present that
the man may have been in "a maud
I'm condition and shouted without any
thought as % what he was doing
Many men in the crowd about The
hall, sitter the fatal accident sworc
vengeance II tho man could be found.
II is also feared that the distraueht
condition Of mind under which many
persons arc lahoring as a result of the
catastrophe may renew open hostility
between members of the miners
union ana the citizens alliance.
The coroner began tonight 10 i'm
panel q jury to make a thorough In
yestigatiun OF the disaster Meetings
win be held Christmas day to de-
eide whether to hold q general funeral
with a procession composed of nearly
every resident Of Calumet
Holiday festivities in many private
homes were saddened tonight by the !
disaster in Italian hall Many par
ents who had rushd out 20 learn de-
tails Of the tragedy returned to their
homes and suspended decoration OF /
family Christmas trees out OF respect
for the childless homes that resulted .
from the panic in the hall
Among The men Killed In the hall .
was John Z. Wostoln secretary OF the 4
Finnish Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany, of Calumet.
In several instances nearly whole .
families were wiped out by the dis
aster. Matti Kotziarv and his wife
and two dauehters were all killed I
christian Klarich ana two daughters
los. their lives leaving only Mrs klar-
s. SURVIVING John Reikkmen aud
his Two children and Henry Manlel
and two children were all killed to-
gether
Mrs Henry Isola. who is believed
10 hc dead. had her little COY and girl
by the hand when the panic started
The boy was torn from his mother
and finally got out of the building
safely but the little girl was smoth-
ired to death. The mothers body
was not found near that of the girl
ind It is believed that she WAS
rushed after the mother was separ
tied from her L
a large number Of families lost two !
lr more children.
President MOyer, Of the Western
federation Of Miners, said tonight
II have wired President Wilson,
Governor Ferris, Secretary of Labor
wilson and Secretary Morrison of the
american Federation of Labor ac- !
luainting them with the details of to- ]
lights disaster and urging immediate ,
ational and state Investigations into
he cause. Ny information is that
% striker brought about the catastro- 9
he. There are many who testify that {
man from the outside yelled "fire."
public meeting of citizens has been /
allied for tomorrow TO take relief :
measures but ] wish to say that the
Western Federation Of Miners viii ,
ury its own dead and that the Amer !,
ian labor movement will take care l.
( the relatives Of the deceased. No I
id will be accepted from any Of ]
hose citizens who Il snort time ago I
ronounced these people undesirable I
itizensn 7
James MacNaughton. general man T,
ger of the Calumet and Hecla Mining
phithilFt Sdlh
This is the most awful calamity ]
nat has ever been known In Calumet h
nd the sympathy Of all goes out to @
he members Of bercaved families" Ia
MacNaughton said. at is prepos q
'rous to suppose that any member of
he Citizens alliance should have at !
smpted to disutrh a Christmas cele- 4
ration by the children Of strikers in a
lch manner The alliance Is made p
p of business men and its only object T.
to secure a strict enforcement Of f
he law in the copper field during the -
lsturbance of the strike. Many mem
ers of the alliance have contributed 2
oerally to the unfortunates, and
ven given money to the strikers to Il
ltoy happy Christmas. Nearly all n
le members OF the alliance who We're +
the city tonight made every effort d
aid broken families and help the G,
areaVed'
The coroner is checking up the =
aad by families and found that fifty =
,ur families had suffered the loss Of u
ne or more members. lp
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CHRISTMAS &c
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