Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-01-01

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wives looked on IN. children prossod
eagerly towards the stage to receive
christmas presents. At the instant "a man
put his head in M the door Of the lall
and yelled fire
The cry was taken up 10y those in the
hall. Every one started for the doors.
The weaker We're thrown to the floor
and those behind tried e. climb oyer
those ahead az thom.
The stairway aud other avenues OF
"cress were blocked 50 "He'tuaIIy that
those inside could not get out ANA those
without conId NOT @'i III 10 ald IN" panic
STRICKEN crowd IN tn" hall 1t Wa som"
time before IN" pane subsidized
The alarm was spread outside IN" h"u
ny Few persons VINO had pe"n near
the door ana escaped unhnrt \ crowd
roon assembled ana the work OF clear
ing the nan was begun
hhe irlh'lp"I exit Wa marrow starr
way at inc ""'h OK inc """. N"'" TINS
had pa'h 'l'ar'" al inc bodies 'ha'
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DEAD PILED Up BESIDE HALL"
The dead that were piled up beside
the hall included 3 girls. - boys g
women and i've men. Excited men and
women stood about the building. some
dazed by the sudden change from holiday
Festivities to tragedy. others calling hvs-
,oricalv for missing child. and a few
even threatening violence to the rcscuors
for keeping them back from the long
row Of bodies There was not much
work for the many doctors who hurried
to the scene as soon as the alarm was
spread. for those who were not killed In
the first rush were held upright and sar,
bv the very force Of the onr,isn toward,
Tho exit onlv three injured por.on,
vorc tal,on to hosnit4Is and a fcy, wen,
home with tho assistance of rriard.
Fer many days the children OF the
copper mine strikers had waited "Npcc-
family for the christmas tire" exercises
that had been ARRANGED by tn" Woman Z
auxiliary of the Western Federation ~
Miners. Til" entertainment was set FOR
the carly evening and the han, which il
Oh the second floor, was soon filled to
It's limit. The children selected to rccite
Christmas selections. and sing carols had
finished their part Of the program and
IN" man selected to play the part OF
Santa Claus has appeared TO distribute
the presents that wer" pllcd around the
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The children were instruct i TO marcN
mp the ais!cs 20 tho tree SO that presents
could 10 HANGED To them Tho aislcs
We're filled with the BOYS and girls wher
a Iarge bearded man thrust his head ir
nj the door 90 the main hallway ant
shouted ere
Mrs. Cacsar, Who vas near he door
realized the import OF the act and soizeC
The man ny the shoulders and tried t,
counte-act the alarm. It was useless Tn.
man wrestled himself from her grasp ang
AN away. The cry or FIRE was repeat
cd throughout the roof.
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