The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-07

Citizens Alliance buttons and on his
way upstairs passed several people in
the stairway, one If whom wore am
hear the alarm Of fire and did not
hear the alar muf fire and ala not
know what the disturbance was when
the rush started. lie was about -
feet from the door when this began.
! Morr oppman was placed on the
stand To- describe the Italian han
building, his effort being rather labor
/ ious.
John Rurcar AGED lS years of Kear-
sarge, testified he was but two feet
away from the man who called fire.
The man, ne said, wore derby hat,
was short ana stout. rather dark com
lpleNion had a dark mustachc and wore
| a long coat. the fur collar of which
was turned up about his face. The
Citizens Alliance button was outside
the pocket over his left breast. After
the man gave the alarm, he Immediate
Is stepped outside, while the boy Wit
ness stepped To one side let the rush
go hy and afterwards followed down TO
safety.
Mary Koskela was i'm the hall when
the alarm came with her children, was
about twenty feet from the platform AZ
the top of the main stairway \ man
wearing Citizens Alliance button,
big stout man entered the hall. she said
and yelled, Fire, Fire, Rush" She
didn't hear the call in any other Ian
Euave. The man was dressed in a
dark colored oycrcoat and wore a
checked cap.
Mrs. Hilda Forster testified she was
IN the hail with two children. She saw
"a red faced man, large and stature.
with a seal skin cap pulled down over
his forehead enter the hall and cal. |
Fire, His oyercoat was open, and
he wore a Citizens Alliance button On |
his left side When the crush began. |
She was caught in it, pushed into the
stairway ana tainted there.
Mary Lantto was in the hall. stand
ng near the stage and holding her
Eighteen months old baby She didn't
lcar the alarm of fire, but when the
'ush began someone jumping off the
stage knocked her over. She saw Mrs
'zar across the hail waving her arms
ma she thought Mrs Sizar was sig
FALLING for everyone To leave the hall
Though the witness claims Mrs Sizar
I'D her afterwards she was trying To-
cstorc order from the commOtion.
l.a. Lantto's seven children were In
he han. All were saved Before the
ush began there was some commotion
% the hail caused 10y people and chill
rem Whispering and talking at the
inclusion of the program.
Mary Mcrclainen, new witness,
no had not appeared at the inquest.
idn't see the man who called fire. but 5
card his voice and claims the rush
.arted immediately afterwards. She {
fought the voice sounded as If it \
'me from the stairway.
Frank SEatz. aged II years. another q
itness who did not testify at the in {
lest, stated he was in the center of c
be hail when man OF medium height. &
NAH mustache, dark complexion. j
caring long coat with Citizens v
lliance button. entered the hall at O
c door and called Fire" He had
'u the man on sixth street two or
rec weeks previous To the panic and |,
was carrying a club. The witness
I'D ne was about as close To the man
anyone i'm the hall.
Paul Jackola was standing at tho
% of the stairs when large man
th long ovcrcoat and corduroy "
liar ana wearing a Citizens Alliance
Itton came To the top Of the stairs
I'd passed through the door TO tn,
'ket office where he called Fire" As
rushed by the witness ne shouted Ii
&c lie was only about two feet 81
,ay when ne called fire. IN
John Saari added little to the tcsti- r
my already mentioned. m
'harles Olsen was standing on a r,
air directly across the hall from the ci
lin entrance when he saw man y,
tn what ne thought was Citizens al
lance button enter and give the VI
arm Fire \ lady close to him tried p,