Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-11-18
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N MOVIE THEATRE


Ncw 1orN, New. i'..--A. paper cioy,ci
-'inacc siuc, which caused amolin 10 f,i!
CHti3'!Hs Vhcntlc. n motion u:tlirc
ttuHr i, ~. l,aAt ste italian uuhrte-
',!scd Il GRE 90 "f!rc" late today and
II tho ensuing panic six e. i,drcn between
~ AGES Of two anG !" years we're tram
d+"i to death Twelve o:hcrs were SO, =.
,1Hly 'niursG
t'b title theatre was crowded to ca
act: Children hi"d r,ost ~ the "a;
lHath. frr 'ho hc-o o! thc picture was M
'ialar lad Whp roYH FROM hrnb" sur-
'..ill'nfs i'hc tHci~s g, riches end f;fNn.
70" Tounrstc"S wore Ghso. H,d IN the
tiost"ss % he screen hero v,otro, who
80 Protecting hts f7the- from thieves.
mes Sniatc began To soap through the
"e'is " tho theatre floor
by Sh'. ITO 4 :!cs." this shnr. awe
ON o. aldc:ty worian. VIII, satiirre. 9
"':> on. rlaei hor arm AMI ,nr fc- tho
1raT,st ozt'. 1m'isi:o'elv ioUd Walls
''os" "s ch..d.sr 5ogdr 70 cry. They
'mped fi"ni t1eir ceatE. isnm,d The
'sin- n,d fought Ter pn.snge. Tire lish:s
'!ahs-.;d cut
Fo'.tn'u erica ,,ttr'a,':td mary feeldents
~ ,hc ,oigi'horh g, Camiiio 9ruino
~" sei,5 ha'.aHrs fr-r. pub cpft or
'"o B,N;trr, ','"':.d to the scene. He
iai tel ITO irs 'h"at;c. utte'hy'-j to
- on: down M. c;ias. faiths i,c saved
'nos" 10 ccui!. 7.-uiA5 cnrrln1 mos THAI
10 NIr"n % sutniy thcu cCi'ap nc1 over.
ONE ~ S.H"h.
S"'nrore soLT'sd Are a'n-rn. Many.
'TGi. we'o carrie; ti,,ri 40 thant.c
oV,7' 'rrc by sr"!'t. Trey wcrc soon re-
viva:
The most remarkable story Of tho oc.
mirren'e was related by CamiAo Al*'ro.
IA
.'nddled beside a stove in fourth foor
haci rom IN Oliver street. iis face was
""arred wHcro heavy sroes haa stepped
and his i,,t)" back was Il mass Of vets
oh I'm all right. now" he sad. But
zee. was scared. .JGk my little brother.
salvatore TO :hc show. w. were sitting
mere about 'ne middle. when sionkc came
IN. Then somebody nclercd FIRE" oru VIC
1umpad snatched Salvatore and rot cu.
the seat. Then n big ,nan with a nlscL
'noustacho came Gown and told us to git
down. nothing was tho matter. But every
body was crazy. \ big Teller Knocked me
down in the niole. pushed Salvatore
underneath me and then don't remember
hoth'n' I'll my Ma kissed me and said
Bella MILO h"
Josephine Matzio. Il. had takcn her
little brother and sister, Anna and
Michael. to the show. I'VE left" she said,
Just when the smoke started coming in.
Our little dog, Freda. was with us. AMI
che barked and barked and then
couldn't hold her any longer. She ran
out, and I ran after her. cause my Pa
would wallop me if I ost her"
Firemcn carried the dead to nearby
drug stores. The injured were sent to
hospitals.
Frantic women and men, learning of
the disaster crowded before the little
theatre, by this time guarded by a cor
don of police and sought news of their
children, who had attended the show
police station nearby also was
crowded with those seeking informa-
ton of loved ones. The bodies of the
victims soon were identified, but the
excitement attending the panic kept
children from returning to their homes,
and many women fought for admit
lance to the theatre. believing their
missing children might still be there.
Bernard Weinberg and Max Schwartz
proprietors OF the theatre, were taken
to the police station and later ques-
toned by the district attorney. They
said they purchased the theatre last
week ana been operating it since
Saturday. They were held pending in
restigation of charges that one OF the
front exits Of the theatre was locked