South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-31
THEATER HORROR
DEAD TOTAL CUT
10 BY RE CHECK
Elimination Of Names of Tn
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occurred Saturday night when the
roof. weighted with snow. fell on an
audience OF several hundred not
only for the purpose OF fixing the
blame. bur also guarding against a
possible recurrence OF such cslami-
ties
Col. Charles Keller engineer conf
missioner. after making a personal
survey Of the wreckage, declared he
believed the cave-in was caused by
a defect iu material at some point Of
the roofs support. He stated. how
ever. that it would be impossible
now 20 determine whether there had
been any defect in material.
Construction Plans sound.
Plans for the support or the roof.
Col Keller asserted Indicate that
the capacity for weight was greatly
iu excess OF any requirements i'm q
climate like Washington.
Building Inspector H~aly also was
of the opinion that plans for the
construction OF IT, roof were sound
and practical and that the necessary
tests following construction had
been met.
Preliminary 20 an investigation Of
the disaster. the federal grand jury
went 90 the scene Of the tragedy
and examined the wreckage Monday.
Witnesses viii be called before the
jury without delay, il was said. IN
an effort 10 NIX blame
All Bodies Recovered.
Convinced that all bodies had
been removed from the debris, the
search for dead was halted Monday
by officials i'm charge Of rescue work
which had gone on continuously for
20 hours The last body was re-
moved from the wreckage late sun
day night Inspector Healy ordered
the walls of the theater RACED at
once AS a safety precaution. I'm
founded reports that the walls had
collapsed, killing men I'm the rescue
party. were spread broadcast Mon
day causing much excitement.
Careful re-check Of the dead in
dicated Monday night that If no
more of the injured died the death
toll would be los. Reports that
three additional persons had died
were unverifed. 4 dozen persons
I'm hospitals, however, were reported
JIM a critical condition Monday night.
More than 100 persons sustained in
juries of more than minor nature
and were taken 10 hospitals
Theaters Open Again.
With the exception Of five motion
picture houses controlled by the cor
poration which owned tho Knicker-
booker, theaters In the city were
open Monday, advertisements in
newspapers assuring the public that
they had been carefully inspected
and declared safe by officials
Harry Crandall, manager of the
knickerbOcEer in announcing that
other theaters i'm the CrandaI chain
would remain closed until further
notice said this was done. not be-
cause any Of the theaters were con
sidered unsafe. but because he and
his associates did not desire 20 ac-
Cept money for amusement while
the city was mourning for those
who lost their lives in the Kuicker.
booker.
Foreign Delegates Sympathize.
Officials Of three foreign govern
ments, in statements Monday ex-
pressed sorrow over the tragedy.
They were Baron Shidehara, the
Japanese ambassad dor NJ. Sarraut.
head of the French delegation to the
arms conference. and Minister Brun
Of Denmark
Revision of the names of the
dead Monday brought out tho wy
att McKimmie and Jack McKimmie,
both listed as dead. were the same
persons, and not brothers. while Miss
Fra noes Bike. one Of the victims.
also was listed as Miss VI. c. Bike.
TIC was also discovered that while
Howard w Eneessi lost his life. an
error had been made in listing a son
as also dead William Walters.
Brooklyn. y. Y. student at
Georgetown medical school, it was
found, was listed twice among he
dead
These corrections brought tho
number of dead, ar one time given
as los. down 10 1O4. with officials
attempting 10 learn the identity Of
Mrs. Davis whose death was
[ reported.
Her death would make the revised
total t05. II was also learned Mon
day that Mrs Elmer Barchfeld, the
I da UEhter-in-law. and not the daugh-
/ ter OF former Rep. a. J. Barchfeld,
/ of Pennsylvania. who lost his life.
was among the dead.