New-York tribune., 1922-01-30

WASHINGTON, Jan. % BY The As-
sociatcd Press .---Slecping peacefully
beneath tho debris in the wrecked
knickerbocScr Thoatcr, two little girls,
aged about four and six, we're found
carly to-day by rescucrs, ten hours
after the playhouse roof had fallen in.
Apparently neither Of the children vas
badly hurt. They were taken TO q hos
pital without identification.
-Four hours earlier Gvc-year-oid girl
ws.s found unhurt, seated between the
bodies Of two women. Her life evil
dcntly had been saved by her falling
between the seats and the protection
given her BY the bodies Of the two
women who were killed beside her.
Tho last person 20 be taken from the
ruins was DR.. Scott Montgomery, of
Y Washington, who was rescued twelve
hours after the soof collapsed. He
was pinned by his legs underneath q
beam, which killed the young woman
whom he had escorted to the theatcr.
The beam was part Or the structure Of
tho balcony, and gas literally a key
log in the jam above him. 1t took
hours to assemble the hydraulic jacks
from the navy yard, which we're the only
things adequate to lift the heavy
weight the necessary distance to free
him.
Physicians piled hin, with rcstora-
tvcs during the night, but his condi-
tion was extremely serious when he
vas taken out Of the building.
-Four Of the five members Of the lam :
iiy Of Oscar G. Kanston, II 3S47 North
lives in the disaster. Kanston, who
came here recently III connection with
some temporary work for the Bureau
Of Valuation OF the Interstate Com
mercc Commission, went last night to
the playhouse with his wife, his two
daughters, Helen, thirteen, and Anyln.
seven, and his son, Grant, eleven. Only
the boy escaped.
Edward II. Shaugnnessy, Of Chicago,
Second Assistant Postmaster General;
Mrs. Shaughnessy and their two daugh-
tters, Myrtle and Ruth, wero injured,
Walter Reed Hospital, where Mr..
Shaughnessy was taken after his res
cue from the debris several hours after
the roof of the building fell in, it was
said that the Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral was suffering from q broken pelvis
and internal injuries.
Mrs. Shaughnessy suffered q frac-
tured rib. Ruth, aged ten, had both
arms broken, while the other daughter
was bruised. All three are at the
Emergency Hospital.
President Harding sent Brigadier
General Sawyer, his personal ply
inquiry shout the condition OF Mr.
Shaughnessy and to inquire about gov
ernment employees caught in the the
ater who are under treatment St the
hospital.
Long experience in coal mines en-
aoled ". ri. Morris, sixty -three-year-
old retired coal mine manager Of Buck
hanon, W. Va, TO escape from the
death trap in tho center Of the Kaick~
crbocker
II was in the eighth row from the
'front.'" Mr.. Morris said to-day, when
! heard crack, sort of ripping sound,
exactly like that which the slate roof Of
coal measure makes when it is going
to let 60. 1t was more instinct than
anything else that brought me to my
feet will, one thought flashing through
my mind: 4 can, beat that fall to the
outside
GAS I came into the aisle I saw the
orchestra leaders baton waving with
the music and little white cloud
coming down above his head. Then I
ran up the aisle, with the roof cracking
and falling above me. AS cot to the
door the stuff began to hit me in
wave Of wind from behind which lit
orally flung me through the door and
across the lobby on to the sidewalk"
Mr.. Morris said he was warned by a
sound like that Of a ripping sheet, only
much louder.
Il saw no one else moving as went
up the aisle he continued "The house
around me was practically empty, and
noticed when I sat down that I was
the only one in the row. The stufY in
falling, MY impression is, must have
gone into the orchestra pit first. I
can't forget that orchesrra leader with
that, cloud forming just above his
The orchestra leader, Oresto E. Ma
telllo, and several members Of the or
chestra were killed. Others seated
near the stage escaped with injuries,