New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1922, Page 5

T ——— I er———— PHILHARMONIC IN SPLENDID CONCERT Music Guild Also Presents George Morgan, Baritone great plece right over my head started to fall. I ducked, crouching, invol- untarlly, I suppose, down between the seats, The plece struck the seat right where I had been sitting. The force was broken by the seat, but it pinned me down where I was crouching, Roar Indescribable, “The noise was awful It was a great tremendous roar. It was simply Indescribable. T never can forget it, “In the midst of the roaring were shrieks and cries of women and chil- dren and a few shouts of men. There were cries for help, groans and, worst of all, the moans of those in terrible pain. It was awful. 1 can't describe ft, T see It all the time, those poor children and men and women crying and groaning there, ““There were only a few of us in the balcony. Lucklly there weren't more. The balcony gave way and | crashed, soon after the celling began to fall, on those on the lower floor. They were caught the worst, We in the balcony were more fortunate “1 guess there was a lapse of may- be twenty seconds, hardly more, be- fore the balcony fell. Funny, but it spun around, kind of twisted, as its supports gave way and it swung down on those below. It didn't go straight down, just kind of siid sideways and slanting. I suppose from the weight of the debris that had fallen on us upstairs.” family of Oscar G. Kanston of 3847 North Wincheater street, Chicago, lost their lives In the Knlckerbocker theater, Mr. Kanston, who came here re- r-~nuy In connection with temporary ork for the bureau of valuation of mr Interstate Commerce Commission, went to the playhouse with his wife, his two daughters, Helen 13, and Anyln 7, and his son Grant 11, Only the boy escaped. Saved After 12 Hours, ‘The last person to be taken from the ruins was Dr, Scott Montgomery of Washington, who was rescued twelve hours after the roof collapsed. He was pinned by his legs underneath a beam which killed the young wom- an whom he had escorted to the theater, The beam was part of the structure of the balcony and was lit- erally a key log in the jam above him. It took hours to assemble the hydraulle jacks from the davy yard, where were the only things adequate to lift the heavy welght the neces- sary distance to free him. P'hysiclans plied him with restora- tives during the night, but his con- dition was extremely serious when he wis taken out of the bullding. Sleep Amid Ruins, 7 Sleeping peacefully « beneath the debrig in the wrecked Knickerbocker theater, two Iittle girls, about 4 and 6 years old, were found early today hy rescuers, ten hours after the play- house roof had fall in. Apparently neither of the children was badly hurt. They were taken to a hospital without identification. SUFFERINGS OF VICTIMS AWFUL (Continued from First Page) transfusion which may be necessary to save the lifoof Miss Upshaw, February Specials OUR BIG STORE IS FULL OF FINE FURNITURE WHICH WE HAVE REDUCED TO THE ABSOLUTE MINIMUM Not Hurt a Bit hastily, a squad of mar- ines succeeded In removing tons of wreckage which imprisoned Lieut,- Col, Taylor, army officer, in a hole bencath the balcony, Calling a stratcher, the rescuers attempted to lift the army officer, fearing that his 'egs were broken, Col, Taylor clineh ed hla fisls and nerved himself to bear the pain he expected, Then he tried to move one leg. No o paln, Same experiment with the other Same result, Col. Taylor looked dazed. Then he flnllln-l and drew a long breath, Not hurt a bit!" he shouted, ana sprang upright. But the strain had been too much, The officer swayed on his feet. Rescuers helped him to W seat on a pile of debris. The col- onel remalrted quiet for a space of five minutes, “All right now," he sald, and prov- ed it by joining in the rescue work. * Woman Was Dead Rescuers caught sight of a face of a man in the wreckage., Debris con- cealed his body, *Can you get me out?" The man's volce was faint, A dozen men attacked the plle of wreckage. As they werked the man tried to give them directions. But his strength was nearly gone. At last they got him out. Brokenly he gave his name—Dr. Clyde Gearhart. here's a woman in there,” said Dr. Gearhart. “I could feel her near me all night. Never mind me; get her out.” The woman was dead. Bravery of Girl. At about ten thirty Saturday night Morgan's first appearance|as the number of rescued began to Aria De I'Art Splendenr Im.|increase, a young woman of about — (Benvenuto Cellini,) by|twenty whose name could not lLe Diaz. The delicacy of his tone -|learned, was taken to the lobhy of times of almost I,\"rir quality, wi .[the theater on a stretcher. She was played especially in the higher reg-|badly injured, her pale face showing ister, His mastery of execation and|the effects of her suffering. She pro- never failing adhesion to the musical|tested on being loaded into an am- cadence of thought underlying the|bulance, saying *“There is nothing rhythmical theme were especially|wrong with me, look after some one noteworthy. A repressed power of|else.” This was the characteristic dramatic expression was here inrlim'—zsl\lri' of those who were rescued. ed as it was fully justified in his sing-{Dying men joked with one another ing of the ever popular Kipling-|while the rescuers worked toward Damrosch “Danny Deever” with|them through the network of steel which he closed his portion of the[wire, steel heams and concrete. formal program which, however, Mr. Ao bocs Morgan was compelled to extend over Work Under Difficailties, two well rendered encores. ‘“Danny Disorganized and frantic Deever,” intense, dramatic with its|hampered the rescuers greatly. i Working s (By Muslc Herald Reviewer) Guild _of New to the musical history olty yesterday afternoon ot I%ox's| theater, splendidly artistic enter- tainment that will be 'long remember- ed. Appearing under its uusplees, the Hartforad Philharmonic orchestra, Henry P. Sehmitt, conduclor, und George Morgan, of New York, bar tone, with Theron W, Hart as accom- panist, presented a program seiceted | with fine diserimination, interpreted with thorough understandin ecinted with o perfection reaching the heights of brillic Noteworthy for its high musical| quality, its faithful adherenee to the spirit of its conception, its transpo- sition into truly allegorical theme und for the sympathy with which it was sung by Mr. Morgan, was the ballad, “Autumn,” hy A. G. Kimoall of this eity. The beautiful, sometimes wist. ful melody, touched with the sadness associated with the season, malins prominently in the recollection of those who enjoyed the afternoon of harmony full ts it s of passages of more than ordinary excellence. The large audience, representative of the most appreciative of New Brit ain lovers of musical art, caught the spirit which pervaded the work of the musicians with the giving of Mas- senet's “Scenes Pittoresques,” the cr- chestra's first number of fits initial group, and maintaincd the same atti- tude of appreciation and enjoyvinent through the whole program until the last strains of *“Bohemian Carnival, Opus 9 brilliantly presented, had died awa On M. Britain of the The added — For Instance — Tells of Escape, Long experience In coal mines en- abled W. H. Morris, a 63 year old re- tired coal manager of Ruckhanon, W. Va, to escape from the death trap In the center of the Knickcrbocker. T w in the eighth row from the front,"” Mr. Morris sald today, “when 1 heard a crack, a sort of ripping|; sound, exactly lfke that which the slate roof of a coal measure makm when it is going to let go. Tt w more Instinct than anything else that brought me to my feet with onc thought flashing through my mind ‘T can beat that fall to the outside,’ “As I came into the aisle 1 saw the orchestra leader's baton waving with the music and a little white cloud coming down from above his head Handsome eight-piece American Walnut Bedroom Suite with Twin Beds, Dress- er, Dressing Table, Chiffonier, Chair, Rocker and Bench. Reduced from $504.00 to . ... $395'00 See This Suite In Our North Window. Traffic Congestion. The sad task of attempting to locate friends and relatives known to have been in the theater at the time of its collapse was greatly hampered by the lack of transportation facilities. Those companies that had not called all their cars in were snowed under with “urgent” orders that could not be filled. A young girl, who did not glve her name, rushed anxiously into Garfield Memorial hospital to inquire & aiainls, W @ about her mother and father. l'pon,:;:l\“]n::n:pfl:{;'n;‘n‘l‘;“.‘."':,,'_h ::ml being answered in the negative She | ot to the door the stuff began to hit completely broke down. A few sYm- |0 in o wave of a wind from behind pathetic questions elicited her story. wnion iterally flung me through the She had engaged a taxicab, but was oor and across the lobby to the told she would use it only thirty min- | giqewalk ;x}:ns because of the great demand ror, j MUSICAL (‘LLB HAS CONCERT AT 8 P. M. | Special Bargains In Diningroom Furniture $34:').00 Cane Living Room Suite ...................... Now $175.00 OUR RUG SALE Is Proving to Be the Biggest Ever. 9x12 Whittall Teprac Wilton, $84.00, ..................... Now $69 00 Other Grades and Sizes Reduced Proportionally. Women Volunteers Women belonging to the Red Cross| Motor Corps mobilized soon. after the | disaster to assist in the work of caring | for sufferers and transporting them to hospitals. These women drove their carg continuously back and forth be-| tween the wrecked theater and hospi- | tals in the face of the blizzard that gripped all Washington early yester-| day. Program Will Be Given At Camp|| School Auditorium — Not Limited to Members. efforts In The concert, which is to be given by the New Rritain Musical club this tragic story of “They're hangin' Dan- ny Deever in the mornin,” was es- pecially effective following it did the work of Mr. Kimball which pre- pared those who heard, with its at- mosphere of falling leaves and sad- ness, for the melancholy of the words ““The Color Sergeant said.” While the Prelude and the Finale Tristan and Isolde, Wagner, displayed in a marked degree the high perfec- tion of artistic execution and unity of the orchestra, its presenting of removing the debris to rescue a vie- tim it was impossible to tell whether the rubbish was heing thrown over a spot where another human being was imprisoned, under the heavy con- crete. No real work was done toward clearing away the debris until the army took hold of the work at about 1:30. Lack of light hampered the res- cuers throughout the night, hand flashlights being almost the dnly means of searching beneath the de- 1§ The theater management did all Saves Little bella Hill, came. A little girl seated beside him, thrown under the d work. their cries Thomas J. Columbia road, went to their aid and|developing into one of the best known by great effort rescued them while the!in this section. firemen were engaged In other rescue many neted artists here and with its Girl ebris. Schmidt, ve\ening at the Camp school auditor- Gordon Hill, 11, son of Mrs. mr‘lum at 8 p. m. is open to the public. 2028 Sixteenth street, was| seated in the balcony when the rrnsh;selrl at the door. unidentified va-‘ They were both|Which will appeal to every Hearing | §0od music. 1728 A limited number of tickets will be The club has prepared a program lover of This musical organization is rapidly 1t has already brought ‘own personnel of accomplished vocal- |ists and musicians has rendered a B. C. Porter Sons “Connecticut’s Best Furniture Store.” @rieg’'s “The Last Spring” and “March of the Dwarfs” was more en- joyed, probhah than any of the other groups. Tn the former, ap- propriately bright as it was, thera Wwas a note of youth, gentieness and tenderness which flowed through the masterpiece like a constantly moving stream of liquid sunshine and which created an atmosphere rarely induced by an orchestra of so many pieces de- voted to complete delicacy of expres- slon. “The March of the Dwarts,” on the other hand, brought before the eye of tho imagination the sight so perfectly pictured in sound. Henry P. Schmitt, under whose di- rection the orchestra played, has {ak- en a place in the estimation of music- al experts of this city and of those who are fong of music without laying claim to extreme accuracy of judg- ment, of which he may bhe prouad. The appearance of any musical or- ganization under his leadership will be welcomed here always. Mr. Morgan delighted and eharmed. Seldom has there been heard a singer who combined such rare exactn of fine performance with natural voice resource and attractive personali He' will be pleasantly and intimately associated with the noteworthy con- cert. Mr. Hart showed more than his customary ability to enter into the spirit of his work and to partake of the interpretation of him whom he accompanied on the piano, making his share of the entertainment more than a merely secondary achievement, BILLIARD CHAMP TLL New York, Jan. 30.-—Ary Bos, the Hollander who holds the amteur bi llard championship of Lurope, is threatened with pneumonia. The star who came to this country to stand as a contender in the international cham- plonship at the Manufacturers' club, Philadelphia, next month, is under the care of Dr. E. J. Kenney in Brooklyn. The Hollander had been devoting| himself to practice at the Crescent Athletic club when he was taken ill last Iriday night. Two nurses have been in attendance and every effort is being made to bring about a steady recovery. within its power to remedy the situa- tion, ordering supplies of all kinds. Several electricians who were on the scene made leads and fixtures from the material supplied. Operator A Heroine. Mrs. Dorsey Bush, telephone opera- tor, made possible the prompt care of many victims at Garfield Hospital last night. Mrs. Bush, in charge of the hospital switchboard, received notice of the disaster a few minutes after it occurred. Her first move was to call the emergency wards and give notice that many patients might be expected. Next she got a list of physicians from the classified section of the directory. While handling the regular calls of the switchboard, Mrs. Bush found time to call nineteen physicians and direct them to report at the wrecked theater. Gives His Life For Others. Many brave deeds were reported today by rescuers working in the Knickerbocker Theater wreckage, but they said Albert G. Buehler of Wash- ington was the outstanding hero, giv- ing his own life that others might live. He could have been taken from the debris fully an hour before he was, but he directed the rescuers to aid others whom he declared more seriously hurt than he. He died after he was taken from the building. Lieutenant V. M. Parsons of the Marine Corps, who assisted in direct- ing the rescue work, gave graphic de- scriptions of many individual rescues. Children Rescued. “We were digging into the ruins,” | he said, “when we saw a tuft of red thair protruding. We uncovered a small boy, probably nine years old, who told us his little sister was be- neath the pile of debris also. The girl was rescued, and neither she nor the boy was seriously hurt, through some miracle, but their mother near- by was dead. “Dr. Gearhart, a dentist, was found pinned beneath an I-beam. He told us as we endeavored to extricate him that ‘he had been conscious all night in that position. A woman beside him was dead. Asks For Cigarettes. “One man with both legs horribly broken asked for cigarettes as he was carried out on a stretcher. He joked with the rescuers about his mangled limbs, remarking that he had about six legs now. He was certainly full of grit. For Quick Returns Use Herald Classified Adots. Drug Stores Closed number of excellent programs. Although the accident " occurred early in the evening all the drug stores in the. neighborhood were closed and the physicians were hard put to get opiates, bandages and other first ald requisites. Much adverse criticism has been directed at the druggists for not returning and opening their stores af- ter they had evidently heard' the sad news, Gives Pint of Blood Dr. F. H. Edmends, an optician, is on the casualty list by choice. He is| quite ill from giving a pint of blood| for transfusich to his friend, Dr. Clyde M. Gearhart, who was badly injured. Dr. Gearhart's wife was killed. i Praises Resources That such a high percentage of the bodfes taken from the ruins have been identified is attributed by Ljeut. V. M. Parsons of the Marine Corps to the pains taken by the rescuers. They had orders to preserve every possible means of identification. Had to Work Carcfully Oxyacetylene torches and wire cut- ters were brought into play to separ- ate huge sections of cement and con- crete, and heavy sledges were used to break them into pieces that could be handled. Mechanics from the navy vard wielded the tonshes carefully for fear of burning some of the victims. Tells of Disaster. An avalanche of broken plaster, bricks, snow, splintered wooden and twisted steel beams catapulting upon the audience while the orchestra played and a comedy film was ground out, is the description of the Knickerbocker theater accident given yvesterday by Representative John H. Smithwick of Pensacola. He was in the balcony of the theater when the roof collapsed under its weight of snow and escaped unaided—just how he cannot recall—with more or less serious hurts. “The orchestra was playing beau- tiful music and a comic film was running,” sald Mr. Sfithwick, lying in his bed, bandaged and with his face and hands covered with cuts. *“‘Sug- denly there was a sharp crack. I looked up and saw a great flssure run- ning across the ceiling. It was right over my head. Ducks Between Seats. “I instantly realized what was hap- pening. The plaster began to fall, dropping down in large and small chunks all over the theater, it seemed to me. While I was looking up a KIMI TRADE MASR REGISTERLD Everywhere in America Crush this new joy on your tongue. A luscious ice cream bar with a coating of rich milk-chocolate in a protective wrap- per of pure tin foil! 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