The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 2, 1904, Page 3

NINETEEN UNSAFE THEATERS IN CHICAGO HAVE - BEEN CLOSED BY AN ORDER OF MAYOR HARRISON HOLD REDNION IN NEBRASKA Gold and Nl\'er ,-Demoaats Meet at the Banquet Table at Omaha and. Discuss lssue’s‘ e g SPEAKERS {TThl\D A, ('mlgrmsman N1'\\'lfin,ds Asserts NOTED That the Party Fight Will Be in the South and the West e OMAHA, N Jan.. 1.~-Nearly 500 ht. cele- Democrats of 2 brated the eighti drew Jackson's vie at New thirteenth an and ‘mcidentally nual banquet of the Jack- ebraska.’ The speakers Francis G.” Newldands “ongressman David' de: Ar- sressman Orlearis pecial signifi- cance. to the ka Democracy. be: cause of »f the factions that have formér en-known as “gold and Den erme. He in part as spoke vears ago there] atfon in. this coun- has of and there demand for 1d. control -of shown . in - mon p— s ‘have:grown efforts political al -and Congres: to -¢ultl moénapoly. jdea n: faster.” De- the monopely: has aw. The:law has lagged of e Ar e in- “rancis .- Newlan He ds spoke fald in in 19 disastr campaigns { strong :in’ the in-power . tes—Montz Nevada—and Northern 1 e . the Civil War,; gh st o heen anrest 1904 Seuth -and the issues and ected with the til: the hu to frame mocracy. burly of L g HOTEL FIRE: CAUSES PANIC, Bilaze in New York Hostelry Causes | Damages of $10.080. > ¥ Jan. 1.-~Three alarms »e = s neon for @ fire] s 1 yoni -on . the ‘sixth T Hill - . Hotel at = Park B v for 2 at $10.000, the “hot No'one was injured, A which re staried frem , Stiletto, e azors from $1 y Razors $1.50. Pronfptly Filled THAT MAN PITTS, 1008 MARKET ST. Above Powell. SAN FRANGIECO. For two years, 1900 ané 1901, there was an almost tota’ failure of crop of the best rec pepper. gchxlling s Best got all that came to United States. Another is redder; not nearly so fine, not nearly so hot. Schilling’s Best has always been that one best sort, what. ever its cost—we'd rather losc money a year or two of short crop. Moneyback everytzing alwayn i industrial { two | omm iner ‘Williamsand Chief . of . Potice O'Neil: - The:seope’ of ‘the in\'Ps-!memhex of the. family to ride. in: the ju,:an:.n included: Tio_other feature than | funeral-‘cortege,: because no. carriages | ’ | asbestos curtains.’- The Mayor instruct- [-could ‘be proeured for: them. in the Senate and | seventh floor and | one Wing, causing | .| moving ‘through the snow covered Authontles Use Stnct Means to Prevent a Recurrence of the" Recent Homble Dtsaster able - to re\,enl thel dentity t.o those who knew thém best. One of the saddest cases was_that of Herbert and "Agnes Lange. Bath ehil= | cHICAGO, Jan.. 1-Mayor Carter|. | Harrison_ to-day ‘took steps ‘to -provide | I as far as ‘pouihle agaimst a repetmon of Wednesday’s horror.at’ the Iroqu is “Theater. _As a result ‘of an’ investiga- 2 ¥ 5 ‘and after many hours of tireiess search- tion ‘made. at_his orders-and lasting a ing ‘the. broken-hedrted fathei finally dren had -attended .the performance, ¢ few -hours; hineteen theaters and. mu- |'seuinis “were- ordered cldsed, -some. of them being among the ieading and most popular playhouses -of the eity.’ The} | action of the Mayor was based on ane singlé vislation of the nrdinances which are: intendéd 1o protect zbe patrons of | i theaters: from . just .such: an occurrel‘lce. ].n that ‘which -cost so. many lives:-on Wednesday.. This was:that every ‘one of ‘these places had omittéd: to. supply an asbestos curtain.- The theaters. or- { dered h\ssd are ‘Howard's, Sam “T. Jack Marlowe, . New - American, | Olympic, Academy-6f Music, Alhambra, Avenue, Bioun,” Chicago- Opera-house, Columbus | Stock, ' Thirty-first street, Criterion, Fiégenbaumr's; . "Milwaukee avenue, Garrick and Glickman. In:ad- | dition to. these -the London Globe Mu: | dertaking - establishment. Lange, al-| most exhausted lhrough his-continuous trips from morgue to morgue and from | -hospltal to’ hospit from. police, sta- | tions to the Cproner’s effice, and then back’. through -the -wearisome round again‘and again, came this afternoon in despair te ‘the’office’ of Chief.of Police O'Neil and begged two-detect s}st him.. He nlso pleaded “nh news- men "promised. him ¢ though themselves _uskstance, orn--out by long, quested: their ald. Finally the body of setim “and: the ’Cla‘.rk-strvet_Muuéum the girl- was: found; :and the hroken- were: also -compelléd : ‘to:close. their | hearted: father smiled through his tears |- doors: : | as. he gathered.up the ‘Httle form'- and Thé Chicago Opera-house - and ‘the ] | Olympic Theéater are vaudeville houses of the highest ciase, “and ‘probably:do much business in. point- of numbers of -the theaters in. the: ¢ity atl | single performances. They give,” how- a matinee évery day in the week {‘and it is seldom ‘that seats can be .ob- | taired for any performance at the time | of opening. In addition. to - this they have been accustomed to selling “large | numbers of tickets for: standing ropm, and as. a:general: thihg. more ‘people are within ‘these. places. of . amusément at.-an average performance than “can | be found at amy other-playhouse in the; | city. | “The Garrick Theater, which sas ‘or- | dered: closed: is @& smail" playhouse’ on Lthe thyest “side “of the:city,: and +sh not. be confounded :with = the | Jarger theater of the same name sifu- | ated on Randolph street, one block west of the Iroguois. rélatives to-secure -all: the earriages The inspection Grdered by the ‘Mayor | they ‘wished t6.cofivey their friends.and jto-day carried out--hy Building | relatives’ to’ the ‘cemeteries. cases it- was ‘not possible for | carried it to his carria; 1 “have -ore of themi-at .1agst’” he said nd fhis will ‘be:a- great comlort to her mother, The . absolute _ failare Of to | as any Lange his'son..aroused some: hope -that. the boy: may.-still. be alive and eared for in same hospital: The: funéral “of “the: fwo vaensbe, children. wis’ held this afternaon-at the | ever, the! aristocratic tion of the ‘South Sidei - Because of the’many catls upon his time, Dr.: Emil ‘G. Hirsch, who-con- ducted ‘the’ Services, .announced. {hat | he’ .would® he. able to-deliver: ‘only short address:. In four- other homes:of tire’ members of ‘his . éengregation lay the’ bodies of: children: waiting for him to-officiate at. their funerals: CARRIAGES ARE. LIMITED.. - 1t was impossible far: the ‘bereaved ric cdll “the i Commissioner. Wiliams to report to|. -The liverymeén' were. simply - overs { him’ promptiy at the conclusion’ of his rWhaimed: by -investigation, declaring t it was ‘his | them; and earnestly urged :that as far [ intention -that- no: theaier - 'should be |88 piossible the relatives sh-n_fld cantent’ allowed. 1o open its-deors in Chicago |-themsslves with. a carriage “for the:| | Irereafter urnless ‘it was provided- with:| pallbearers, the ‘hearse andv one: other an asbestos curtain of standard quality | carriage ‘for the :family, Where. there |-that. would work-at-all times-and under | Were more in- the: family tham: {-all conditions. |:‘conveniently ride.in the single carriage . vz they were compelled to make their way MAYOR -HARRISON ~ACTS. to"thie. cemetery. by other. methads -of: “It may. not:be possible;’’ said Mavor | (r‘.\n:ponatmn Harrison, “‘to prevent loss of life- when This was-thé situatien'in Chicago to- audiences rush’ for: the doorways, but | i I’ have: détérmined . to see that. every | | precaution s’ taken: to- prevent- such occurrences -as will alarm: ‘the’ people and starf them on a rush for the exits |1t is all very well ta say that ‘the. great | | 108 ‘of life in the Iroquois Theater was due “to the- fact’ that the! peoplé I heads and: crowded i1ito the door- A vs.and -aisles, bitt _thé fact remains, ¢ s Z : and-it-eannof- be. denied; that there | - Melba ‘Alexander, 8§ y¥ears old; Annie I would-have been o panic. if the. ap-1 Anderson, M, Luelia Aldridge,. J. Wal- { paratus in this ‘theatér: which, ‘judged |-fer Austrian: Luli B Alexander, M¥s. | by -all ordinary §fandirds, Wwas the best | Jotin Adameke, Margaret: Ananan,. Al: 1 | fied. - The Ceroner’s office to-day idsued- neariy.300 burial ‘certificates for people xilled in. the fire, . Some of ‘these swere or-people residing -in éther: cities, but they were comparatively few Followjng is:a list of the bunal pe:‘— t mits issued to-day: equjpped ‘playhouse ‘in. the- city; had pbert Alfson. i | been - in" proper working' . ‘condition. B here i ing beyond that. fact. e et tha SHASincs niw Mabel - A Bostfor From - ail the evidence now .in- hand “it} is ‘clear that if ‘the:asbestas curtain. in this theafer. had:-been in the condifion Lcuise.A: Buschiah, 5 fer Bisinger, 15 years; Linda W. Bolte, i v ve {14 years; .Helén .Bickford,: .14 .years; it shonld ‘Have. been-there Would Have { 3 C 1 been “no “loss. of - life;- ‘camparatively Marxare! Bienndn,. John W.- Batten- eaking.” - field, Delaware; ' Nora' H. Boettscher, 1wTh-¥ report. of Building Commis-/| Marion Bird, Iola, Ill.; Congellia Byrn 16" years; Beatriee M:: Bowman, " Mrs. Margaret Berry, -Otto’ Bérry, Adelaide Baker, George’ Bansher, Emma ‘Berry,- Benrnett F..Butler, 14 years; Mrs.. Sarah: A. Battenfield, Delaware,..O.;. Robert M. Battenfield, Delaware, O.; Ruth A: Battenfield, Delaware, O.;. Mrs..-Alvina Bartlett, Hazel Browng, 14 years; Otto Beyer; "Emmia: L. -‘Brinsiey, Mary “J. Brewster, William H. Boyce, Mrs: Ber- sioner Williams $howed that the ,Aca_d- emy of Music, with a_seating:capacity of 2000, had a curtain of burlap. - The Alhambra, with a.capacity.of 2300, the Avenue, 600;- the ‘Bijou, 1300;. Clark- Afreet Museum; 270 ‘Criterion, 1400; Fiegenbaum’s; “14007 Howard's, - 900 Marlowe, -1300; "Neéw Américan, 1400, ail.had curtains of linen. ;. The curtain in the Chicago -Opera-house was- of 1! burlap; coverea with. fiteproof 'paint. tha Berg, - Victor B. sorg;_ 11 years; | | In the Columbiis Stock Theater.and: in -Olga Berg, 13 years; Helen ‘D, Bagley, Sam-T. Jacks' it was:of canvas.. The l""’rg(_‘ Banshaf, ‘"L c “Bowman, | Olympic Theater, -which Tiolds at Jedst Corgoran, Vflsnriftm hristian, Mrs: 2500, prople-at two performances-every | Loutse Corbin, Verhoh: W.- Corbin, 10 day it is open, had a curtain of .canvas ';““- Belle* Christopher,. . Decorah: owa;. Willis “W. :Cooper, Kenosh ““There were other glaring “defect: 1 said Building Commissioner. Williams, | which were ‘neticed in-some of' the houses; but wé were not paying | ticilar attention to thém -to-da though I noted them and.the theatrical managers will be comipelled to: remedy | them as soon’as possible.” - Such a day of ‘mourHing Chicngo 1 never witnessed as that which ushered in ‘the new year. In every ‘portion ‘of the almost -it: seemed as ‘hou(h that there wére funerals going ‘Or uun= dertakers. wagons arriving with dead, who- were being- brought: to: Lheir homes for- the: last’ flme. SEARCHING NR DEA!.) 3 While ‘the . funeval nrocessmns were, Wis. ;. (‘hé\r!?“r £, (_ooper Kenosha Wis. Mrs, Minnie' -Ch wnherson \Vlllxam J. Crocker, Robert"H. Coutts; ‘Robert P. Caldwell, ‘15 ye ‘St.i Louis; Egd- ard B. Clarke, 16 years; Irene Cum- Fmings; Mau Choen, “Helene . .Codper, Lena, 11l.; Norman: Corbin, 9§ years; “Mrs.” Marguerite Co; Mrs. Flarenca Marguerite Cez&n. Mrs. Flprerice Cor- coran, Henriett ‘Mrs. Loufse Corbin; Vernon "W, Belle Christopher, Decorah, lis W. Cooper, Kenosha; W E:-Cooper, Kenosha, W, -Rath Dryéenforth, Dryenforth,” 9° yea years; Jenni fendetfer, 16 years: Mary E. Donahue, Grace Dawson, 5 years; Margaret De- vine, H. -Danner, Burllng(un Edith Dickey, Minnie chkh\l stréeis to = various. -ceimeteries, the throng about the various’ morgues dnd undertaking establishments:seemed al- most as large 2s ever. - The seenes Here were the same as those or Wedvesuay and Thu_rgday nights. Many men ‘ap- peared at' the doors of Roiston's and Jordan’s morgues- this afterioon had beerr for forty-eight ‘hours ‘con- stantly nearching !or those lhey had lost. X The greatest number. of. deul- are. i-n these two places, s@d -men who had viewed the ghastly rows of corpses be- fore and had gone on an unavailing search to-every other morgue and un- dertaking room in the city to which.the | dead from the theater had been. taken came back once more to Rolston’s and Jordan’s almost in deip.lr. but, hoping jasainst hope that they might have overlooked their dead in the great num- ber that had crowded the tables and fioors on Thursday morning. In some cases they were successful,’ in many oth- ers they were not. Practically all of the bodies which admit of careful identifi- cation have been carried away, and of thoge which remain the majority are in such a n that only the most minute and ul inspection will be Mrs. Ida Arthur Duibois, Mrs.. Margaret S. Dotts, Clara’ Devine,- Mrs. Mary JI.. Dawsen, Wlnlfred B DIng(eJder. Ohio; Clara Dreisel, , 9 years; Leah Dixon, 16 yearsi Myron E. Deckér, M Kate K. Decker, Mamie K. Deécker, ‘raylor Dry- den, 12 years. B Mattie ' Evans, -Burlington, Iowa;. Frank B." Eberstein,” Mrs. Elizabeth Eberstein, Hose' Eikau, 14; Rosa Es- pan, Minnie Engels, Ettie Eisendrath, Natalie Eisendrath, Herbert S. Eis- endrath, Alma Erland, Rosina Ernst, 11; Moek Eldridge, Emile Espend, Tyrone Edwards, 14, Clinton, Iowa; Carol\ne M. Edwards. ¢ ! George E.. Frickelton, Edward Frickelton, Mrs. Mary Foltz, Alice Foltz, 16; Helen Foltz, 14; Mrs. F. M. a In: many,' the demands “made upon | years old:"Wal-:| found the daughter, A(gnes. in an un- | | vés to as--. hotirs of-W ork in beha}f of other people . identify. any ‘of the:bodies as that o_l'v'_ home of {heir parents in the.heart of | could '} | E. ‘Gould,” Elgin, TIE 'Gu-:tmeson Paullne Geary., -Benjamin . Moor ]{IEF OF. POLICE O'NEIL, in company Cwith Building Commis- sioner Williams, ' visited ° tion-of their safety appli- - ances and the means of b .exit in the event of dan- 'l‘hc pohcé have m-rested atel and the list of w1t- Feiser, Je)nie Finch, l\lrksv(llr % T 2 = Fannie Fordish, : Qer!.rude Falk, S ST e —1 i ¢ 9.years: ‘Marga- i Benjamin | Pearl Gould, El- ‘Meéthilda Godd Graves, :-Alma.i > Ade< | Jennie -Lidia. Guthardt, 151 rét- Graff, Bloo’fngzon‘ HL; &in, 1. Wife- ng abo laide Guthardf, Emerly” Geik, - (') errieru, 12 }‘éa)‘ 'H.'." gitson, land, { M: Holst, 10 years: Mrs.. Flora: Hensley, [ Frank D, Ha {Leigh: Havland; 13 6 years: Fdward Hennfng, 11 yeéars: A Henning, 14 years; Emery: M Hall Helen’ Howard, Anna:Hroid}, B n, -Haminaed, Ind.; : NeHie Hart, Roc i | Harper, % Viva R. J.&cks‘on._ Mos Annie Alice.. Kauflmart ars. nedy, Oliie Kidw Jacob Ay’ Kochem: Heleéna -Long, 14 ¥ Kathérina .- Long, Francis M. Leahman Rose Levenson; ‘R years; !\lamda Joséphine. | Larrose, Lanose, 10 years. M. Sybil Moore; 14 yéars,. Hart, ki ; : i'a three-story and basément brick strue- Mabel McMillan; ‘Edith L. -Ma fersv _‘?, é imm ture and: was d-as a private hotel yeats; Robert’ B.-Martin, 12 years; Har-| 1-The entire building \as practically de- fartin, Joseph McClelland, Har- | - dar Rapids, Towas} 0 0L, Peari- M. Mil] Martinsburg. Ohio: Pflu[lnf‘ Mos 13 yea 5.+ Len ny J W ; Mrs. Eiizabeth Duvall, Mrs. ‘Régarding Public’s Safet g S ;',::'rg Josepliine . Muthol. | Annle Elis, Herry. Bldridgs, mau:on“ NEW!YORK, Jan, 1The firet order B SR BT Ao 1L:° Ella. M. Fa“r' Mrs.. Helen Friden- sued under the new administration. of 3.years; Dewitt Murphy, 13 years; 6 years. . . Newman, “Anna- B, Edith’ - Noiton; 12 year: Mich: B ¥ 0. Flog Olsom, 1 vear; Mrs, Mary Owen; ; William Owen; "Vhenton. Wheston, 1T Harold Page, 1 e mann; Ruth G. Pay; 15-years; John Pottlizer, 11 -yea Lafayette, *Ind.; Edith- “ Prlrlmm‘ Ham Parmer, Richard., G.-Parme : years; Ad‘ele Régensberg. Henry L. Rlch- ‘ardson, Whitingy' Ind.; Louise.Rankin, M. B. Rines; F.:Martin Rines, 7 years; Myron P. Rines, 10 years; Mrs. Irene ' Reiter,. Mrs. Jennie E.. Rife, Dora Reynolds, 14 Re!ss\ Ernest 11 years, “Zanesville, Ohio;. Dr. yenrs i Mrs. Marton. Reiss; 11 years; Roge k ‘Rpgers, Mar- |. thaA. Rankin, Zanesville,” Ohio; Mrs. Louise Rubly, William M: Reed, Wau- Erna Reiss, 10 years; anel kegan, TIL; Resensberzy 14 ki ars. N ‘$mith, Desplaines, -Tli Desplaines; Minnie -G." Stark;- M. %mdle Owing fo-the enormous “ure, ‘offered as a premmm * last Sunddy’s Call, another- the otfer will be renewed next Sunday in order to give every Want Adver-. tiser the opportunity to nrticles. ot s £ : varioustheatersof Chicago . - .ind made a careful inspec- - 1 e 0= '} | the ‘Board of Public Works to close _ger. Nineteen houses were . _found to be nsmg eur- - ".the man \vhe‘ perated: the - for the. mquest ls Liogansport; Gene: r Loganspnrt; fiammond | Mich.: | rles Mur- lard . Mil- atertown, MrE: Annie Muers; Latw- - Emma. D. Mann, Ruland s Macka),_. ; William Paul- -Mrs.. 5(9}!& Peltol'l. Bonhu ‘Page‘ -Elizabeth | <k, 16 years; Willis rs. Belle, Pinney, Wil- 14 Llll{an Marner ‘Saville, 12 years;. Mis. F. E Ruth M. Smith, 15 years! Maurice W. 'Smith, 14 years, Dy Moineés, Towa;- Eiiméd Steinmetz, Cor: Stillman, - Palo Alto, €al.: Rev. George Roumond _Schmidt, Olive | SRR demand for the tape meas- ° “fo, Want Advertisers in - supply was ordered and ° secure one of thele handy - Board of Pubhc ‘Works. Proposes to ' Close Nearly All Leadmg Local Th\,aters. ' departments were notified to give spe- cial‘hieed to the construction of theaters and: to insist that the provisions of the ordinance governing: the . construction .of such bullflinn be complied wl(h. Commlsnloner of Public' Works. Her- ‘bert Schmitz expressed the intention of the board last night. He said that great danger existed.and that his col- leagues and_ himself will immediately | mke gtepu to eompel the owners and managers of San Franciscb theaters to| equip their houses properly. THere is likely to be a dearth of-the- atrical amusement in this city within ‘| the next two months. . It is the plan of theaters that. aré unsafe until such time as they can be remodeled and pro- vided with -exits sufficient in number to permit audiences-to escape on occa- sions of panic or fire. The board wil refuse - to renéw theater licenses to houses -of amusement which are -con- sidered unsafe, and within tlie next six- | ty days-twelve or. fourteen show houses, 2 .lnclud(nb nearly- ail ; lhe Teading ones of the city, will be blockaded by the police in the eveqt that xhey dlsregard an' i order to close, - Since the Chicago.’ disaster (he theme, of discussion has been public* safety in ‘local - theaters. ‘Mayor Schmitz acted _promptly and issued an order. on the day (Dllov\lng the cataslrophe ‘that of- ficials shonld give strict attention to the “madtfer.- The Board “of- Publlc ‘Works, Fire Commissioners, Police "Commis- sioners é_md ehlelsinf _the fire’ an\i ‘police said, “intend to close tweélve ar four- teen hou!e-. ‘We are powerless to‘ act unul their lxcensel _expiré, but when they ‘do- we shall refuse to renew ‘them. The license .of the “Alcazar goes out to= morrow and we- will probably order the ‘place closed until such tineas the the- ater can be.- remodeted: * Following the Alcazar s\ill come hearly every other theater, and Ma)or Suhmitz Wil - re- quire thie police to enforce any order the Boa"d of Publlc “‘orku mny make.” "Chief -_ofi the Fire Department have ‘hotifiel local theater .managers . that they . must carry .out évery .provision of the ordinances. designed .to prevent fire and .penic. ‘A new ordinance re- - vising the ‘building laws is now pend= »lns in thie Coungil. E S Eval Mamle L. Sehrelnefif. 51 Squ‘ e, 14 years. Zella qtnddard Mm- B A DEATHS IN HOTEL FIRE. ('hlcuga Hotel | 1Is Bm—ne(l ‘and Many Jre ]\flled and Injured. Jan.: L-=Three. persons “ere Killed and four others injured to- ¥ a ' fire ‘that destroyed 'the €. Hotel, ‘361-3623 Lake -avenue. Nearly' 100] guests ‘were in_ the hotel at {:the time ‘the fire breke out; several of whom had-fetired -for the night. With thie remembrance of the Irequois Thea- ter:horror. fresh in their minds, ali per- =ons in the nlace bécame: panic- -Stricken and’ rushed. madly Yor thé streeéts as .sdon_as it became known -that the hotel | Was on fire. -The dead: Patrick Ryan, refired merchant, for- owner.of -a: large -department 18 at- Madison and Peoria streets. Mrs.: Fiorence: Chapin. Bissell Chapin, 12.years old, son -of I'Mrs. Chapin: All-had béen overcome.by smoke, and had not - besn “{ouclied by -the -flames. e’ m}u:wl Bright, Myrtlé Shabad; ster, Plainvi> June Sechrist, . “Schneider: avior, 12, vears; Flara | ¥ Clara Thaoni, Florence | 'fobms Remlngtnn}l Thonias, § year: Iv‘d\\ ard V- aningen Jnhn \'anlnzen. 18 - years; K 13 guest -at Hotel, leg darkenasd-hallway. ack and right 1 Ftrederick Hopp, fireman, leg broken. . 'When the fire was. discovered ‘most of the ' guesis ‘were . in. their apartments, and- ajl hurtied. to. ‘escape, but in. the upper ‘stories of the building the smoke was: £6 ‘thick that thay had great diffi- culty: in finding the exits. 2 )ears. M Waldman., Irnd ‘Weiskont, - i Howard-J. Willlams, Mary A. Wagne Eila Wachs; ® Eaporte, "Ind.; -Freida : i Johini . Washingtom, 10 ‘Paul ‘Weinder, 12 years; Barry Harrjet-Woll 1 Wolf; - Hammion, t{: nd story: through the efforts of three of the guests of the hotel. These three- men raised a plank to a window and. . bréaKing -in - the..glass, held_the that several women and men e down it." The building ‘was d, Ind.; Hannah PEELSL OF | John. v ‘Clayton, Caville, Harry Andrews, Mrs. Elizaveéth Da; Sarah Duvall, Arthur 3 { THEATERS. | Anlhorhl(‘fl in New York Take \A?lloll‘ Irle; Mrs: Pauline Ja- Mabel W. 3 \Iargaret D. -Kennedy, - Mrs, Maria Meagler. the fire denartment looks to the more gh indpection of “all ‘theaters in In each battalion wherein a heater i§ located:-a compétent assistant’ inan will-be designated. as theater Jof lhem Wllliam Mc\l““én .ate: msneclors Weeklv inspection ur all’ places. of amusement will. be . re.| duired- for the purposé of seeing that the Stage, flies,shiéld over border lights; re aper condition; examine | all auxiliaiy -fire. appliances, - such as | . ““The Board: of ~Public Works,” he | hose, standpipes, watei buckets, extin- gulsherm Hooks, axes, ‘etc., and see that they .are of ‘the regulation department staridard, in’ perfect condition and ready for . immiediate ‘use.” Regular’ monthly reports are to be made, and the inspec- tors ‘must make such recommendations y may - deerin. proper. for the better protectign of life and property \n cue of fire, nahic or other da; it is déclared. that the mety of the theater-gaing publjc is dependent dur- -.ing a.performance:to a certain extent which ‘takes part in thh son: Pale Moonllgh!,"’ ‘have been i J der arrest.by the police, Miss RRomaire any:. of hem. Drdors weré issued by Chief of Police O*Neil - -nlghl .that| nore of the ‘fiffeen wouid b2 released unless’ a bond -of 83000 was’ furnished. McMullen, the “light-operator, - under- arching ..examination lhis FRIENDS MAKE OHARP PROTEST Detention of J. A. Benson in a New York Jail Is the Cause of Muéh Indignation Ol~ FICIALS ARE OBDURATE Ball -Bond Is Prepared lnd the Examination Is to Take Place in Washington at Onee Special Dispatch to The Cail. NEW YORK, Jan. 1.—J. A. Benson of San Francisco, who ‘was arrested yes- terday afternoon and detained in Lud- low-street Jail, will be released to-mor- row: morning on .bail bond.. He wiill immediately - return to Washington, without-extradition: proceedings and of his own volition to answer indictments returned- against him for- alleged land frauds against the Government. Friends of Benson are indignant over the manner in which he was arrestéd and incarcerated in Ludlow-street Jail. He ' returned here with his. counsél, Joseph C. Campbell of .San Franeisco, ye-terday afternoon and registered at the Waldorf-Astoria. They. had read in’ the evening papers of Washington that indictments had been returned and Benson was pre- | pared to return to Washington with Mr. Campbell to answer the charges. For: some reason the" United States Marshal - determined upon immediate arrest.- Instead of making the arrest during banking hours, however, his deputies waited until it was too late for Bensaon to secure bondsmen. The - United States District Attorney was deaf to all appeals, neither was the Marshal to be 'prevailed upon to show any favor to the prisoner. He gave directions to the warden by telephone. that Benson be treated as an ordinary prisones. - The 'latter has, hewever, been treatéd with courtesy by the Lud- low-street Jail warden. Benson received to-might several tei- egrams. from ‘wealthy ‘and influential men, extending sympathy and financial ald n case it was needed. Benson's bail band has already been. prepared, how- ever, and wil be filed before United States ~ Commissioner - Shields. to-mor- row. His examination is set for June 6 in Washington. -5 + of the curtain. Never before was there: any hitch.” Francis. Wilson; with whom - Mrs: Davis is playing in “Erminie,"” said: “Ft. is ‘my epinion that there should niot be a step in a theater. Everything should be-on a gradual inéline. If theater-goers could have no fear of un- expected steps, T am satisfled the da ger of 4 stampede would be lessened. AR EUROPE IN SYMPATHY. Rulers of England, France and Ger- many Express Condolences. BERLIN, Jan. 1.-~—~Emperor William informed Embassador Tower to-day at the time the Embassador was offering his. New Year's congratulations, that he had - telegraphed to President Roosevelt his sorrow over the Chicago disaster. = Both. the Emperor and Em- press supplemented the cabled. con~ dolences by personal expressions to the { Embassador. WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.——The French | Embassador has received a cablegram from President Loubet asking him to express to President Roosevelt his.sor- row -over the Chicago disaster.. This the: Embassador has done. LONDPON, Jan. 1.—Further mes- sages of sympathy in regard to. the Chicago disaster ‘have reached the United States Embassy here,” They in- clude communications from the Anglo- Saxon Society, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and the Mayors of Car- | dift and.Burnley. —_————— QUEBEC.. Jan. 1.—Dr. . Morin's drughouse was . burned to-night. 000. wholesale Loss. $200,- BUTLER, Pa:. Jan. 1,—Three typhoid fever eaths_and “three new . cases were reported to- d is st foilows. Adeory es s -0 s upon the v!!fll.nce of th: ,nrpe_ctor, and they must promytly repon any viola- tion, of 1aw or reglect.upon the part of the authorities having charge of such places of amusement -to p; perly and | effectively -safeguard ‘their ‘premises at all tines. - The. attention of the uni- | formed force is also. cailed to the pro- isions o(’ectlnn 61 of the rules of the municipal explosive co-\mmee. which | reads as foHows: “The use of what are nchnlculy known as fireworks. showers or the use .of any mixturé containing chiorate of potash and sulphur in theaters or pub- lic, hmls o:- entertainmentis pfohib\ted." o ——— Slls PlB!JC 18- TO ‘BLAME. "'!he lamn seemed in good condl« tfon. buf in the middle of the uecnnd tht to-a blua one, the aré the carbons sputtered and jumped. ‘A ruck the frayed edge.en the f the border of ‘the curtain A flame, which T should say: " was about twelve inches lor\s, shot up. ‘| r'abandaned ‘the light and clapped my’ ‘hand upon the flamea but they spread spite of me. I’ called to have the fire curtain lowered and yelled to the | house firemap ‘to help mé. He ‘came ! with a patent fire extinguisher, ‘which had no effect on the:flames. Finally, T jumped from the bridge to the !lage A’little child in one.of the front baxes, had already been badly* burned. I| -seized her and carried her out and then returned to the theater. Hera I worked pulling people out of the, " chokegdl exits until it was imposslbp_c to stay any longer. With the arrest of McMullen the police believe .they have the last im- portant witness among ‘the theater employes who are essential to a com- plete inquiry at the Co) gouer s inquest. superlm.endent of ‘hools Cooley | announced to-night that the Iroquois Theater fire had killed twenty-four teachers in the Chicago public schools and six teachers are still »reported .mi-in:, making a total of mmy e T TR Jessi¢ Bartlett D.v'ls Gives Her Views : on Theater Disaster. PH[LADELPHIA, Jan. 1. Bartlett Davis,. wife of Will "J. Davis, part -owner and. manager of the Iro- quois Theater, Chicago, in speaking of the terrible talamity, said: “It is 2]l the fault of the public that such things occur. In these swift days the Pilbli': is not satisfied with good, quiet shows. They must have lots of excitement, color and light, with the 1osult that every actor takes his life in his hands when he goes before the footlights. . “In that particular scene when the awful catastrophe occurred there were 400 persons upon the stage. The won- der is that any ‘of them escaped. : “I do not understand how the asbes- St. Louis Officials Heed w‘"’“‘ tos curtain failed to work. Mr. Davis ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.—The Commis- | drilled his men every day in the use sioner of Public Buildings and thelof the apparatus and in the dropping - Jessie | l fg i i §