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THE ST. LOUIS
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1904
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NINETY-SIXTH. YEAS.
ST. 'LOUIS, MO.. SATURDAY". JANUARY 2, 1904.
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RUSSIA TO REJECT
JAPAN'S DEMANDS;
ACTION MEANS WAR
NINETEEN CHICAGO THEATERS CLOSED;
LACKED PROPER FIRE PRECAUTIONS;
POLICE MAKE SEVERAL MORE ARRESTS.
ENGLAND'S POET LAUREATE WRITES A REAL POEM.
IiOmlon.Jan. 1. Alfrrtl Austin, the port laiircate. has ivrittcn a New Year's poem, entitled
'Moving Onward,"
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FIRE AND PANIC KILL
THREE IN CHICAGO HOTEL
Three Persons Seriously Injured in Blaze Which Destroys the Fash
ionable Louvre Hotel at Chicago Guests, Boused From
Slumbers, Rush in Mad Terror for the Exits, the Smoke Mak
ing Their Plight Desperate.
GIRL EMPLOYE RESCUES THREE CHILDREN BY PLUCKY WORK.
Chicago, Jan. 1. Three persons were
killed and four others Injured In a Are
to-nlsht that destroyed tha Louvre Hotel,
Nos. ;;il-"C3 Lake avenue.
Nearly 100 guests were la the hotel at
the time the fire broke out, eereral of
whom had retired for the night.
With the remembrance of the Iroquois
Theater horror fresh In their minds, ev
er) one In the place became panic-stricken
and rushed madly for the street as
soon as It become known .that 'tnejiotel
was on fire.
Thi dead:
PATRICK RYAN, retired rrerchant:
formerly owned a, largo department store
at Madison and Peoria streets.
MRS. FLORENCE CHAPiN. "
BIKSELL CHAPIN. 12 years, son of Mrs.
Chaj'ln.
The Injured:
M. HI. Bright, guest at Hotel; leg broken.
William Hayden, waiter; badly burned;
hanfls and face cut by falling glass.
Doctor N. Vonschill; sustained severe In
juries to back and right leg in fait on
stalrwav.
Fr Hopp, fireman, lee broken.
LOSE THEIR WAY.
When the fire was discovered most of
the guests were In their apartments, and
ell hurried to escape, but in the upper
Eton" of the building the smoke was so
GREAT COURAGE,
Patrick Sullivan, Conscious and
Suffering With Mangled Limbs,
Utters No Cry of Pain.
LIVES NEARLY SEVEN HOURS.
Physicians and Nurses at Hospi
tal Say They Never Witnessed
Such a Demonstration of
Self-Control.
A rare exhibition of physical courage
was shown yesterday by Patrick Sullivan,
14 years old. of No. 3118 North Twelfth
street, when he was taken to the City
Hospital at 1130 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. He diod at 6 o'clock last night.
He was struck by Wabash switch engine
No. 31, at Second and Branch streets.
and the wheels of the engine passed over
his legs.
Sullivan was suffering excruciating pain
end when he was taken out of the ambu
lant at the reception-room of the hos
pital, he did not utter a groan.
When he was undressed and prepared
for the operating table. It was found that
the clotted blood and his trousers were
all that held cne of his feet to the leg,
and the severed foot was taken away with
the bloody clothing.
The boy was conscious, but his white
fae showed only his resolve to suffer
and. bo still, and no sound came from be-
tween his cUnched teeth.
j He was so weak from loss of blood and
the) shock that the physicians were un
able to operate on him, and no hope was
entertained for his recovery.
While he was In the hospital no cry nor
coaplaint came from him. All around
""film! were men of various ages, some
moaning, some crying; some shrieking in
, fcd Tisln? hut the white face and clenched
S? Vieeth were the only indications of Pat-
ISPferici; Sullivan's Intense pain.,
&. iC --No cry or moan marked his passing.
pS-sJtjKinfrnuraes and roctore of tne Hospital
R.-JPbaKJ that they never bad eeen such a
5jii;jn)orjCTS,uon oi eeii-conirui, even in men
bree times his age.
3IO"VIT(3-
! -'Tears moving onward, onward! Whence, and whither, and why?
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Age after age In the, self-same world, with the self-same stars iu the sty;
The self-same glory of light in heaven and light that Is still on the way,
Outlcoking gaze of the damsel dawn and droop of declining day
All things always the same, unchanged, unchangeable, all save we,
Who come like clouds, like clouds disappear, form and fall like waves of
the sea!
Message and meeting of severed friends, Yule carol. New Year chime.
And eternity moving on and on, on the passionless wheels of time;
Peace but a hungry duel for life, darkening to menace of war.
And Muscovite legions tramping on, doing the will of the Tsar.
But still the glory of light In heaven and light that Is still on Its way.
Faint hearts that despond of to-morrow, look up, and be done with despair
or dismay;
For Brltisa sentinels stand erect at the fortress gates of the world,
And the British flag Is on every sea with Its splendid symbol unfurled.
And the Lord of Eight still sits on his throne, still wields his scepter and
rod.
And the winds and the wares and the years move on, doing the will of God!
thick that they had great difficulty In
finding the exits.
Several persons were rescued from the
second story through tbe efforts of three
of the guests of the hotel. These three,
men raised a plank to a window, and,
breaking In the glass, held It so several
women and men could lide down it.
A boy about 13 years' old was taken from
the building almost suffocated. He died
a few minutes after being taken to tha
street.
GIRL SAVES CHILDREN.
But for the heroic efforts of-Mlss Miry
Corbett. an employee of tha hotel, three
chlUren of Mrs. F. O .Schaffer, one of the
guests, would undoubtedly have lost their
lives.
Becoming separated from their mother,
the children -sere wandering around tha
upper story, almost suffocated with smoke
and not able to find their way to safety.
Tying a cloth about her head. Miss Corbett
rushed Into tha burning building and 1ft
her search sho discovered the three little
Schaeffer children.
Calling for help, Miss Corbett picked up
two of the children and carried them to
I the street. The other child was led from
toe place by a man.
The building was a three-story and base
ment structure and was used as a private
hotel. The fire started In the dining-room
on the first floor. The entire building was
practically destroyed.
PATRICK SULLIVAN.
Who was run down and killed by a switch
engine.
UNCONSCIOUS MAN HAD MONEY
Arrival of Sergeant Saved
Stranger From Being Robbed.
John Laugle of nvansvllle, Ind., was
found at the corner of Seventh and Spruce
streets yesterday morning In an uncon
scious condition. Sergiant Field thought
he had been drugged and Laugle was
rushed to the City Hospital, where his
stomach was siphoned. He soon regained
consciousness and the doctors pronounced
him out of danger.
When Laugle's clothes were searched
$20.90 In currency, an- approved certificate
of deposit for $3,500 on the old National
Bank of Evansvllle and a bank book
showing that he had deposited 11.(00 in
the People's Savings Bank were found.
Laugle, who Is about 10 years old. was
born and reared In Evansvllle and is the
ton of John Laugle, who for thirty years
was a conductor on the Terre Haute and
Evansvllle Railroad. He died recently and
young Laugle came Into considerable
property from his father.
Advices from Evansvllle are to the ef
fect that Laugle was in St. Louis on
pleasure. He tr m;aarzled and has one
brother and one sister. He has deposits
in two banks at Evansvllle.
Laugle declared last night that if he
was fortunate enough to get out of the
hospital he would go back to Evansvllle
to remain, and that Ids race would not
be seen again outside .the limits of that
municipality.
MdEns ' 4 &'- 'aaatl
COSrWIRID.
BREWER PABST DIES
111 MILWAUKEE,
Millionaire Brewer Succumbs
Suddenly to an Attack of
Heart Disease.
ONE SON VISITING ST. LOUIS.
Colonel Gustave Pabst Charters
Train and Hurries With His
Wife to Wisconsin
Home.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 1. Captain Fred
erick Pabst, president of the Pabst Brew
ing Company, died at his residence. No.
2000 Grand avenue, at noon to-day. While
I th members nf till family and his friends
.'new that he was suffering from a chronic
disease, and that he could not IKe more
than a few months' longer, his death came
quite suddenly and unexpectedly. He was
7 ears old last March.
During the last ten days Captain Pabst
had not left his home, owing to the severe
weather, but his condition seemed to be
Improved and bis family was not prepared
for his death.
At 8 o'clock thl3 morning he suffered a
relapse, however, and began to fall rap
idly. He retained consciousness), and was
able to converse with his wife and chil
dren, who were summoned to his bedside.
Captain Pabst seemed to realize that the
end had come, and talked with his family
about his affairs until ten minutes before
his ieath, when he became unconscious
and passed quietly away.
At his bedside were Mrs. Pabst. his
wife; Frederick Pabst. Jr.; Mrs. W. O.
Goodrich of Milwaukee, and Mrs. F.
Schoenleln of Wiesbaden. Germany, his
daughters, and Mr. Schoenleln. Colonel
G. G. Pabst was out of the city, having
gone to St Louis to spend New Year's
Day.
NEWS CAUSES SURPRISE.
The news that Captain Pabst was dead
caused much surprise among his friends
and business associates. Frederick Pabst,
Jr., at once called up his brother In St.
Louis and, as gently as possible, broke to
him the news of his father's death. Colo
nel Pabst was entirely unprepared to re
ceive the message. With his brother and
sisters he had attended a family reunion
at his father's home on Christmas Day
and had planned to spend New Tear's Day
with his father-in-law, W. J. Lemp, in St.
Louis. He had been Informed from time
to time during his absence that his fa
ther's condition was Improving, and the
news of his death came, therefore, with
an added shock.
Colonel Pabst Immediately chartered a
special train and with his wife arrived In
Milwaukee at S o'clock this evening.
Captain Pabst had been In failing health
for the last four or Eye- years. His phy
sicians repeatedly advised rest, and acting
on their suggestion, he took several trips
abroad, spending much of his time in
Carlsbad. About a jear ago last October
his condition became more alarming, and
in order to escape the severity of a North
ern wlnttr he went to Los Angeles in the
hope of benetltlng his health. For a time
he seemed to Improve, but a change for
the worse came In February of last year,
and reports were sent out that the well
known brewer was dying of diabetes.
He rallied, however, and In June of last
j ear Colonel Gustave Pa bit went to Los
vngeics ana brought his father back to
Milwaukee. He rallied somewhat, but was
unable to make permanent headway
against the disease.
LIFE HUNG BY ffHREAD.
Early In December Doctbr William Osier
of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
an expert in pulmonary diseases, came to
Milwaukee to consult with Captain Pabst'a
physicians. After a careful diagnosis of
thj patient's condition. Doctor Osier pro
nounced the case without hope. Doctor
Osier declared that the life of Captain
Pabst hung by a thread, and that nothing
known to medical science could help him;
that he might live for a few months or
that his death might occur at any time.
Mr. Pabst did not relinquish Interest In
his great business enterprises, but con
tinued to visit his office and direct the
operations of the enormous plant. He
was a dally 'visitor at the brewery until
ten days ago, when the Inclemency of the
weather caused him to remain at home.
The disease from which he died was
pulmonary oedema, which filled his lungs
with water. His dying words were words
of. cheer and encouragement to those
whom he has left behind to mourn his
Formal Reply Not Yet Dis
patched, but News Reaches
Japanese Minister at Lon
don From Paris.
LANSDOWNE JGIVES UP HOPE.
Russian Policy Changed by Belli
cose Attitude of the Mikado's
Government.
DIPLOMATS MUCH WORRIED.
Czar Will Wait, It Is Reiterated,
for Japan to Break Off Rela
tions, When Matters
Come to That Point.
JAPANESE SQUADRON
PREPARES TO SAIL
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(BULLETIN.)
Tokio, Jan. 2. A powerful squadron
consisting of six armored cruisers and
Admiral Kamlmura. Is expected to
leave Saseho to-morrow for Masampho,
Korea. Saseho Is a Japanese port,
twenty-five miles to the west of
Nagasaki.
London, Jan. 2. Baron Hayashl, the
Japanese Minister here, has been informed
from Paris that Russia has decided not to
grant the Japanese proposals!.
This Is the first Intimation any one here
admits having received anent the Russian
reply. The Baron said:
"If Information from Paris Is borne out
by the wording of the Russian reply, and
If the Japanese Government adheres to
Its present determination, these seems to
be small possibility of averting war.
"My Information Is not official, but in
connection with Information imparted to
me by tho British Government It Is prob
ably only too correct, . 1 -- -
"If Chancellor von'Buelow's Information
that Russia's reply will be framed In a
manner Intended to fiatfefy Japan turnn
out correct It will he better news than 1
have dared to hope for."
It M learned to-day that Japan has
secured a larso additional amount of coal
In Uie name of one of the largest HnRlIsh
shipping firms sendlr.c vessels to the far
East.
ino st. James Gazette says It under
stands that the Japanese Government has
taken over two vessels of the Nippon IJne
for use as hospital ships.
I.AXSDOWNB IIOPETEES.
Forehjn Secretary Lansdowne has In
formed one of the forehm Ambassador)
that he has practically given up all hopes
of peace.
At the embassies here the statement
made by Baron Hayashl Is regarded at
being most grave, espt-clally In view of-the
Minister's statement that hU Information
comes rrom Tarls and the fact that he.
permitted such Information to become
knawn at this critical stag.
The Foreign Office seems Inclined to
think that Rula will, if possible, avoid
making a reply of any kind to the last
Japanese note.
SIGNIFICANT MB3SAGEa
Paris, Jan. L What is regarded here as
a. significant exchange of telegrams oc
curred to-day between General Kouropat
kln. the Russian War Minister, and Gen
eral Andre, the French Minister of War.
Tho Russian Minister telerraphed to
General Andre his wishes for t)-a happi
ness and prosperity of himself and the
French army for the new year. In reply
Continued on Pace Three.
LEADING TOPICS
-hi
TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC.
For Mlonnrl Soon- Saturday) mnch
colder In oath. Sunday, fair.
For Illinois Snow Saturday; colder
In extreme oath. Sunday, fair.
Page.
1. Brewer Pabst Dies In Milwaukee.
Three Dead in Chicago Hotel Fire.
2. Blames Public for Calamity.
Insanity Caused by Fire.
3. General Wler"s Book.
CommtsIon Favors Gold Standard.
Business Propjiccts for 19M.
4. Exclamation Wins New Tear's Feat
ure. E. Carroll D. Wright on I.abor Prospects.
Secretary Wilson Sees Much Prosperity
Ahead.
Enormous Growth In United States In
dustries. M. M. Flesh Died of Heart Disease.
C. Editorial.
Crow's Brief Bent to Odell.
Figures Show Decrease In Train Rob
beries. ,
7. Society Dispensed New Tear's Hos
pitality In Old-Fashtoned Manner.
8. Books The People Who Write ThemT
Railway Experts Review Situation.
Church Societies Hold Receptions.
3. Religious News and Announcements.
1(5. Republlo Want Ads.
11 Rooms for Rent Ads.
12. Happenings In East Side Cities.
Scientists Guests at Shaw Banquet,
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12. live-Stock Markets.
M, McCIellan Is Now New York's Mayor.
Points lessons of Chicago Fire.
President Shakes Hands of C,TU.
Many Arrests Follow Revelry;
Mayor Takes Personal Interest in Inquiry Man
Carries Corpse on Street Car by Aid of Re
volver Father Takes Home Wrong Corpse
Wife of Play's Owner Blames Public.
TWO WHO ESCAPED BECOME INSANE.
Chicago, Jan. 1. Mayor Carter Harrison
to-day took steps to provide, as far as
possible, against a rep-tltlon of Wednes
day's horror at the Iroquois Thater.
As a result of an Investigation made at
his orders and lasting but a few hours
nineteen theaters and museums were or
dered closed, some of them being among
the leading and most popular pliyhouss
of the city.
The action of the Mayor was based on
one single violation of the ordinance)
which are interded to protect the patrons
of theaters from Just such an occurrrence
as that which cost so many lives on
Wcdneday. This was that every one of
these places had omitted to supply an
asbestos curtain.
MAETnn THEATRIIS
ARK ORI)i;itr-lJ CLOSKD.
The theaters ordered clcwj a-e:
Howard', Sam T. Jacks. Marlowe,
New American. OImpic. Academy of
Music, Alhambrj. Avenue, Bijou. Chicago
Opera-house. Columbus Stock. Thirty-first
Street, Criterion. Fiegenbauais. Milwau
kee Avenue. Garrlck, Gllckmans.
In addition to these, the London Globe
Museum and the Clark Street Museum
were also compelled to cloe thelr.doors.
The Chicago Opera-house and the Olym
pic Theater are vaudeville houses of the
highest class, and probably do as much
business In point of numbers as any of the
theaters In the city at single perform
ances. They gave, however, a matinee every
day in the week, and it Is seldom that
seats can I obtained for any perform
ance at the time of opening. In addition to
this they have been accustomed to selling
large numbers of tickets for standing
rocm, and as a general thing more people
a: wlchln these places of amusement at
an average performance than can te
found at any other plaj house In the city.
The Garrlck Theater, which was ordered
closed, is a small playhouse on the North
west Side of the city, and should not be
confounded with the larger theater of the
same name situated on Randolph street.
one block west of the Iroquois.
PROMPT ACTIO?; TAKE.V
UY CITY OFFICIALS.
The Inspection ordered by the Mayor to
day was carried out by Building Commis
sioner Williams and Chief of Police O'Neill.
The scope of the Investigation included
no other feature than asbestos curtains.
The Mayor Instructed Commissioner Wil
liams to report to him .promptly at the
conclusion of his Investigation, declaring
that It was his intention Jhat no theater
should be allowed to open Its doors In Chi
cago hereafter unless it was provided with
an asbestos curtain of standard quality
that would work at all times and under
all conditions.
3HYOR DM 4X1)4 STRICT
COMPI.IAXCK WITH LAW.
"It may not be possible," said Mayor
Harrison, "to prevent loss of llfo when
audiences rush for tbe doorways, hut I
have determined to see that every pre
caution Is taken to prevent such occur
rences as will alarm the people and start
them on a rush for the exits.
"It Is all very well to soy that the great
I0S3 of life In the Iroquois Theater was
due to the fact that tho people lost their
heads and crowded Into the doorways and
aisles like maniacs, but the fact remains,
and It cannot be denied, that there would
have been no panic If the apparatus in
this theater, which. Judged by all ordinary
standards, was the best-equipped play
house In the city, had been in proper
working condition.
"There Is no getting beyond that fact.
From all the evidence now In hand. It is
clear that if the asbestos curtain In this
theater had been In the condition It should
have been there would have been no loss
of life, comparatively speaking."
Tho report -f Building Commissioner
Williams showed that the Academy of
Music, with a Mating capacity of 2.000 had
a curtain of burlap; the Alhambra, with a
capacity of 2J00; the Avenue, 600; the Bi
jou, 1,300; Clark Street Museum. 270; Cri
terion. 1.400; Fiegenbaum's, 400; Howard's,
SOO; Marlowe, 1,303; New American, 1,100.
all had curtains of linen.
The curtain In the Chicago Opera-house
was of burlap, covered with fireproof
paint. In the Columbus Stock Theater and
In Sam T. Jack's It was of canvas.
The Olympic Theater, which holds at
least 3,300 people at two performances ev
ery day It Is open, had a curtain of canvas.
"There were other glaring defects," said
Building Commissioner Williams, "which
were notlctd In some of the houses, but
we were not paying particular attention
to them to-day, although I noted tbem,
and the theatrical managera will be com
pelled to remedy them as soon as possi
ble." FIWEHBAI. XEW YEAR;
3UXV PITIFIX SCENES.
Such a day of mourning Chicago never
witnessed as that which ushered in the
new year. In everr portion of the city
almost it seemed as though there were
funerals going, or undertaker wagons ar
riving with dead who were being brought
to their homes for the last time.
'While tho funeral croceaatons were mov-
Ing through the snow -covered streats to
various cemeteries, the throng about the
various morgues and undertaking estab
lishments seemed almost as large as ever.
The s?ene3 here were the same as thoe
of Wednesday night and of Thursday
nlght. Many mm appeared at tbe doors
of Rolston's and Jordan'" -rnorgues this
afternoon who had been on their fet for
forty-eight hours constantly searching for
those they had lost.
The greater number of dead are In
these two place", and men who had viewed L
the ghastly rows of corpses before and
had gone on unavailing search to every
other morgue nnd undertaking - room In
the city to which the dead from the the
ater hod been taken, came back once mere
to Rolston's and Jordan's almost In de
spair, but hoping against hope that they
might have overlooked their dead In the
great number that had crowded the ta
bles and floors on Thursday morning.
In some cases they were successful; in
many others they were not. Practically
all of .the bodies which admit of careful
Identification have been carried away, and
of those which remain the majority are
In such a condition that only the most
minute and careful Inspection will be able
to reveal their Identity to those who knew
them best.
OXE OF THE SADDEST
AXD SIOST PATHETIC CASE.
One of the saddest cases was that of
Herbert and Agnes Lange of No. 1280
Forty-fifth street. Both children had at
tended the performance, and after many
hours of tireless searching the broken
hearted father finally found the daughter,
Agnes, In an undertaking establishment.
Mr. Iinge, almost exhausted through his
continuous trips from morgue to morgue
and from hospital to hospital, from police
stations to the Coroner's office, and then
back through the wearisome round again
and again, came this afternoon in utter
despair to the office of Chief of Police
O'Neill and begged two detectives to as
sist, him.
He also pleaded with newspaper men.
and his voice choked and failed as he re
ferred to his wife, who lay utterly pros
trated at their home.
Mr. Lange said these were his only chil
dren, and the detectives and newspaper
men promised him every assistance,
though they themselves were almost worn
out by long hours of work In behalf of
other people similar to that In which Mr.
Lange requested their aid.
Finally the body of the girl was found
and the broken hearted father smiled
chrough his tears as he gathered up tbe
little form and carried It to his carriage.
"I hate one of them at last," he said,
"and this will L a great comfort to her
mother."
took wnor. conrsEi
CHILD WAS SAFE.
Mr. Longe'H sorrow was turned to Joy
when he reached h's home at No. 1280
Forty-firth street to-night. As he drove
up to the door with the body which he
had brought from the morgue as that of
his daughter, he was greeted by hi wife,
who told hlra that their two children had
returned home this evening In safety.
They had become dazed, apparently, and
had been wandering around the city with
out knowing where they were. Mr. Lange
at once returned to the morgue with the
body of the little girl which he thought to
be that of his own child.
There was so Httla by which I could
recognize tho body," he said, "that I was
confident that I never would be able to
satisfy my own mind absolutely that It
was my daughter, but at the same time
there were some strong points of resem
blance, and I concluded that It must be
she."
LTVERTMEX OVERWHELMED
BY DEMANDS FOR VEHICLES.
It was absolutely Impossible for the be
reaved relatives to secure all the carriages
they wished to comey their friends and
relatives to the cemeteries. In many cases
It was not poslble for all members of the
Immediate family to ride In the funeral
cortege because no carriages could be pro
cured for them.
The liverymen were simply overwhelmed
by the demands made upon them, and
earnestly urged that as far as possible the
relatives should content themselves with a
carriage for the pallbearers, the hearse
and one other carriage for the family.
Where there were more members of the
fumlly than could conveniently ride In the
single carriage, they were compelled to
make their way to the cemetery by other
method, of transportatlcn.
This was the situation In Chicago- to
day. To-morrow It will be Intensified.
CORONER'S OFFICE ISSUED
300 BURIAL. PERMITS.
The Coroner's ofllqe to-day isscd near
ly 300 burial certificates for people killed
in the fire. Some of these were for people
residing in other cities, but they were
comparatively few.
The entire family of Frederick S. Pond,
(or thirty years cashier of the Deering
Reaper Works, was exterminated by the
fire. In the disaster 3Ir. Pond lost his
wife and two children, all of whom have
Coatlaaea on Fas Two.
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"ASBESTOS" CURTAIN
WAS BURNED UP.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago, Jan. 1. "Where is tho
asbestos curtain?" was almost the
first question asked.
But the Coroner and the Jury
could find nothing Jhat had tha
least resemblance to even the re
mains of tho fireproof drop. There
were half a dozen rods that might
have belonged to the curtain, but
no one could find a trace of the
shet itur.
"We shall hate to inquire into
the quality of this fireproof curtain
and how it comes that no part of It
has survived the flames," said Juror
6
Meyer.
ONE THEATER FIRE
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Kathlren Middleton's Grave
Kellefontafne Protected by
Blanket of Roses.
in
MEMORIAL CHAPEL SERVICES.
Unfortunate Girl Would ITave
IJeen 14 Years Old !Xext
March Attending
Mary Institute.
The body of 13-year-old Kathleen Mld
dleton. daughter of John A. Mlddleton.
general freight agent of the Frisco, who
lost her life In the Iroquois Theater dis
aster In Chicago last Wednesday, lies in
Wesleyan Cemetery, protected from the
winter snows by a covering of rosest.
Her funeral tool: place yesterday after
noon. It required a special wagon to con
vey to the cemetery the floral offerings
in addition to thos! which were placed
upon the coffin in the hearse from the
rooms of the Wagoner Undertaking Com
pany. No. lir Olive street, where the body
was taken on Its arrival In tl Louis
iunrsnay evening.
sr i w'ere beld at 2 o'01' in the.
Jinry Boffinger Memorial nhnti ,.
Ing Christ Church Cathedral. Thirteenth
and Locust streets.
The Reverend G. D. B. .Miller, pastor of
St. Augustine's Protestant Episcopal
Church, Bruno avenue and Blendon place,
conducted the services. The Middletons
reside at No. 6733 Mitchell avenue and are
members of the St, Augustine Church.
After the services the cortege proceeded
to the cemetery, which is on the Olive
street road, where it Is Intersected by the
Hanley road, in St. Louis County.
Tho white coffin containing the tody of
the unfortunate child was borne in a
white hearse, drawn by two white horses
Carriages containing the girl's relative
and friends followed.
A short service, also conducted by Doc
tor lilller, was held at the graye. and the
body was lowered to its nrin ....
When the grave had betn filled in. the
flowers were placed upon the mound. Ther
covered it until not a clod of earth waa
vlsitle.
The grave is located on the eastern-slop
of a slight Incline. It faces the south ad
joining a driveway. It is a beautiful
spot, amid quiet country surroundings.
At the head of the grave is a potted
evergreen. At the side of the evergreen
to the east stands "The Gates Ajar," a
design S feet high, made of roses, lilies
and ferns, surmounted by three white
doves with outstretched wings.
To the west of the evergreen is a harp
4 feet in height, also made of roses, lilies
and ferns. Between tbe grave and the
evergreen Is a pillar of rose3 with two
white doves on top. ,
At the south of the grave is a foot pleca
of roses an(l white flowers, entwined in a
circle around a central figure.
The flowers on the grave are so com
pact that they appear aa though woven
into a mat which wan tenderly spread
by loving hands. The whole forma a.
tribute of love which bespeaks the deep
loss sustained by the Mlddleton family
and friends.
Kathleen Mlddleton would have been
It years old next March, and wast attend
ing the Mary Institute. She was spend
ing the Christmas holidays in Chicago,
visiting the three daughters of Mrs. Folts,
whom she met at Sylvan Beach last sum
mer. The four girls attended the mail-
nee. where they met death.
Kathleen was to have returned to St.
Louis In time to spentf New Years with
her parents.
BURIAL OF MRS. HICKMAN.
She Was a Sister of Miss Jennie
Fincu of Kirkwood.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Vandalla, HL, Jan. 1 The remains of
Mrs. Lyda Hickman, who nerished In the
VICTIM BURIED HER
Iroquois Theater fire, will arrive hero to- - l
morrow mornlns for burial. She was the- 52
wife of Mr. Charles Hickman, a former; , K;i
resident of this city, now with tbe Armour ?.-.'a
Packing .Company of Chicago, and had
Just returned from a month's -visit to hor
husband's relatives here. ...
Mrs. Hickman, whose maiden.1 name was.llSiJ
Finch, was born and reared at Kirkwood. ..KJ
Mo.
Miss Jenme ancn. wno js reponea sy
among the musing, is a saie m. sm. ,
. ,. m -m -ZVrJ
-mxbmnti. She resides with her uncle in. I :'. )
Kirkwood, !JK;1
C. W. FRAZEE SUCCEEDS RYAM41R
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SK Tallin Man Is ADDointed Stated
Barber Examiner. .S 3
REPUBLIC SriSe-TAl .frfZL
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Jefferson CUr. Mo. Jan. l-Govefaoe -
Dockery to-dy appointed C. r W. Tna&
of St. Louts State'BarbtTxaminer. yimr
J. J. Ryan, who died war.Vi-'i2
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