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TO-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.
In his first ermon as pastor of St. Leo's
Church the Reverend James T. Coffey
drew lessons from the Iroquois Theater
fire on the uncertainties of life- Fath'r
Coffey (stated that no revolution in parish
affairs Is intended.
Anticipating a happy New Tear's Day
Walter ltoman returned to find that his
son had drowned by falling through a hole
In the Ice In a Nnmeokl Slough.
Tho choir of St. John's M. B. Church.
South, will sine Mendelssohn's oratorio,
"Elijah."
The annual dinner to the newsboys Riven
by the Jefftvrcon Club took place at the
Coliseum.
A mat ot rosea coders the grave of Kath
leen Mlddlcton. the young St. Louis vic
tim of the Chicago theater fire.
Many arrests' ere made by the police
following the revelry en New Year'.'" Eve.
The Tolk meeting at the Music Hall to
day promises to be largely attended.
Tho audience at thj Century Theater
sang "Nearer. My God, to Thee," for the
Chicago fire victims.
Patrick Sullivan, H years old, died from
Injuries sustained by being run over by
.Wabash engine.
WASHINGTON.
The President shakes hands with 6,711
callers at the New Vial's reception at the
.TThlte House.
GENERAL. DOMESTIC.
A large number of negro veterans passed
In line before tho President nt the recep
tion at the 'White House after the enter
tainment had been in progress about two
tours. At this Juncture the Prtsldept re
quested Major Symons to ask the band to
"play quick steps, fast marches and
thlnia."
The motion for a dismissal of the claim
of the Oneida Indians to participate In the
Kansas award, has been denied, and the
Lnlted States Court of Claims will con
elder tho case.
Tho financial outlook for business tho
coming year Is thought to be much better
than It was a year ago. The decline at
the beginning of 1303 has been met by the
banks in a way to afford the most striking
demonstration of strength and conserva
tive management
Fire breaks out In the hospital at Sioux
Falls, S. D., in tho midst of a storm, but
all the patients are saved.
Colonel McClellan assumes office ns May
or of New York and gives a reception to
thousands of enthusiastic Democrats who
gather at tho City Hall.
Dun's weekly review of trade says that
violent fluctuations In the price of cotton
and tho warlike news from the Far East
are the significant factors In the week's
commercial affairs.
Nine business houses and two dwellings
bum at Senath, Mo,, with losses aggre
gating $35,000.
Assistant Attorney General Sam B. Jef
fries forwards Mr. Crow's brief In the
Zlegler caso to Governor Odell of New
Tori. It eets forth emphatically that
Zlegler Is a fugitive from Justice, and de
mands his return to Missouri, where a
fair trial Is assured.
Two rssa are Incinerated In a flro which
destroys a hotel and a church at Mount
Sterling, Ky.
Street railway men strike for Increase
In wages at Bloomlngtoti and Normal. I1L,
and as a result both systems aro tied up.
Falling to reach any agreement with the
Carpenters and Joiners' Union, tho officers
of the Woodworkers' International return
to Chicago.
Governor Dockery appoints C. W.
Fraiea of St. Louis S,tatc Barber Examl
, ner to succeed J. J. Ryan.
Charles Morgan, 17 jears old, is ar
rested at his homo near Watson, Mo., for
sending threatening letters to officials of
the Burlington Railroad. The youth con
fesses to the postal authorities.
City Attorney Charles A. Jackson and
Logan Gulley, son or City Marshal Gul
ley of Carbondale, 111., are arrested on
the charge of killing John W. Chamncsa,
who was shot In tho street at deal
Springs, 111, Saturday night.
Captain Frederick Pabst, the brewer,
files at his home In Milwaukee, Wis.
A man standing In Kentucky shoots his
father-in-law across the State line in
Tennessee. A knotty problem has now
risen as to which State, has Jurisdiction
to try the case.
FOREIGN.
Emperor William says he Intends to send
to the World's Fair for exhibition the
great stiver service which was presented
to him on his accession to ths throne. The
jJmperor has wnt to President Rooseelt
his best wishes for tho happiness and pros
perity of the American people
The Danish Crown Prince acts in behalf
of his father at the New Yenr"s reception,
King Christian's condition being the causa
of much concern.
The Mexican Finance Commission re
ports In favor of adopting the gold stand
ard. SPORTING.
Fire knockouts In one evening; Is the rec
ord made at a pugilistic exhibition In
Baltimore.
Jimmy Dunn beat Toung Jamison In the
second round of their battle last evening.
Marine Intelligence.
New York. Jan. L Arrived: Mongolian,
from Glasgow.
Queenstown. Jan. L Arrived: Lucanla,
New York.
New York. Jan. L Arrived: Calabria,
Genoa and Naples; Patria, Marseilles.
Genoa and Naples: Breslau, Bremen: Mln
aetonka, San Francisco, via Coronel and
itio Janeiro.
Movllle. Jan. L Sailed: Ionian, from Liv
erpool, Halifax and St. John, New Bruns
wick. Glasgow. Dee. M.-Sal!ed: Pomeranian
Boston: Siberian, New York. .
Greenock. Dec 31. Arrived: Carthagian
Philadelphia, via St. Johns. Newfound
land. Queenstown. Deo. SlArrlvcd: Cymric,
Boston, for Liverpool, and proceeded.
Trieste. Dec aSailed: Auraman. New
iXork
Havre. Dec. .-Arrived: La Bretagne,
INew York.
PROVIDED FOr'hIS DOG
AND THEN DRANK POISON.
John Brobat, Former MIssonrlan,
Ended Ills I.lfe at DaJ!n, Tex
Body Shipped to Slum I.
REPCBUC SPECIAL.
Dallas. Tex., Jan. l.-John Brobst. U3
years old, who came to Dallas rrom. Mis
souri more than twenty years ago, and
has since worked at his trade as a Jeweler,
committed ulclde this morning by taking
poison. His wife died fifteen months ago
and he became much depressed. His only
'companion 'was' a pet dog- named Major,
ana they were almost inseparable, the dog
g pb sleeping in me same room with Brobst.
fff TV ""' Last nIght;Brobst asked a negro servant
life Mruk u tafand'Ms wife would accept Major as
New Year gift, always being good to hlra
not let him stay In his (Brobst's)
last -night. The Elft was accented
;dCtne old man went to his room alone.
was found dead, lying across a couch
t.iitls.morSIng.
te .rprbhethad been reading a book with the
KLva.'mzffaed "numerous strlklnir naraAcrM- On
t :lrjleJt,h had written: "Jan. J. 1901:
jCI.go'to school." An undertaker late this
evening received telegraphic instructions
-,i;t.stilp the tooy or ine dead man to a
" at Miami.; Mo., and It was. shipped, on
NINETEEN CHICAGO
THEATERS ARE CLOSED.
Continued From I'aup One.
been Identified. A sister of Mrs. Pond,
Miss Grace Tuttle, Is still among the miss
ing. Helen, a 7- ear old daughter of
Mr. Pond, was Identified solely by her
teeth. A club pin was all that led to tho
recognition of Raymond Pond, It years
old. The funeral of Mrs. Pcnd and her
two children will be delayed until the
body of Miss Tuttle Is found.
A pathetic Incident occurred to-oay on
the Cottage Grovo cable line. This passes
within a half square of Rolston's morgue.
Late this afternoon a man, haggard and
worn, walked up to a Cottage Grove car
and climbed aboard, carrying In his arms
the body of a little golden-haired girl.
The form was partially wrapjwd In a can
vas cloth, but not sufficiently to conceal
It. As the father took his seat with tho
child In his orms the conductor eyed him
doubtfully, and then, i.'proachlng,
toucld him on the shoulder, saying:
"I am sorry, but the rules of the com
pany 6V not pfrmlt the carryirg of
bodlei In this manner. I must ask you
to leave tho car."
CARRIED CORI'Sn OX CAR
AFTER DRAWING REVOLVER.
Without changing his expression In tho
slightest, without showing a trace of ex
citement or Irritation, tho man rose to his
feet, still holding on one arm tho body of
his child. With his free hand he thrust
into the face of tho conductor a large re
volver, nnd said In a tone which betokened
utter vearincss and almost lack of Inter
est in the proceedings:
"This is my daughter. I have looked for
her all of last night and all of to-day. 1
have tried In vain to obtain a cab or a
carriage, and I can get none. I am taking
my biby home to her mother and I Intend
to take her on this car. Now go on."
Other men on the car Interceded with
the conductor, and the latter, realizing the
situation, gave way, and in tho crowded
car tho father sat and carried the corpse
of his child to her home.
MAD CROWD PREVRXTED
RESCUE OF CHILD.
MLs Georgia Swift, a saleslady, who
was badly battered and bruised in the
panic in tho theater, talking of her ex
periences to-day, said:
"I btnrted up the aisle at about the same
time as all the others, I suppose. My
seat was on the first floor near the stage
nnd when I had reached the rear of the
auditorium, the aisle was ohoked with peo
ple who had fallen. I looked down to
avoid fteppins on them and Just as I did
so, my eyes were caught by those of a
little boy about 7 years of age, who wai
lying on the floor unable to rise. He had
large brown eyes and was eo neatly
dressed and apparently so well bred and
such a little gentleman that he fascinated
me. It was all In a second, I know, but
as he nan me looking at him he said:
" "Won't you please, please help me?
Pleaso do.'
"I stooped to raise hlm'lfll could, but
the crowd was too thick and the rush too
strong. I seized him under the arms and
then I was knocked over him onto my
knees in the aisle. I struggled to my
feet, but the weight of the crowd to", such
that I could not turn back, and I was
dashed out through tho door. The little
boy was unquestionably trampled to death
and tho memory of thee eyes of his will
haunt me while I live."
The large tears rolled down the young
lady's faco as she told the story.
Miss "Vidla McDonald of Chicago claims
to be the Io3t person to leave tho theater
alive. Sha was a member of the chorus
and rushed to the dressing-room beneath
the stage to dress, but after seizing somo
of her clothing found it Impossible to
make her way up the stairs, which were
blocked by flames and Smoke. Turning
around, she -ran back Into the basement
again and made her way to a coalhole
underneath the front sidewalk. Crawling
on her hands ana knees to the hole, she
managed to thrust out her arm to attract
attention and was drawn out by a fire
man. POLICE MAKE MORE :
ARRESTS OF WITNESSES.
. The police to-day vlcorouslv nnciio
thelr Inquiry Into the causes of the flro
and made several other arrests of stage
hands, among them William McMullln, the
operator of the light which started the
Are. He was locked up at the Central
Station, and Wilson Kerr, a flyman at the
theater, was also placed In a cell.
Fifteen members of the double octet
which takes part In the song, "In the Pale
Moonlight," have been placed under ar
rest by the police. Miss Romalne being the
sole or.e who has so far eluded the detec
tives. They are wanted as witnesses, and
there Is no charge against any of them.
Orders wero Issued by Chief of Police
O'Neill to-night that none of the fifteen
would be. released unless a bond of J3.000
was furnished. McMulIen, the light oper
ator, underwent a searching examination
by Assistant Chief of Police Scheuttler
this afternoon.
LIGHT OPERATOR TELLS
HOW FIRE STARTED.
McMulIIn's story was as follows:
"I was standing on the Iron bridge at the
right (lde of the stage from which the
"spot light" Is operated. The lamp seemed
In good condition, but in the middle ot the
second act. Just as
"As I changed from a white light to a
blue one, the aro between tho carbons
spluttered and Jumped. A spark .struck the
frayed edges on the Inside border of the
curtain drapery. A flame, which I should
say was about twelve Inches long, shot
up. I abandoned tho lamp, and clapped
my hand upoa the flames, but they spread
In spite of me. I called to have the fire
curtain lowered and yelled to the house
fireman to help me. Ho came -with a pat
ent fire extinguisher, which had no effect
on the flames. Finally I Jumped from the
bridge to the stage. A little chlld'ln one
of the front boxes had already been badly
burned. I seized her and carried her out
and -then returned to the theater. Here
Cui.iim.mh,,. .'.!.,,.,,,, J- Ifji 'J jll UllllJiliillllflffQi P,, , Op?giii IHIHW.MlJ.1
I worked pulling people out of the choked
i-xlts until It was useless to stny any
longer."
With tho arrest of McMullln the police
believe they have the last important wit
ness among the theater employes who are
I'ssential to a complete inquiry at the
Coroner's Inquest.
MAXAGER W. J. DAVIS
BEFORE CHIEF OF POLICE.
Chief of Police O'Neill to-day sent de
tectives to summon Manager Will J. Davis
of the Iroquois Theater to police head
quarters. "I want to question him," Chief
O'Neill said, when asked the reason for
tho summons.
"I am not arresting him. If I thought
that Managers Will J. Davis and Harry L
Powers would leave Chicago I would lock
them up Immediately. But they will re
main. Both are citizens of Chicago, men
of good reputation, and men with busi
ness Interests.
"I am only summoning Mr. Davis now
to ask him about the fire in a general way
and to get his guarantee that the members
of the "moonlight double octet' will not
leave Chicago before the Inquest. Other
wise, It; pay be necessary to tnk the en
tire company Into custody."
MAYOR PERSONALLY
VISITS THE THEATER.
Mayor Harrison to-day. In companywllh
Building Commissioner Williams. Alder
man 'Mayer and several architects, visited
the Iroquois Theater building and went
over It thoroughly.
As they stepped Into It ths Mayor ac
cidentally trod on a large lock of human
hair, which had been torn from the head
of some victim of the disaster. He shud
dered and removing tho hair from his shoo
placed it on one oldo of the hallway and
pa"ed In.
Tho Mayor went everywhere except In
the cellar, went out on the flro escapes,
tried the exlt3. and finally mounted the
rigging loft above the stage. The dresslng-
.rooms were visited and tho whole Interior
explored.
B. H. Marshall, the architect of the
building, accompanied the Mayor through
out the trip. When in the gallery the
Mayor paid particular attention to the
exits and tried all the handles by which
tho doors are opened.
The failure to comply with the ordi
nance requirement that exits shall be In
dicated by printed signs struck the Mayor,
and when h noted that the heavy dam
ask curtains hung before some of these
doors he Jnqulred of Architect Marshall
why they had been placed there. Mr.
Marshall replied that it was done to im
prove the appearance of the house.
UCILDEVG ORDINANCE
WAS DISREGARDED.
It was also noted by the Mayor that the
ordlnonco requirement, which Insists that
-allerlea above the ground floor must each
have a separate stairway leading to the
street," had been disregarded. This cir
cumstance excited the lndldon ot the
Mayor, who said:
"Thi3 theater should never havo been
allowed to open, because the ordinance
on gallery stairways was disobeyed. The"
occupants of the second balcony were
compelled to use the some exits as those
of the first balcony. The exits thould
havo boen'beparate, and if they had been
so I think more people would have es
caped." Explaining the lack of a separate stair
way for a second balcony. Architect Mar
bhall said:
"There was more total spaco for the
people to get out of the gallery than If
separate stairs had been provided. The
law requires eight Inches of stair and door
spaco for each 100 persons, and wo had
nearly three feet of such space."
To this Mayor Harrison said nothing,
but commented again on the fact that the
damask curtains had covered the doors
and that thero wero no signs indicating the
exits.
TnotlGHT EXIT SIGNS'
MARRED BEACTT OF PLACE.
"Tho signs were being made ready," Mr.
Marshall said, "but temporary signs were
not being used because It was not desired
to mar the beauty of the interior with
them."
To this Alderman Mayor rejoined:
'"Thta'thtater was opened on Novembr
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BLAMES PUBLIC FOR CALAMITY;
PEOPLE DEMAND TOO MUCH
EXCITEMENT AND LIGHT.
Philadelphia, Jan. L Jessie Bartlett Davis, wife of Will J. Davis, part own
er and manager of tho Iroquois Theater, Chicago, In speaking of tho terrible
calamity, said: "It Is nil the fault of tho public that such things occur. In
these swift days the public Is not satisfied with good, quiet shows. They must
hai o lots of excitement, color nnd light, with the result that every actor takes
his life In his hands when he goes before tho footlights.
"In that particular scene when the awful catastrophe occurred there wero
400 persons on tho stage- Tho wonder Is that any of them escaped.
"I do not understand how tho asbestos curtain failed to work. Mr. Davis
drilled his men ivery day In tho use of tho npparatus and In the dropping of
the curtain. Never beforo was there any hitch "
Francis Wilson, with whom Mrs. Davis Is plajlng In "Ermlnle," said: "It
Is my opinion that there should not be a step In a theater. Everything should
bo on a gradual Incline If theatergoers could have no fear of unexpected
steps I am satisfied the danger of a
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a It had been running fully five weeks.
In hoavens name.vhow long does It take
to make a. few signs?"
To this Mr. Uaanair offered no reply.
Returning to hisiofllce the Mayor said:
"I think exactly as I thought yesterday
of the theater. I could not seo any ex
planation for the disaster except the fail
ure of the curtain to come down. I tried
a lot of the doors, and they seemed to
open and shut readily. I got Into the rig
ging loft, which Is of solid metal, without
a trace of combustible material about It.
"I think it would have been wise, how
ever, if the management had not placed
heavy curtains in front of the exits. I
gained a better Idea of the horror of tho
thing to-day than I had possessed before.
Just think, of stepping upon a whlsp of
human hair while walking about in the
theater."
TEXAS COUPLE RELATE
TRYING ORDEAL IN CHICAGO.
An ordeal in connection with the Iro
quois Theater fire in Chicago was related
yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Talll
ferro of Dallas, Tex., who aro In St.
Louis en route to their home.
Mrs. Talllferro had gone to the matinee
with a lady companion, and secured sats
in tho third row from the rear of the
parquet
When the flames that carried death to
hundreds of persons flashed from the
stago across the audience, Mrs. Tallifcrro
started for the main doorway. Though
she wns near the aisle and within a few
feet of the point of exit, she found tho
doorway already choked with crushed hu
man forms.
Half dazed, almost suffocated, she
managed. In seme manner which she does
not remember, to fight her way out of the
playhouse.
Upon reaching the street she missed her
companion ana at ence began a scarca.
Mr. Talllferro, who had not gone to the
theater with his wife, went to the scene
Immediately upon hearing a report of the
nre.
After hours spent in looking for her
among tho crowds that blocked the
streets, the Injured in various hospitals
and the bodies placed upon waeons. ho
went to the morgues. Frenzied with fear,
ho began survojlng the charred remains
of many victims.
His grewsome task was suddenly Inter
rupted. "Dear," said a volco from one who like
wise wns bending over tho row of lodles.
Turning, with a glad cry, he clasped Ills
wire In his nrnis.
Mrs. Talllferro had been looking for her
lady friend, who was afterwards found to
be saf a
NEW YORK TO MAKE
BETTER THEATER INSPECTION
New York, Jan. L Tho first order Is
sued under the new administration of tho
Fire Department looks to tho more thor
ough Inspection of all theaters In this
city. In each battalion wherein a theater
;
INSANITY IS CAUSED BY
IROQUOIS THEATER DISASTER. :
REPUBUC SPECIAL.
Chicago, Jan. L Tho dread aftermath of the Iroquois horror among; those
who escaped with their lives has begun to show Itself In wrecked minds. How
many thero are of the fortunate hundreds who survived the holocaust whose
brains have been more or less seriously affected by the terrible scenes through
which thy passed will probably never be known. Two cases developed to-day
In such violent form that their restraint has become necessary.
Crazed with suffering and grief. Miss Jean B. Livingston, who was severely
burned and whose sister Is dead. Is confined at the Harrison Street Police Sta
tion, where she was taken in a demented condition. She was found wander
ing about the streets. ,
B. Specht, whose wife and daughter
rest
rroi
restraint, his mind a wreck. After a search of forty-eight "hours he was taken
irom a morgue, raving.
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stampede would be lessened.'
Is located a competent assistant fireman
will be designated as theater Inspector,
and these Inspectors are to be under tho
supervision of general theater Inspectors.
Weekly Inspection of all places of
amusement will ba required for the pur
pose of seeing that the stage, flics, shield
over border lights, etc., are in proper
condition, examine all auxiliary fire appli
ances, such as hose, standplpes, water
buckets, extinguishers, hooka, axes, etc,
and eco that they aro of regulation de
partment standard, in perfect condition
and ready for immellate use.
Regular monthly reports are to be made
and the inspectors must make such recom
mendations as they may deem proper for
the belter protection of life una property
in case of nrerpanic or other danger:
It Is declared that the sarety or the theater-going
public Is dependent during a
ptrroiinance to a certain extent' upon tho
vigilance of tho Inspector, and they must
promptly report any violation of law or
neglect upon the part of the authorities
havinx charge of such places of amuse
ment to prcptrly and effectively safeguard
their premises at all times.
The atuntion of the uniformed forco Is
"so taiicu to me provisions or eectlon 61
of the rule3 of the Municipal Kxploaive
Commission, which read3 as follows:
"The use of what aro technically known
as fireworks, showers, or the U6e of any
mixture containing chlorate of potash and
buiphur in theaters or public halls of en
tertainment la prohltitcd."
RELIEF FUNDS STARTED;
LIPTON OFFERS $1,000.
Chicago, Jon. L Public realization of
tho horror of the Iroquois disaster has led
to the opening of a number of subscription
lists to raise fund3 for the pressing work
of relief. Sir Thomas Upton cabled from
London that ho stood' ready to contribute
J1.O0O.
President Granger Farwell of the Stock
Exchange has appointed a committee of
five to receive subscriptions, nnd n long
list of brokerage houses Immediately
pledged themselves to contribute.
President Parwell said that It would bo
wise to get funds pledged, even If no use
snouiu do couna tor tne money, tie ex
pressed belief, however, that much could
be accomplished by cash assistance.
Members of the cast of "Mr. Bluebeard,
Jr.," are awaiting Instructions from New
York as to their future, and many of them
lost their clothes and valuables In the fire.
H. G. DARR0W. SAVED
HIS DAUGHTER FROM FIRE.
H. O. Darrow, vice president of the
Home "Publishing Company of St. Louis,
arrived In the city at 8 o'clock last night
from Chicago. Mr. Darrow was one of
tho spectators nt the Iroquois Theater on
the afternoon of tho fire, and helped in
getting out frightened and helpless
women.
Mr. Darrow boards at the Moser, but
his home ! on Center street In Chicago.
On Wednesday afternoon, while he was
on a holiday visit his daughter, Gracle, H
years old. Induced him to Join a party ot
neighbors who were going to tho chil
dren's matinee.
In the party were Mrs. II. G. Freder
icks and Mrs. Canlo Weber, who reside
across the street from tho Darrow home.
aro among the missing, is under police
Commencing
Monday Morning,
January 4th,
Our
Semi Annual Clearance
of
Women's
Ready-to-Wear Garments
This important event will be
doubly interesting this season.
FOR FULL PARTICULARS SEE MONDAY'S MORNING
PAPERS.
ForM
The standard price of Monarch Shirts, Cltiett,
Peabody & Co. makers, is $1.00 and $1.50 the world
over. In our great
Semiannual Clearing Sale,
Starting to-day, they are
6 for $3,00.
Men's Suits and Overcoats which formerly sold for
$15.00 are now marked
$8.45
Hundreds of equal values all over this great store
are sure to more than repay your attendance at this
Grand Clearing Sale, which starts to-day.
ST. LOUIS'S
GREATEST
MEN'S
STORE.
They had an extra ticket for the little
girl, but Mr. Darrow was compelled to
ctand at the rear of the house.
When the fire broke out ho ran for his
daughter and fought his way to the street
with her. Then he went back for the oth
ers, but could1 not reach them, and Joined
In the general rescue work, carrying out
fifteen women and children, until finally
stopped by the police on account of that
part of the house becoming Impassable.
Thursday he visited the morgus and
found the bodies of the ladles who had
accompanied him nnd his daughter and
those of somp of his friends. He says that
the published accounts of the holocaust
ao not near approacn tne awiui reality.
BODY OF ROBERT CALDWELL
WILL ARRIVE THIS MORNING.
A telegram to The Republic from Chi
cago last night announced that William B.
Harrison, uncle of Robert Porter Cald
well, son of Mrs. Byrd T. Caldwell of No.
4CCS Morgan street, who perished In tho
Iroquois Theater fire, had left the city
last night with his nephew's body. Ho
will arrive here this morning.
The funeral will take place at 3 o'clock
to-morrow afternoon at the family resi
dence The services will be conducted by
tho Reverend Doctor W. J. Will'amson
of the Third Baptist Church, and the In
terment will bo made In Bellefontalne
Cemetery.
The following will act as pallbearers:
Robert Cotton. Clayton Teaedale. Elmer
Neville, Dwlght Hurlburt. Harry Van
Cleave, William Goodloe, Ralph Wind and
Archie Summervillo.
MISSOURI WOMAN AND SON
PERISHED IN THEATER FIRE.
J. L. Dryden, an attorney living at No.
442)A Elmbank avenue, received a tele
gram Thursday afternoon announcing that
his daughter-ln-Iaw. Mrs. John Dryden,
Jr., nnd his granison, Taylor Dryden, per
ished In the Iroquois Theater fire at Chi
cago. it was stated yesterday that the bodies
of the mother and son would be taken to
Farmlngton. Mo., for burial. The Drydens
lived In Missouri beforo moving to Chi
cago. Mrs. Dryden was a sister-in-law of
Mrs. Otto Hlrzei of Clayton.
MRS. LEFMANN FIRE VICTIM;
FORMERLY LIVED HERE.
Mrs. "Susie Lefmann, sister-in-law of
Julius Lefmann, secretary of the Missouri
Colfee Growers' Association, was one of
the victims ot the Iroquois Theater flro.
Mrs. Lefmann formerly lived in St.
Louis, but recently removed to La Porte
Ind. Mr. Lefmann departed yesterday for
Chicago to take charge of the body.
WILL INSPECT THEATERS.
Mayor Holt of Houston, Tex.,
Taking Steps to Prevent Fire.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Houston. Tex., Jan. L The Chicago
horror has caused Mayor Holt to order an
Inspection of all theater buildings in Hous
ton, with a view to having safeguards In
stituted against fire.
The plant ot tho C. R- Cummlngs Lum
ber Company was destroyed by tiro at 4
o'clock this morning. Tho Ios3 Is esti
mated at J15.UCO. of which SS.UjO was cov
ered by insurance
BENJAMIN A. D0ZIER DEAD.
Was Steamboat Captain on Mis
sissippi Before War.
Captain Benjamin A. Dozler, who was a
steamboat captain on the Mississippi be
fore the war, and who was engaged in
the cracker business in St. Louis for many
years, died last night at his residence. No.
5232 Delmar boulevard.
Ho was T3 years old. and for tho last
three years had been afflicted with paraly
sis, which was primarily the causo of his
death.
Captain Dozler had lived In St. Louis for
more than flfty years, and ho had a wide
circle of acquaintances He Is survlvej
by.hls wife, Helen A. Dozler, and three
children, F. N. Dozler. Miss Emma Dozler
and Mrs. T. P. Conant. The. funeral ar-
I rangements have not been made.
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OPEN
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10 O'CLOCK.
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AT TIE CENTURY.
Theater Audience Sings TSteareTj
My God, to Thee" for Chicag9
JB'ire .Victims.
MINISTER LEADS IN HYM.
Incident Caused by the BevereuS
C. IT. Congdon and Said to
Hare Been Impromptu
Affects Crowd.
An affecting memorial serrteA nit to)
have been entirely Impromptu, for tns
victims of the Chicago theater fire, took;
place at the Century Theater last night
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SERVICE
when ths entire audlenco Joined In suf
ing "Nearer, My God. to Thee.'
The curtain had descended on the secona
act of Ezra Kendall's play. Holiday
cheer, the Joys of Ntw Tear's Day 13
been heightened by the humor and wit of
Mr. Kendall and his company. The hura
of merry chatter had begun just as thi
orchestra leader raised his baton to direct
some rollicking air.
"Ladles and Gentlemen '
In a second the eyes of every one la H
crowded playhouse wero turned toward
man who had arisen from his seat an!
was speaking.
"In the midst of our pleasure," contin
ued the speaker. T believe you win all I
Join me in devoting a moment's thought
to the frightful catastrophe which befell -A
similar audience In Chicago several
days ago. Let us remember the unfortu- -nates."
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Absolute silence marked the pause. fle '
throng, deeply Impressed and in full gym- S
pathy, waited for a continuation o tM?. '
simple speech.
Nearer, my God, to thML J'
Nearer to thwi 5,
Tho speaker had begun this Vmr f J
miliar to every one.
At tho second bar the orchestra took m i
the air nnd rw&voint'i hii.iin.j. ..
Joined In tho singing until the sacred ''
melody swelled and filled the playhouse) '
like the tones of a great pipe organ in a
cathedral.
When the last notes ebbed tears were to
bo seen In many eyes. From proscenium
boxes, the pit. tho balcony and from ths
gallery voices had given utterance to a
tribute of deepest sympathy for those who)
perished and the relatives of tho dead in
the Chicago flro. Street urchins wero heard
with society leaders In the hymn.
Attaches of the theater stated that th
speech was made and C:j singing led by.
the Reverend C. H. Congdon ot Chicago.
TO CUTIE A COLD IJf OJTE DAT
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Alt
druggists refund money If it falls to cur.
& W. Grove's signature Is on each boxJb.
Army Broken Wblle SkAtlasj. ;.'"
Wililam Garllck. 13 years old, whOa J
skating' on the sidewalk on Eighteenth, K
near Division street, last evening fell on :
the pavement and sustained a double a;
fracture of the arm. He was taken to ths 'R
City Dispensary for treatment and later 1
was removed to his home. No- 173B DM. V-
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