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s. JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1903. NO, 301. '1 r " " - m 2d t- AC :d 3, it 1 k. JE B tv flKvC iH aH vKkHBEf "t Appalling Catastrophe at Chicago Increases in Dfeadfcdness as Its Sickening Details Become Known -i"1- Bodies Lie In Heaps Half Denuded and Their Hands Still Clutching the Pieces of Clothing Tom From Their Strug gling Companions in the Fierce Battle for Life. Faces Trampled, Oat of All Semblance to Humanity, and the Dead Lie On Other Dead Over Whom the Dying Crawled Towards Safety Six Hundred Bodies Found, List Will Reach 700. the lftflways back of them. TM MHttence m lu rush for the out er af seems to hare choien. Tor the Krif part to flee to tho left en tmaoi, and to attempt to make Its way town the eastern stairway lead in? Into the lobbj or the theater. Out side Of the people burned and suffo cated by gas. it wag In these two doorway on the first and second bat eonl that the greatest loes of lire rutnni-MUI ll'l. .l. v.vv..i,t iiaen nitt nremen entered the building the dead were found tretah,ed In a pile teai'tUng from the head of the stairway nt least eight feet fe"" tl,e door back to n polnt aboMKflve feet In the rear of the door. Thfs mass of dfad bodies lu the center of the doorway reached to within two feet of he top of the pas sageway. All of the corpses nt this point "were women and children. Idea of the Fight for Life. Th fight for life which 'must havo taken place nt thee two points Is something simply beond human pow er ot adequately doscrlbe. Only a faint Idea Jpt its horror could bo derived from the nspect of the bodies as thoy lay. "Women on top of these mosses of dtnd had been orortnken by donth as Ihey were crawling on their hands and l?nees over the bodies -of those who had died before. Others lny with arms' stretched out In the direction to ward which lay life and safety, hold ing in their hands fraMtnenta of gnr- MENELIK HONORS AMERICANS Offered to Decorate Each Member of of the Party PITIFUL AT MORGUE ; Dry-Eyed, Anguish' Stnkcen Relatives Seek Their Dead Chlcngo, Dee. 31. At 9 o'clock this permit of tho chief of police, and no-(tlcaUy n.flue through which a strong morning tho pollco compiled n list of jcompanled by n special guard. Thou-j draught was setting, aided by the bodies rocovorod from the Irlquols sands of dollars worth of wraps and doors, which hud been thrown open, holacaust They fountf It numborod ' Ml. With tho prospect of finding oth er bodies In tho dobrls, It Is almost certain tho numbor will exceed 600. Tho coronor still bolloves tho total will reach 700, as tho bnsomont, up per dressing rooms, Btago and part of tho upper galleries havo not boon thoroughly searched. At the city hall, where tho lists of the victims and tho descriptlons-of tlie-uttldonUnpd dead aro belilg complied, men, womon nnd children throng tho corrldorB. The death list is being added to by tho hospital reports, whore tho injured woro takon. Tho pollco bollcvo at least 250 woro injured. Pumps are working on tho basomont, which was flooded. At ovory stop in tho build ing the pollco find diamonds, Jewels and furs. No one is permitted to en ter tho building without the special Ftfesh Today Jowols have boon hauled to headquniters. The rear and sldo nails of tho stnge are Ir. danger of falling. Architects today warned tho flromon that the roar wall of tho building might col lapso at any momont, nnd crush to death nil In that portion. William Doc, a wealthy contractor, whoso two children, Edwnrd aged G, nnd Lola ntfoQ '3, and theft' niirsg nrf'mlMlngr and who hired a special train from Meca, Ind., today found tho nurso nnd Lois. Tho latter was picked up cry-i ing In tho stroetH In front of tho thea tre. The nurse Ib bndly injured and in Uie hospital, and the boy is miss ing. Cause of the Fire. The many different accounts of the origin of the fire aro conflicting but the best reason given is Uint an electric wire on the lower pert of n piece of drop scenery suddenly broke aud was grounded. The fire spread rapidly toward the front of the stage, causing the members of the chorus, who were then engaged in the per foramnce, to flee to the wings with screams of terror. The fire In itself, un to this time, was not serious, nnd possibly could have bej. checked had Log Cabin Creams Pep perment Chews, Chocolate not the asbestos curtain failed to Chews and Peanut Candy at 7 J inns 154 State 8t Phone 1971 Malr work. As soon ns the fire was discovered ISddle Koy, tho chief comedian of the company, shouted to lower the cur tain, and this was immediately done. It descended about half way and then stuck. The file was thus given prac- 4M4(WMHaHM4 Oar store will remain closed all day, New Years day. il 20 Percent Redact ion On Men's and Boys I Overcoats We have a cood assortment of sizes and qualities ; ; $ -for yo to select from. j; ll vn save any use ior u uwwi i time to get one at J ; :;The New Yok Racket lofcs dressing I ; Sc4y ONE-HALF PRICET Salem's Cheapest One Price Cash Store. E. T. BARNES, Prop. police In front 'ot the theater. Burned Where They Sat With a roar and a bound the flames shot through tho opotilng over the heads of the peoplo on tho first floor and, reaching clear up to those in the front balcony, caught them and burned thm to death whore thoy sat. - tanWv'JW4y.-fal10ilnsJhl8, rush of flamos there en mo an explosion which lifted tho ontlro roof of tho theater from Its unlit, shattering tho great skylight into fragment. As soon as tho flames appeared beyond tho cur tain a man In the rear of tho hall shouted, "KIre, fire," and the entire audience rofe as ono person and made for the doors. It is believed the ex plosion was caused by the flames com ing lu contact with Uie gas reser voirs of the theatre, causing them to must. Chicago, Dec. 80. It was cleclared tonight by the management of the theatre that the fire was not caused by the grounding of an electric wire or to auy defect in the equipment of the theatre. It was started, they allege by the bursting of a calcium light ap Munu's. The concussion was so great that It blew out the skylight over the stage and auditorium This statement of the theatre manage ment is contradicted by many people who were in the theatre, and who declared that when the explosion oc curred they saw flames In a narrow streak crowing the wall near the up per part of the drop curtain. V. A Sellers, the hows fireman, who was seveiol) burned in trying to lower the asbeilos curtain. J escribes tiie scene upon the stage and the ca.ise as follows "( vac standing In the wings when I heard the explosion, and then Im mediately went forward a cry of 'Are' from the stag and all over the the ater. Looking up, I saw that the eur tain was ablaze, so I rang for the fire curtain. We got It half way down when the wind, rubbing In from the broken skylights, bellied It out so that i' caught and we ecu Id not budgo it With the stage hands I climbed to whore It was suspended and, to gether, we tried to push It down. Our efforts wore futile, and seeing that no human oowor could move that Are curtain and that the stage was a mass of flames. I turned ray attention to ward warning the aetors and trying to save 'hose who were in trouble. "The women were frantie and the men not much better. I stood at the stairway leading to the dressing rooms, where the chorus people -sere located ab4 kept some from going up to eet their street clothes. As the (Continued on Btmrtfl Page.) Will Send Roosevelt a Present of Two Lions and a Pair of Elephant Tusks London, Dec. 31. Advloee from Adlsaboba today state the Amorionn expedition, undor Sklnnor, whloh has been visiting Menollk. was highly suc cessful. It arranged a treaty between America and Bthopla, nssurlng friend ly commercial relations. Munellck at eo accoptod an Invltntion to attend tho 8t I'iOuiB exposition. Munolik Is going to send two lions nnd n pair of olophant tusks as a present to Hoote velt. lty oflered to decorate each member of the party. Weeping Has Given Place to Stolid Despair, it Is a Heart-breaking Scene Still confronted by chaos that wilt tnko days to straighten, tho pollco and coroner's officials at noon today, afto. 20 hours' ot continuous toll, admitted their Inability to complin a correct Hit ot the dead. Injured nnd missing. A revised stntomont at that hour cut tho numbor of dead from 691 to GG1, and tho missing aro placed at 200, probably among tho unidentified dead and Injured, 300 ot whom tho physi cians report and probably 100 ot theao fatally. Nowepnper reports, compiled (Continued on fifth page.) Lthers came dawn, I forced them to !! t f,c J.ovviar cases, and pictttfeSl at I heave Uie twlWlBg. I don't know how u JJOUS, gajs, - -Trf ' I they ever er got out, alt those girts and men w eame orowoing oown iu stairs, far the stage entrance was blocked by a mass of flames." As near as ean be estimated at the proeot Ue. about 1W peaple were In the theater. Three head red of these were n the Hurt Uoor. the re mainder Umg In the b4lcoDles and in Good Goods "BEltaS o&7l$m&US Honest Values LOW PRICE HIHaHM BBBHSBfe. KKNSM Don't mean cheap goods. Not a bit of It. We use the term "low prices" jn the comparative sense only. Somo goods are too cheap for us to handle; others too dear lit neither case do you recolve proper returns for the money expended. You can shop here with the full assurance that you are asttlnn one hundred cents worth of value for each dollar spent Dress Goods Dross gotds constitute so large a stock as to cause surprise every day. Knough new style to stofk a doseu ordinary stores. Moro to see lion than anywhere else with in your reach. Nerar before have we bad bhcJi a variety of piaiN and colored dress goods. Finer texture than ever be fore; finer graduations of shade. Dray loads of slfHllar goods, and such as "look the same" can be had but careful comparison shows ours to be different in width or strength or finish or aoweUilng. The "CravMettee" are tfopeclally atlraeUva Just now on account of the damp and chilly weather Mor Hew patterns from which to choose We are exclusive Salem agents for CflAVENETTEB. i TTrlTf1 t'TI II1 TTT' tf" H' r7"fTfrrl Store Closes All Day :: Tomorrow new years;; IUIIIIIIII1IHHMHI Womna's Glove U one of the artieiea about which she ts faslldJoua. ihe way be lwMfferet to her bonnet, way have small ambition as to her gown, but gJovee-lhafs different We show sueh a large assortment that you can seleet Just to your liking, and at prices suited to your pocket book. Hi port fitters to wait on you. and this Insures a perfect fit Pretty Feet Are sometimes eleinsliy clad. It often happens a foot is made prettier by selecting the right shoe Our ladles' rhoee ore skillfully modeled. Thoy aro made In shspe to fit all types of feet, nnd to raako any foot attractive. You way say, "My foot Is too broad, or too flat to Jook stylish In any shoes." Hun dreds of our patrons once said the same thing, bet we have fitted and pleased them- The new styles are hero vlei Weal kid patent leath er, etc. Are ou a weaier of Queen Quality shoes? If not. we want vnu to seme u sod look the line over, as we are satlsfled ws ean please you. $3.00 pai Xwmatzc 1 r tor sssSrVnsslSf JJ VaJj" at. ji i 0ft JBBIsms mBBIbSbkI- Z ur" - I nptf in i . Men's Clothing Clothes that don't oeet too mueh or too llttlt! If too little they can't he good. If too muth you don't get a you pay for. (treat reductions oh ry suit sad overcoat lu the house. $10.00 reduced to $6.75 $16.00 rdueed to $9.50 luccd to $J4.50 educed to $6.00 $30.00 reduced to $23.00 reduced to .! nfi N ,4 A m .jijmiBHIHg'WWIgHH AOI 1 i ! ttfwWT" P2i-i.tB mt li in - '