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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1922
Page
2
Unprecedented snowfall trapped audiences as a theater roof collapsed during a comedy, killing many in the pit and balcony. Rescue teams from fire, police, and the army battled snow drifts, lifting heavy debris with hydraulic tools as daylight revealed the full toll and ongoing recovery efforts.
W T Morris a 68 year old retired coal mine manager of Buckhannon West Virginia survived a Knickerbocker theater incident. He described hearing a slate roof cracking and instinctively racing toward the exit as debris and a strong gust pushed him through the lobby doors onto the sidewalk. He saw no other people moving inside the theater.
Edward H. L. Shaughnessy of Chicago and his wife Mrs. Shaughnessy were injured in the Knickerbocker theater collapse. He suffered a broken pelvis and internal injuries, while Mrs. Shaughnessy fractured a rib. Daughters Myrtle and Ruth, aged 10, had arm injuries and facial trauma. The family was treated at Walter Reed hospital where President Harding sent Dr. Sawyer to check on government employees in treatment.
Associated Press reports two girls aged four and six were recovered under debris at the wrecked Knickerbocker theater ten hours after the roof collapsed. A five-year-old girl was found earlier unhurt between two women. Dr Scott Montioy of Washington died after being pinned by a beam during the collapse. his condition remains grave.
A theater balcony crashes as ceiling planks tumble down onto the lower floor. One survivor recounts crawling through plaster and snow to escape, reflecting on the chaos, injuries, and fear of those beneath the balcony, while a nearby man hobbles home without coat or hat.
W B Sammon a former Wyoming deputy state treasurer who resigned to attend Georgetown University in Washington and who led the American Legion in the state was killed in the Knickerbocker theater tragedy in Washington. He was the son of J W Sammon of Kemmerer Wyoming.
President Harding expressed deep shock and sorrow over the Knickerbocker theater disaster. He said he shares the nationwide grief for families bereaved and the injured, noting the tragedy occurred amid a great storm and has left the country’s spirits somber.
Senator Capper of Kansas said he would urge a Senate resolution demanding an investigation into the Knickerbocker theater collapse and into the construction of large District buildings since the war began. He cited reports that the District’s building code may have been violated amid postwar growth and a district commerce board ordered an inquiry today.
Officials said the direct cause could not be determined until an Inquiry. The inquiry would start once rescuers had recovered all bodies from the debris.
Washington reports brave acts by rescuers at the Knickerbocker theater wreckage where Albert G Fon directed efforts to save others before dying. Lieut W M Parson aided the rescue as crews pulled from ruins a small boy and his sister, while a mother, two women, and a man shown nerve under danger. A wounded man asked for cigarettes as he was pulled free, joking about his mangled legs.
Four of Oscar Kanston’s five family members died in the Knickerbocker theater collapse in Washington. Kanston, recently moved from Chicago for interstate commerce valuation work, rode to the playhouse with his wife and three children. Only the 14 year old Grant survived.
Rome reports the 261st pope to be elected by the third or fourth ballot as conclave opens Thursday. Cardinals predict an expeditious process with an Italian favorite among Mam, Ratti, Lesa, La Fontaine seen as best chances.
Telegrams from Montana reported no Montanans injured in the Washington theater disaster. Montana queries poured in as dispatches described the extensive count of casualties and the safety of students at Georgetown and nearby schools.
Paris dispatch reports Eamonn De Valera asserting Ireland must win full independence and reject any altered form of government. He says nations should recognize an Irish republic despite the Anglo Irish pact, which he calls unratified and void until Ireland votes. A general election will reveal Ireland’s will on the proposal.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson, 67, longtime Butte resident, died yesterday at home 806 Colorado street after a lingering illness. Survived by husband Reuben Wilson and two grandchildren Helen Elizabeth Thompson and Grace Louige Thompson of Seattle. Body at Sherman & Reed undertaking chapel.
Charles Garland who twice refused a 1.6 million dollar inheritance now claims the fortune. He and his wife on a farm with their baby faced the surprise proposal to share the estate with Lillian Conrad, an art student, triggering a dramatic turn in this family matter.
A severe coastal storm forced building evacuations and roof removals in Atlantic states. Many porches collapsed and transportation froze, leaving thousands stranded in Union Station in cots provided by the War Department.
California endures a rare widespread snow event as a north wind drives rain into snow from San Francisco Bay to San Bernardino. Elevations report two feet on Benicia and Mount Tamalpais, with three inches at Vallejo and Stockton and a first since 1918 for some areas. The Hesper capsized near Los Angeles. Californians brave the heavy, uneven fall amid power and telegraph disruptions and forecasts warn of more tomorrow.
The report recalls Sir Ernest Shackleton and early expeditions near the South Pole. It notes his knighted status in 1908, the 1890s geological surveys, and the Endurance voyage where the ship was crushed and drifted to Elephant Island. Shackleton married Emily A in 1904.
Nebraska City remained calm as Nebraskan national guard troops patrolled the streets and packing house district. Lieutenant Colonel Douglas reported only two arrests for minor offenses and said no significant incidents occurred beyond a report of houses being stoned. Governor McKelvie had proclaimed martial law in Four Mile precinct after strike disturbances.
The British government would recognize Egypt as a sovereign state and back an Egyptian parliament as part of ending the protectorate. The plan requires full guarantees of imperial communications, continued British protection in Egypt, and no foreign interference. An agreement between Cairo and London would prompt parliamentary approval.
Fred Wheaton dies in a Minneapolis hospital at 58 while serving as the Democratic National Committee member for Minnesota after a long illness brought on by overwork. The death is reported amid a city weather note of Lewistown snow and record low temperatures. The text also includes an Associated Press item on Pope Benedict XVI’s death and a New York Synagogue statement praising tolerance and unity.
Helene Rubenstein arrives in New York claiming European scientists have found a serum that makes women young, comparing it to the monkey gland procedure once sought by men. The report notes the bold claim and its sensational appeal in the press.
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