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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1904
Page
2
The Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago on a Wednesday afternoon killed nearly 600 people and injured many more. A calcium light explosion sparked flames that engulfed the balcony and gallery, trapping hundreds and causing a chaotic rush for exits as firemen and volunteers rushed to aid the survivors.
Telegrams of condolence flowed in after a terrible catastrophe in Chicago. President Roosevelt extends deepest sympathy to Mayor Carter Harrison and the people of Chicago, with messages from Vienna Liverpool Philadelphia Chattanooga and others.
The New York World calls for a thorough, nationwide investigation into the causes of a disaster and the means to prevent its repetition. It decries inadequacy of punishment and stresses a united, determined response to learn and deter future calamities.
Sparks from eight electric arc lights backstage near the proscenium arch set the gauzy drapery on fire during the moon light scene. The blaze started at the top of the drapery struck by a shower of sparks and prompted a stage alarm.
Eyewitness accounts describe a theater catastrophe as men prayed and crowds cursed while rescue work by candlelight continued for an hour. About 900 spectators in the balconies suffered serious injuries as hidden males exploited the chaos to gain access as supposed rescuers.
A holiday matinee fire at a new Chicago theater killed hundreds as flames leaped through burning drapery and calcium tanks. Fire officials say about 2,000 attended with 1,740 seated. exit doors opened as chaos spread, loot thieves pillaged bodies, and total losses reach an estimated 150000 to 200000 dollars.
The Iroquois Theater blaze in Chicago claims hundreds of lives and leaves hundreds more injured. The disaster, described as one of the worst in world theater history, devastates families across the city and nation as holiday crowds flee amid smoke and flames.
In a dark theater a drop curtain was only two thirds lowered due to city rules, rings torn from women, as unseen figures worked until police discovered them and moved against them.
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