A Fatal Matinee at Robinson Opera House Tragedy
A crowded Saturday matinee at Robinson's Opera House ends in disaster as a false fire alarm triggers a deadly rush to exits. Nine women and children die, hundreds are injured or terrified, and firemen and staff conduct rescues amid chaotic scenes in a city stunned by the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Opera
J. M. Hager
Cincinnati
J. W. Miller
Cincinnati Relief Union
Hager
Relief Union
Opera-seuse
Davis
Joseph Kinsey
E. Gl. Boyce
J. D. Davis
Jesse DeBeck
Rothenberg
Tragic Theater Crush Claims Many at Cincinnati Matinee
The disaster at the theater on Race Street leaves many dead and injured. Mrs. Alfred White perished after shielding her infant as crowds surged to escape. Children among the dead include Harry White and August Loesch, with several others identified or missing. The list names Hattie Leslie, Nancy Clark, Fredonia Massatt, James Crawley, Annie May Runzi, and Mary McGowan among the injured or dead, while families and churches mourn their losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred White
Wesley Avenue
Fifth Street
Harry
Bertie
Race Street
Mrs. White
Mr. Hamlin
Robert Leslie
Poplar Street
Nancy Clark
George Clark
Walnut Street
C. E. Halstead
Dalton
Ninth
Mound Streets
James Crawley
Ninth Street
Annie May Runzi
Aston
Ilinois
John Wilson
Ohio Avenue
McMillan Street
Mt. Auburn
Runzi
Hattie Leslie
Mr. Leslie
Fourth and
Race Streets
Hattie
Harry White
Mr. White
Ashurt
August Loesch
Freddie Loesch
August
Freddie
Snebaker
Annie’ May Runzi
Alton Ul
Habig’s
Sixth Street
Fredonia Massatt
Deter’s
Dr. Berry
Seventh Street
James Crowley
Ken
Ken From the 1Ass In the Vestibule, and Conveyed To No. 193
Mary McGowan
Dayton Street
Court Street
Ben
Shott
Maley
Laura Leonard
Louise Leonard
Sycamore Street
Rose Sheerland
Annie Flood
Front Street
Elm
Andrew C. Snyder, Jr
E. M. Langdon
Colerain Pike
F. A. Lyon
Mary Carson
Central Avenue
Heinsheimer
Clark Street
Linn
Locksmith
Poplar
Bryan
A. Greiber
Harrison Avenue
Freman
West Ninth Street
Firemen Save Lives After Opera House Panic Tragedy
Chaos in the balcony and vestibule as a panic spreads through the theater. Firefighters led by Henry Huesmaan and Lafayette Kinsley rescue the alive and recover sixteen bodies, naming Anna May Nunzi Hattie Leslie Harry White and August Loesch among the dead. The alarm origin is disputed with theories of thiefs exploiting the crush and a child’s voice cited as possible initiator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Davis
J. Webb, Jr
Mr. Hager
Davis
May Donnally
Henry Kessler
Lrst
Amos F. G. Myers
John K. French
Walnut Hills
Mr. Myers
Mr. Krench
Mr. French
Col. A. D. Bullock
Gallery Landing
Hattie Leslie
Snodgrass
Lowe Emerson
Newport
Robinson's Opera House
Hawthorne
Ida McGinnes
Eula Lockwood
Cal. S. H. Vinning
Genessee Street
Poplar Street
Dan
Wolf
Ada
Abraham
James
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Messrs
Webb
Mr. Webb
Donnally
Mrs. Hemsn
Major Andre
Washington
Johnston
Plum Street
Deter
Opera House
Ninth Street Station
Lawyer Hamlin
Cincinnati Hospital
Massey
Muscroft
Marry White
Eighth Street
Dr. Maley
Young
Wood
Frederick
Dha August
Wm. Lanferseik
Hooks No. 1
Frederick Loesch
Tads
Loesch
Henry Huesmaan
Lafayette Kinsley
Anna May Nunzi
Fredoria Massatt
James Crowey
E. O. Halstead
Shillito
Mart
Schuler
J. Hughes
G. W. Fo
Win
Lowry
Chas
Coffin
Cal
Simith
Geo. Budd
W. Saint Fersick
Capt
Wii
Pol!man
Geo
Pastel
Dan, Croom
Charles Meyers
Jerry Bray
A. J
Usher D. W. Clifton
Hudson
Lieut
Spaeth
Dy Cers Davis
Montgomery, Brothers
von Seggern
James Alexander
Andrew Groedner
Alexander
Nick Roberts
H. C. Davidson
C. B. Stemen
Crawley
C. H. King
C. H. Collins