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No disaster, by flood, volcano, wreck or convulsion of nature has in recent times aroused such horror as swept over the civilized world when on december 30, 1903, a deathdealing blast of flame hurtled through the packed auditorium of the iroquois theater, chicago, causing the loss of nearly 600 lives of men, women and children, and injuries to unknown scores. This book, published in 1904, is a contemporary perspective of the fire and its. The great chicago theater disaster, the complete story told by. Bluebeard, a musical comedy, to a standingroomonly crowd of over 1,900 people on december 30, 1903. B mccurdy memorial publishing hardcover illustrated. Revised figures of the dead in the chicago fire panic caused by the burning of the iroquois theater, wednesday afternoon, place the. Chicagos awful theater horror, by the survivors and rescuers.
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Chicagos greatest disasters of the past and todays d word. A nearly identical book was published under a different title, chicago s awful theater horror. Illinois periodicals onlinea matinee to remember this account, originally published in illinois heritage magazine, describes the fire from the perspective of 11yearold elson barnes, a survivor of the fire. The great chicago theater disaster the complete story told by the survivors. Fire breaks out in chicago theater a fire in the iroquois theater in chicago, illinois, kills more than 600 people on december 30, 1903. Unless theres vigilance and diligence, even things on the books can. Individual landmarks are organized into tours that are arranged geographically. Chicago theatre workshop provides an unparalleled atmosphere for budding and established artists, where they are free to fail without judgment or consequences.
Iroquois theater, december 30, 1903, chicago, illinois. The great chicago theater disaster the complete story told by the survivors everett, marshall edited by published by publishers union of america, chicago, il 1904. One of their coolest digital experience is the chicago project, which offers free virtual reality experiences of defining chicago moments like the ss eastland disaster and the 1933 worlds fair. The great chicago fire was a conflagration that burned in the american city of chicago during october 810, 1871. Comments about colonial theatre in chicago, il cinema treasures. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. The complete story told by survivors as your buddy. The iroquois theatre was at 2428 west randolph street, between state street and dearborn street, in chicago. Learn about the great chicago fire, the life of abraham lincoln, the haymarket riots, and the evolution of chicagos culinary scene. Im working on typing my great great great grandmother louisa hallclutss diary and came across this entry from 1903. Not super detailed but enough to give you a pretty good understanding. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of. Ernelie fox with her three children all perished in the disaster. Great chicago theater disaster 1904 list of victims.