Bush Fire Extinguisher
With such a season as tho present one, it is well to be prepared and fully armed to do battle with bush fires. The fire extinguisher, as advertised by John…
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Fires at Theatres
The fire at Chicago is the most terrible on record of any fire at a theatre. On December 8, 1881, the Ring Theatre at Vienna was destroyed by fire, caused by the fall of a large…
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There have been but too many triagedies of a fearfully realistic kind in connection with fires in buildings devoted to public amusement. But pre-eminence in the list of such…
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LONDON, December 31.—A terrible calamity is reported from Chicago. The Iroquois Theatre was burned yesterday during a performance, and many of the spectators and actors were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Theatre Fire. a Chicago Horror. Panic-stricken Audience. Over Six Hundred Lives Lost. Desperate Fighting for Life. London, Dec. 31
A terrible calamity is reported from Chicago. The Iroquois Theatre was burned yesterday during a performance, and many of the spectators and actor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Appalling Tragedy. Fire in a Chicago Theatre. Over Six Hundred Lives Lost. Scenes of Unspeakable Horror. Terrible Death Struggles in the Gallery. Firemen Crawling Over Piles of Dead
LONDON, Thursday. -- An appalling tragedy occurred last night in the Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, hundreds of lives being lost,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chicago Calamity. Fire at a Theatre. Upwards of 600 Lives Lost. Women and Children Trampled On. Struggling in the Dark. Panic-stricken Amateur Firemen. an Asbestos Curtain That Failed. London
One of the most calamitous fires on record occurred yesterday in Chicago. The Iroquois Theatre was destroyed, and upwards of 600 lives were lost…
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Returns prepared by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade for the year 1903 show that 612 calls were attended by the members at the various stations, as against 667 the previous year. Of…
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Mike Brassel, the eight-months-old son of a New York tailor, was a wakened recently by the pungent smell of smoke, while the rest of the family slept soundly. The wise baby began to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Recent Fire at the Vatican
As readers of "The World's News" will remember, a serious fire broke out in the Vatican Library on Novetnber 1. This contains some of the most valuable books in the world. Naturally, strong efforts were made, to cope with it, and, in addition to the firemen and armed guards always kept about the Vatican, Italian firemen had…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →A Mysterious Fire. Several Arrests Made
The origin of the fire is still regarded as mystery. The police authorities however have placed under arrest the stage-manager and others…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Great Theatre Fire. an Appalling Calamity. Some Terrible Struggles for Life. a Spectacle of Horror. Disastrous Mistakes. London, Jan. 1
In respect of the terrible calamity which occurred at the Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, on Wednesday, and resulted in more than 600 persons being killed, later accounts…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →BLUEJACKETS v Firemen. a Magnificent Race. Royal Arthur v Fire Brigade. Won by the Flagship's Crew. Firemen Prove Themselves Worthy Competitors
A race in service whaleboats was rowed yesterday morning between the cracky crew from the Royal Arthur and a team from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. The Royal Arthur crew…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Sad New Year. Ushered in at Chicago in Silence. Four Thousand Families Mourning. Origin of the Fire Still a Mystery. Stage Manager and Others Arrested. As Accessories to Manslaughter. London
It was a sad new year that was ushered in at Chicago. With no fewer than 4000 families in their midst mourning the loss of those near and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Chicago Theatre Fire. Fuller Details. Probably Eight Hundred Lives Lost. Victims Mostly Mothers and Children. Tales of Horror and of Bravery. Moke Gruesome Than a Bloody Battlefield. Two Bishops Help in the Work of Rescue
LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--The terrible fire which occurred yesterday in the Iroquois Theatre, Chicago; broke out during a matinee performance, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Children Forgotten at a Fire
When a fire broke out in tenements above Morland's Hotel and Tavern, in Dean-street, Soho, London, at 10 o'clock, on November 4, and the occupants fled into…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Warning Against Careless Use of Fire
At the police court, Young, a man named James Kelly was charged with the careless use of fire. It was stated that it was in consequence of the accused's act of lighting a fire among the long grass…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Comment by the Fire Brigade Superintendent. Managers Alive to Their Responsibilities
A similar question was asked Mr. Sparks, the Acting-Supetintendent of Fire Brigades. "Managers," he replied, "are alive to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Naval Race. Fire Brigade v. Royal Arthur. the Jack Tars Win
Still another victory, and the most glorious of them all, was claimed by H.M.S. Royal Arthur's champion whaler crew on New Year's Day, when they defeated a sturdy crew…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Greedy Gas Gang "Put Up a Joint" to Jew the City Council. The Bomb was Prematurely Fires, And Now the Scheme is "Busted."
What the Lord Mayor characterised as a "smart" attempt on the part of a great company to "corner" the citizens at a fortnight's notice was brought…
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