Show I I TIM 1111 Ill s CHICAGO O The more mo the causes of or the Ihl terrible Chicago tragedy ore ere Q Investigated the themore themore themore more evident It ft 1 becomes come that Iho I the man vas as guilty of or prose grow neglect elt has It II its I Chicago like III every Ivel large city ordinance for far the protection of ot the public while In 11 public build buildings lags ings but though halt half n fl million had tall been event on all the Ihl building It II n a veritable tire fire trap troll Tim Tho Chicago hl or call 1111 for or automatic in sprinklers Ore Ire nail and other means mean of oC safe lRe safety safety ty Iy but the theater had hod neith neither er or e r Many of ot the fir Orr escapes crapes el that Is II were tre not rol completed Tropic People I who open cd ell the Iho doors leading to 10 them Item wore were pushed out upon the by h the crowd Irod behind and from rom the platform fell tell 10 o u time the stoles of lit the lie alley aile below helo The Tho theatre theater win was n without connection 11 with the he tire Ire alarm system The she Ihn n curtain would not 1101 KO go o down Hut even Hen If I It had haI worked world It might have kart proved Inadequate to 10 tin them lire fire for rol It almost wholly destroyed by II the lames on time the stage stac A large number of oC the deaths would have hae been avoided If It the Iho slue Bide OJ exits from the time thea theater theater ter tr had not nol been locked or 01 others otherwise lie obstructed The draft might have huto bc been n of or a n character which would have con COli confined lined fined the llama and heR heat t of 0 the fire Ore to the stage o end of ot the theater t ler It If n huh lIue above Joo the stage Binge had tad been provided ait us usan an ordinance require inquires but hul this precaution lion tion also Willi ens wa neglected It Is 19 Incredible that so 10 much should have been beell exhibited c and amid per milted to exist In iii a n public building All over orr the country countr demands are now meow made for Cor the Inspection of theaters theater with a n view lets of ot rendering thom them RH nil safe saCo ns us such can he be made It IB Is asked that they he be built of oC fireproof materiel material Even J en the tho wood and time the mat flint us used d for tor scenery can enn be bu made proof against Humes ni as U was vim proved yearn ago at Theater when whenn n a properly treated cene was wan placed In n the tho renter center of ot the stage Hinge and n 1 gas fins lame ten 1111 or feet Ceet In hi length pro pre proceeding from the tho nozzle of at an nil ordinary hose was directed against It The rho scenery gradually became red hot hol the flame In 0 touched It but bUI only at lit lint point palm tho the red hot hol part crumbled away and the pasted passed through the he holu bolo to 10 the tho lie other alde without I doing any fill umber harm Then Theil there thero IH is no reason why h there should I not be he h a 11 number of or exits amid wide enough aisles to 10 ac oe accommodate the tho audience Nor NOI Is there thele any nil reason why nil all tho time exits not lIot be he opened nt nl the tha end of ot each per NO so that lint the theater may limy become with them thorn Then It the tho ushers tt hers were drilled each one knowing just jus I exactly what to do In an nil emergency ns OR the crew elew of or a ship shut Is drilled panic Annie might be he averted aorl 11 and the Hie gren test danger removed nut Hut when over oer precaution is by or 01 prescribed PI It Il will trill bo hu it necea spry miry to prohibit the distribution of oC free Cree pusses passes to 10 those tholo whose hu It Il Is to la lasee tofee see fee ee that the tho ho ordinances cure are nl respected Without acute KOino such Huch measure nil all oth other er el mere are likely to tu bo bf ineffective sight Bight is III l often blinded to 10 de tie defects feel by Iq h means of 0 pusses They mire lITe offered mud and 11 till accepted nM na biker and It Il Is la I well ell iii d that t ono cour comer courtesy courtl tesy leay tl calls for far another It Is III beyond belief that lint the tho Iroquois hurter horror would have 1110 lord Imd Iho the Inspectors of oC building dote their duty till I nail closed the theater th until every t I orb ordin ordinance ii Rill ante haul Imd been compiled with IB Is Isto to It Is la necessary to all nil the tile facts In III the reuse cage so 10 an as to III draw dru limn lull full lesson It with regard tu to Iho the safety of other theater In III tho lie country |