Show t TWO IRON SATES ATE HELD REID THEM FAST Damaging ing Fact Disclosed Disclose j at Ir Inquest st t SUITS TO BE INSTITUTED I T 1 G OF F RELATIVES OP OF THOSE WHO PERISHED f Chicago Jan 9 It was W S discovered d today that two iron gates the exis existence tence t ce of which had not been known to totne totne the public and which were removed from r m the theatre after the fire cj played a deadly part in the destruction of ot life UCe in the playhouse Fire Inspector Falkerson who knew of their 1 existence l tence was wha not able le until unU today to secure sworn evidence concerning thea Today George Geore N Dusenberry y head usher of the theatre admitted to toMiS Mr MiS Falkerson Falker on that these gates were placed pl ced one across an exit from rom the theiSt first balcony and the other ther across cro an exit from the second balcony Both gates were locked securely with pad padlocks padlocks padlocks locks and aid were never neer at any performance mance unlocked after the second net of or the e t play On the day of the tae fire the second act had not ot been completed cpm com m when the catastrophe ca occurred o and the Uie gates were still l standing sta ding They were vere so strong that the firemen were not able to batter thOrn them th m down with axes after the fire and to the frenzied peo pee people pie who sought safety through these exits they were absolutely impenetrable impenetrable rable Gates Were Locked lacked In his sworn statement given to In Inspector Inspector InSpector Falkerson Dusenberry declared that they were locked to prevent peo people people pie from front entering portions of the th house to which their tickets did not grant them admission It was the duty of Dusenberry Dusen erry to see se that these two gates were locked before every performance and unlocked after atter the second act When asked by b the why n A AIran Iran bad had not been in place of the gates gate to direct the audience Dusenberry DU said id that he merely re received receIved his orders from Davis and Powers the managers of the th thea theatre theatre theatre tre and had carried them out outI outI I found these gates ates after the fire said Inspector Falkerson all alt battered and bent inward but still standing and both df Jf them theta tightly v locked I questioned Dusenberry Dusenb rry about them at atthe atthe atthe the time ansi and an he be did not care to t say anything publicly until I had secured his bis sworn statement and this I now have h ve Heating of Relatives A meeting of or the relatives of people who were lost In the fire was held this afternoon to agree upon concerted ac action action tion lion toward establishing responsibility for the tire lire and for accomplishing the of ot the who should be found guilty of criminal negligence n Several of the speakers at the meet meeting ing in urged that If the coroners jury fixed the re of the disaster upon any of the city oi they should be attacked in the civil ivil courts and made responsible re for damages aa an long as their property should last Miss Ii Lizzie Haley a teacher in tb public schools created cr something ot of a sensation by declaring g that many at atthe f the public school are absolutely absolutely without protection against fire and that repeated protests protest by teachers and principals had produced ed no nor result and had not even been honored by a reply It was the sense ot or ti meeting that damage dam e suits suite should be instituted against Klaft ngel who represent represent sent seat the eastern stockholders in the Ole theatre and the manner of doing this tIJI will be decided upon at the meeting next nelt ne t Wednesday ni ht |