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Show Jnorance Almost fills Eight lien inese Employee of Theater Opens & Wrong- Draught In a Coke-Sp, Coke-Sp, Burning Heater. IraCTORIA. 15. G, April 27. Eight A. members of a minstrel company 9 who wero booked for a performance at at the Victoria theater last night fLDpi sacrificed their lives owing to the lofancc of a Chlneso employee of tho uter who opened the wrong draught In .coke-burning heater which permitted Isonous gases to till Urn dressing-rooms dfcorrldors of the theater The mln-rels mln-rels who we-ro gathering for tho pcr-rjnancc pcr-rjnancc noticed the peculiar odod and pfslckenlng sensation, and mado hasty teats for the open air, but so overcome rc eight members of the troupe that ty became unconscious In their rooms, lj' the prompt action of the stage man-er man-er saved their lives. Doctors were has- "'summoned and after working on the mjl for several hours pronounced all but a out of danger. The Lee brothers ire Rllll unconscious this morning and ilr recovery Is problematical. I |