Show r Remarkable Escape of Two Children l jj From the Iroquois Theater Theat r Fire i g A woman whoso whose husband Is la 11 a 11 law 1111 lawyer lawyer yer er In the Ashlund Block took h her r small wn son m aged fl t and her smaller maller daughter aged 4 1 to 10 the Iroquois thea then theater theater ter on the fateful Wednesday after afternoon afternoon noon They The had seats close cloNo to the stage Tho The mother occupied tho the seat sent farthest from the attic al lc then came carno tho the little boy b Y and then thell the little girl Next to her was a n vacant elsie seat Presently nUy a n fairly well Greeted dressed man came In alone amt ami sat down In the time vacant set ret It n Developed that the tho newcomer new newcomer newcomer had comer was as Intoxicated The Time liquor had the effect of putting him In perfect good cool humor with nil the world He paid small attention to the stage but was waH apparently much struck by b the beauty brouty of ot the little II till yellow tot who sat eat next to hum him Ho lie began b an to talk to tn her hr but the tho baby was w s frightened tumid and tried trl 1 to edge dge an away ay Purl ty III 1111 he said coax coaxIngly coaxIngly putting patting her gently on the tho head with a n large InTi 1 red hand The he mans mm talk was Mas na the attention of oC other people nod nud the childs mother leaned over and asked him hlll to stop Thas Thal aw ow a Ugh sigh he wild said with R a abroad broad brond smile thus ow nw She Sho Is in Isa Isa ina a purt gir rl she Finally I the tho mother ap op polled pealed to nn nil usher who cimo down the and nail ak n the man on rat the aisle to stop talking to his hili neighbors HP lie too wits uia answered ores by b u II Krill grin and a n request to look at t tho purl ty lit Shortly after the thc first symptoms of fire Oro acre w ro noticed on the stage Mime The mother with her two small children was wail frightened flout Cram the first Hut the th drunken man leaned lea lied over ocr and shook a finger OllIr tit ut her reassuringly Deft Dont you ou be raid nUlls III he soul sold thickly Dont 1 ont you ou be You chess come Ith lIh me Without for tor an nn answer nn he ho seized the tho little girl tucked her away n under one n arm a rill picked up the boy under his left unit with the tho half haIC hysterical woman clinging to his hili coat cont In the rear went Trent staggering up the center aisle to 10 towards towards wards the th main entrance He Ho started before there thero was any great grent alarm In Inthe Inthe Inthe the house hoU and people purple still sitting In Inthe Inthe Inthe the aisles had time to laugh nt at Ills his drunken tt appear dignified Jut hut Just as us the strange party reached the door tho the storm broke broko out behind them Out Into the street staggered the theman moan man still firmly holding the children under his hili arms anus He lie showed rte Inclination Inclination inclination tion to rut put them down dOlln Wont Won t you ou come up with me to 10 my husbands office otilee In the tho Ashland block pleaded l the woman SUre stammered the tM man mall still with witha a smile snubs wins tho the purt ti III Irrl rl They The went over oer to the time Ashland look took an nn elevator to the husbands office In staggered the tho still carrying tho the babies set them item down on the tho and promptly relapsed Into a u chair and went to sleep leep Meanwhile tho terrified woman was eons telling her husband time the awful story elor of ot the lire and how a strange and drunken man hail had saved them all the husband was extremely grateful to t the stranger Ho lo lovent went vent out Into the outer oller to o express his hll tanks but found It first necessary to wake up the hero who was by this time snoring noisily II Nos said the tho drunken man waving 1111 an unsteady hand Nos No thanks tall Pur ty III girl aint she same hc Ho He wIlled aimlessly at the tho childs father tather Here wild Milt the father tather pulling n II S 20 bill from his pocket Take this for tor mo me anyhow anho Just to show that I 1 appreciate what you hove have done for tor me Inc R With I t l a stiff pUt and drunken dignity the theman t man mall straightened himself up until his hll head bend was WM further luck back ck thin than Ida hit hl heels Awl At Give your money to lh Ih heath heathen en I got money mane my own I r have ha ho said angrily Youre n a stiff you ate are Whereupon having hang untangled hits his foot feet ot he hl went out Into the tho hallway and took lock an nn elevator to 10 the tho th street refusing to 10 give his name or to allow allo any one oneto oneto oneto to accompany him bun bunIs IP Is there then n a 1 moral to this true story If U ro rot roC what Is Tribune t |