| Description |
xxiv, 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- 1. Warning signs -- 2. "Absolutely fireproof" -- 3. Play and players -- 4. Opening night -- 5. 3:15 P.M., Wednesday, December 30, 1903 -- 6. In the parquet and boxes -- 7. In the dress circle and gallery -- 8. The rescuers -- 9. The news spreads rapidly -- 10. Morgue scenes -- 11. In mourning -- 12. A state of shock -- 13. Safety last -- 14. Finger pointing -- 15. Blind justice -- 16. Curtains -- 17. Ashes and embers. |
| Subject |
Iroquois Theater (Chicago, Ill.) -- Fire, 1903.
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Fires -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 1875-
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| ISBN |
0809324903 cloth alkaline paper |
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