Moving Picture Machine
Explodes and Wild Panic
Follows? W omen and
Children are Crushed Un
derfoot
(Unit- - Press Telegrapl
MEXICO CITY, Mex.a Feb. 16.? One
or the worst theatre horrors of his
tory occurred here Sunday evening
when an explosion of a moving pic
ture machine started a fire in the Ac
apulco theatre and more than 1*75 peo
pie were burned to death or had life
crushed out in the wild panic that en
sued.
The Acapulco is one of the largest
theatres in Mexico. More than 1.000
people were attending the perform
ance Sunday night. The orchestra
was playing and a girl on the stage
was singing an illustrated song when
suddenly the moving picture machine
exploded with a terrific report. A
dozen people sitting ntar it were
killed outright and the explosion
started a rush for the door^
The narrow exits were soon JamnmJ
with a frantic, struggling crowd of
men. women and children, who tram
pled each other In an effort to es
cape. The gas from the exploded
machine soon spread the flames and
the Interior of the theatre was a mas
of Ore.
A fire alarm was turned in. but the
firemen could not gain entrance to
the theatre for some time, as the ex
Its were nil choked with a struggling
mass of humanity.
Whole families were wiped out and
there are few people among the high
er classes In Mexico who have not
lost some relative or friend in the
disaster. The whole city is in
mourning today.
The reports of the disaster were
vCable Service.)
delayed because the cyclones In the
south blew down the telegraph wires
leading 'o Mexico.
MEXICO.( Later) ? It is now esti
mated that more than 400 people los?
their lives in the theatre fire Sunday
night. No Americans were killed.
Thomas Whalen, who for a num
ber of years has been captain on tht
Victoria and Bonanza King, tht
White Pass & Yukon boats running
between Whltehorse and Dawson, wa
drowned Saturday night at North
Vancouver. B. C. HU body was re
covered. No details of the drowning
can be obtained.
Capt. Whalen had been In the em
ploy of the White Pass & Yukon for
eight years and was a steady. reliablt
man. He had many friends In tht
Yukon and Alaska and was well liked
by all. The news of his death camt
over the Dominion wire via Ashcroft
There was no meeting of the town
council last night. Councilmen Ash
ley. Nye. Shea and Snyder were pres
ent. Mr. Taylor and Mr. Clark were
absent and consequently there was no
quorum. The council will meet next
Monday evening.
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We have our standard of quality at the highest.
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(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
NEW CASTLE, Eng. Feb. 16? More
than 150 miners we.'o entombed alive
this afternoon by an explosion in the
Stanley coal mines here. The explo
slon was caused by coal gas. Every
effort is being made to rescue the
miners, lb is thought most of them
are dead.
(United Press Telegraph-Cattle Service.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.? Preshlont
Roosevelt sent another special mes
sage to congress yesterday urging
that congress appoint a commission
to Investigate the care given to chil
drcn dependent upon cnariiaoie organ
Izatlons. The message Is the out
come of the conference of child educn
tors held at the White House last
month.
DRISCOLL WILL
FIGHT ATTELL
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.? Abe Attell.
champion featherweight fighter of
the world, and Jem Driscoll, cham
pion of England, signed articles for a
ten round fight to take place nex'
Friday night. The men agreed to
weigh In at 123 pounds. Driscoll re
cently came from England and has
been defeating every man he met
Aitel! refused to meet him at first
Many fight experts think Driscoll 1^
the one man who can beat the He
brew wonder.
SLA 100 0100
The government vessel Peterson
left Haines Sunday morning to come
to Skagway, but after progressing
about a mile. Capt. Livingston turned
around and returned to Fort Seward.
He probably found the sea too heavy
and did not care to take any
chances. Capt. Simonds, Capt. Davi
son and Capt. Hutton went down to
Fort Seward on the Hegg. "Foul
Weather Pete" Madsen stating that
the sea was not too rough for the
Hegg.
The Peterson came up from Fort
Seward Friday with Capt. G. S. Sim
onds, Capt. P. W. Davison and Capt.
Paul Hutton on board. They at
tended the Lincoln memorial services
Friday and were at the Icy Breeze
social club's dance Friday night.
They returned to Fort Seward yes
terday on the Hegg.
ALASKA ROM
COI. IS GONE
The Alaska Road Commission Is n
thing o? the past In Skagway. The
big steauier Portlwid ploughed Into
the harbor yesterday afternoon and b
6 o'clock the belongings of the Road
Commission were stored away. Th<
Portland left at midnight taking away
Lieut, and Mrs. Orchard, Miss Elea
nor Moorehouse and Messrs. Carter
Daly, Watson, Mulroy and Amundson.
The Portland goes directly to \ aldez
where the Road Commission headquar
ters will be in the future.
The Portland brought up about "0
passengers and many of them left the
ship and walked about the town.
SHAY ELKS
BEAT JUNEAU
The Skagwav Elks" bowlers were in
form last night and they didn't do a
thing to the brethren down at Juneau
in the telegraphic game that was
rolled. The local players won three
straight games and finished 133 pins
to the good. The members of No.
420, Juneau, are still wondering how
It happened.
The telegraphic game was a big
success and If the Juneau Elks are
willing another game will probably
be arranged In the near future. The
scores of the games last night are as
follows: Skapway 867, 833, 8S6. Ju
neau 846, 814, 843.
Tlie individual scores of the local
Elks are:
Will Clayson 1S8, 16."., 173?526.
Alec Rlanchard 190, 196, 186 ? 672.
Monte Snow 106, 136, 179?511.
Will Blanchard 165, 162. 188?515.
James Rock 128, 179. 160?462.
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SALARY IS SLICED TO IKE
KNOX ELIGIBLE 10 CABINET
(United Pr??? T#l?flr?ph-C?bU Mrvle*.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.? Under a
special order of business the House
of Representatives last night reduced
the salary of the office of th<- secre
tary of state from $12,000 to 18,000,
? no removing the bar which kept
enator Philander Knox from being
appointed as secretary of state by
President-elect Taft.
? (onutltuUon provide that no
ron*rpi*m*n can occupy an office Id
*hlch he bu u*#<1 his Ie*falattr?
power to obtain ? ralae of aalafy,
Senator Knox ?a* one of lb# prim*
moTeTB In hartn* the salary of
cabinet officer* Increaaed This
before he *a? ever considered for the
position.
(United Pret* T#l?flr?ph-C?bl?
NEW YORK. Feb. 1#? I>anle| On*
gcnhi'itn is being ruahed here from
Mexico City in a special ?ra"..i In an
attempt to have hla life aaved by
specialists at New York. He I* In *
dying condition from an attack or
heart trouble which ??l*ed him while
he waa iaapecting a amelur in U?e
blKh altitude of Mexico City. Private
e* ft.tr hla condition la rery k??
and k(? d^ath will probabTr renH
3KAGWAY HAD
EARTH QUAKE
Just to keep up with the trend of
the Unit's Skagway hud an earthquak
this morning It wasn't much of a
quake, for a Rood many people who
were awake at the time didn't notice
it. a good man}- more did, however, i
so there is no doubt but that we had .
a real quake.
The shocks were slight and soemed
to run from north to south. The |
motion was gentle. The quak?* occur- '
red exactly at 7:33 o'clock The
shocks were not felt for more than
20 seconds.
No damage of any kind was done. ;
A number of clocks were stopped all I
over town.
FIRE WHS EXTINGUISHED
A small blaze was discovered in the
American Tailor shop at 12:30 today ?
Mr. Tibideau. Jr.. first saw It. A
couple of buckets of water ertln
Ruished the conflagration.
STORMS CAUSED
MUCH HARDSHIP
(By United Preee.)
CHTCAOO. Fe* 1?-The bMsrarta
which hare been raging In parte
of the tnlddl* wrtt. blocking traloa
?nd caualng great tufferlag. are kd^
what abated today The alorms left a
treat deal of (offering In their wake.
Anion* the poorer claaeee ia the big
cltlea the itorm ha? caoeed much
mlaery. Severe galea are aUII blow
ing along the Atlantic coagt.
The Comtoercial hotel of White
horae which waa burned laat Decem
ber, baa be?o rebuilt and thoroughly
renoorated. Felt cloth haa been
placed between the walla and thl>.
with the fcif hot air furnace. ma?e?
It one of vhe warmeat and coileat
hoftt*lerlr/a in the north; the Interior
of the hotH haa been taatllr repaper
?d and preeenta a handaome appear
ance.
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We have just received
(a new line of suits for
Winter trade, that are
excellent in quality and
very moderately priced,
$15,00 to $22.50, come
in and look them over.
See window display.
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