02332cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000340011524500530014926400510020230000470025333600260030033700260032633800360035250000310038850801870041952011770060653400450178365300440182865300420187270000320191485600430194699900170198939280UtSlPG20260610133911.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF5161 aEverett, Marshall,d1863-193911a"Lest We Forget": Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-03-27  aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive/American
Libraries.)  a"Lest We Forget": Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Marshall Everett is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book presents a detailed and harrowing narrative of the Iroquois Theater fire that occurred in 1903, recounting the tragic events that led to the loss of hundreds of lives. This work is likely filled with firsthand accounts from survivors, rescuers, and officials, illustrating both the chaos of the disaster and the response that followed."  "The opening of the book sets the stage for the tragedy, describing the grandeur of the Iroquois Theater and the jubilant atmosphere of a holiday matinee before the disastrous fire erupted. A small ignition from a spotlight ignites curtains, quickly escalating into a catastrophic blaze that engulfs the packed auditorium. The ensuing panic leads to a horrific stampede for the exits, with many trapped and unable to escape. As the narrative unfolds, the horrifying scenes of desperation, the selfless acts of rescuers, and the community's response are vividly illustrated, laying the groundwork for an in-depth exploration of this devastating event." (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aIroquois Theater, Chicago -- Fire, 1903  aTheaters -- Fires and fire prevention1 aFallows, Samuel,d1835-192240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39280  c80119d80119