CHAPTER XIV.

STORIES AND NARRATIVES OF THE HOLOCAUST 193

MRS. SCHWEITZLER'S STORY OF THE BURNING OF THE CURTAIN--ESCAPE OF MOTHER AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN-- EXPRESSION OF THE DEAD--ONLY SURVIVOR OF LARGE THEATER PARTY--ALL HIS FAMILY GONE--A FAMILY PARTY BURNED--CARRIES DAUGHTER'S BODY HOME IN HIS ARMS--SAD ERROR IN IDENTIFICATION--THE HANGER OF THE ASBESTOS CURTAIN--KEEPSAKES OF THE DEAD--THE SCENE AT THOMPSON'S RESTAURANT--LIKE A FIELD OF BATTLE--WOMEN EAGER TO HELP--STEADY STREAM OF BODIES--CLOTHING TORN TO SHREDS--PRAYERS FOR THE DYING--CHILD SAVED FROM DEATH BY BALLET GIRL--PRIEST GIVES ABSOLUTION TO DYING FIRE VICTIMS--LITTLE BOY THANKS GOD FOR CHANGING HIS LUCK--USE PLACER MINER METHODS--DAUGHTER OF A. H. REVELL ESCAPES--PHILADELPHIA PARTNER IN THEATER HORRIFIED--ALL KENOSHA IN MOURNING--FIVE OF ONE FAMILY DEAD--COOPER BROTHERS DEEPLY MOURNED.