CHAPTER XIX.

THE SWORN TESTIMONY OF THE SURVIVORS 251

THE FIRST WITNESS--MARLOWE'S EXPERIENCE--MUSICAL DIRECTOR'S SWORN STATEMENT--MRS. PETRY'S ESCAPE--UP AGAINST LOCKED DOORS--BLOWN INTO THE ALLEY--JUST OUT IN TIME--SPORTING MEN TESTIFY--AN ELGIN PHYSICIAN'S TALE--MR. MENHARD'S DIFFICULT EXIT--THE THEATER ENGINEER--A SCHOOL GIRL'S ACCOUNT.