CHAPTER II.

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GREAT PILES OF CHARRED BODIES FOUND EVERYWHERE IN THE THEATER--MOAN INSPIRES WORKERS IN MAD EFFORT TO SAVE--NONE LEFT ALIVE IN GALLERY--DEAD AND DYING CARRIED INTO NEARBY RESTAURANT BY SCORES--TERRIBLE REALITY COMES TO AWESTRICKEN CROWD--ONE LIFE BROUGHT BACK FROM DEATH--ONE HUNDRED FEET IN AIR, POLICE CARRY INJURED ACROSS ALLEY--CROWDS OF ANXIOUS FRIENDS--BALCONY AND GALLERY CLEARED--FINANCE COMMITTEE OF CITY COUNCIL ACTS PROMPTLY.