Iroquois Theatre Fire

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Chicago Tribune THIRD OF FAMILY TO MEET TRAGIC END
Nineteen year old Howard Hippach is the last of the three sons of Louis A. Hippach, wealthy plate glass and window glass manufacturer, to meet a tragic death.  Howrd Hippach was killed Thursday afternoon when a motor car which he was driving ...
31st October 1914
IROQUOIS GROUNDING   IROQUOIS GROUNDING
One of the most photographed liner mishaps of the pre-World War 2 years was the July 1927 stranding of the Clyde-Mallory Line's flagship Iroquois.  She and her sister Shawnee proved to be the largest vessels Clyde-Mallory ever produced, ...
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IROQUOIS PASSENGER LIST COVER   IROQUOIS PASSENGER LIST COVER
An unusual Iroquois passenger list cover from August 1934. Less than a month later, Iroquois was pressed into Ward Line service to replace the lost Morro Castle on her outbound September 8th voyage. About 50 passengers c...
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TINTED VIEW OF THE FIRE 1942   TINTED VIEW OF THE FIRE 1942
Why did eleven minutes elapse between outbreak of the fire and the first general alarm...
1942 Gare Maritime
New York Times LOST TWO IN IROQUOIS FIRE
Daughters of Rescued Titanic Passenger Killed in Chicago Holocaust --- Special to The New York Times --- CHICAGO, Ill., April 16---Mrs. Ida S. Hippach, wife of L. A. Hippach, manufacturer, of 7,352 Sheridan Road, and Miss ...
17th April 1912
Daily Telegraph FIRE ABOARD THE "CALIFORNIAN"
A telegram from Vera Cruz reports that the Leyland liner "Californian" took fire in that port and that the outbreak was not extinguished until much damage had been done to the cargo by fire and water. The fire originated in holds number four...
3rd July 1913
NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THEATRE, 1938   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THEATRE, 1938
THE THEATRE: The theatre was designed by Cornelis J. Engelen in cooperation with Mrs. Elisabeth de Boer. It is built in the shape of half an eggshell; following the contours of the vessel, and of the visual and aural points of focus. The color scheme...
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TINTED VIEW OF THE FIRE 1942   TINTED VIEW OF THE FIRE 1942
Why didn't experts foresee the danger or capsizing before it was too late....
1942 Gare Maritime
NORMANDIE BURNS   NORMANDIE BURNS
Clouds of Smoke soar over the midtown skyline, almost hiding the Empire State Building in the background, as fire races through the upper decks of the former French luxury liner Normandie, recently seized by U.S. at its W.49th St. dock. There were...
March 1942 Gare Maritime
The Syracuse Herald FIRE RAGED ON TITANIC FIVE DAYS
New York Aril 20th – That a fire had raged in the [?] bunkers of the liner Titanic from the day she left Southampton u...
20th April 1912
HUDSON THEATRE PROGRAMME 1909   HUDSON THEATRE PROGRAMME 1909
The cover of the Hudson Theatre programme for Henry B. Harris' production of "The Third Degree" (1909), one of his biggest hits....
1909
MORRO CASTLE - STERN VIEW AFTER THE FIRE   MORRO CASTLE - STERN VIEW AFTER THE FIRE
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MORRO CASTLE - BOWS AFTER THE FIRE   MORRO CASTLE - BOWS AFTER THE FIRE
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MORRO CASTLE - AFTER THE FIRE   MORRO CASTLE - AFTER THE FIRE
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MORRO CASTLE - AFTER THE FIRE   MORRO CASTLE - AFTER THE FIRE
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Birkenhead News AN ARGYLE THEATRE'S BANDSMAN AMONG THE TITANIC ORCHESTRA
One of those on board the Titanic and who it is feared is amongst those who have perished, is Mr. J. F. P. Clarke, formerly a member of the orchestra of the Argyle Theatre of Varieties. Mr. Clarke in his short time he played...
20th April 1912
THOMAS WHITELEY : APPEARING AT THE MERRIMACK SQUARE THEATRE Lowell Sun THOMAS WHITELEY : APPEARING AT THE MERRIMACK SQUARE THEATRE
The attendance at both perfomances at the Merrimack Square theatre yesterday was extraordinarily large, and the many patrons seemed well satisfied with the bill as presented, for practically each number was received with loud applause.  ...
28th May 1912
New York Times FASHIONS AT THE PALACE
Lady Duff-Gordon and Her Models Back---Effective War Play ---The changing season, with its accompanying change in feminine fashions, brought Lady Duff-Gordon and her gorgeously clad models back to the Palace Theatre yesterday a...
28th May 1918
The Stevens Point Journal FATED SHIPS HOLD AFIRE
Fireman Details How Flames Broke Out In Coal Bunkers After Leaving Southampton and Steamship Was Rushed Westward So That Blaze Might Be Extinguished in New York Port. ...
27th April 1912
THOMAS WHITELEY TO SPEAK AT MASSACHUSETTS THEATRE Lowell Sun THOMAS WHITELEY TO SPEAK AT MASSACHUSETTS THEATRE
The 27th May 1912 Lowell Sun, Lowell, Massachsetts, carried the following advertisement: Merrimack Square Theatre "The Coolest Spot in Town" QUALITY AND QUANTITY THE WATCHWORDS FOR&nb...
27th May 1912
New York Times DRESSMAKERS' QUICK FLIGHT
Patrons, Too, Leave Without Ceremony When Fire Threatens --- A small but spectacular fire at 19 and 21 West Thirty-sixth Street shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon caused considerable excitement on Fifth Avenue among...
17th February 1912
New York Times MRS. MADELEINE DICK LOSES HOME BY FIRE
$50,000 Winter House Destroyed---$100,800 Jewelry Stolen --- Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec. 4---Mrs. Madeleine F. Dick’s Winter residence at Dixie Plantation, twenty miles from here on the Stono ...
5th December 1939
Worcester Journal NEW PLAY ABOUT JOSEPH BRUCE ISMAY
NINETY-eight years after she sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic comes a play about the man who was in charge of the Titanic. The Man Who Left the Titanic, a new play by Patrick Prior, is performed at the Norbury Theatre this weekend....
21st October 2010
New York Times DEFICIT IN HARRIS ESTATE
Theatrical Manager Left $365,443, but Had Large Debts --- Henry B. Harris, the theatrical manager who lost his life in the Titanic disaster of April 15, 1912, left a gross estate of $365,443, according to an appraisal filed yesterday in ...
2nd July 1914
Worcestershire Chronicle FIRE UP HARD
''Down in the engine-room,'' said John Thompson, one of the surviving firemen, in New York, ''we understood that they wanted the Titanic to make a record run. The orders to us were to fire up as hard as we could. At time the liner made 77 revolutions...
27th April 1912
Variety MRS. HENRY B. (RENEE) HARRIS DIES
Robert J. Landry
Theatre Owner-Producer Was Linked to Another Broadway Era Although she was married three times afterwards, she always remained Mrs. Henry B. Harris and when she died at Doctors Hospital, N.Y., at 93, she was press reported either as Mr...
10th September 1969
MORRO CASTLE - AFTER THE FIRE   MORRO CASTLE - AFTER THE FIRE
Morro Castle aground and burnt out at Asbury Park, New Jersey...
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NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THEATRE, ARTWORK.   NIEUW AMSTERDAM : THEATRE, ARTWORK.
In front of the theatre, forward, there is a striking panel, 25 feet long, by Reyer Stolk. It is executed in solid masses of gold, black, red and maroon, and its theme the spread of the theatre’s influence over the world by ships. Greek and Dutch E...
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New York Times CLEARS HOTEL MEN IN PALM BEACH FIRE
Florida Commissioner After Inquiry Says That They Provided All Necessary Safeguards --- GUESTS’ LOSS $2,000,000 --- Thousands of Dollars in Scattered Belongings Reclaimed---First of Victims Arrive HERE --- Special to ...
21st March 1925
The Sydney Morning Herald THE REPORTED GUN FIRE AT FORT DENISON
The report sent to the police the other day that someone had fired a gun at Fort Denison has not yet been cleared up. The charge of the island is in the hands of the Navigation Department. Last Saturday morning the Superintenden...
12th October 1900
New York Times FASHION DISPLAY AT PALACE
Lady Duff-Gordon Appears far a War Charity---Herman Timberg --- A fashion display staged by Lady Duff-Gordon, and including that personage herself as an added attraction, was the mecca that drew an unusually large crowd to the Palace T...
4th December 1917
Hudson Observer MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR TITANIC VICTIM
Family of John Ashby of West Hoboken Abandon Hope for Him ---------- Until to-day the family of John Ashby, of West Hoboken, had some hope for his recovery, but are now convinced that there is no hope of him showing up alive, ...
23rd April 1912
Brooklyn Daily Times WYCOFF VAN DERHOEF HAD BIG CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
Wycoff Van Derhoef, of 109 Joralemon street, was one of the wealthiest and best known residents of the Eastern District and Secretary of the Williamsburgh City Fire Insurance Company. Mr. Van Derhoef was on his way from a visit to his sister in Euro...
16th April 1912
THE GENERAL SLOCUM : THE HORROR OF FIRE AT SEA Gare Maritime THE GENERAL SLOCUM : THE HORROR OF FIRE AT SEA
Jim Kalafus
Panic ensued. Sheets of flame followed the roiling clouds of smoke, and the fearful rush began to the sides of the boat....
21st June 2007 Gare Maritime
MATINEE PROGRAMME   MATINEE PROGRAMME
Programme for a matinee in aid of the the Titanic Relief Fund, 1st May 1912....
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