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Jack Pottlitzer, 11 Jack went to the theater with his cousins, Tessie Bissinger and her 15-year-old brother Walter. Only Tessie survived. Jack's mother had died six months earlier. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
Theresa "Tessie" Bissinger, 20 Tessie, her brother and cousin had seats in the gallery. Although she tried to save them, they were most likely trampled to death in the crush on the stairway. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
Natalie Eisendrath, 10 She and her mother were crushed in the stampede in the first balcony. They were found locked in each other's arms. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
Edna Dixon, 9 Edna went to the theater with her mother and 15-year-old sister Leah. The two children were identified soon after the fire, but their father had to bring his wife's dentist to identify her since she was so badly injured, probably in the crush on the stairwell. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
Josephine Reynolds, 7 Josephine and her mother sat in the fifth row of the gallery. Upon entering the gallery her mother remarked, "What a death-trap!" probably in reference to the handrails and the steep slope of the floor. Both were burned beyond recognition. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
Howard Williams, 17 Howard had intended to take his girlfriend to another show, but they changed their minds and went to Mr. Bluebeard instead. They sat in the first balcony. While Howard was killed, it's unknown whether his girlfriend survived. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
Helen Muriel Hull, 12 Helen's mother organized a surprise theater outing for the amusement of her daughter and two little nephews. All were killed. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
John Hennessy, 16 John sat in the gallery with his two younger brothers. Donald, 12, survived without injury but William, 14, was killed. John suffered severe burns, and one hand had to be amputated. The other was left deformed, and his face was badly scarred. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
Mary Brewster, left, Carrie Sayre, middle, and Lucie Sill were just three of the 41 school teachers killed in the fire. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
Allerton, Edward and Margaret Dee Four of the five Dee children went to the theater with their nanny: six-year-old twins Allerton and Edward, their baby sister Margaret, and their twelve-year-old stepbrother Willie. Willie was one of the first in the theater to notice the fire and told his nanny they needed to leave. When she hesitated, he grabbed the hand of the nearest child, Allerton, and led him down the stairs from the first balcony where they were sitting. Willie and Allerton made it out safely; the nanny was injured in the stampede but survived. Margaret and Edward died. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
Walter Zeisler, 17 Walter's parents were on a train bound from New York when they learned about the fire from the morning paper. Their son was listed among the casualties. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
Iroquois Theater, around 4:00 p.m. This photo was taken about 45 minutes after the fire started. Most of the victims were already dead, and Thompson's Restaurant next to the theater was used as a makeshift hospital/morgue. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
A program advertisement for the furniture company that manufactured the seats in the Iroquois. The stuffing and upholstery in these seats was highly flammable, and created dark, heavy smoke when ignited. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
A program advertisement for the Chicago Edison Company, who installed most of the electrical features in the theater. It was an electric arc light on stage that started the blaze. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
December 31, 1903 Photo of the Iroquois taken the day after the disaster. Most of the deaths were in the top balcony. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
Damage to the gallery ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ 
Many deaths were due to doors being locked with complicated bascule locks that were hard to open in an emergency situation when the theater was so dark and full of smoke. For more information about the fire, its victims and the aftermath,
visit Iroquois Theater.com