In working on my family history, I came across a picture of four of my ancestors. They were the wife and children of a cousin of my Great Grandfather. They perished in the fire that day. In doing additional research on the Internet, I found mention of a book titled “Chicago Death Trap.” I purchased and have read the book and cannot fathom what it must have been like for those theatregoers and the young woman who was suspended on wires over the stage waiting to perform her aerial ballet.
In working on my family history, I came across a picture of four of my ancestors. They were the wife and children of a cousin of my Great Grandfather. They perished in the fire that day. In doing additional research on the Internet, I found mention of a book titled “Chicago Death Trap.” I purchased and have read the book and cannot fathom what it must have been like for those theatregoers and the young woman who was suspended on wires over the stage waiting to perform her aerial ballet.