Kansas City, Missouri
Comique Theater Fire
October 9, 1895
Lost His Life in a Burning Theater.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct 10.--Fire which
started from an unknown cause on the stage of
the old Comique theater yesterday resulted in
the complete destruction of the building. $8,000
damage to an adjacent building occupied by
Mrs. John Hughes
as a saloon, and the death of
Alvin E Canaday,
brother-in-law of Chief
Hale and a member of fire company No.
1. The loss on the theater is $12,000, on
scenery $3,500, insurance on building and
scenery $2,500. Beside these losses the
Billy Rice
Minstrel Company lost all of its scenery,
wardrobe and other effects, valued at $1,500 or
$2,000.
Lorain County Reporter, Elyria, OH 12 Oct
1895
Transcribed by Audrey. Thank you,
Audrey!
The explosion of
three magazines used for calcium lights blew out
the front wall and spread the blaze. The wall
fell upon Canaday,
and when finally extricated, his skull was found
to be broken, and he died at 10 o'clock today.
The theatre was to have been closed next
Saturday night. The Comique was one of the
oldest theaters in the city and was owned by
Mrs. John Hughes,
and of late years has been the home of
vaudeville.
Morning World-Herald, Omaha, NE 10 Oct
1895
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