Arthur Hull lost his wife and three children to the horrific fire at the Iroquois theater. His wife took the children to the matinee and they all perished. The two boys of the family were nephews who had been adopted by the Hull's. Arthur took the first steps towards the arrests of the proprietors of the Iroquois theater and the formation of the Iroquois Memorial Association.
Arthur lost his entire family in the fire. Afterwards he said, "It is too terrible to contemplate. I can never go to my home again. To look at the playthings left by the children just where they put them, to see how my dear wife arranged all the details of her home so carefully, the very walls ring with the names of my dear dead ones. I can never go there again. Mrs. Hull had called the children from their play to go and see the show. They were laughing and shouting about the house in childish glee, when she, all radiant with smiles, came to tell them of the surprise she had planned for them.
They left their toys just where they were. She fixed the things about the house for a bit, and then took them with her. Mary our maid, went with them. She too, was joyous at the prospect, and a happier party never started anywhere. Everything was smiles and sunshine. They had planned for a day of joy, and it turned out a day of sorrow. Sorrow more deep than can be fathomed by the human mind. Sorrow so acute that it is indescribable."
The party consisted of Mrs. Hull, her little daughter, Helen Muriel, her two adopted sons, Donald DeGraff and Dwight Moody, together with Mary Forbes. The two boys had been adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Hull but three weeks before, and had lately come from Topeka, Kansas where their father, Fred J. Hull had died.
Arthur lost his entire family in the fire. Afterwards he said, "It is too terrible to contemplate. I can never go to my home again. To look at the playthings left by the children just where they put them, to see how my dear wife arranged all the details of her home so carefully, the very walls ring with the names of my dear dead ones. I can never go there again. Mrs. Hull had called the children from their play to go and see the show. They were laughing and shouting about the house in childish glee, when she, all radiant with smiles, came to tell them of the surprise she had planned for them.
They left their toys just where they were. She fixed the things about the house for a bit, and then took them with her. Mary our maid, went with them. She too, was joyous at the prospect, and a happier party never started anywhere. Everything was smiles and sunshine. They had planned for a day of joy, and it turned out a day of sorrow. Sorrow more deep than can be fathomed by the human mind. Sorrow so acute that it is indescribable."
The party consisted of Mrs. Hull, her little daughter, Helen Muriel, her two adopted sons, Donald DeGraff and Dwight Moody, together with Mary Forbes. The two boys had been adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Hull but three weeks before, and had lately come from Topeka, Kansas where their father, Fred J. Hull had died.
Arthur Hull lost his wife and three children to the horrific fire at the Iroquois theater. His wife took the children to the matinee and they all perished. The two boys of the family were nephews who had been adopted by the Hull's. Arthur took the first steps towards the arrests of the proprietors of the Iroquois theater and the formation of the Iroquois Memorial Association.
Arthur lost his entire family in the fire. Afterwards he said, "It is too terrible to contemplate. I can never go to my home again. To look at the playthings left by the children just where they put them, to see how my dear wife arranged all the details of her home so carefully, the very walls ring with the names of my dear dead ones. I can never go there again. Mrs. Hull had called the children from their play to go and see the show. They were laughing and shouting about the house in childish glee, when she, all radiant with smiles, came to tell them of the surprise she had planned for them.
They left their toys just where they were. She fixed the things about the house for a bit, and then took them with her. Mary our maid, went with them. She too, was joyous at the prospect, and a happier party never started anywhere. Everything was smiles and sunshine. They had planned for a day of joy, and it turned out a day of sorrow. Sorrow more deep than can be fathomed by the human mind. Sorrow so acute that it is indescribable."
The party consisted of Mrs. Hull, her little daughter, Helen Muriel, her two adopted sons, Donald DeGraff and Dwight Moody, together with Mary Forbes. The two boys had been adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Hull but three weeks before, and had lately come from Topeka, Kansas where their father, Fred J. Hull had died.
Arthur lost his entire family in the fire. Afterwards he said, "It is too terrible to contemplate. I can never go to my home again. To look at the playthings left by the children just where they put them, to see how my dear wife arranged all the details of her home so carefully, the very walls ring with the names of my dear dead ones. I can never go there again. Mrs. Hull had called the children from their play to go and see the show. They were laughing and shouting about the house in childish glee, when she, all radiant with smiles, came to tell them of the surprise she had planned for them.
They left their toys just where they were. She fixed the things about the house for a bit, and then took them with her. Mary our maid, went with them. She too, was joyous at the prospect, and a happier party never started anywhere. Everything was smiles and sunshine. They had planned for a day of joy, and it turned out a day of sorrow. Sorrow more deep than can be fathomed by the human mind. Sorrow so acute that it is indescribable."
The party consisted of Mrs. Hull, her little daughter, Helen Muriel, her two adopted sons, Donald DeGraff and Dwight Moody, together with Mary Forbes. The two boys had been adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Hull but three weeks before, and had lately come from Topeka, Kansas where their father, Fred J. Hull had died.
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