Daughter of William J. Freckelton. Ella and her sister Edyth, were trapped and burned to death in the terrible fire, along with their brother, at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago. It was a matinee and the theater was filled mostly with women and children. Over six hundred died. One of the biggest disasters in Chicago history. More than 2,000 people were in the hall for their funeral service and five hundred others lined the street for hours waiting for the funeral cortege to pass on its way. Ella died with her sister, Edyth in the tragic fire at the Iroquois Theater which killed over 600 people, mainly women and children. The funeral services over the remains of Ella and Edyth, daughters of William J. Freckleton, 5632 Peoria Street, were conducted by Rev. R. Keene Ryan at Boulevard Hall, Fifty-fifth and Halstead Streets. More than 2,000 persons were in the hall and 500 others stood in the street for hours waiting for the funeral cortege to pass on its way to Oakwoods, where interment was made.
Daughter of William J. Freckelton. Ella and her sister Edyth, were trapped and burned to death in the terrible fire, along with their brother, at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago. It was a matinee and the theater was filled mostly with women and children. Over six hundred died. One of the biggest disasters in Chicago history. More than 2,000 people were in the hall for their funeral service and five hundred others lined the street for hours waiting for the funeral cortege to pass on its way. Ella died with her sister, Edyth in the tragic fire at the Iroquois Theater which killed over 600 people, mainly women and children. The funeral services over the remains of Ella and Edyth, daughters of William J. Freckleton, 5632 Peoria Street, were conducted by Rev. R. Keene Ryan at Boulevard Hall, Fifty-fifth and Halstead Streets. More than 2,000 persons were in the hall and 500 others stood in the street for hours waiting for the funeral cortege to pass on its way to Oakwoods, where interment was made.
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