100 Years Ago
By Paul Hashagen, Magazine Staff
Posted: Thu, 01/01/2009 - 02:00
Updated: Thu, 08/27/2009 - 16:37
ERIE, PA: Jan. 1, 1909 - Every one of the 1,500 seats in the Park Opera House was filled when a fire was discovered during a production of "Nick of Time." Fireman Abraham Louch, who was assigned to the theater, noticed smoke coming from the floor of the gallery. He transmitted the alarm and immediately made his way to the rear of the stage. "Keep the show going!" he called to the actors as he stepped to the center of the stage. Louch told the audience there was a fire next door and that they should file out of the theater.
