Young People Die in Each Other’s Arms – Had Just Purchased Wedding Ring
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Canonsburg, Pa., Aug. 27. – A pitiful feature of last night’s theater catastrophe was the death of Sidney Redigger and Lulu Fisher, two of the victims, who were to have been married within a few weeks. The two were found clutched in a tight embrace. Several persons who escaped death, but who were wedged against the walls by the crowd declare that Redigger made a gallant fight to save his intended bride.
According to Phillip Thoms, the young man lifted Miss Fisher in his arms to keep her from falling beneath the feet of the crowd. His efforts were most heroic. While Thoms was unable to move, he saw Redigger stagger and fall from the weight of the crowd and his double burden.
A short time before going into the theater, Redigger and the young woman had entered a local jewelry store and purchased a wedding ring. They entered the theater arm in arm, with a smile on their faces.
Riddiger was until recently employed at a local restaurant. He came here from Youngstown, O., some time ago. He was one of the most popular men in town among the newcomers. Miss Fisher was employed at the home of John Cameron at White Lawn Terrace. Her home was at Glen Campbell, Pa.