A sad feature of the catastrophe was the killing of two young children of Wilmer Lane and possible fatal injuries of Mr. Lane. The husband and father is employed at the Canonsburg Pottery company's plant, and is the son of Samuel Lane of Murray Hill. Young Lane did not know that his wife and children had been killed or badly maimed until he had assisted for some hours in the work of removing the dead and injured, he being a member of one of the volunteer fire companies. Finally his attention was attracted to his wife and babes, and he almost collapsed.
Mrs. Lane and children had gone in the opera house, while Mr. Lane was attending to some matters about town. When the fire alarm sounded, he rushed to the building and helped in the work there.