On 30 December 1903 she was lucky to escape with just " bad burns " in the Iroquois Theatre fire that killed more than 600 people . The fire consumed the Iroquoi Theatre in Chicago . She had been sitting in the fifth row when there was a fire on stage and the safety curtain failed to fall and protect the audience . At least 602 were killed and the theatre was consumed . She died in 1916
Iroquois Theatre fire
Iroquois Theatre fire
Eva Katherine Clapp