Alice

“He said the Iroquois was “completed and OK.” Neither of those things were true.”
― Troy Taylor, One Afternoon at the Iroquois

“If anyone here is alive,” he called out again, “groan or make some sound and we’ll take you out.” He looked around the auditorium, taking in the burned seats, the blackened walls, the twisted piles of debris on the stage, and the smoldering bodies of the dead. But the devastated Iroquois Theater was silent.”
― Troy Taylor, One Afternoon at the Iroquois

“And that was when the massive crowd in the Iroquois Theater auditorium began to panic.”
― Troy Taylor, One Afternoon at the Iroquois

“Its whole underside had gone from its normal white color to being completely red. Much of the skin was missing, and the innards had been spilling out. Small fish were continuously swimming up to it and taking little bits of the open wounds. Despite the additional damage done by the little scavengers, the bite marks on the belly were still clearly visible. Stafford put his goggles on and gently lowered himself into the water. Because he was going to remain on the surface, he didn’t bother putting on an air tank.”
― Michael R. Cole, Thresher