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Eighteen-year-old Herman Bein (b.1885) went to the
theater alone and sat in the second-floor balcony.
He was one of the first injured victims to be
removed from the Iroquois Theater. He died at the
Postgraduate Hospital in Chicago twelve days after
the fire, bringing the death toll to 597. That he
was one of the first to be taken out of the theater
indicates that he was conscious and able to speak
for at least some of his time as a hospital patient.
Herman was one of two children born to German immigrants, Adolph (1845–1918) and Sarah Abrahamson Bein
(1865–1922).
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Adolf immigrated to America
at age twenty-five, married Sarah in 1884 and by 1900 was a prosperous
enough saloon keeper to afford a domestic employee.
Sarah was born in New York, their children in
Illinois. In addition to Herman there was a daughter, Rose.
By 1910 Adolf, Sarah and Rose were living with
Sarah's father, Morris Abrahamson (1844–).
Herman was buried in the family plot in Forest Home
Cemetery in Cook County, IL, with his parents and
Etta.
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Discrepancies and addendum
The names of five non-attendees were inaccurately reported in connection with Herman
Bein, described as having lost their hands, legs and being only slightly burned.
They were Herman Deil, Herman Deit, Herman Bern, Herman Vine, and Herman Peil.
The common connection was Herman's address in Chicago: 266 Division where Herman Bein
lived with his parents and sister.
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