Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-04-26

ton returned, found ihat IL. opposite pler and that
part oi the box 10 which cluny, alone reuaued; the
rest oil the e]istcc was mingled oF IRON tn,boI
aud bricks. | now distinguished ,ha, Miss Yates nv
some extraordinary prcseT vatou, ulhiuI he, way
tawards me- covered with blood. streaming frurn hes
head, and i;nporints save her | d, apgei her
over The box, where she re,naue1 completely BLUSH ii
H. "r n"afiy ali an hour IL the expiration OF that
period, distinguished three penters wadiu-
through tue rubbish 10 gam the s'ree-!o: he frame
"oih having fallen passage, fearful one lis i'ue,
was lett, b, c!ambenns, over 'ia Tums.-Upon Wgu-
~, was told that our present security was very nail,
and that should endeavoUr IN escape. did 81, and
after difficulty CouIivGi To get her the
AUS III dong WHICH, need no; describe my horrors al
f'ndiDE OF The rCstiog places for my foot was he
'h;e OF the unfortunate Sufferer al the oi Gilbert
|inwcrer Il D, mir,ce, / did escape aGd As far as
my inq'nies lead the on', person enrciy nnuri vbo
d" sol then went 10 aPpri.e my i..ends uf my
SAFETY"
.Tosscs. a!aurice aud Caru,hcrs, who had erected
the Theatre, aud eSIpu.od cous3ec bic sum in
ITS completion, were behind the scenes itu.ss the
rrobabe effect that tire drama would produce when a,
ABOUT IS minutes to ~ o'clock, slight crash of timber
was heard, which unattended To- from the suppo-
stion tina, ii might have been tie ialu Of beam from
Tie hands OF carpenter, who, wih others was still
employed in completing the building; another came
aod was equally dis'eg arded third followed which
excited only momcnary alarm, AID shook the lustr re-
hut forth followed with INSTANTANEOUS rapdit., aud
buried The greater part of the performers btI
ruins
when the tboatre fell M thore were a, least 10
persons within It, Connected With he thearica PEI.
t"f'haHce there we're al least CO. and With the me.
chanics employed shug, CGiupleun, there Cuuyi
NOT have been less than 20 The greater part O. wio
At is 10 be hoped have escaped.
a hundred Iabourers torn ST. Caillcs:ae's Dock,
were instantly scot 10 assist removing the tu6o.h
and b. tier exe,tron several pe;sous we're say ed
though dreadiuiy mu' Hated. 1t IS supposed there
must DE at least fifty victims whose bodies stii ,einaia
q I!;Sl, H.. 4 ,s
satisfactory TO state. that at late hour ibis morning.
All were living ami fo' the most part likely well.
The Theatre cost upwa' ds Of 10000 IN lis croc-
hon and tue expense of scensTy csses, Sc &c. was
Consderat.e
Further partiw'arv AT six ocl,ci5 This morning
''e ~orkmen resumed their task OF clearing The "A
NJ the theatre, but up uira O'clock un a,.i nal be
t't's were found The guard OF soldiers was reinforced
at about seven o'clock, which na and indeed Two
tours previously, la Cuuc"ur5e OF people had a.
s''n5ied. From The wo'kneu euipo, cd about tie ed
,icG tee hear that symptoms settlement III the Brick
work were evident !" ''e morning of yesterday Oae
riIcun'iance winch Sccnunrs The sui!. mess OF he
cfIa'n'v Is, thai there wage BINDERS used III the
construction Of the theatre IL appears also tnat sumo.
at The BRICK work raised during the frost wirph
rendered tie mortar less adhesive This s in graai
degree cnpnrn'ed by tAe roenuess tspay Cd BY the
horai as u can De scraped OF rhs brick: with ,i,e
greatest ease ihree of the w3rk!len vscaecd daa,h
most nrecn onaiy. They we've wy!kr1r oyee t;,c
sage and hearing tie crash ron thr stscas, winch
went up ~ one corner % the building, and stand
-i''' '''" bHdnuhS several large SeS1iS tell against
''e wood-'no'z n many of The pesI,rGlcFs I'd ..i
men we're the orchestra, and ia tie d-sss,,r
ioons several bodies must be buried Ia The runs ~
these places the workmea clearing away lie ruiz
DISH rs tast as posslbe in these directions
az i'e in''dual' ia The London Giospsl are d.;np
wen t'is EoTn;Hg One of them con1ssd 10 sub.
T4' 10 me a'hPu'a!cn OF ISIS leg, Otherwise ,npr.hr,
ton would have e-uGd. N,ne indvit:uals have tarn
'akan cat, and ii said funr iiyexo " passing
I'M t.e stree 81 Tie time the ACCIDENT happened are h,
He'd under the iuIUs
g s"Ine, the calamity attributed 70 the fac, ,.,
"o much weight was susperdeito The roo some Of the
machinery, &c being held II; F,l. ro;r y,e,,
{" t'H runs PRACTICAL men of opinion, had iron,
ToIs Seen run through Tie bui!dun fastened IA usnal
on the OUTSIDE, the Calamity could not h.V been 81,
snt'cn II II had hsppened al all Mrs Beverley, ,I,s
actress, Is among the dcceasrd FIVE or s;x n ,.e
workbench saved theu!seIv bv iunp:nr oI,i az " IN
dow, aud two found Their ray INTO tl,o ,rono
room and thus escaped death.
1T the Star puhcli housc. Which has bee, ucqr,.
destroyed, Mrs Chapma', The iandiahy had not len
iier chamber more than five INJURIES wien ihe y,us
I" .ne ''eatre were Ptecipa!ed Tie top The hu,
The root was Knocked in and the bed ON which arc
sept was shattered to pieces. s, tItc SING moment
young woman, who going into the iront door for
heer, had both her Thighs broken and she j, no,y v
ing 10 most dangerous state at the Ior.oa h9spai
~ TIE butchers shop unmedateiy aIicincG the
Gar, me inaserswho was standing at the door was
h.'ea on me Spot. And MT Rantz's tie bakers the
''e 'ooI anh ali he windows completely destroy
70. mrs Bianz, " no standing behind HE conn
Ter, was killed willis. little bow abou, ton ye.rs
az = whom she was sarVing, jsmmed between two
sH"ks II Hour, which completely sheltered ii frcrn
VIZ 'ai"S masses OF timber, &c. tia, he escaped will,
ih''e injury.
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