Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-03-17
UOREIGN NEWS.

DESTRUCTION OF THE GLASGOW Thea
TIRE BIZ FIRE. The casualty was first
discovered in the iRleriour by the perform
ers, while engaged in the rehearsal Of
Blue Beard, (which was to have been
brought out on Monday with most magnih-
cent scenery and decoratiens,l and car
penier was instantly sent up to look after
il, but il was discovered that the fire had
made too great progress to be checked,
and the performers were glad TO save their
lives and any little they could lay their
hands on in the panick Of the moment.
la the midst of this calamity there exists
universal sympathy for MI. Seymour.
the manager. who had lost every article
of property he had in the bddgt amounts
ing, we believe, in value, TO no less than
2,000L. Every article belonging 10 him
has been destoyed-the whoeS of the yal-
liable wardrobe, besides set Of new scen-
cry which was to have been shipped in a
! day OF two for Belfast, for the purpose of
opening there with Miss Foote, besides a
complete assortment of new scenery for
little theatre in the Island of Butte, to
which Mr.. Kean had subscribed fifty
pounds. One chest of musick, valued at
1901 shared the same fate as the other
property, as well as the whole of The books
and papers in the treasury, and small
sum Of money Mr.. Seymour had left on
his table while he went TO the Bank for
cash to pay the wages Of the, performers,
and where he was at the time the fire
broke out. He had likewise about two
hundred pounds worth Of wood on loan
in the house, fitted up for the Performance
Of MIR. Ducrow, which is also all destroy
ed. We understand that Mr.. Seymour
had Madame Catalani, with Mr.. Yaniew-
iez, sc. engaged, and that they were to
have commenced performing OH We'd
nesday week, and that Mr.. L. p. Cooke
and Mr.. Young were to have appeared in
the course of the season, as well as Mr..
Adams and his equestrian troop, besides
large stock company for the winter.
The expense Of erecting the theatre was
above Is, 000t, but it has always been
much too large for this city, and Ultimate
ly diminished in value to about third of
its original cost. We understand the pro-
prietors had it insured at $500 in the
following offices % 500. inthe North
British 2 ,a09l.-in the Atlas. assa ,000l
in the Scottish Union but MI. Seymour
we regret exceedingly, was not insured
for single penny. +
Much apprehension was entertained dur
ling the conAagration, that the South wall
would have fallen down, in which case
a great number Of finely carved capitals
for the New Exchange, which were in a
shed under it, would have been DESTROYED
but fortunately this did not take place.
By this casualty, in little more than
two hours, our Beautiful Theatre, which,
we believe, was amongst the largest in
Britain, was reduced to heap Of smoking
but magnificent ruins.
We cannot neglect to notice with appro-
baton, the spirited behaviour oftwo lads,
who. having procured a ladder, at great
risk, succeeded in saving bass. fiddle,
worth 800. and two or three trunks and
chairs.
A letter from Lyons of the 18th Janu-
airy states" A dreadful event has spread
CONSERVATION and mourning through the
town Of Rive de GER. On Friday, the
I'd, at the moment when the workmen had
just entered the mine works Of Logis de
Peres, at Martoret, the fre-damp showed
itself, and ignited all the gas which had