New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-05
Shocking Fire-soo Lives 1os..


English papers bring US the following account @.
the burning of Theatre at ST. Petersburg, and an
awful destruction of human life:
The fire broke out behind the scenes, ard the dl-
rector of The theatre ordered the curtain back
of the stage to be drawn up that every ore might
be awnre of the iniminence of the danger he
smoke and flames poured out toward the botay the
house. Laughter was suddenly turned into palhd
fear, and shreks of horror burst from the bosoms
of thousands, who but now had been convulsed with
ynirth Grasping what was dearest to them, all
rushed towards the outlets.
These were too few for the magnitude of the the
atre and it was very slowly that the foremost made
way for those behind them. So much the more re-
pdly did the flames communicate TO the resinouS
iir planks, and quickly advancing from scene to
scene, they soon penetrated into the body of the
theatre, still swarming with people. AS i'll luck
would have it, one of the large folding doors at the
entrance, which opened inward, had, in the confu
sion, been accidentally pushed to, and resisted all
efforts to open it. Thus only half of the main en-
trance was available for escape in this critical mo-
ment and the retreat of the audience was, of course
proportonally delayed.
The police would not ut first suffer private indl-
viduas to render assistance, that they might keep
the condsct Of the business TO themselves a
tradesman, nevertheless, contrived, with spade,
and TO drag sixty halfsuocated persons out OF this
harlequin's he'll through the aperture, with immi-
nent peril Of his own life. The Emperor Nicholas
rewarded the worthy man with an order, and, as
he was poor with pension of 2, 600 rubles.
Meauw lille, the people in the street, as may be
supposed became aware that the matter was no
Joke. The fearful tidngs soon spread through the
city that Lehman's Theatre was on fire, and that
thousands Of persons in it were likely TO perish
1t is impossible TO conceive the CONSERVATION and
despair that seized all Petersbursh. There was
not family one or more Of whose members might
not be among the wretched sufferers When the
Emperor, on the first news of the fire, hastened
from the Winter Palace TO the spot, women ran up
to him and cried, ''Save, save, save My son is
among ,heR,! and my husband is there! M!
brother is not out yet ~ Children" replied the
Emperor, Z" will save all can
When the fire was over, when the flames and
life were extinct, and all who were within lay in
burned and charred heap, the melancholy business
of removing the dead was commenced. The sight
is said to have been beyond all idea narrowing and
appalling, when clearing away the tiuibers
which had fallen in. the mass of bedes grad
ually discovered. They were pulled out one by
one with hooks some were completely cartonized
others roasted like chesnuts many had only the
hair Of the head Staged many with glazed eyes
burned hair, and charred faces, had their holy
day clothes and decorations which the flames had
not reached, on account of the close pressure OF
the throng.
These presented a far more repulsive spectacle
than those which were entirely burned. In that
part Of the building which the flames had spared,
were found dense masses Of bodies still standing
upright like ghosts or shades from the neither world
female was found with her head hanging over
the gallery and holding her hand and her handler
chief before her face. A gentleman who witnessed
the operation of clearing away the bodies, told me
that he could not touch food for three days, SO
irishttui were the images that had necessarily
haunted him sfterward, and lady, who had looked
ia from distance, was shocked that she became
delirious, and rayed for several days both sleeping
and waking.
The number OF the victims was subsequently
stated officially to be 800; but person tod me
that he counted with his own eyes SO CARTS each
of which contained from 10 to l5bedies. People
who pretend to know from good authority, repre-
seu,ed the number as SO large that dare not re-
peat it, les, others might think the amount too iu
probable.
MILLERIsM VS.. MoRMoNIsM.--In the Nauveo
"a Times and Seasons Of March lst, Joe Smith,
the Mormon impostor, addresses communication
10 the Editor which closes aslfollows--" There
fore, hear this, O., Earth the Lord will mol come
70 reign over tho righteous in this world in l843
nor until every thing for the bridegroom is ready
" gentleman named James Myers, Jr., OF
Mifhin Ohio, was thrown from his horse on the
30lh ult., and, falling with his face in the mud
from which he was unable TO extrioa,e himself,
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