The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-21
BURNING or HER M.JEsTrs THEATRE.


scenes md Losses.
Z ReN lFrom tho London Star Dec. ~
The masnIuceuI theatre in which I6urrday nigh,
Nile Tnens, Mile kellogg. Mr. Tom Hohier and Mir.
esn.sy repeated their opsratic triumph IN Don
oi0sanni " II charrcd sLelI-backened Quilted,
end 10 DO recognized her Majeyys ihsare
A. haf-psss tan O'Clock .ast night when the fireman
tsovsvsa, on ezamin,ns the cage, that are bad
trshsn cut IN the vicnly Of Of the "~ings" and
soIect, that Il had sv:dsniiv zen shoulder.
Nc for some time. The psn4Pst once gave
ovrslxbs the tank winch placed ~ he Pall Mall
side a. the building But 90 rapidly did The flames
essd wsnn shs theatre and 90 eisse td they lick the
10 0xvy stream 70 the partitions which div 80 the
ricrs from the house ssef making their headicng
20 the Top windows which, the colounads look
iss street. thai vnen ,hs audience Of the Hay
psr<st theatre, after enjoying "Aroiher SAM" we're
ashns Ssnsxe ever. opsnnr q ~ re ~ summit Of
AIM snssr. sIs~ rosna from a: Hay
market 70 Pail Haa aad ~ gusts Of wind ard again
drove Them ssains these shope. people became alarmed
ebsut The safsty Of NJ Egss gunmak,ng establishment
= vhich was knosn that considerable qnAnt.iy Of
eunpoxdsr was stored. TIE police as hey were
Informed OF this fact bad the gunpowder removed
sss. soss,ssns. sssssy I'm he red s.rs es%s
eosn before The wsnd towards The sossh. and
nhh above. on ths roof aid y shoot up~sri'
s~ssrs are sss .ssiss. The, ~s,s so o. 90 K. .pa.
ehsy Did come they ratified 70 the scene Of me fre
Tremendous pace when they set 10 wosx they Cid
ssune shs whss square block q salang bounded BY
me Haymsskes, Pal Mail. Tho Arcade and Charles
street A. sqaar'er past eleven O'Clock the eifes, pro
auced ~ the light IRON The Gre the neshboring
streets extraordinary, and. u NAV be said, appalling
the roof or the shessre had not ye; succimbsd.
and, eve the hundreds Of fiery jcts previously
ssfsrref TO- there was nothing 70 indicate that that
root covered . nsss Of are which consuming
iss grasp ihcs The acionlsg srss when ihe nre aud
burning spssers bsrst through the soon and windows
became brilliantly sbted up and aSnn when elemcni
sssN the ere back within the ~sIs Of Tho theatre
ssd crushed Ger time. the siresis Mo,e
.s"s TOE flames we're gathering ..rssg,a 70 break
cus With renewed ana augmented fury The crowds a.
xhs time wsrs Immense In The ns;yhoornocd 81 tho
Aaymarke and Pal ball. and in order 10 keep back ne
peopc and prevent them interfering with the working
81 the engines, detachment of the ecos Fus leef
arrived undsr ,bs commsnd Il Llsussnans Colonel
Aencritn. and did good service 10 preserving order
nio b. rsgreitst that sbc msgn rcsut wsrdrvbe and
library Of me theatre have been iost pu. viii DO sat
sfscIory 10 know thai most vsluabls music bees
saved through bang locked ~ 10 1rs-proof safe
Enis. unsnrtunsseIy not tue hrst burning down n
her Majesty shsssss. Or "a sas, o. shcssre bu upon
ais sue ma &fss .hessr. erected by Sir Jonn
y y.o,s ~ To-. snd vas sara. "a iI.a
duty ~ rsrod wss buia snss she former
burasd s'ser she aossus q Noppssiaskt and sparssd
sAss and judgment hssa llss her Massvs rvalsd tie
San Carlo Al Naples; bat ~ All sveats 10 dmcsaons u
~4s his infstier g to Ia scssst nsu the iArgsss
AAsalre IN Europe lts nowa hs1p " rrfns.
lFrotn Ire Lonfou mes, Doc :
@bpss Ora Az always The cas- psh rsxtrss u burnt
me esrssi but - ussa, lcs rnsss Of lame aud
wnch a. ckly sEf surely throagh inio tho
surrounding saiidnrs n,uss snsr hosss sfv.nt y
The fsmes. hoxevsr. sAsn we're weli wishls csx-
vo. ana lbs srginss vsrs principally used 20
many ri-c.s issv were sslgas cr'irssriy SIT.
ffrE be ~crt sssy Lad ~. nv std hsn . - a.