The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-23
HER MAJEsTY's THEATRE.

Details Of the Conna grafton and Destruction
Of the Building-Lcsscs OF Madame Titiens,
Mr.. MaplcsoB. Earl Dadicy md thc Insur.
ancc Comprehensive Wnter Tank DeIu.
and Stage.
From the London Times neo Oh
Tho following account OF the destructive Ore BY which
her Naiessys theatre London. was laid In ruins, u
comes from Mr. Hargravs Jennings Tho secretary and
auditor OF the accounts OF the be
pended on - strictly correct:-
Mr. Jennings was ~ usual, all day In the theatre, and
Was The only person In the house with the three fire.
mon, Brown, EastoD and Maynard and the halIksepsr
his wife. when the nre broke out Mr.. Jennings was
forced from the theatre by ths building beng nlied
eleven As ns had AZ Instant before made
reference 70 his watch. Noticing Tho Intensely red u
rninauon OF his room. which unnatural and fearful
light totally oyercame the white brightness Of two gas
globes and the FIRE which burning Ia the grstc Mr.
Jennings looked nut into the Hsymsrket and the
all the large windows Of the Union Club blszipg with
strong, nickerins Habit eracuy Ike ths effect Of .
sgsuea soidsn sunset, deepening into red on . clear
ing 81 right angles to another long passage, which
Il the usual ihoroughfAre between the ban and
ss.n ''' he opes:a door and :a.ss.a ~.
passage, FUN OF smoke. From che ahssn-e Of the
usuai gas Durners which FOR the rake OF sccromy
day d Aon.psrformsnes, rs Friday was we've no, IT,
NJ Jennings had difficulty IN makiag his vat through
this lesg dark passage rs,ncivsy, from ne intimate
knowledge Of ths qualifications OF The theatre BY feel
Ing bis way along the WALL until discovering tho ball,
20 the dghh and the egrsvs into the open colcnnss
Tho hall be could With dircuiy see across from &c
eeias Sled with black, rolling smoke which vas ~
that moment pouring before The force o. shs ragiag
DANES 81 the northwestern and vssern sldos or trs
iheatrs which we're confined, without widows b. brick
walls Asd buildings Nihstms the rail- rhs vacant Not
soul was 70 % .ssn OF heard, aud 90 forcing the
strOsl door back aud emerging into The street.
Mr. jennings encountered The dris policeman, who,
With sxirsoFduary etee,iSsasss AMI prompituds, vts
giving ,hs alarm nsht and loft, foroiby opposed NJ.
Jcnnngs dsse ard intention 70 return into The theatre
and rescue h eoeks and papers and properly Az this
ZINE scsiier~c pclcereu sus miscellaneous group OK
reors we're running towards the buii5rg ana The
dicrce then quutos the Hsymarkst theatre we're
greg sng IN The vacant roadway srons Of the burning
budiasA whsrs me cloud Of smoke Wac rolling A.
this TINE not AZ engine 10 be tssn aud only police
NOR and scattered vehlees ana tie usual crews which
occupies the hsymsTke fewer persona rsrs about
than usually sesn But 70 be considered that the hour
ists. There cannot be doubt that tie are, which
riust have been suoudsrnF for hcurs, hours before
Dight have been detected. ssos ms smell OF SMOKE,
and especially that with lns ngs Of ore 10 ~ a great
bctratsg IN this view there 70 10 doubt thai any
had been u tbs, the most remote and least fire.
qacrssd fArt ~ the brildus 81 eight or evan seven
. lccs, the .hrsssssns snsny might ba.s hesn no.