, 1870-01-18

: t:e cries Of those IN front OF tnam. Al eye-vi
ncss uesc1shes tne sceoe a. being very dreadful
A. an tTea @ g sTsIg meo seemed poHsrless to &C;
oe uds Se9iLd & gas f9o atfons to b resisted
: = tnose in lront called "Back!" Taey mjeos i
Esl have sppealed to the wares to stay tne,r pru
sr..a re sp.a,, gstaesng crowd
o. tnose pac6ed 10 tne peEeaGe-pEessed On Rlt
all thelr Ct e1gs; Thugs IT this jancsure loose.
, 1eai e. ougn, when new alarm aro e. Some oae
, those tehiud. called out ''Firc!" 4 pani,
Ras ne 1esult Men. women. .acd chldre,
ai1s bsas ,soss %sas c5pr a1s ~ eaott
scqperee OF this moVsmeat. xoman aboa. q ot
yes1s Of age tel oosp, aud olners fel. upon her,
wsids I'D Ihoas sno weie down seIe ttaapisd isx
nFon- TIE Eeerc Dov Fas no8 te1rble one
sSIroms and Eoans rent tne str. Cries for a:,ist-
Eas a.nost In possible 10 recover taeir footicK
tack ter rearl, Qnar:er Of az bour, and that
Wheu. ty aluokr supe1numan exe1tious, b. mas
sg sgso 70 essape VIII Il; ne, + VS. 10 md ii.
10 oead. Another person IN the crowd
describes the eceae as calculated to par
iasats sss ns Ise' eT ps d{ tns 'ssit Ss q
Eae, reIsons 20 down, but waa atable to render
them tue fllshsess help. The police did ali they
cou:d TO Keep apy more people fzom entering the
s'tuai!cn Of aaars; and after tha 1ause OF Little
| dme they were GRABBED to rescue several, who
crowd had TO some extent cleared away . sad
spectacle net The view. Bodies we're lylog about
Green s9s To-:
vel Road, Tas the 1rst rescued, ana ne was
S' fSu5d 20 Se ssry s ssseusy isjareA IS toot
s;5,ss ssss;,ds1sa 4' p = st soa; sse
tIon, bu. dleo FOOD after his adnissiou, IN ,he
meantime other BODIES ware picked up, aud Ia.
forpas'on M Tas teu1 or to Insaec,o: Toateaer, at
!se uRetey OF decisive mea.ules, Rot together all
The en be could. telegrspued 10 ,he eentrai 10:
the .eene o. tps css1ope a 9esf
hnaeoeS I a. and about si1ry Or serenity poltcemen
coIon rouaa the @ sss n nsssss snus
p1eys5hn,x s..H any % oue from getstag admission.
asa, Ct paes Nd een
Mott Of them were persons varying in age from IS
70 80. but lzom lhe description 1hlca vs. append
agcs. TIE bodies Of all tne*a were laid out In tus
tower fefreshnens room Of the 1heasre ard no
ore except The Representatives, Of tho pfela were
couul:lon Appeared y te vety pfecanocs were
taken irsfanli} 70 the inn1mary, where every at.
teD'ioa :s1d Tss PAID ,nem; Infes ho.evtl did not
IT en- only Ahott time in The Institution. Ned.
cal 4id Nas aFo proc7red at tho Theatre. and Dr. |
olee sent FOR. They rsrdered sery ~ 'alnasie -. ~
sls snee in 9lv,eg directions, bns tneir e1ortz 10
@e ae = PICKED tss fe'a up 9r asss
.sIs qH',e nm H9srq,os ds
a1d e y e 2aem u
1tEeculouE-Wended II their way 10 ParK RoT to
leH1n tor themselves the trce particulars Of tho |
sion Hail. to the Victoria Rooms, sed otner places |
Of entertainment aud crtsted among tnose Wno |
nesrd 1t . rroourd aentas,on. Tne csoTd outside
me theatre became very large, and The poles had
70 be very determined In Keeping back tue many I
who were arAlous to ascertain II nny Of their !
e'a esep u Ty dDe M Peops
he Intention q roins to the theatre oet1aj cd an
ogoI,zirE npd psllfu! interest Wonsu, wild
for permission 10 view the dead bodies, but,
with stern tense'cf datt, that pern.i.s,oa was,
eGs e "a, Tsa sn
II crtnnry wns eQusly psiCtuly. Peopt., oresth, |
1tts IN Ipnniog saed op q tne doors and gaze
BODY Of enc lad Was idens1oed aad rsrnored :, lis
b1me 6ut = la's aoDt ~ list PiEnt nons o. she
eat cno11 disaster we're potsed abroad ene clt7,
and EenJ and various 1uLors were given; bur, ID
within the tound% of trn:h. The fae:s were s. |
satiitrg That few beiesed them: others though: |
that they must be frendy exaggerated, A sauder |
Journalist to chrorlcle- Here were ueary scors |
Of people. leaving home I'M OF life and happiness
10 Eske cry AZ thu test,ye seston Of the year,
awaiting the CoEoIer . inqpeAr, OF Inst crowd Of
eiRtr stghtEeera rho welt to see tie pantomlme |
sigbtter-no1t'y al III the humnlef wa.ks Of Lie
s<ve1ai ele Witnesses called at on. ONCE during
esSeho; aaa Il soaa SEEM hoasSer q rom e1
the !es11n ory geaned from one Who was himself |
& Or ia15 han1 az naa
that fo1 considerable uuo thAee Appeared 70 b. I
M epprenenalon OF auy: h,rg serious occurring. |
At leIgtb 10, ever. synptons OF inpa teuca be.
gan 10 antiest themseses among the Gro 3d. TIL
n fRHNfhU
Bedu,nster, who had gone to The theatre WITH Two
iao,, o. DE ,nen wss sqddenx separated
out s6y Periods injuries: and bis daughters
we're 70 A. enough y 10 get naay nnn1ursd
snRnLy bruised. Tuo rroor man vas Eery na.u-
rally excited at the occurrence. but waa intx.
a. women a. and no9s nso ees
ah1Ss ns T. s. E - e
tie origin Of tie dsaster. but he believed that /
poor b13 who was beneath him wAs amongst the |
xsc.ns trampled 10 oIaih' ana That ne nlnssIf
thilks there were bet ecu TWO as, three thousand
ptnons u t1e crowd, but be ~as 50 eorfnsea u
COT! f7sence Of the narrow escape he mad TN, ho
Al other "E1t. .RttnEs4" xftles as follow: !
Lo1g before the dooss we're opened rue avenue
o s.oTdss IN sss of
Rtened IN tie napplest Of Il oods, and Eood.ra- !
&o1ed JOKES paased freely, and were cpurteou4ly
to !. when the ga .cty was opeleo By r. c. IS.
Aoont ball eoztn perkols may be admitted by
Ing VS. terrific stalw9tt men struggled 70 get
Toward, al women and chlld1en screamed @!th
iear: 1hen q crJ q .F1re:' was heard, and
accident. II seemed, from what could hear tnat |
the 1rat 70 fa! was somewhat e1dery WOMAN.
q he islen VIE hssstreaaing | ana nsIe ola
thoAe Rno head them inaR1Le a they psas "a On
TO the scsne OF fun and nt1nmenr inst they mere
In na1J cases the death.thsoea OF osnera wns a1d
q fo1 m'Lntea before participated IL the cheerful
ihat be9uued TOO time OF waiting.
TIC txrttement tnat TIE clo I'd shooJd Eeep bsex
2 npch as possible y aeEtrA pez.ons had fAl!eD,
~ see a snd 70 ssaq saqe5 ~ "a S s
toem pated on not even moving apparently that !
Thing te.'ons ,s, ~ j., hapDe9s asp ,s w
u aately 10 DJkel a. well rs to assiss tns poor
helpIess crea on tue ground laooEed Is hard IL
On P.hed q: osa aSa
cs1ued Qlke stsAw In tuean} 70 tho bottom Of 9
he AVelue, Being aaatcst tho Hha oa the right .
= Rhihs remained N the correr a. the bottom. Ii
= Al evident III tpA uue. that the deadly work Q
a1ely e1esr il rasnite.ted itsef | n an s!arainE
nanner Itete hy men, women, and cnild1en. {;
or or md hsess1 & ana 70 covered sisn aass The
lead Tue Heuoe1s Of the poisoe vim rhs sssst-
nrtrtI n of lse injured, bot eonsfdersbie Tins d
Ia ed before the ID 'urtd and the dead bodiee
Cc1d Be removed from tho eceDe.
Another person who Vas IN The crowd aAyg: I
a near 1he entrance to tho 1Setuo, and the
Ie4sufe from eehtDd lused No OF my feet, 80 q
hat cculd move hethcr backward nor forward |
Iune one near ne, apparently repeating what ho
tad been told bJ those further dowp the assuue,
aid the tte1ire Na4 On rit, atd the c1oEd
etmed TO n1oye = little way Upwards, ss II peo-
lie Ne1e coming out. anu the pressure NON those
a Tho rear beng tho heavier, VIC we're AGAIN /,
Hven forward. Several pefsun called oct kast hi
or tpHnn AID nutle u usual IN = crowd Of the X,
Ed- Men rere anouutg sod women ahI1ektn9; r.
us It seemed to ne u tots ttuo Iuas there wa ~
enetauy no Danger npprehended 3od mAry =, =
a. sed into the house without knowing that ~
ny aecNeDt at Al had occurred. ]. tried 10 -
ct out Of tho the crowd, bot IL NAs an In. ~
AID By tniS une the etpans and | -
1es that cane from the bottom OF tue avepqe =.
Ddac1ted that something SERIOUS hRd taken place -
IeaSeu1 sake, keep back" tho rest OF Whst he "
at Was nearly loas IN the uoise, but thou0hf II
lAA Inst he N6x Standing upon e9Ee ora fnts | -
Glow me wotrxn had tainted; hus Bhether she | -
Eli down or not could not zaJ. Sa4efaj r.enn1e
ttunk OF NO Ne1o t1fYed OF their feat and Iii =
ot zee Ar H0re at heT. vas driven uo nsa1ost y
be vail and with much exeyt1on naans1rd TO ! -
1afe ny HsJ cut Thousn knew from wnss ! II
40 seen tnst sonethtrR very SERIOUS bad 90 IN
1ued. ECO 20 ade1 that It 1n1 arythtrg hka =,
hat It uIoved TO bc. Half IN hour Afterwards | n
sa1oed tha uue exteus OF Tho d,ssater. 4
me Fox and WlscoRalm 1nprove- Il
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