Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-01-24

uOtOtiCSS uOihS uS1NLVA NAukaSS ~ suS
suburbs. The night was dark, and the
lamp-lighters had again neglected their
duty, thinking, perhaps, that the moon
would fill her engagement Us an
nounced in Maguire's almanac. /
The Varieties Theater was crowded
from pit to colored gallery, the bill
being an attractive n tor Sunday
night. The rain began to fall In tor
rents, and the breaking OF some Win
dow glass in the upper gallery startled
the audience for a moment; but they
soon recovered, and the play proceed
ed. In a short time a tremendous
crash was heard In the vicinity of the
colored gallery, clouds of lime dust
filled the house, and the cry was raised
that the house was falling. Such q
panic as ensued has seldom occurred
In a theater. The colored people were
the first to stampede. Having 4 long
distance to 60 to reach terra frmd, they
took an early start, and Travelled fast.
Pell-mell down the long winding
flights Of stairs they rushed, crowding
and tumbling over each other, men
and women falling in confused heaps,
hats being abandoned, skirts of dresses
torn to shreds, and every one plunging
blirdly forward as if for life.
The bale-faced portion of the audi
ence were not slow in following suit.
They leaped over orchestra chairs,
climbed over ratings, clambered over
benches and rushed wildly for the door,
which soon became choked with the
pushing, elbowing, squirming mass,
while those behind made frantic efforts
to push through all distractions. Some
tried to climb yer the shoulders of
those in advance of them. Some were
pushed down and trampled upon, and
all were pale with terror. Several bold
men resorted to the desperate expedient
| of Jumping out of the windows. One
Young man leaped frOm.a front Will
dow, upon the sidewalk, 4 distance Of
\ about 20 feet, and sustained no injury.
Several others crashed through the
windows and iron gratings on the east
side. alighting In the alley, and being
more or less bruised and lacerated by
the rough stone paving. Ono man had
his forehead severely cut jumping out
OH this side, and half q dozen received
sprains of their ankles and arms.
The two streams Of white and col
ored people met ON the sidewalk at the
entrance to the alley, and the pushing
and elbowing became even worse than
in the theater. But few words were
spoken, as every one was too badly
scared for utterance. The crowd
rushed heller SHELTER In every direc-
tian-some without hats, and some
with hair standing ON end like porclt-
pine quilts, cheeks pale, lips qulver1ng
aud eyeballs apparently bursting from
their sockets. line ram was laliinS
fast, and 1t served to cool the crowd Ill
a few minutes, anu, after ieellls as
sured that they were ONT Oh daiSer, tue
stampeders stopped anu inquired oi
each other, VIVA Is the h~iatter!.
On learning that tine theaier iau io1
fallen, n that the alarm was ereate1
by the falling OF q portion Oh tne wall
Of the building ON the west sue; the
crowd recovered their senses, anu re-
turned to their seats "a get the worm
OF the money they 4 lhVestea NJ the
door,.
Such Is a iaiht uescriP.ioh VI Tue
s.ampeue ol tue si.iners ~ INC ~
ties. NO" ior '"e Sin'' :" '"e
olympic.
ChureheS DelnS sSsIrce ~ 'he wy .ne
oly,np.e, nm S"n,,sn n,aI,s "" , house
81 worSSin last n;ghf n WAS denselv
crowJeJ With n asfionable audience.
~ w.n;nh y, iaost ono half w.ors iod;oS
T,o,n nar",atts onJ nr;va,e how to
axc;ta5 o%aIlerv inst under the roof
the house was TANNED. Rev. Mr.,
Sionteith, the popular mint orator.
had commenced his discourse when the
wind storm arose. He was thanking