Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-05-17

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Alta Quarter to eight o'clock yesterday
morning a fire broke out i'll the dome Oh
SibIos Garden that in one hour and
twenty minutes completely destroyed the
theatre and all the property contained III H.
When first noticed by officer Cush, OF the
metropolitan Hotel, there was but slight
issue of smoke from an opening III the
roof: and the officer, thinking It was
caused by some work in the theatre, gave
no alarm for some time. Finding, now
ever, that the
VOLUME or s,roKE
continued to increase, lie ran into 'ne the
a+re and at that moment two U-eu al WON
on the stage shouted, 'Ihc theatre IS on
fire - Cush gave an alarm, and m an al
most incredible space Of time number 81
engines were on the ground. \ second
alarm was sounded and the
ENTIRE FIRE DEPAETME,,T
was almost Immediately on the spot. i ms
second alarm attracted the attention OF
Ben Sherwood, the machuist oftho thea
tire, who was on his way to the J".-alns ON
a Bleecker street car. lie asked one "i
MI. moi
the men Oh d Pl27'li- o''7ili- ,..
shouted to him than he jumped of Ill" car
and started in the wake OF tine Ityd@ en-
CINE BY this time the fire had eaten IT'S
way li11o 'ii' 0'Oi 10---'
and
LIE ILN"h1 Lam -
FOOD
in the immense Quantities CfF-o ,,rt.as l2iI
away there. When tie fire had "Vi.jr.aN
gained control oi the roof u}cr TIE "Uuitf-
Tium. Ben Sherwood ordered TIE Iaas ct
tLe drop ciIr-ala to be ci.t. in OlG.r 10 sHvc
tLn STAGE from Tie drarelt Of i'.e iruat Of
H., I,nT7sa Some istrI. Jifi.t,.- occurred
in The WAY r i, the drop, and Nj. N..,"TCo3
snatchcd up an axe and cut the I''os,
shouting at Inc same llilS ~ 80
on 'lo Stage oGII" '' - '.. 80,
Lhe psdieI' aA'' II'9 u .,'I'i ~, ~, -
mehdouS FeI1oiJ 20 Lll' 9''-'.' ''.s 49, ~
Time oIlechJu III9 III ,,.' u.s. ,'''' ,.,,
SIdSe' DuU NY q, i.t',s9,'
swept IiIIot-H 'HV bTH''lli', .i- t....:
ana lla'' I.icH ""iN %, va
"'I2' ~ ~ 'i1>-i i ~,
il'- N"''-' < i''7 " NV, -, =: n.
my oll l w., 'Io'lo 90 ''-i ~
hul"lI-: NY sH' ~. ~ ,....,.,
par VI III. m ~ ,I I.,,,.-,
llately' no'liIIlH Io,t''' saw ''.'
E7ia,o,, ,,,irIItoe ann, t,n ,.,,...;r WAS
dra,,1,ad the dome tt,II and five, -,.r.-,.! 81
fbn tnmblinr mass of 1nasauIys uuu.!r' Ike
the renort of = cannon as il fell inD tile
dress circle and parquet. siua,li.. uE he
fore if. The dust of the f,tlIu. ~,uI.c~, NOR
lar and burning tinHers added to Tie al
ready heavy cloud Of smoke that Ila,' saith
cred on the stage and made il almost inn
nossible for the men in the wings and uic-
p 10 onyt1'inn TO stoD the work Of the
flames i'm that direction. MI Sherwood
had MANAGED to oct into the wardrobe
,oo,,, over thn ca11,ontcr's sIon byIuetit~ II
= Iaddar nIocad AGAINST the outer wall il
Croshy street. and.
p1Y>,DED AND T;I-ENED WITH Tii.s ,,lolE,
na,,,o- n,,,,,. j., ,.,,.,-,.f4,- "a
s'~l 10 a,lu Ollo -. tI,o l,,,,i.,-
the WaiuIopt ou' VI oli0 ~ 1.,r 49,
w" i,l,I etatod ot So 0gn. 4, .a,f
"a[uIooe peIIS ,,;,'iDt T',,,., or+ IL.
do INC n1eI1Il ItIt- ,a,,,,.+, ,..!,ss
Cisllco' oili0le''' "a ~, tn(ra. \yi'{i.n,
1IiliiiiI C"Poo T:r CI,nrI,,ood ami q, I,,n.
an 1lii Icy, ,,f,..r t1,l
pei Vi otil1l 80 II i,,tn NJ Flar,,,,s
prUp osito and TihIn,s saloon At the rear q
the theatre From the Wardrobe Ber
nc Ihe"si g l,,t 49,, +t,o 4'; and ,Irc,,
h9rWoo' o,rC 'l' Hasil.;I,, I5i,S.,1
PEI u?oi i+ 'ilU I-ot"i'7Car ~ fniIo2g him, i,
Inc liSh' az tIl1 e,,,,f-l ,r.l.s .I,,
SCluSSltu tiAo" ~ - =, =, II
VIZ 1,I,I 10 z.o,,l, 1t ~
ana from tnere Result" VIC 90oil0 i'i''o u
A NEW SPECTACULAR PIECE,
which was to have been pr''-4ced some
time during the month of august. as ,
number Of the men were eadeavoirinS t,
open window in the rear TO give Mr.
Sherwood some air the new drop Whicl
was intended for ''Lalla Hookn" TOOK fire