New-York tribune., 1873-01-02


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Tl,ai,r va. we'll attended 81, 'cflaf afternoon. th.
ala. beng "N,w Y..ra I've, Or. lt.. >.l..
'Il, coined, ended I' 500 D. .a. and the I1r- ana-
cncc owl, loit Oh, tAoatsr. 1tca...r- .l-' 1uc.f
put Yr tlcIr street co. ral rrd won't 'o tu..r .'n,s
A. soon q. the lY.sc Was vacant tlo wt,. .uan
went over the entire hu .aiAe to sa. 30 30 $50. H %
Tai, condition. Iic found everything it i.- u,Hu
place and the binding apparently entirely sole
from fire. Leaving the thcatcr 90 Charge Of several
of the scene-pantor-. hc went away o. iue dinner
In the box-oncc, 4. Arpl,tor, thc tAcI'or treas
nror. was counting the money received during the
nav. He was anxious to go TO his supper and looked
up at the clock 10 sec what time il was. lie saw that
II was exactly 4:3j p. H., and then happening TO
VIncc toward door leading into The cellar under
meath the lobby noticed that smoke was curling
over the fan-ight. Dropping his pen, Mr. Appleton
ran down the stairs leading 70 the cellar, and upon
reaching it found tho wood work blazing near
furnace on the left side Of the lobby. Whether the
IRE was caused by the great heat of the furnace or
from overheated steam-pipes he cannot determine
EFFORTS TO CHECK TIE FI-NfEs.
Runninc up 10 his room he caught up hose at
iachcd 10 6re-plug inhs Office, and, after turning
on the water carried the hose down into the cellar
and ondeavored to e1inguish' the FIRE. The flames
In the mean time had run back through the dress
ing rooms underneath the auditorium, and had
gained the large ACKNOWLEDGEMENT the stage, which
was filed with machinery and scenes.
At the moment, Mr.. Roberts, the scenic artist was
st work on the stage, with number of his assist
ants, examining some old scenes The first warning
they had was a great tongue Of FIRE which seemed
fairly 90 spring through the stage. One of the
assistants shouted, The house is on fire" to Mr..
Roberts, who was on a platform above the stage.
Dir. Roberts looked down and saw the flames pour
Ing out through the traps and igniting the canvas
ard wood work. Several Of the menIan to the fire,
Mugs and, turning on the water directed streams
npon the flames The appliances TO put out a slight
fire were abundant enough. but in contest with
the tempest Of flames which were raging beneath
the stage they proved utterly useless.
PERILOUs ESCAPES.
Soon the flames burned through the stage at vari-
o,,s places and caught hold of the scenes With
amazing rapdty the flames ran from 10 scene,
.,d hefore the astOnished painters could realize
sh.ir danger their retreat into the auditorium was
rut of The men, however, by great effort, sue
sseded In gaming stairway leading to the top OF
she tAeater, and reached the roof. Ihey then ran
a. the roof If the kitchen Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel
and escaped by the seuttles.
ueapWbile in the auditori an, several Of the Mt
iendants had got out the hose IN that part OF the
houee and were engaged IN an attempt 10 ho"l 'no
Cslsr through grAtings IN the hoor' V1e OF lho d
,sndants lesped upon the stage and taking hold oi
She drop curtain. drew IL side. The other per
sons IN the theatoT were horred 10 see through the
opening that the entire stage fittings were in ilames
In moment the drop curtain itself was on IRE and
burning fragments Of 1t fell upon the front of the
stage. No sooner was the shield thus Withdrawn
than famos from the burning stage-scenes ran Out
INTO the theater At the instant flames came up
thfoueh the nooring along the front Of the stage
"a u arapexies over the front VI the boxes were