The New York herald., 1876-12-15
THE LESSON on FIRE.
Fire Marshal Keady's Report on the
Brooklyn Theatre.
THE MANAGEMENT CENSURED
The Last Funerals-The Re
lief Movement.
THE CORONER'S INQUEST.

There wasa perceptibc decrease in the number OF
visitors the OF the Brooklyn Theatre yester-
day, and evident that public curiosity begins 10
bc satcd with tho horrible details OF the
phc Workmcn continued to search among tho rub
bish, but no more remains were found aud no prop
crty except the battered and burned rcmanis of
orcra glass The side wall adjoining Dieter's found,
when workmen arrived yesterday. have sct,lod
inward about inch and half during the night.
The wall had been on tho previous day torn down TO
the level Of Dictcr's building, and thought
will have be razcd TO the ground ScaIoldng was
erected yesterday and other preparations made for
taking down the dangerous wall, and unless great
caution is used thore wi be another search for
Dangled bodies under II per-
init the end wall TO stand for the present It is
sidercd safe.
xARsmAL's REPORT.
Patrick Keady, Fire Marshal OF Brooklyn presented
TO the Board OF Police and Excise yesterday morning
his report OF the fire. After reviewing tho testimony
OF tho various witnesses examined by him since the
calamity, and which has already been published. Sir.
Ready gives his opinions and conclusions relation 10
tho nro as foows:-
FORMER FIRES.
EirsL--Thcrc were separate and distinct Tres In
that building only short time previous tho fire of
the 9TH INST one took place on the 18th OF November
las. curtain in the box Office, ana sufficient
cause more or less OF pane among the audience,
many ol whom stood up To leave.
The other took place IN or about rubber gas pipe
the stage lew weeks before. cannot say that the
essccs Of the building knew OF these bres personally
rnn aAsAarAESr cESsuRgp
Sccopd-Proper precautions against ire do not
to have been taken by Shook 4 Palmer or their en-
poyes after these two warnings They did not
that such facilities as were provided by tho owners Of
the building Tor the cxtinguishmcnt Of fires kept
in proper order and ready Tor immediate use. 1t
there was hrc nydran or 'hrc plug ON or near the
stage out II does not appear that tnero any Grc
hose attached 10 II on the night OF the hre that
OF the employees knew how 10 use IL or that they at
TEMPTED 10 use II.
THIRD There seemed TO be want of discipline
among The stage hands as 10 what they should do in
such cases. Instead OF giving the alarm immediately
TO the Police or Frc Department they attempted 10
suppress the flames With pole. There was Dire On
gnc ono OF the best and quickest IN the city, within
short blocks OF that that theatre, but tho remen
sero not notified until the flames had gained 100 much
Roadway Immediate notice TO the FIRE Department.
vs. the first step in OF ro but this does
not to have been understood by tho employees Of
the Brooklyn Theatre.
THg ACTORS APPEAL DISASTROUS
Fourfh-lt seems to me II the audience had tecn
the was lrst discovered by the stage
hands they could have got out OF the building safely.
The omission 10 do this discrcetiy made the panic all
the greater when the people saw the ire The effect
the request the to the audience to down
may DO construed IN two ways Some who there
clam that II prevented greater panic; Others that
the delay caused thereby increased the loss of ltc
However well meant, think the effect OF sucn advice
on this occasonwas very DISASTROUS both to the au
dcncc and the actors themselves.
F,fh.-"Thc means Of exit from the gallery" whilo
now furnished IN other public buildings IN New York
and Brookiyn were not good enough IN case OF fire or
panic. Tho means OF exit from the other parts o the
house wcre good Had IL been otherwise the loss OF
lilo would have been greater than is. One Witness
out through a small window used Tor ventilation, aud
probably the last man 10 leave there alivc lie
says the people woud not have had me 10 escape the
iury tile flames II there had been
side of The gallery instead OF one.
cArsE or rHE FIRE.
S1fb-Thc fire caused by tho borders IN portion
OF the scenery taking fire from the border lights
These lights were covered with tin on the side facing
tho audience and with wire netting the other sde
SerenM.-rhere ought TO be now thorough over
hauling OF all public buildings, Schools academies,
HOSPITALS theatres and places OF large assemoagcs II
cannot be done moment IT this DONE
the lessons OF this nrc and inose OF tho lire IN the
Home ior the Aged ,ushwick avenue. the 7th OF
May last, when eighteen burned death,
VIII be lost.
Accompanying the report is also Official list OF
the dead. Two hundred and eighty. four bodies
parts OF bodies all Just what the number
OF those missing is nobody Snows
THE LAST FUNERALS
Tho body OF John +. Cunberson, tho man in charge
OF tho "csn OF tho Brooklyn Theatre, and who, from
Tho of injuries received in lighting the fire. died
at the Long Island College Hospital Sunday, was
buried yesterday from his late residence, No. 13l
Prospect street. The employees Of the Brooklyn and
tho New rark theatres attended body. There
were many handsome floral tributes and fair repre-.
scntaton of actors was present. The intcrmeut was
The funeral OF Mrs. : H. Smythe and Mrs s. 7. Simp.
moihcs and daughter who pershcd together the
namcs took place yesterday afternoon IRON their late
residence. No al sands street, Brooklyn. Tho old
lady widow, and the husband ot her daughter is
voyage from South America Nor
folk. Wa The funeral delayed some time IN hopes
that he would arrive in time to attend II. The bodies
OF the ladies' badly charred when found
they were identified only BY fragments OF their under
garments
These wcrc the last victims OF tho great FIRE remain.
CURIOUS
The remains OF John W. Jennings one OF the vic
tins TO the fire, were buried In the cemetery OF his
family, at squcbogue, l.. The services were held In
the sieeplo church at Riverhcad, and attended
by large number. During the services in the
terry tho mother OF the deceased fell and broke her leg
MOTHERS DOUBLE
Mrs Mary Stil OF No. SO Ninth street. South Brook
lyn, Identified tho OF her Danci last week.
and was plunged into the most profound grief Her
rorrow was rendered ntolcrablc when on sending for
her Robert who lived in the Eastern District, snc
learned that he too had visited tho theatre that atal
night. The unhappy mother was unable to identify
tho remains O her second son, although she
gave up her search until the unknown dead iaid
In the frozen bosom of the earth on saturday last
MISTAKEN IDENTIFICATION.
Among the heretofore unwritten incidents attendant
spon the terrible destruction OF hIc and IT'S cniatcd
horrors nj the brooklyn Theatre on Tuesday, Dcccin
Der B. the following is one which Will be read with IN
iercs;0n the evening OF tho fatal day young gen
tleman residing in Lafayette Avenue lett hs home with
the avowcd intention OF visiting the theatre aud
Messing the play oi tho 1.-TWO Orphans " He did not
return TO his home that night, and tho family were
greatly alarmed the day learning OF the MI
destruction OF human lite at the playhouse, 10 which
they were confident hc had gone. Late in tho after
OF Wednesday, The day after the holocaust, the
OF the missing gentleman visited the
Morguc, on Wiiloughby street, and The mar
kct, Adams street, In company with
friend and in the latter building discovered, 10 her
horror. what supposed to be The charrcd remains
OF her beloved brptncr. The ohicf means OF reeog-
pition this instance gold ring the httic
ungrr OF The supposed lost one the requisite permit
Tor the surrender oi tho remains was obtained from
The Coroner and the body taken 10 tho home or
lhc bercavod relatives No expense was spared by the
family to give suitable funeral to deceased and
$500 expended thereon. The services, which
largely attended, were highly impressive, and the lie
and character OF deceased the subject hand
some cuiory. The remains were inferred last FRI
uuy the family plot in Greenwood Cemetery. On
tho following evening the door bell Of Tie house OF
mourning Lafayette avenue was rung, aud
when tho summons was answered innnoniary
terror held tho domestic spclibound, as II were.
rhcrc stood, in apparent health and vigorous man.