The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-07

rife MhfSnHl kehuy De2hu nn lnVo|tl-
CATION into the cause IT the Are early yesterday
morning. examining Miss Kate Claxton ae the
first witness. She testified that just as the eur
tain went up on the last act she heard u rumbllng
noise on the stage, and In less than two minutes
saw tho fiafnes. which AZ once cnvclopcd the
stage Mr.. Murdoch, Mr.. studley, aud Mrs.
Iarrcn were with her. She made efforts to quiet
the audience, and she said BE quiet. We nro
between YOU and the IRE. The front door Is
open ana The passages are Clear." Mono Of the
audience jumped on the stage When the flames
began To come down on them. she ran out and
Jumped over several persons before she got out
ut the building. She saw the fire hrst Ia the
HES. There was no fire used Ia the play.
80, y. sludley, wa9 was plying JNqa.s froehdrd
IN the back part ~ the stage that there was some cause
iSs ra alarm a e y9red to aaei gag audience and
@oas seio,e ne .asc. Ne thought hat he was Sss
Mr.. faIreq, Who rla,ed Hoiher frocha,d, testified
noticed that tue roo u hc enc osod MAS nre
I oa S "at i3@1 one T a4 I"ss TO pa, II Sq .1
r. s9e then ,ried . anst te eu lcnce, on, hey
where he vent she walsed on the Stage 20 10
i.s room, got wse.oro9f slo.s and cloud q
9oa om,e, iaey were s!fct about the use u &c IA
y. W InOrpe, the sta-c manager, testIncd tnit he
s ssT on n nre s an the Va ss ss t 9c
p'hcr anu ME ~ stan ticd to yut the nfc Out,
mass Of dame Inc are must ave caugh from a oor'
DER light VIII Il pia ced between the borders. Tnere
wsr four OF hose sh.s ON me stage, anu we're covered
WIN wire nd 'ln; an.
ma,che,. smoSing Or any open ishts ON the stage
cep when us d IA play Noiice. to tnis effect were
Jus place IN the theatre behind The scenes ana al over
used no nind lights Except II case Of scciIe"t
70 the electric wiges ihe theatre toos ar last
s ss,e ss 10 ,.eA masIes ps,, e'cyen osloek We
quiet snd YET cat quietly sara ''FST uods sake Xxx
"a, aai..g, Or .o-tn,ns to That 20 ca. le,rc were
on Washington street aac three floou's au, Incrc
~ere t.o separa', means % exit from the stage Ia al
al The small inner door " tn opened INV ar!.
leading FROM The stage to J;hnsSn ce Spe"eS S S
sS S5n ere ."In1' Say Dos.,ey pa' ,haS Y.c
, x.y audience VA soud get A., 'A.oash N .,s,
ia the SI c'e sooa1 two Wees 'Su o. "S Sur'S,q
Sellers va, being played then wnen found mat
!nIougn ny drss.lns room INTO the private sSa
APARTMENTS occulied y my family. over the IrncipIi
sa'taneS 70 w 'ssa. Iney had re- lred and 1ere
d9sre sss then great confa,ioa AMONG those rudnS
Ie.nd not ssI nov ~ nv people we're ~ the oundins
caught In the second border liL Il dd not ke more
Ihan nve minutes ior the nre 10 oil tho stage VITA
lhonas Il chford the chief usher. hoard the cry Of
rushed the reserve exits Floods al cy eide
TIER g were about lSoo psrson; IN INC he9se Aoout
Inerc wcrr four or nvc nunred IN Tho gallery. Thosa
rom He 1Sess e err d,ns All, ,Y ~ 0u lne Hvor
MT open the too Of INC stars OF the DRESS eirce
Tue crowd tumhtd over anOtuer tramptAd each
oth,r d WI. lhe stars to tne DIRE clrce rctoiOre
ranic ne crush vas tremendous incre werr t%ena,
oue, re- "Slns g. nsp ' 90 aadie &c out, .
Ined that soetdan snoos and he leased toe sr90Nhn
In a,Te from Mysrs knSslgy kseaey 81 inc broos
was not IN Brookyn on 1uesdAy plgn cut wrnt tn re
;eensry rropsr.ie, ana ns.ases Of ,ae theatre
~ he
atre was nut IN four or nvr years fv tie
%ase the ss. P' salc Zoe drops ssd o, S 70
mere recently provided with new roocs hat
not ,eii the cause Of the Are. Tue I m,"
en .na tnei sosd Sna and tie ~ a. '4e 'e
use o. nTe ~ .as Theatre were very rigorous. No
tie theatre. and, of course. NO snosing ai.vei
be allowed WIS recently pat IN the theatre. lie be
ll,yes that the ihestre wac mons the s.ies, the
W.. empty within nys ai5asss '"s '"e-''s
Two crpnans in the roo" VA iSeatre on u =, d as
was ~ the vreen room with Mes- Ii.uue Bai ruus
rate mat ,n,re MAS seuniie o. toe stage. sae
~ ST g Sss es a' her. sha ~eSs s' uS DC to
Scins w 10 'he ,ue " aain rot stairway. sic n,t
FAIR said that tic theatre was gun and ha it ud
She a ''5 n wv iew ~ tss ,'r ,sn
taN'un, anu Mrs. FAR u went thr usn toe rob ia
II the last act us.ng peri red nr luade
i,se apPstiHt re ioM.r part - me house wa N
lhorre the stage mAnAser was very careful Ia regard
Lsrrnine Rogers u 2go u street hr okyu, Us.
he VA the theatre uu,li tAc b,gluAing u "A {
a.; He tnta Sent TO 80 the liator Ms an W
IRE started, he cannot say shre itstart.d a. hr.t
ssw 4 ~nen & .urs. out u the theatTe From he
nrs q 300 IA tie dr,.r cree, s,cInl Hoor I'D
connected win me thratrr .ince tnr an of scptm
The means OF .sit from t,e palqletc sad ore scrce
Vim f,ufnfins u ths theltr Of Tao q ,,rs y,
The stair. y m tlo gu,cy were unusually widc fors
,neatis w., ~ , .r.u' ,l ht' .hc ~ len, ia
ep.taicl tAsm.e'vrs va upo tne otner IA IT fmt-
oihrrulse would nave been ample Tor ali ikA1w At
very prccauu ,n Nas t9Hcu bN Shook & flfn-r
over ne tud NJ under The so uurncr ~ tac worA
himn,.n Wcnver inc teld machinsi. testified O. nc
BE tou@ht that ne nre caught FROM the border l-hts
within abun tot or ntleel incncr of re hor.er
mack sg 81 e III re was NO draft | DO MOI ,nuN
Tnc nuraef oi tar ~ foot sizc lad TIC r ,a
slnpya canvat sc,ue, ann wns Ney DRY. 1heu4m
10 box It was COZ ctcy covered 7 the vi p
I,es xs',a = 'idss ,ns q 9 guard re
Hes r. OF .orig5 ~. mana one behind a. 9ll,r
iave n-en reached ~ any way ht"f We discovered
n he Say ior ,e nnrn se. ~ t1o oiay Wy" ~, ,tu
acn 80 Ire vi h uoi- Dot famed, aui Sr. Van SIC, in
D. u VI 4
There Nashn "- WAFER "a J., Or any Othor leans ~
pa tag cut rl 80 d 4nd al The uIc Other nrr AZ.
%, t.e bonding Al h' knew OF. II he raIi. "a
ht-e cudld have put tho Mr. out, IL nor tSo
minute from the time that Tue Ore trOkc unt tnc
wO,6 Wa an ~ names.
D. Webster 81 -O5 DeYoe street, gas eng nccr
tr.flhr ~ "a upfucr lirits were turned y.r,
~ A. tac ume TIC IRE occurred, tut tney mai neen
b. 81 cir tlp, lhInk tat the hre nave sorted
H. tne bOr er shta
.Abner c. Kecncy q us Cumberland street. one
o. the owners OF Toe Theatre, les,in'd thai
e. fiuokYn, AibauY, anO Boston H. aires. no va
recommended a. TIE best archt CT for the
consruc ton q theatres IN tins county. Tue wal
afs from 10 to 20 in'A-- thic tc.tlnV on con
out the cross walls aud suup1rtlng columns Nere'nl
capprd al Oanle tt her Nh stone, to insure
~ niue! -iro ct ns 20 finiC I bnildHg erted
lu seht bOD cuinf rtauiN. The gross wer-
cHfrfI ~ considered an three different ways Il c4tl
on me lassa.rs mt Fl ods alIc, lea from v.i
Du opposite tie o. ala "a rance, nnu ifpu the parquct
IN me i die tic hulinn., anu rl.o from t,c lower
iAr " tdr pa que1 a. 60 &c stRr. The passages
Nor. six " seven feet WIG, Iic.t were tdnno tei
Nlr tIr ~ COud Icry We "it nr-t tluoi r
iArquli TIE urt " IS rtv .ded sit main entrance
T. ON NhtlLLgt % tfTNNt leading TO ilfqutt ON fh
rist hlOr. n<Ai a. stair, twove feet wiie, led l.
tut Ia entrance flr 4 ltry AZ trt IN
aAhlHsi tics the stairs 1enl n0out trrt Il
Ia no case 'uull tli % e.lEV Toe thnNed up or int
another nd private rnirance =, the am IN M.
,cIplc! - t1f t'ag manager Mr. Thor, r. ia
stage "a-broNded win two 3 = Of doOa one ar.e
81 100 d 20 inhu-O street. ana Tho % Ter one ing
frN .tc pas-. from tnf rn entrance IN I'd
the 81 re uaTqutt We estimate th, a. ON bulli
lug and hAtui,s At ti20 90. INSURANCE, fiOOO0.
Facts aud Inc idents.
AFR Edward Lamb thipka tho aro o,,.,i