The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-08
Further Particulars of the
Brooklyn Fire.
Scenes Horrible in the Ex-
treme.
Masses Of Charred Bones and
Flesh.
Number Of Lives Lost Pro.
badly Three HUI ndred
and Fifty.


slons of the awful calamity which has
befallen the city of Brooklyn, tho de-
struction of its principal theatre by fire
and the consequent loss of life has not
yet been realized, enough is known how
ever to make it certain that the catastro-
ply ranks among, the most fatal of the
kind ever recorded. according to the
statements of all parties who pre-
tend 10 know anything as to
The Origin OF the Fire,
it began on the stage and the business
manager, Mr.. Rogers, says that piece
of canvass, out of which trees were made,
was broken from its fastening and hung
from the flies immediately over the Dor.
der lights, near the center of the stage.
This canvass had begun to shoulder and
the paint on it to crackle and the car
penter was directed TO ascend to one Of
the groves and remove the dangerous
object. He could barely reach it with
his hand and he drew it hastily
up. The rapid motion through the
air of the half ignited and highly infam-
msble canvass, caused it TO burst into
fame, which rapidly spread to the ad-
joining material, equally infammable.
All efforts to extinguish the flame were
sbortive, and the carpenter had to retire
| to save his own life.
The scene in the gallery, after the
alarm was raised, is described as
Something Horrible
even to contemplate. Up to noon TO
day 3l5 bodies had been recovered. OF
these fiitv-nine are identified, some by
the remnants of clothing remaining and
others by watches, chains and such ar
ticles, but few by the features. The sC-
tors claude Burroughs and Harry 5.
Murdoch are among the identified.
The Dead Actors.
What are accepted as the bodies Of
the two actors are simply two black Gin
ders. Around Tho trunk of one was a
sooted and scorched buckskin undershlrt,
and beside the other was piece OF braid.
apparently portions of stage dress.
Clearing Away the Wreck.
This afternoon number of men will
be set to work 20 clear away the wreck
iu the auditory. Hitherto their labors
heve been chiefly confined to the space
formerly occupied by the lobby and
stage. 1t is feared that when careful
search Is made in the auditorium the
bodies of good many men who leaped
in their frenzy from the galleries will be
discovered The police ,,llow 10 person
to 90 within the walls of the treatre, with
the exception of the men engaged in
the search for the dead. The small parts
of the ceilings and floors OF the theatre
yet remaining are in an unsafe condition.
Bodies Identified.
The Brooklyn Eagle publishes the fol-
lowing list OF the names Gt the bodies
identified: Richard Curren, l26 Jay
slleet; John Turner, Jay and Prospect
streets; Charles Rome, Prince street;
Isaac Lessen, 436 Atlantic avenue; Jas.
Cassidy, 250 Hamilton svenuei james +.
Garvey and Hugh Oberner, Hanover
street; August Aurbach, "a Hudson
avenue; Mrs. Ann Martin, Lawrence
street; Mrs. Berry Smith, Living
ston street; joseph Farrell, John
Tracy, j. Russell, II. Ralph, Joseph
Rogers, East New York; Robert Jack
son, Flatbush avenue; Charles II Stiles,
Loui. f. Becker, Mary Multvony
Stephen c. Haine, 66 Prince street; JnO.
sgnnis, Joseph Looney, h. }. Nc
Anany. A. Stetson, VIM. II. Bsssett,
VIM. Hartman, ?. 7. Geary, Geo. Loci,
Nicholas Conroy, Samuel I. Davis, Geo.
&. Lott, Geo. Honnipy, Geo. F. Treel,
Thos. Weshner, Michael j. Haley, Louis
Hecht, Patrick Gallagher, Abraham
kurtz, Abraham Dietz, John Meburn,
James j. Cullen, Nadia Ward, Henry
N. Bruce, Samuel Calhoun, 5. Dempsey,
VIM. A. Gray, Jacob l.. Ostrsnder, W.
w. Burton, hoorn Dietz James Temar;
John sid Charles Otis, 90 Clinton street,
John Grace, Charles l.. Gassett, a. NJ.
BRYANT. Mr., Kramer. jaime. Lsyden,
Frsucis McGit, Claude Burroughs,
Harry 5. Murdock
A coroner's jury was rmpanneled this
morning and held II private session IN
the station house adjoining the burned
theatre. They took no evidence, and at
noon adj. urned 10 meet AT the coroners
office on Saturday evening.
Number Of Persons In the Trestre.
A NJ. fdIultE. one ol kut ltsStte VI zig
theatre, gives the following statement OF
the numUer of persons in the theatre on
Tuesday evening: 4C5 persons in the
upper gallery, 300 persons IN the dress
circle, $50 persons IN psrquette, u actors
and speaking people, 70 supernumerles
10 stag" hfnts, - musicians; total,
lOle. or including dressers and other
subordinates, IN all about 1850 persons
4 Fault in the Construction ofthe
Building.
A fault in the construction of the
burned building, and one to which there
is reason to believe the dreadful
loss Of life in the gallery Is
in large mcssrure attributable. was the use
of painted cloth for the ceiling. The
canvass caught and was easily burn
Cd, rapidly OF course. The flames follow
ed it to tag veutilator al the top, mskir e
the dome furnace ol fire right over the
heads of the people in the gallery. It