, 1876-11-28

he c1as.ct1 os slightly hurt, were taken To their
ho1neA before thcir names could t'c Bccured.
Whrkncn In the ruins placc Tits class 40 high
~ 100. AZ the ctnweateAtfmatc not less than 130
persons were injured.
sCEsEs aSp INCIDENTS. r.
Fannie Peak, tho tirkct.sel'cr, WAS cast down
with her box, Int It kept we'll about her,
and shc was unl1arne,f. Her money h'1 VIVA
broken, aud scvcral hundred dollars cast into
ADDITIONAL FAcrs.
r.. thste hare 1eeu no further dsstt,t. hut inc
!sncd already foot. up III, and there arc prn''a-
Nv enough more, injured slightly, 10 increase
The total to abnul 20v. An inspection Of tho
premises where The accident occurred canhcs
the visitor 10 woncr that tho loss nf life to 10
small, ard that any Of tue occupants Of The
theatre esrapct1 nHllurt.
The next matter Is the question Of RESPONSE.
hflsty, and that, It is evident, vii! be difficult tn
deemc,! eafc cno,tgh; military companies NIT,
anil public ncGsnEs and lalis were hold there.
u Ia built In spot which affords puor founa
ton. howevcf, md the rear wall ttas f"r hall
When tie olympic Club occupied tl,n buIl,lnx
the exercises um'n the s1ring-hnard ca'.sed tile
blllltitng to quIrer to suc an extent that many
Of tic members dec.nsd It unsafe. NJ arrhl.lll
ossstlrrsa s however: Ti,ns passe'l and ths ou,lI-
lnlnIstration, became tue State AEnory, ant,
1arge quantities Of ssnatt ar1ns alid al abund.
ancc OF eiuspments were stored there. Tie
public tlccniest il safe enough, hut We under
stand that J. j. Carter, wllo WAS arInnter fur
sumc months, always declared 10 the CONTRARY,
md was anxious to get a. much weight from tie
upper floor a. possible: The property nassed
into tho pUsscss[on Of Peter nn,l john Niagec.
who reside near Frecport. Last Friday, III r",'-
rcrsatfon with some une representing Tie varls.
ty o,npany, one Of the brother stated thai the
lumber to shore ui the flooring OF the upper
story could be obtained II It was thought ueCcs-
sarry, at lumber yard, aud be would pay for
hall Of It; but tue reply was that there was not
time 10 do that work before saturday-that II
wuuld be Intended to Oh Monday This wuul't
seem to Indicate that the question of The
strength Of tho flooring and Of tue building waa
taken Into consideration.
One thing that attracted the attention Of All+
after the deal and wounded had been removed
FROM tlle wreck, was tic fragments into which
The furniture Of tho theatre had been bsokc'I:
the lumber that had been used In the construc-
ton Of the gallery, boxes etc., was bruktn Int @
knitting wood; and wien The fragments of linn
her and the stage fittings wero Fcnnved to the
street yesterday many stuut snan sllulltrcd
at the spectacle Of tlsel and gaudy anery satu-
rated wlth blood.
rnE HUMOROUS SIDE.
Notwithstanding tue shocking character Of
The sssdent ana tn t!e Eenefal o9 nseaal'
many Of the sufferers seemed tisl,osea tu luok
upon the matter in aa happy q MANNER As pussl-
BILE, One Of the members Of the troupe, III,
some ones suggesting that the coMpalIy was
"'prrtty much gone in,"-reterrinE to the furt
that many we're urt,-rcplicd, non, yes; We all
weut In together" A gentleman reinarkc.!
that It WIS the finest company hc had known
of-its performance literally brought down the
house.
A German who was among those that fell
ESCAPED unhurt, and clamoered out Of the ruiz,
with grcat agility. On reaching the sidewalk he
met All acquaintance and ejaculated, "Aien Gott
ii t1tmnlcl! fccl 50 glad Ms lnure tl,an ifiy
tofler what gets out Of tLcse:'f Notwtttstanl-
luz the serious business Of the moment, the
crowd that stood near him burst Into laughter.
Another man, with blood running down hi1
face, paced rapidly about the doorway. gcsttcu-
Iatfng wildly, and fugufring, ''Docs any one
ktiow met Does nny onc know mcf''
One man, railroad cmployr, sat next to the
orchestra, and the luEge base Atille fell With
Ain,. He sail they reached tile fuus together.
and he made himself rs small us nusslblt by III
| side, aud felt that lie ha.l n friend.
A boy not more than II years of age, was
taken ont unhurt, and, after getting over hfR
fright, told liis story this way: There wus bg
lnari right by INT, mid when we went down h.
! went quicker thuu ME, allu first thing knew
| had hold nf him and was rnostlNE atop Of bis
back. and by-uHd-hy VIC got down, nh1 I'd been
thinking about cycrythaug-runn!nG away fru1n
school, lying to niDthcr, and tint ia no bust.
ness to Gc there, md everything, you bct-aua,
after VIC hid been duwn few minutes, and
| some one had Hight, tue oig man ehook me up
little, aud says TO R,c, 1sonny, amt you never
Eotn' to tunlblef' aud got OIL"