The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-06
THE BROOKLYN THEATER BURNED.
A Panic in the Closing Act of the
ssTwO OrPhans."
One Hundred and Fifty People Lost
Their Lives.


BROOKLYN, Dec. 6.-The Brooklyn
Theater burned last night. The fire
originated on the stage at $50 P. M,
when the company was about half
through with the last act of the"Two Or
phans." The fire spread with lightning
rapidity, and burst out through the
door on Washington street. The panic
and confusion among the audience was
terrible. Dieters restaurant adjoining
was totally destroyed, and the Post
Office slightly damaged.
The fire originated Ill the flies, which,
blazing, fell upon the scenery. One of
the actresses came to the front and said !:
"a small accident has occurred, but
don't be alarmed; only a small piece of
fly is ON fire." On the mention OF fire the
audience arose to their feet and made
wild rush for the doors.
The smoke soon became sufocating,
and the women fell in the aisles and
were trampled over. Numbers jumped
out of the windows and were severely
injured.
The total loss on property will reach
$500, 900. Five persons were severely
injured and taken to the Hospital. Fl.
S. Murdock, who took the character OF
pierre" i'll the ''TWo Orphans" is miss
ing, and it is feared thai q search OF the
ruins to-day will show that several per-
sons were suff6cated or burned to death.
Miss ClaXton fuses her valuable ward
| robe. The theater is insured for only
$4O,0 900.
LATER-TERRIBL LOSS OF LIFE.
BROOKLYN, Dec. 6.-The loss of life
by the burning Of the Brooklyn Theater
has proved to be terrible. Thirty-three
dead bodies have been taken from the
ruins and placed in the Morgue. and
fl teen more are supposed to be in the
heater. Most of those who perished
were in the dress circle, where escape
was cut off by the burning of the stairs.
They were all sutfocated.
LATER AND STILL WORsE-oNE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY LIVES LOST.
BROOKLYN, Dec. Cit is now esti-
mated that one hundred and fifty lives
were lost by the fire at the Brooklyn
Theater last night. Sixty-tive bodies
have been removed from the ruins.
Ali that remains of the Brooklyn
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Firemen and police are actively at work
in search of the charred remains of the
poor people who lost their lives in the
vain effort to escape from the smoke anG
flames which surrounded them.
The scene during the fire was terri
BILE one. 1t was a desperate rush anG
struggle for life, and bodies of girls
women and children, and many OF til,
men unable to reach the door,
are now being removed from
the ruins, while friends and relative!
OF missing persons are crowded in the
Station-house, tearfully examining hats
shawls and other portions Of clothin!
which were picked up by the pollct
when the fire had been sufficiently sub
dueds to permit men to work among th'
ruins.
Miss Kate Claxton and Mrs. Fnrrei
rushed out of Johnston street in thei
stage costumes, and were saved. TA
lnames of eighty-siX missing persons haV
been reported at the Station.house, an
lit is believed in some instances Who'll
families have persisted. Fcur under
takers wagons have been busily eN
gagged all the morning hauling away tn
ldead, The full horror of the sickenin
Iscene will not be fully developed unit
later in the day.
lAND YET wORSE-THE ESTIMATE o.
KILLED REACHES Two HUNDRED.
i BRooKkYN. Dec. .e,l1Ins 4. s..A .AAggus, in a
sextra, says Of the ire: Pie Wsai" b.