The New York herald., 1876-12-21
THE BROOKLYN THEATRE FIRE.

REPORT OF THE REGISTRAR OF VITAL sTArIss
TIcs-THE coRosER's INvEsTIaATIoN-
PROGRESS OF THR RELIEr FUxD-MAsa
MEETING THIS EVENING.
Yesterday the Registrar OF Vital Statistics Of Brook
lyn submitted a report OF the deaths caused by the
burning OF the theatre Permits The burial OF 22a
bodies have been issued. Oi these ls3 identified
and buried upon certificates that gave tho name. ad
dress and other facts; 1ol bodies unidentified,
and buried in a common grave, in plot furnished
by the Trustees OF Greenwood Cemetery Portions Of
the remains OF other victims have been removed from
the runs OF the building, but Tho exact nsmber OF
persons thus represented II is not pos be at present
to determine Tho total deaths by and in consequence
OF the nre is doubtless 500
The question ol how death was caused has been
raised, and post-morte examination was made ol
several OF the bodies These were elected at randoA
anc all showed that sufocaon tho cause Of DEATH
IL Is relief TO believe that period Of suffer.
Ing short. Tho flre spread rapidly and the
material Of the building combustblo that tho
smoke must have been very Dense In which not more
than orty or atty respiratons couio have been taken
before death. 0ne-haf OF those whose ages wore as.
these the majority about 20 years oldi over 70
per cent were males; % per cent VI tho
total deaths were OF unmarried men; LAG OF those
identified born In the United Stalee l3S were the
offspring OF parents not born In the United states OF
the most afiiictcd mcnt0ucd tho Eleventh.,
Sixth, Fourth and Third. One hundred and sxly-sx
OF the identified dead residents OF Brooklyn.
Tho occupations enumerated show that 80 were clerxs
ID laborors moulders. butchers carpenters ana
iruckmcn; 80 occupations wore represented, vi the
80 who had no occupation IA were females
Coroner Simms and tho jury engaged in the nvesti.
CATION OF the Of the loss Of lie in the calamity
yesterday visited the rcsdsncc OF Miss Maud Harson>
the actress, IN Livingston street, ana took her tesI
nony In relation TO the sad occurrence Miss Harrison
has been confined 10 tho house. consequence OF tho
ahnnk IN har lnnA ms m ntDl n
night The young actress TESTIFIED that tho night
OF the fire she was standing In tho groen room with
on the stage above as u scuifo was going on; she
had been performing the part Of Henricuo; she
started TO on the stage when she mot Mrs Tarrca
the stairs leading down to her room, Mrs. Farren
said, "Tho theatre Is going;' Miss Caxton was with
Mrs. Farren, and Of thcm sad. Lets go out the
front way, tho theatre Is on nre; jnst then sparks
came Tho back OF the stage In front OF the
green roon and witness ran through The underground
passageway the box office, and passed. out through
The lobby 10 Washington street, thorc seemed to Ds
hty hundred people IN the lobby at the time; the
theatre was IN flames when she gained tho street.
THE REI.IEF FUND.
The total receipts at the Office Of Mayor SchrocdcH
up to yesterday amounted to 0l2 81 The receipts
s7,o6s.
rho sale OF tickets for tho afternoon and evening
performances, 10 DO held under the management OF
Colonel snn, ut the Brooklyn Academy OF Music IN
aid OF tho sufferers. on New Years Day, is progress
ing in satisfactory manner. The tickets, wnicn arc
hty cents each, are sold by the members OF the Police
Department exclusively. Upward OF $40 have already
been Sold
This evening, at eight O'Clock, mass meeting will
be held in tho Academy OF Music under the auspices
Of the Czens' Relief Committee. at which u report
will be submitted OF the work already done 10 behalf OF
the ali cied and means Tor their future maintenance
viii be devised Rev. H. w. Becchcr Rev. q. A. Hall.
d. D. Rev. Emory J. Haynes. Rev. }. Hyatt Smith,
James Tanner and others w address the assemblsse.
THE HERALD LIST.
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