New-York tribune., 1876-12-08
SCENES AROUND lie THEATER.

CROWDS STILL THBONGING To THE RUiNs-WEARIED
POLICEMEN RELIEVED BY TIE THIRTEENTH
RrGIMEET-sEARCH IN THE DEBRIS sYsTEMA-
TZED.
All day Yesterday cOrdOns OF police were
drawn across WaslnDgiOB-st, nj Myrtle-ayc. and at
JohnsoIst through which pedestrians were permitted
to pass only after the most explicit statements as TO
their purpose. The 1nclosed space included DierT
restaurant McKenz.e's billiard saloon, the Posi- Office
and the police station. well as the front 0f
what was lately the Brooklyn Theater. As the
wall was perfectly safe and the street was
no longer filled with the horrible sights Of
the previous day. there great complaint a what was
considered by many unnecessary restriction Beyond
these limits dense crowds stood all day long rs II spell
boand BY an irresistible fascination. Men women and
children gazed for hours toward the scene OF the fearful
tragedy only nearly empty street few police
men, and the theater front, showing few marks of fire
up5n IT, The horrors which surrounded the spot were O
the past the he'd and burned remnants OF humanity
which few hours before had been smcdldering under
the rlins had been removed to the dead houses; but
still the Gro Sd remained i'm undimnished numbers.
The lines were drawn in about p. as to include
only the police station and the thcat"r mont 1bs re-
eved the crOsswalks from large portion Of the crowd
lust at the time when the remTRng thrOngs from New
YORK made Important that they shOuld be clear Soon
aftrrward the entire street thrown open, with the
execution OF the sidewalk the side Tor the space
indicated above; but the crowd rushed In and soon
made the impossible II had been before by
the ction police, and squads OF officers were sent
out short intervals to clear the crowd from the SIDE
| walk opposite the theaor.
All through the day four policemen guarded the front
entrance OF the theaer allowing one To pass III or
even TO open the doors and look III unless duly author
zcd. Inspector Waddy sent an officer from the station
10 pass TWO gentlemen in, but the policeman on guard
fused to recognize his verbal authority Let the In
spector himself If he wishes to countertnand his
own ORDERS" and the gentlemen were not even permitted
TO stand tho steps while the message was being de-
uvered All the police force Of Brooklyn had been Oh
duty with very little rest, since midnight OF tuesday,
and were becoming thoroughly worn out The colonel
of the 18Th Regiment National Guard therefore called
his officers together and they decided TO volunteer the
services Of the edment to perform guard duty for the
night As soon as sufficient number Of men could he
got together, squads placed st the Morguc tho
| Adams Street Market. and Westinghouse. About
o'clock colonel and his staff appeared at the police
station, aud hour later company OF men marched
down from the and relieved the weary pObce
men around tue IL th0ugat that by morning
| 200 men would he on duty.
Between the time Of the finding Of the bodies OF the
two actors and morning three other bodies found
those of two women and child They burned be-
yond all possibility OF recognition. Tney found
underneath the parquct in front Of the gallery the
rj,ht The number Of corpscs now removed numbered
24s according 10 the count kept in the Washington
Street Police station, but TO 202 reported by the
| ner From about n. yesterday until noon the work
OF excavation nearly ceased; only few men here AMI
there slowly shoyccl the cnders, and occasionally
found some burned and chaTrd pieces OF what had been
human bones and flesh. During the afternoon large
number OF men at work in tho ruins ana sys-
tematIc examination was undertaken, ~ DO continued
until the debris has been ghOyced down Ia to SOjd
earth the average depth Of the corridors ani brohen
mortar being from three TO four feet Mr Nariin the
house-mOyer hats been employed by Chef-Ensneer New
ins perform this work ana gang Of abont so men
employed. A little after another body was iound
underneath the arGueE the stage. Tbere are no
means OF identification at present aud 10 Is unknown
whether the victim occupant OF pargnet seat or
soo one who had wandered there from another part OF
the honse while blinded and crazed by smoke and heat
This was the last discovery of the day. the ceasng
TO work when IL became dark
The men working in tie ruins found many articles of
jeelry Watches rings, &c, which had fallen from The
burned clothing Of the bodies which had been removed
aud large number OF miscellaneous articles OK thia
kind has accumulated In the police station. Two