The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-12-14

WITH THE FLAMES.-WTIOI.E FAM
lilies PERISH.
Brooklyn, December 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 fifteen more are sup
pesed to be in the theater. Most of
those whoperished were in the dress
circle, where escape was cut Off by the
burning of the stairs. They were all
suffocated
A STILL LATER ACCoUNT--150 LIVES
LOST.
Brooklyn, December ct is now
estimated that one hundred and fifty
lives were lost by the fire at the Brook
lyn Theater last night. SiXty-five
bodies have been removed from the
ruins. All that remains of the Brook
lyn Theater is q smouldering heap of
ruins. Firomen and police are ac-
lively at work in search of the cbarred
remains of the poor people who lost
their lives in the vain effort to escape
from smoke and flames which sur
rounded them.
THE SCENE DURING THE FIRE
was terrible one. 1t was desper-
ate rush and struggle for life, and the
bodies of girls, women and children
and many of the men, who were un-
able to reach the doors, are now being
removed from the ruins, while friends
and relatives of the missing persons
are crowding into the station-house,
tearfully examining hats, shawls, and
other portions of clothing which have
been picked up by the police. When
the fire had been sufficiently subdued
to permit men to work among the
ruins, the search for bodies was COM.
menced.
BODIES PILED UP IN HEAPS.
There is no doubt that the audit
orium and galleries had been cleared,
and those who perished went down
with the flooring in the lobbies, for
the bodies of the victims We're found
this morning piled up in heaps within
dozen feet Of the door, most of them
burned beyond any hope of recog-
milton. To the extent of dozen feet
from the door the flooring of the lob
bies remain perfect. On reaching this
the runs, which are in the rear of
several brick buildings, are presented.
Just at the end of this passage way
the bodies are being
TAKEN OUT FROM TIE CELLAR,
q depth of fifteen or twenty feet.
Ropes are attached to the remains.
and they are drawn up and placed in
rows in the passage. Up to half past
nine O'clock. fifty bodies of men,
women and children have been taken
out. Police are necessary to keep
the thousands OF spectators who
, thr0ng the streets at good distance
from the scene of the disaster.
MURDOCH, THE ACTOR MISSING.
Among the missing is II. \. Muir
sl8eh, the actor. 1t is said that after
trying to quiet the fears of the panic
stricken rudience he went up to his
dressing room to get his clothes, and
there he must have suffocated by the
smoke and perished.
Miss Kate ClaXton and Mrs Farren
rushed out ON to Johnston street in
their stage costumes and were saved.
NAMES OF EIGHTY'sIX MISSING PER-
SONS REPORTED.
The names of eightysix missing per.
sons have been reported at the Station
House, and ii is believed in some in.
stances whole families have perished
Four undertakers' wagons have been
busily engaged all morning hauling
. away the dead. The full horror O.
the sickening scene will not be fully
developed until latter in the day.
ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
The Brooklyn Ay,gus. in an extra
describing the terrible scene, says: The
fire started in the flies on the left sid,
of the stage. A forked flame was seer
creeping along the left hand corner o
the scenery. This was followed 10y
the noise of shifting scenery, and /
few seconds later the audience o.
served the confusion among actors anC
actresses on the stage. The fire spreat
rapidly and the alarm become general
The cry of fire" thrilled the audi
ence, and all rose to their feet. J. B
Studley, an actor, stepping to tn,
footlights, said there was no fire, ant
urging all to keep their seats. Man,
did so, but only for few seconds,
THE FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY.
Miss ClaXton and Mrs. Farral
showed great self possession, ana re
manned on the stage until the scener,
at the left was completely licked up b,
the flames. They and other member
ofthe company left not moment to-
soon. The excitement of the audienc
was manifested in a stampede, sucl
Us never before was witnessed il
Brooklyn The panic became genera
before the actors left the stage.
wild rush was made for the lonrs
women shrieked, struggled ant
tainted, men plunged in mad terro
over seats, and
FOUGHT THEIR WAY TO THE DOOR
like wild beasts. The aisles wer
blocked and as the fire danced an,