The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-10

The first testimony yesterday was that of
y. :. Jacobs, journalist, Of Spring Valley, n. J.
lie was IN the dress circle. and saw the con-
fusion. Mr.. Murdoch called, BE quiet, be
quiet" Mr. Studley. Miss Caxton. aud Mrs.
Farren advanced to the footliRhts aud motioned
TO the audience to be quiet Miss Ciaxton said:
1--WE are between you" the rest of tue sentence
was lost. He addeu:
ia. s .; ,n burning ns sInS tho
through the upper portion Of the to.srl the
Ss's'ss a 's " 'ts':
ns tp the seas % snf Ssnt oui s.ssf' escd
10 s ss sSssns TO oo 's' % % no Gss noSa
ing tnrcSss The pslaas, door = ;.s the nsms. ana
s%osS i'm %HTs se.sss'
the aOS, to ne G9r,dqr ~, From se5r 70 ,ns door We
swlnginy door where the t,cke. tsk,r sat- ,na there
eIircstes some Somss. and went out. hi. vas tic
nrst obstruction on the stairs There were three o.
{: ,hnk they az soi out The vnaow. which had
The heat dres danes TO aud GU, o. these win
doH ad no, % see hn any one ty to oPen the dS3r
stair Va: ,srsS % M four % SnS,e: er heard the
OF Il. think the panic and not the lack OF means OF
eIit csusedthe loss o. NE DO not thins those in the
he dense smoke there. II the audience had been not
ned tho ore nrst started they could have escaped
WIN. Nelson testified, Wa. In the gallery. Ran into
nsh! q n Their was 81 no S hspq rail- % 9r b.ess TO
Sheridan shook, one Of the lessee. of the theatre
.onsy Of machinery or the precautions az n,
nrs si me BIoosyn iGeate, put nave been informed
plug an hose on ne stage for use 10 case Of IRE in
Or buckets the nes. ilSns saw ore ei,lneai.bsf
20 tne sI Uee 0n one S nv 1hs
that have directed snx pcfson 70 see that these
psSpsry Of ne osasI.cf tas oalidlsr iao.s sslns.
IA aa = q
Theatre, whicn built myself, now lease to shook
n. s%s
af s r. sTISs a nasstt
providing the necessary precautions asan. re Al The
R; is S ei sSs
20 aS kSss s bS nothing cn sfsis &
then about providing nre apparatus the Stage or 10
having Sees occaped as such Tor long tine L Would
have isose appliance; there have % never been en- IN the
1SSr ss NJ aS fSs sns .SoS Sn
EnSveage g me cause % as nTs Ny own 96nioP .
not know Row they were protected did not hear oi
if IN r. R q r. II sSs Sf'S' street
builder Of ,y yesrs I e5psTsnee ,e:,lned ina,
empty In ave minutes but the gallery stairs we're do
better II the stairs had been straight with suncient
platform. Ib, IN III or y, ays ws ess snEs' a a. T
Ro6s!. a.Ssiy Of sss Smith street, an .,pcricnesd
family circle s,.Is were 'I fee. sishs nsnss vds and
Sg n a Sesrs s.cns cr TO- e s
apdhree or fou5Isps to rescehslses!i Y the gsle,J
believe that the stairs could contain human beings
u%os W we're burned The mean. Of ss o% he
other parts the thsatr. sufeent in case o.
cas-. .ds op Fooss s[sy The ssis'y ssilins con.
Of rsd sn war S S;3
terla 9pt that wss covered WIN heavy rlded mould
s ] sss AS coos f.If Ts.
was 9.ed & for property man, room and Sn car,
''' 's i;s /. "s:. % ,s s,sSS:
he Hass .sae ef qSs's n' US
pull, but The sssnery & ana %schns nigh, have O,sa
painter gallery The faucets Gould no, Be- used Win
ata Vim s'1fs s'as.
not % S ssrtI. ss ws and son.s
fSs Vas Inc caHse Of the nrs. 4 hose applied Al
iGsy had TOO many dcop scenes, 30 tisi
1Ss the sssgs o4seg TscS eroSs SSsT IN, d
"a n .cGhe op tT1m r Se% G fSTE Ss, to RSy JUN,
have been strong brick vail across the straciurs
where the proseeniam Was reaching from sr TO roof
then tnerc should have been one corrugated iron
fhis coud have been dropped IN case Of re thus pre-
venting draft End spread Of Ore from the stage TO the
whole prosceninm was composed Of ne same lnnanma
Sreassd lie rapidly Of e Games and the ccnseSaeat
| loss OF life never would nse complimentary tlckets
|
afraid OF accident IN that gallery II was all open
above the stage There Is such wall as speak Of III
| the Academy OF Music here. with iron shutters be.
| tween the rigging gallery and the dome
sister and lady friend We're in the ss''circle We
went to the johnson street door but II locked.
Then went TO the other door The door on the west
side Of the dress circle leading to the ticket Office
closed There great draft In the theatre, and the
nghG were beginning to flicker Did not efforts
on the part Of the stage hands to pat out the nre
James Clark, OF 203 Bergen street. testified Was in
the gallery In the front row. saw sparks falling on the
stage Ran to tha stairs, and was crushed down the IN
In crowd Saw Ipany persons fall, and falnng upon
each other form heap. saw no other means Of get
tng out than the stairs Think that twenty men es