The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-13
BRO0KLYNS SAD CALAMITY
eEARCHIyO FOR THE DEAD AND
CIRING ron 7HE LIYING.
Whct wa. Taken from the Ruins Ycstrrdny
More Missing Persons over sS,OO0
sub-cribrd Tor he sufferers Rem ~ Me-
mortal service In the Temple IArueI.

mortal service In the Temple Israel.
The work in the ruins of the BROOKLYN
Theatre continued v-steri ". and aa most
OF the dehrls was ov rhaulcd twice. IT was con
cludcd that thcre were no more dead 10 be re-
covered. Lite In the afternoon the crurinx
worn by Ida V non, IN hcr chiracter ~ sister
Genevleve in the rwo Orulans," was found.
ecaGolding was erected trepar tory to taking
down walls. II isuyt deemed safe to use the
walls Gs they stand.
The owners have not decided on any plan for
rebuilding. bo the itro WIS not aving In
Vcsiment to them. As Mcssrs. Kingsley and
keeney. who owned m Dst OF the stock. also own
moet " that of tue BROOKLYN Eiylo Association.
the site may be reserved Tor a new building for
the EiOs.
About Nifty lots OF property aiken from the
do d are in the care ottnc pocc property clerk.
MIR. John l. d Shiy of 2si Front street, Phtl,-
delphi claimed the property OF Will IN +. Dc
Sh ', who peri he'd wish his wife aud twelve
year old daughter. Their bodies had been taken
to Greenw cd among the unidentified. Tho
property CON priscd watch, a b idge Of National
Hose Company Nn.h SUITS. $3.50 In money, and
airing. 1t was idonun6i nv stranger who had
no claim to II. but rs he g,v' the name OF tho
owner De Sh, ,y's brother ilurneved from Phila-
delphia to get II. Tbs dcai min WAS engineer
of "A dredging M aohinc. aud lived on the vessel
with lis family. Ills wnule family persisted
with him.
A sparkling diamond stud taken from one Of
the corgses had sew raj c'aimtnts. Uut Coroner
Simms refused to Give II up until yesterday.
then he was satisfied int IN belonged to the
body of Will IN G. rerpcnnine Of 272 Fourteenth
street. The young mans father gave written
description OF the stone, and 1t WAS 81 accurate
that the diam ond--l highl, vau ,blo one-was
turned over to him. rio Of ndso;r civ dress I'd
persons, two ladies ,nl one gentleman, met the
Coroner by appointment YESTERDAY To lay claim
TO the stud. but tho des'tiptinn they gave was
wide OF the mark. h mos sagicious detect
Ives have been nut IN charge OF the property to
prevent imposition.
The friends e Matthew 1oden Of Jay street
BroOklyp, VINO htl Ueeu missing siuce las Tues
day night. fuund "A Il and some photographs
OF the Crntenn Exhibition tnat had rende ii
his less In the II lme~ certain. Mrs. arncr, VINO
could not mud her sons body ~ the VI rgue.
found two studs ana collar button that uad
belonged to hin. james O'Neii's fri nds fouu
some prOperty tahen from htm In thu burial
of the uuidenhnei dead, the bodies were ds
posed ~ without regard TO the numbers whicn
marked them, ana the subsequent identi0caiions
of property serve little pulp,s sc. The cemeter,
officials know lew unIv OF the numoers Of The
unrecognzsd &c %, nor Just where IN the cir
rular tIencn they are laid.
Thomas Maliey. er' GERS clerk. OF II Atlantic
avenue, aud Joseph Lopez, Spanish cigar
maker, aged a. Isl Su pier street, BROOKLYN,
John W. Warner of es Atlantic avenue. went
out on luesd y evening saying that he was go-
Ing to take a walk. He has not since returned
lie was about - yeais old. lie wore a new ol.rk
ehinchilla overcoat, az carried large eoli
hunting case watch, with an engine ana cars en-
graved On tue CAP. lie wore a diamond stud IN
his scarf.
1he beautiful basket OF flowers that attracted
emy on sunday W is sent to Mrs solomon OF 1tB
Boerum place. VINO lost her hu ban 1. two sons.
aud two daurhters Il was tribute fro u the
ladi"s connected with the establishments OF 5. Is.
Jones in Fulton street. IL contained. IN the
midst Of field II tuOetnses, the word "Rest,"
wrought In purple d wer,
LLOYD AS INV u, ltt r. sen lug IN New York
Committee # Relief, COl. Thomas CAROL
aud snerin d gse oil tne Cili4ens' Re.
Unon Of CHRISTIAN work. Seth Low, Al.
derman fishe. ana Others met to COMPARE IL.
formation ana to agree "a some plan Tor con
centrating the work. tn tn sane grnunl
might NJ be 'Iayesea y different eomml'!e.s. tee.
$500 altogether In Ne-trfCHY's cnntub. tlln
we're sles nom tss {. I'll ss and cITew Of tns
Lltayctte Avenue fre,hytenAn Chu ch, and -
has received s4,.Ri, Dd the Brookyn Guild and
Union ioT CHRISTIAN " ok Sll26.lA lie total
amount collected ~ BrOOkln D., - ~.
The question of gai responsibility for the
Brookkn disaster Is nkely soon to Ot presented
20 tue courts. Many Of those VINO were hiiied
supported families. and n Is "a ught that III
ages may ue recovered II ANYBODY can be own,
by negligence. - We caused TIE loss oi II e.
Most II tue eadin lawyers OF Biopklyu nave
already been consulted. but tue, v'ry IN their
advice. one lawyer raddles tue respOEsi llllts
upon the city because l,s officers did it enforce
the bUtding law InOtner nOids that tue thea
tTe gers are liaue oeca 'se they were bound
ment; ana another SAYS that ~ damage can
be obtuned because the victims uight We es-
capped If III hid not been panic stricken.
The body Oh. @. Cummerson, the 1yman Of the
Brooklyn Theatre, VINO died ~ the Long l- nj
College Hospital ON SUNDAY. of injuries received
In Jumping from twO stOr, wiuuow ia the rear
into Floods alley. was taken TO MS resi- dence At
13i Prospect street. where the Il Y. Dr. TABOR Of
the Washington street ~. T.. Church pre-. ched
the funeral sermon. ITO Dody 10 " oe Uuried ia
Cypress HIis Cemetery TO-DAY.
MARY Jaue C4ssid v, the young prl who pre-
tenued To id-htiiy bnuN IN tn Od Market,
Just for joke, Mas arrested vest, ruN by De-
tectise Butts. md taken tefore distinct Attor-
ney bntton. lie leotuted her Tor her disgr ce-
ful conduct aud then discn aged her. The body
she claimed Whs not idruu0ed.
Tue Police O0mmlssi"ners Yesterday pass d
Of the Thirteenth aud urteenth Regiment,
anu the uemuofs Of tho poi &c force for service,
III the week of he Il e..
Mr. II rrN nm 4yertises suarring. wres ling,
aud warn Is eut r .alnneut Tor tue nenent 81 tte
Br9ohhn suffers un ihL ,da, afternoon. C,l.
Mel iuL hlin Iuu utntr champions Wli appear.
1ne Fire aish / i-t ni-nt took the te. TIM 1ny
OF Charles +. Duurhert'. Of u Prince street,
who TESTIFIED u he " = IN Tue centre OF the
gallery Win St'phen o. IN, A ere.t many IA
the gale thought the fife " uart u the play.
The me spread among the scenery IN less tnan
two minutes. lhen all made a. tu-h tor the
outlet OF the stairs nd some jumped over the
partition ON he heads OF the others. Ine eoule
could not help It. tne ilfc c me ~ a ick. lie
said 10 bis irend. Let's 90 Tor window" and
they dlu. iie smekr got 30 black tnat thcs
dow u-ed for veuii ation in the gallery,
just large enough I" ret through. There was
no passage To tie roof. There was one Young
man after nln, but be dii not 20 cut. Dpueu-
eTty renamed on Tie gravel TODf lie got burncd
In the gallery before he got out. Wien he qul
the gallery. thr rest we're ul ia q crlwd at the
door Trying tp get down stalrs. lie thought II
could not nave got out OF thdt gallery alive Il
there had been two pH1rs OF stairs on eacu side
the hte came up 80 quickly, and Uesde-, uauy
delaNe ed at he request Of the actors. II was not
more than Eve minutes from the time he sAW
the 1re first uutil he fei. his hands uurn. The
otheT people must have Teen burning .lso. foI
he he .rd them shIltking. lie knew when he
got out tntt a great many would be lost. More
persons would have been saved II the actors Il d
not requested item t. ST down. IT the, htarteI
when the, saw the lre nrst. more would h Ve
got out. The HctOrs did not seem to know the
extent Of tue hre wuen they told the peOplc u
remain
a solemn men oral service was held last night
IN the temple lsraei on Greene avenue, liruOA'
lyn, IA c1nnecuon Wlin the burning OF the Solo
mon ialuilt, the Dietz brothers, and KurfZ the
Rahhl X. DC. le~n officiating. Tue rabbi
asked ior the mercy of Goa On ali who had T. r
ishei IA the uhule III the theatre, and wuen u,
spoke thr uHnes N tnOse ol nj fam WAC were
lO-t tlrre wts 500 lug II over the Congfegftion
In the address hs salt that Was ~ time IT,
stop to consider the iehgluu- nel su.l.uu 81 those
who had pershci helO.r utreuug rclirf or syni-
patty. 1he service, ne WI7utd u understood,
wa not held Iri,ly ON account Of the poor
members II the lsraclltl-h rae wno h ID p,r
ishrd n was - give expression to the sorr,W