New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-10

| paais 81 tia ssnplsts enssiapmsat Of tn
stage and pazgu6soe in flames. By this time
| nearly I'll of thnsUin Tie lower part 0f the
house had escoped.. The crowd from above
| came pouring dsw1 into the hobbies, which
were soon densea5 erovdsd. Stairwaya
were choked up, sd there seemed to 70 No
way in which they could be relieved. Many
succeeded In escaPhg b the regular mean.
that staircase was alsef soon Cfewded, and
eecapo by that way w0GDoxt 70 impossible
The arastest loss Of life must have been
among those in the family circle o. Yep gel:
lery. Those who hap9enea to % seated
near doors succeeded in gaining tho otaar-
ways and lower part of tde heuse, but thsre
were many who got mo- further than tne
second floor, where they died. The namea
made such rapid headwsy that tho noofa
fell in before assistance cO1id reacn snem;
The shYiols Of women and shouting ana
imprecations of men and pitifua cries OF
children weye heard below. These was NO
human relief for them. It was . heart
rendilg situation. TO have. human beings
perish almost within sight of tteir fellows
is something terrible beyond Description.
The Brooklyn Eagle furnishes tho follow
ing. in advance Of it's publicaNion: "Ihe
work Of identifyin the dead will bo diff
cult, IOr mOsG u tnoL0 S1o DuEEoV U0yvu~
recognition. Tbs only node of Identifying
them will be by the personal property
found stsaoiied to the bodies. ThvS far it 10
osly evident that the flames macs common
havoc with men, women and children.
tShOrtly before nine O'Clock tho ESv.
Father Hnnley visited the theatre, and
among the boo les recognized brother OF
the Rev. Father kyle. Father Kyle was
present, and identified tho body OF h1
brother. A body was taken from the ruirs
chs,red and Dlackensd beyond recognition
In the breast-pocket wers . number Of
cards, bearing the name of Abraham bar
nett, in German text.
Bodies are CONSTANTLY being removed
from the ruins, and are taken 20 the Mor8ue
- fast - possible.
ut i9rumored that y number of this at
tsches of the theatre are burned. 1t seems
certain that Charles Lott and bis son, who
were stationed IN the upper gallery, are
among the lost.
"The sectors and actresses escaped from
the stage into johnson street, Tho BrocEe
lyn Theatre was built some f0us years s,gO
for Mr.. and Mrs. Conway and whom they
died it passed intoEhe possession Sf the two
daughters. They ran it awhile but were
unable to psy the back rect DUE and the
property fsli into tho hands of Shook =
Palmer. Is'wss Ons'of tho finest and besa
country, and was generally doomed per-
feotly safe, but tke fearful disaster hae
proven the contrary"
CT Murdoch, the actor, the NIbssse ssys::
In the death of Harry Murdoch tho
BROOKLYN holocaust il brought hoDe to
many Of our citizene, who had leaned to
know him during his professional eD4ke-
meats here; and in him' they took . lively
ms 49,
properly Harry Hitchcock: vas BEN in
PhllAAelbhiatn, 1843 or in l84A Hie 1sther
was respected physician of that city, ana
his mother, who is now living, ia-s sister of
the ren0wned actor, james e. Murdoch. In
his bcyhood 10 attended the Rfont0 ogeet
School, and among his plsymates was
Charles s. Rogers, Lately. ono of the man
ayers Of WOODS Museom. In 1854 larry
made sis first eRpesrasoe on the stase q
for that season. Subsequently he beea0e
q member of Fosd's company in BAltAOro,
and in 1856. OF 1857. supported his uncle,
James 3. Murdoch, in, IN engagements OF
several,weeks at the Crosby Opera House,
under the management Of Hess q Grower.
He afterwaxd went to Boston, where
he accepted the position Of leading
"juvenile," and played several seasons,
alternating between tho Museam' and the
he made q professional tour through the
maritime provinces, making st. Johns, New
Brunswick, his Headquarters. When r d.
Ho0ley organized his company tor the sea-
son of 1sR4-5 M. Murdoch was engaged for
LEADING '.iuvenie" and SECOND" business,
aud in the several roles to which he was as
signed achieved . reputation which became
aboue OF contention, and subse apentlTcOm-
PEELED Aim to sever his connection with the
al, nj in HAr
1874 he afterward accepted arsimilar posi-
ton with the Academy of Musia. then ander
the management of Charles II. Gardiner,
with whom he remained until the close of
the season, in the May following. curing
his Academy engagement he played Ar.
mand D,,rcl to the Camille eff Mise Clara
Morris, and with. her divided the hcnors Of
the performance. He subsequently, re.
turned to Boston, where he remained .
short time with. the Boston Museum. He
next went to Philadelphia, where he played
q brief engagement, and last fab he &C
cepted.a position in the Brooklyn Theatre,
where he met,his death.
Harry Murdoch was an actor OF great
promise. He was close student and Q
careful observer. His forte was more Of
the initiative than the creative, and his i'm
| including Salvini, Jefferson, Chs1frau
Eechter, and others equalE as we'll known
were 80 perfect as to deceive old theatre
goers. He was the pOssossOr Of sweet
tenor voice, which he had carefully cult
waited, and YVES m excellent amateur piano
player. Mad he not been devOsed to the
stage he would have made an excellent
portrait painter. His c-ay0d heads of ser
eral of his professional friends, some q
which now adOrn the walls Oh Haverlya
| Theatre, indicate the possession of geni:ai
| for the depletion Of form and color. In Ail
death the stage loses one of it's most prom
\ Using members, and 3he social circles il
| which he moved will mourn the loss at 9
genial companion, who was always anxiOul
| to contribute to the pleasures of those b.
| whom he was surrounded.
TilAen's HoEes frosa,3ittena
New that the Democrats are waxing q
! Jolly over the ineiigibility os Repablica1
elector in Oregon. whose disability ha'
been healed for weeks beSore the neetin
Of the Electoral College, but whose Gao
tempted the reform Democracy of tina
State to attempato steal aa electoral vote
the following dispatch Of the Westsr
Associated Press may be produced q
Attending much better case t.ean that q
the derelict Cregonian:
ST.. LOUIS, December 7.-Ths final aepol
of the proceedings of the presidential elet
tors of this State, at tLeir meeting at Iefe
son City yesterday elbows that Charles
Stifel, the Republican electcs for the thir
] Aiatrict aDplied nv latter tn GOvernC