New-York tribune., 1876-12-08

After this the jury to Tho thcatcr and made an ex
animation Of the runs and thon adjourned TO meet next
Saturday at 1880 p II the intention OF the jury to
do their to ascertain the cause or the dlsaster
Every witness that can found. whose testimony may
be OF yaue will be examined. Samuel Mclean. another
m,uber OF the Jury stated that he knew nothing what
soeyer about the number OF bodies viewed by the jy
exceu what he had learned the statement of Coro-
ner Simms
THE FIRE MARSHAIis INVESTIGATION.
. POLICE OFFICERS ACCOUNT OF THE FIRE
Fire Marshal Patrick Ready continued to
take testimony yesterday IN regard TO the incidents ana
causes Of the Are and especially concerning the reason
why the people the gallery failed 0 escape. Inc hrst
witness was @. A. Wessman, who testined as follows
L reside nj No. 544 NOstrandaye at the corner OF
Fltonst am AN officer attached 10 the mounted squad
NJ rho zenith Precinct and was the heaer, in citizens
clothes on Tuesday night IN the dress circle when
the fire broke out and first up In the curtains OF
tenery over tic stage ran to the front 10 get the
doors open the actors quetcd the audience f0r mo-
ment and then they rushed to the door; watched them
III, they were all ont md then closed the doors to keep
che draft out the people were then coming down from
tho GALLERY but all at they stopped coming down.
ana went I'D TO see what the matter-l mean tue
fra, gallery or dress circle there are two separate sar
ways leading up there; got TO tho top OF the irst
flight OF stairs there lady coming down VINO caught
her foot In the blustrade stout man fell over hef
and that mado heap persons piled on ono another
Their were fully 80 or 90 persons IN th's hGap
at the foot OF the second nlsnt OF stii,a'
The stairs were open all the way down rom lha o, nv
aud above the heap Of people ne StMi' ~ole yca va
four or i've steps from the Top NJ tLl5 ule ho o
was very dcnse; II vas not uIco mluiIe M ,lio Ia
broke out A. the curtain was lowered u tO"H Iu ~ 'L Wy
tIiis had the effect OF sending the hanes up 70 ulS s
lrry looked ~ IL for few seconds ana li.i oV'a ~
ibS door OF he paruuct The people who were plea uP
In the heap cried TO me Ia help iioi ana uiu E,' sOo
of tbcm In the to fall back uH E't hti HIu q
cpr arain and blocked mp ,Gc passage then tried
to e1t1catc the woman Whose foot was cauLh' III tc
stairs but she held fast. An usher came wy 10
assist me- aud pushed the people back ana lnue .
small opening among Them. Ne tore tlt uI''H % sum
went up 10 the dress cirre, found woman tEcIc ana
took her out There must have been other persons te
rn fnr heard cric- hut could no one on actout
OF the smoke. know there must nave been persois ~
the dress circc Who were owe t'hon .y 'S " Tir'd
then y ttu weak account oi t.le slphe' 'ht ut"Fp
1oln, ~ I'm .oeI. arn an old fireman, and never
Knew any sIoke sualcding; was moi Ia thg s'ho4e
more than minul, and could not bfchluci ti W. NJ NJ
second galleries aad ne ''niIa were Erh u. o I
49,, Sc. mo nItunu hcinc c0uld IN 70 tEo minutes;
heard tnumpug noise a5 n Splo Our "as JhhpAA GA.
e toT grl.rry at that tirnc; was nearly suGocii'd
When GOT out know that ihe ptJile HrIu III tnAtn %
on the circle stairs bot heard the ,''' 't, 'o @
dTess circle aud asked. 'wncrc nie y"Ii ~ s9t n'
an.qyrr: oven when down on the hoof beard lc
tinpiug nOso, ~ II they were lnmtus ou o' lnT P
gallery; il jhc people had jumped ip" '1'. s.ilt ="
ilc dr,s. circle buow could not have -''n tN'm on
nccDuIt oi the dolse SMOKE IoHl ~ -, az -
switchce. opera gsss anu nuuar "i t"'ltS az & vi
Wa no breaking of stIs gallery while "as mere
n pretty that AL Ia tHc dress 'Ie'e uH h0' s''
Out awe.
STATEMENT or ARCHITECT JACKSON
Thoma. X jackson msde Tie following statement: ."
uycnt NotL,rs. y. ~ and gm architect OF 80 years
standing; was ihc architect Ui the Broohyn lheit'r;
WAS also the architect OF Wailacks lHcater TIE ne"
Academy of Music Ia New York, Tanmany Han, ana
several ucatr- m different parts Of the conniTy ne
JrooE Iu.it.r erected In 1871 ana was ahuut ~
~ III tees boz uHl,uslOus; y had agH't ad butoht'
and two .,lcrcs the foundation was course oi COL
crete, t4r cellar wall wa stone 'ir iuH % M'Lr
BRICK vIlI r. binder, AMI tas ih' nAln ".s ~.
OF haf burul lIick, - inches thick up q" tue n' anu
nnOyo thaj 10 ncht' ulra WIN mn @ go,
there was IL uch part Mli "i picA, on. -
gallery; that was the usual thickness OF such Val;
o-s were tuc only walls; ON The east sldc ol i' t'''
-r fr.ptug El.oi'sulcy, there were tWo WINDOWS al
~ fi.s and iIink, Two on cacn Htlrry the n'i9
entrance from Washing 81 ~ tn' PaIlur'i ~ Inc,
~ ir, wide; th7 tuC Yrsibua; tht I'ig 'i''n''
IA tbc ptrluct from the yeAiluulc was 'I.'l "",'
cTc ,, ,i f,ur.foid door c-ht feet wide. and one
- d,er sX fc.t ,,iIc leading from thc loJby into
bc parauct there were also tiice doors liuhl t. P"
gur to fiopdslley. narrow street on tho e,st 7, u
Inc th,lt.r; tuuao dUOrs ayout az lrtt "Iu.,
hung 10 swing outward anu reSu.u ~ - 1T,
only ~ that taey could 10 0p'neA 'aa4y iio' IN s
In ease of crIergrnoy there was stu ChsI
door nDm lonu'o-st, lNo I,tt "t.' % ,,,,,, ~ "a
seeurloOr pcrpb eist icct Wdei the EIe'iiloo'n -, @
In the basement. under lac stage and there Wa I"of
from the grren-room out to thc areaway, anu s,'s
from thai TO thc sido~aiS ON Joh'onsl, 70 pc us, ~
clso ua necessity; thcrt was p'Na,o p.'S -
| tr,m thc stago underneath the parquct 10 me
,tstlr,i's oiIee; there also private entrance
from WasnustDu-st 10 tie a!l' ''t,' -, ,, tt,i,v al
me narqu and about 10 eet wide; there - "i,o
a stairway from the dfcss cIcl, isadnb oHe 4 ~ t me-
"llc tl're was an outlet from the dress clrce 10 lo
az" y, ms and per-ons IN The gallery could come
dan ths way, 70 through tfo drr' clIS ana @ oa oi
| Euod's-aey there was separate sllcIJ At.'i .,
nom tbs yrsiDuc WdshingtOn-J, about OF ltc'
,,idc an the way up; there was PAR OF uoo'S t.'tt
nrcuiur outward, leading Ia the gallery an lie uiS
t,I put the building opened OutWalui llo 'estlulo
70 & TAG 'ISg @ " % Tcry to FIoodsicy except through
Inc res circe tnore no irescaprs Gere from tAc
TIlrrI; 1 call the exit irOm tne dress clfolc y ne
c,ctpc; there were no OtnctS 'tl know o o ~ uy ,,.
~ 49,. btildig am not limnar with the nrr-escipc
law IN Bru0Klyn; do not even nO" thlhh tSat ilIr- %
cecapcs mom the gallery we're necessary ou iiUot i
ai.ry; people going 10 tho t"'duI 81. .uJ
toned to the regular way OF ed,' nitI ii
| w,nld look for no other. and II tney diI
pd fire escape they would OyercrOwd ana ptODSoS
use i great loss life tho brooklyn Tbtaief was ~
know OF tIo thcater was first but theo WIS
uc bydrant hose On the Stage IOr the Suppression
f 1fc: alwayB pUt IN Snch apparatus thc nose na3a
r,,si ar Rrt hose do not know what becaln or ~
-, Airs Conway had the thea se always mad pals
nf wafer up IA dies, and also under tIe stage "Lo
the dlrsssig rUOnS were Ihrfe Wts ~" M iS ~ i
me rlsry stairs, and only tWo 20 nc D 81 ol hY rooi
ccton TINS mId0 two bends NJ rghl aists Llv DcaiS
extra srOug tto Elf6eia were
~ nv IL inches; the beams some bY IL inches ana
sp,| 4 nv IL inches: sO.nH Wero ~ Georgia Vlho Hilu
some OF white pine they Nero but III ana lhchueul III
he walls: do thnk those stairs could nave become
from uurDCr OF persons III Tue giItfy
,,ss they rSt injured BY hro mo otheF passases
ard staIrways wero equally StrohSi Toe DaI4d.6 Was
uut u by days work II was Dut Oi the D' ihAleriaS'
attention given TO the gus afiause-
men * ana border ghts IL tn3 frc occurred rom DOr-
rr gut eitier te DOld3r .nt OF tne border was not
,,n,er hung te boz der, may De allowed tO touch the
border iigii ~ cl5Ssile7f o' h'ioho u'" "' 'HeJ
ought not 10 do bO'
ACTION OF CITY AUTHORITIES.
rur BURIAL TO TAKE PLACE TO-MoRRow-PUDIIO
FUNERAL EXERCISES 10 BE HELD IN TnE
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