The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-14

williamsburch brewers are to send beer to the
German students hold, aud tho proceeds VI the
sale Of beer are to 90 to the destitute.
Tho Now York Relief Com mittee acknowledge
the receipt Of over thousand dollars, and cau-
tion the public against swindler, who pretends
to solicit and collect for tho committee, and
woo has obtained considerable sum in this
manner.
Sir. Josh Hart has sent s28o, which was sub
scribcd by himself and members OF the Eagle
Theatre Company to the Brooklyn Relief Com
mittce.
AT THE THEATRE.
In the theatre ruins Yesterday the hremcn
which contained among other thines n satin
dress, white velvet hat with dropping ostrich
human heart and boot were also found in
the ruins. The ticket rack containing tickets
was found, and about ~ Of the $40 which had
been taken In for advance sales and which was
mostly burned. Tho money recovered was all
~ c9in Tue safe In the box Office is apparently
The unclaimed property was put on exhibition
IN the COfoncrs Office. 1hc property OF samuel
identified. Mary Still, Of 80 Ninth street, identi-
He'd gold ring and pistol az having belonged
70 her brother. Dante. who was In tho theatre.
The pistol was burned black, and was supposed
TO be useless, but when the Coroner snapped II,
the ball was fred into the opposite wall. Much
other property WAS claimed bv those who bad
identified the bodies OF their friends. Jno. B.
Watson, OF North Seventh and Fourth streets.
VIII msburgb, who started on Tuesday uieht
10 attend the meeting Of the Republican Gem
cral Committee, did not return. His watch was
discovered among the ruins, but his BODY was
not Identified Edward 7. McClrty, aged ~ of
ON Bergen street, an employee of /. X. Horton
&Co., has been missing since the night Of the
nrc.
james Murphy Of Az Baltic street testified be-
fore the Fire Marshal yesterday that he was in
the thea re gallery. As the fire Increased there
was terrible panic. Men knocked each othor
down and walked three or four tiers deep over
each other lie was pitched down tue stairs.
lie met the first crowd at the outlet to the stairs
and the second at the bottom Of the stairs In the
corner near the ticket ofice. 1hey were three
or four tiers deep at this angle, with
others passing over thCm. This was only
one nt4ht from the street. Tho men
werc.crylng out, Oh. God help me-" and Ilavc
merCb on my SOU" lie heard these voices
from the time h left the GALLERY to the time ne
goi TO the street. Ia WIS MT tnree minutes from
the tine he started uhiu he heard the stairs
cracking with the weight OF the people. lie did
not see them fail. II wns very q rk and an one
mass Of smoke. He did not see any one get out
10 any Other way tnau ty the II irs. lie thought
u the actors had not told the people To sit down
again. when the first alarm was gwen. theV
would all. or nearly all have been saved. About
one minu' g was lost by tins delay lie Thought
not over IS escaped from tue gallery. This Ucsti-
mouy closes the FIRE Marshul's Investigation.
The Bfocklyn Aidermauic committee appoint
cd to Inspect churches, theatres, and public
balls. yesterday visited the Atheneum, the
Academy. CLedonit Hall. the Gcrniania club
Rooms, ana klvers's Academy. Me-srs W. II.
Nlor and Arthur Crooks, architects. accom-
tho construction " the different buildings arc
10 bs embodied Ia the committees report.
They VIII suggest that ia the theatres an iron
uIOl curtain be used.