Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-07
LAST NIGHTS rElEoRAMs.
Tn. nreshiya Disaster.


The Breshlya Disasser.
BRooKLrx. December 6.-At 5 o'clock
40 bodies were taken from the Park
Theatsr. The ladies were terribly burned.
bruised aud distorted. A look int the pit
at this time still showed . Considerable
pile Of sorpses lying crosswise lke STACKS
Of wood. and there were apparsntly sun
fifty or sixty corpsss remaining. AZ night
approached two calcium lights were placed
In position and the work OF removing the
ghastly forms OF the dead VA
The charred remains OF the victims were
taken out In the front and rear OF the
theatsr and rapidly loaded In boxes and
placed upon the unasrtaker's wagons. Tho
pile Of bodies In the cellar does net seem
TO diminish.
Although the fire originated on the stage
the loss Of life among the theatrical CON-
pany was not extensive, and only two lives
we're Lost. two young men In the flower of
their professional life-Harry y. Murdoch
and Claude Burroughs. These young men
were playing respectively Pierre, the Grip
ple. and Picard, tho valet Of the chevalicr.
At the moment when the fire was discov.
sred Murdoch vaa bsfore the curtain play
ing with Miss Kate Claxton. Az soon a.
tbe manic occurred and A general rush was
:" sss.n. urrJach .nd pnrrough,
ran 40 ,hsir Jrs.sing.rooms 10 get clothes
10 wear on The str.et, their garments being
y.ry sca.ty in he play. Their dressing.
rom, vsre on the same side Of the stage
,hs r;cht v,ny ~ viewed from the audito-
inn anil cooseouently furthsst from the
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