Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-12
oYsrERMRN sFRozEN.
The Brooklyn Fire
ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY.

New \ efk l}ec, th-Inhn Gum
merson, Hyman in he BROOKLYN thea
tire who was injured in the disaster
died yesterday IN Long Island college
hospi,al. He WAS taken there on the
night OF the FIRE, On saturday the
fire marshal obtained from him the
following ,esiilnony.s'
had charge Of the fYes. | saw
the fire. break out, it commenced in
the centre OF the building IN the rtgg
ing loft among the borders on the
drop curtain. | think the draf,
brought the botder in connection
with the light. There were win GOV
erings over the lights bu, not always.
fhe wins were chose enough without
TO prevent the borders from touching
The light. The borders did not ge,
out OF order in any way. They went
up right enough but when came TO
let them down they dragged. tried
10 put the green curtain down and il
broke. Nothing broke before the FIRE
This Was the commencement of the
trouble. was unfasieniug the
grooves when one Of the men wen,
)uh to pu, out the fire with pail
ont could not do it. We had no
tire hose attached or otherwise
saw the tire hydrante in the building un
Ter and an he stage, but had no hose We
had two other fires in the theatre shortly
ociofe his last. One was in the box otfitr
ind he Other on The stage. | think the
doors leading III Jnhnsnn street were all
clear on the stage The alarm was given
10 the police pretty soon after the fire WAS
discovered. The audience were not noti
fed of IT lor three or -four minutes. In 20.
ing flown found mad stayed l,,ugrr ti.4t.
should have done. ard could not get OUT
On landing, | met MuTd.ch and he went
right mp TO his room. saw him drop from
The heat and smoke. jumped out Of n
window on Floods alley, leading from the
first landing.
Murdyck and Burroughs first went down
on the stage 10 get out and when they
found the heat 80 great they went up stairs
again. The other stage hands got out OF
the door on johnson street. We were on
The other side and could not reach that
door. l do not think Mnfdock and Bur.
roughs tried 10 get out OF the auditorium
If had had a fire hose and water on the
Stage or 10 the flies could have put ont
.hc fire before II gained such hendway. IL
blazea up rapidly, Bill Layton saw i. first
md said. " think lhali.a fire" This
WAS The first /, saW OF it. Danie r. Cot
Inns OF lOl President street. persisted in the
Ore tsnd the auspeusca which the atfl cled
family. until the finding of his body,
wrought SO injuriousIy on the condition Of
! William Fl. Collins who was III Of brain
fever ths, he died Friday.
Mrs. McCollin, Of 334 Quincy street
Brooklyn. said yesterday that Robert Still.
brother OF Daniel Slill, one OF those who
perishcd in the fire, is also missing but
hud not been previously reported lost
Last evening Mr.. Warner. of 439 Atlau-
| tic avenue. Brooklyn, got information that
his son, John w. Warner, aged 25, had
been 'aiss,ng since Tuesday evening IL Is
| believed he WAS killed in tbe ihettre
| or The 800 persons who persisted in the
| fire. aud of whom 1870 have Teen lde:.hiied,
all but AZ were mules. Eleven OF the VIC
TINA we're from New Yprk cily. and 81
were between fifteen aud twenty vear- ot
aye; 81 between twenty aud twenty tive
20 between twenty five and thirty, Is be
tween thirty aud thirty five. and IL were
nvx iifty yesrsof age,
| The trustees of TaImndce's tabernnclt
yesterday resolved that hereafter no camp
stools be used in lhe aihles, aud hat when
all the sehts are occupied no more persons
shall be admitted
SOLEMN sERvICEs..
/ New York, Dee. l-The public mani
feAtalions Of excitement IN regard 10 TIT
Brooklyn calamity appear to have gener.
ally ended With The memorial services yes
: teiday and the solemn mass of reqnel
which was celebrated 70 day In a numbyi
Of the catholic churches. Most of these
churches Were sadly. STRICKEN. one, losipg
/ rs many as thl,.cen young men.
The police have guarded all approache.
TO the theatre this morning, and but few
spectators are there The walls are con
sderea unsafe, and travel Is prohibited il
portions OF adjoining streets. Laborer,
are clearing up, but no new bodies hav,
been dM cove red A number OF relics hav,
been found with j.'weIry, etc, which ar,
, deposited Tor iieh ia alton The cnroners
, employees are busily engaged gathering in
I formation 10 aid him in the examination o
witnesses They have proof, it is alleged
/ that the theatre doors, which 1t was claim
ed were unlocked from the inside wer
really forced open by the police outside
VI Public buildings are sttii draped, and man
fisgs are At half mast Some men are miss
ing whose names are not yet reported h.
Tribune gives the total Of 27i absoluiel'
known TO have been lost, Of whom u
4 have been Identified.
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