The New York herald., 1876-12-20
ROSE EYTINGE ON THE BROOK
LYN FIRE.

From tho Cincinnati Enquirer, Dec IT.
Miss Rose Eytnge, tho at tho Grand Opera House
this week, has rooms at the Burnet Knowing that
she had been in New York the week OF the Brooklyn
fire. and had mingled with her professional brothors
and alter the disaster thought her express
sons upon the subject might be or interest, amid
the exhaustive accounts and editorials with which tho
press OF the country still Accordingly called
yesterday morning, and were received with grace
and courtesy characteristic OF tho profession and
this case OF the woman. Miss Eytnge 'under
the weather." and It was nearly time for her to leave
for the afternoon performance but she politely ac-
cedcd 10 request In the conversation which fol-
lowed Miss Eytingo spoke with Tho earnestness and
feeling OF Who felt the event, which she fire.
quently and eloqucn.ly termed "hideous," of
a personal sorrow She began by expressing the fear
that she could say nothing OF fresh public interest at
this late date and then to the thing at present of
most importancetuc measures OF relief 10 SURVIVORS
she had attended the meeting OF the profession at tho
Ui0n Square Theatre and SAID tho absence o parlla-
mcntary knowledge on the part Of the actors would
have been amusing had the occasion not been SO SOL
emn- Miss Eytinge was sure that the meeting had
madc mistake IN calling upon the general public and
thai II should have appealed TO the profession alone
that no actor or in the world would have Jailed
TO respond To the call with that beraty characteristic
0i tho art, and that tncn the suffering patrons OF mo
theatre would DO directly renewed by those who
were or WIN DO generally held to be- tho cause Of their
misfortune
wo ventured to suggest that tho managerial pro-
l0ss0n should fathcr Ue held Responsible
Miss Eytinge replied that however that might be-
even u nobody directly responsible, the hos
tres would suffer, as they were already suffering
REpoRrER--Will this falling of in patronage not dio
out when the mine days (" horror is overY
Miss EYTIyGE-I think IL will last this year. already
disastrous 10 the profession.
REroRrER--You were familiar with the Brooklyn
Theatre. Was II not ordinarily safe?
Miss EYTINGE-MuCh more so than very many In tho
country. Not only was II on the ground noor. with
separate exits for the upper ters but its aisle
lobby room was more than usually ample, the house
having been built when real estate in the vicinity
not cxorbilant and tho plans having been lIbcrally
made as TO space
REroRrER-havc you read tho Fire Marshal's opinion
that tho request from the stage "to sitdown however
well meant, was u fatal error!
Miss EYrINGE-l hear IT Is considered, but II
was not bad as other Observation-Disclosures born
OF the terror OF tho moment than OF radical
Take, Tor instance, the poor fellow who locked and
stood guard the stage door, Hc SO much
to blame. His orders imperative and without
discretion admit the persons outside who wero
clamoring for entrance. What was anled was some
body with presence Of mind enough and manhood
enough to have knocked bim down, relieving him of
REroKrEa--How do you account for Mr. Murdoch's
doath, ms lie must, unlike poor Burroughs, have been
Nware Of the uil extent OF the danger IRON the rslY
Miss EYrSGE-He was completely pane stricken; !;
had IN good health, and seemed dazcd by the
terrible situation. Miss Caxton VINO rs wonderfully
ncrvy little woman, drew his arm under hers and
tempted 10 lead him out OF the passage through which
she 80 narrowly escaped. dc would stop look at her
his irce aud rushed back TO what proved be his
frightiul death.
REronrlK-Do you think of anything else not al
ready published?
Miss EyrISGE-Only this (for of course you know
ready oil the hdeous blunder winch committed in
sing the Tor the last alter the
already known 10 bo on Irc that the talk about lost
wnrdrobcs and vaiuablcs Is simply sickcnng Imagi-
native minds a-mapy have been ut work. Miss Cax-
ton. Tor Que, certainly msreprescntod Sho knows
all the profession know, that actresses DO leave
costly wardrobes in the easily Drokcn-nto dressing
OF theatres They take TO the only
basket bundle, with the actual necessities Of tho
play running and In the Two orphans''
as Louise, Miss Claxton needed but little or
value. She IS certainty not responsible Tor the
statement publ Tor she has too much good
TO mcnton any pccuniary loss, however heavy tho
lace OF such holocaust of human lives. presume
tho reporters swarmcd upon her in that terrible day
OF excitement alter the nre, and that matter how
careful she under the flood OF exam nation
she mislntcrprecd by over-cntcrprisiDg young
journalists.
REpoRTxR Ono more question, Miss Eytinge, a
subject OF general interest to Western newspaper
porters, who astonIshed at the vague way say
the least, In which tho New York press treated tho
disaster the morning following IT, DID Miss Claxton
anybody else who escaped have any idea of the
rble extent of the loss OF life which they could have
gwen to really llvc repOrtersY
Miss EyTiSGE-That do not know, only tnat
the company had no certainty that any OF their
Der had persisted before two O'Clock the next day.