Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-08
IKE BROOKLYN pIsAsrER.
MeeiiugN for Relief Rf TIE nlferer

NEW York Dec. AT meet ng OF mem
bers OF the theatrical profession yesterday %
concert measures for the Ne iei Of the suffer
en- of the BROOKLYN theater disaster all thea
terS and minstrel trOupeS OF THIS CITY aud
Brooklyn. and Fonts theatcrs 81 Washing
ton and Baltimore were represented. and "a
large number OF stars were also reprcscnfei
individually. \ resolution was adopted ask
ing all theatrical managers Throughout tse
country To contribute the proceeis oi one
has been secured i'm Greenwood cemetery
where ALI the victims VIII b. buried. lnclud-
ing those OF the recognized dead, whose
friends 20 desire. a meeting OF the choir
singers Of Brooklyn = called. II T. eNpecseti
that majority OF these viii attend the pub
lie funeral.
$40 People Reported Missing.
The list Of the missing. a. given al the pO-
lice station, il about so. bat the number OF
bodies removed y but Sg2. and According To
me lists OF the police. les than 2ia. The lat
Ter count, however II unduu btssily too small,
and Resulted fiOm the failure 90 distinguish
between fragments az different bodies The
number identified and removed thus Ear il
Is excitement Silll runs high. n does not
follow HAT all VINO are reported a. missing
were AT The theatre The NIGHT OF the fire.
The Number OF Dead will Never he
Known.
NEW DIRK. dec. N.--fhe precise total ar
the killed by the Brooklyn theater ire viii
probably never De- known owing - the Tact
That the dismcmbcrel limbs OF many wer,
scattered TN The process 81 digging in The
ruins. The coroner'S report gives the num-
Der al 2ss. Many bottles will have 10 d.
buried M onse without further attempts az
Identification a. putrefactiOn has already st
Interpretations for the private intermcnts
of many bodies were began yesterday.
The entire proccesiS OF the performance OF
Raba ar Nihios garden next Monday evening
VIII hc devoted Ia the sufferers. n performance
I'm German i 10 b. given at the New York
S;adt Theater Tor benefit Of them. number
81 private subscriptions have been received.
Identif, ing the Bodies.
y L Il 4.
the bodies Of the victims OF the BROOKLYN IRE
was continued This morning. Several bodies
were reclaimed at both the morgue and the
market to-day. one body. ON which was a
gold watch, was claimed by no less than sew
en- persons. Among the bodies Identified this
morning were those Of Angis McCullogh and
Joseph Weeks. Mr.. Mccormick OF Pacific
street, identified the body OF his son. Number
of stores ON the principal streets are closed ,
and doors bear notice Closed I'm CONSCIENCE
OF death IN the family. Mgny OF the bodies
can never Doe recognized. as In the market
There - quite small pile OF arms. legs and
pieces OF flesh, and wOrkmen are still taking
portions Of remains from the ruins. Bodies
OF two women are yet living at the market
unidentified. The body of what wa Thought
Ia be a woman was taken out of 'he ruins
to-day. The police central Office has been
draped IN mourning out of respect TO the
Officer Mckeon. and workmen are en-
gagged i'm clothing the city Hall i'm tho
in the main thoroughfsres are also
10 be draped. Fire Marshal Ready resumed
his investigation to-day. when Marshal 4.
Bryan, who was I'm the parquette. and Alfred
Plant, who was In the gallery. gave similar
testimony 10 that already given.