New-York tribune., 1876-12-07

/ revived WIN greater uOnDb aiu couulCtiHB teoti-
nony. The false rumor denied again, would not be
quieted and late last evening his death was still
matter of report. A reporter of The TRIBUNE
learned shortly before midnight that Dir. Murphy
was certainly al home and we'll.
TIE FIRE MARSIfAIiS INVESTIGATION
FULL ACCOUNTS uF THE FIRE GIVEN BY PERSONS
II The THEATER AT THE TiME-IEsnMONY OF
| A. N. PALMER, 4. Z. KEESEY STAGE MANAGER
THORPE, MEMBERS OF IHE COMPANY, AND
OTHERS.
Patrick Eeldy Fire Marshal Of tho City Of Brook
Ism, after a full survey Of the ruins took the dcpo-
sitions Of the owners, essee-, managers, actors,
actress, .s. and employees Of thc brooklyn Theater,
and o,licr4. Tho examination was mainly conducted
in his Office at Police Headquarters, on Conrt-st.
There was a recess between aud o'clock p m.
Oniy the persons examined and reporters were
Mrs. FAERES's STORY.
Mary \. Farrcn was the Gi5. witness examined and
made tie following statements :" live ut NOS 29J ana
! a55 WAsainrtonst., and played the part Of AadaHe
Fr0-AaJd in the Two Orphans a the Broosyn Ihedtcr
! last evening. About the beginning OF the last act |
looked up aud saw the roo, the incoscd scene on
fire. csrpcntc. trying 10 se; the fire ou just a'
/ rullci Miss ClaXton OF the bed. She raid, is "
nreP said. Il afraid So. Both she aud Mr. stud
cv and think Nj. Thorpe eaue to the footgnts and
ncggs the audience JO Dc lbitt bls th' d""A'' f'
40 attention NJ Mgsdoch was there thcn bat when or
where he g,ni could not say. walked OF the stage
Ia my drrrslr GROOM and grabbed waterproof CLOAK
| aud cloud and wa Ding back, when ] met NIKE
Sweeney, Cnd hc said: No ladies. go BACK; 20
the other way then came through an uhi"rsrouhu
pasxlss into the box office and through to the lobby
M Eochfnid told Il caught nom border lisht ana
tb, IA an SNOW about the rrin of the fire. some gen
Iemen whom not know took me GU: OF The th'ater
Tao audience vas In great confusion when ieii the
,tgc have been acting there since te lsl nYIt 'Hc
curtain rose ana this the only hre over saw cF'
an told there slight IRE In curtain there re-
gently but WAS ~ consequence. II was In the box
of,Ic, OF IN the window That looks oGt an the lobby MI
NurIoch's drcssns-rooin up stair, and think he
went up there could not say whether thcre was any
one on The stage when left think the border hshts
were all covered with wire seq cns Eno" al the hsHt'
down r;irs worc except the 0ntehts ana 'hey are SET
low down They wcr, very sict about the use OF fire in
this thrater and We always considered 1t very salc
TIE STAGE MANAGERS TESTIMONY.
Nv T,rn. r. ,u,d AS foiloy.s lived ut the Brook
yn .rEratsr nh Wa stage manager there. was IN the
/ building when the fire out last night was on
the stage aud fret the rc IN the lower pf o. u'oP
or scene that hangs from the rigging oft near '' center
Of the stage. IL then mere haudui OF nIe alu I
inst rauht There must have been three or iour men III
the flies az the time Mr. Weaver raster carpenter ana
one of his assisiants went ~ to put the lire Out S'"
the assistant climb out Oh the groove aud try to Tcach
the drop which was r but bctOrU he could do so to
nro WAS communicated 10 the other scenes ana drops
and IN less than minute the whole was one m"e7 vi
| fame. The nre must have caneht from pot"o'
! light which IS placed between Tue Do'u'''
There were ,our of those lights the stage. They
/ are all protected the top by th eo'eIIHs'
! ventilated with circular iron hoops aud wireA lucy
| were called the safety gasburneri, ana were oI
| the latest improved PATTERN such as are uSeu ;"
all the irstc!Gss NewYork theaters IhoSe "eI' '"o
only lights that were between the borders. Iheic WIS
one that yas no in the dome which protected by
! elObular wire screen. We did not hi"" tho "S' VI
matrhes smoking or any open lights on the stage OK
cent when used In "A play. Notices 10 TINS chect N'rc
posted in every dressng and la every conspicuous
place theatcr, behind the scenes ahu All oV'' t
| front The gas li4htcd 10y electricity "l'' Nv ~
hfs yere used except IN OF acciient 10 the eiec
tr.c wires. The thcater took fire Just ai'er tie curtain
had gone up the lust net. or hhout - 10 ~ '.I.
mast II o'clock We had fine house. appealed 10 Ihe
au tenoe to keep quiet and get out gnruy s"' foi
] Gods sake, get out quietly, or sOhi''4''S ~ '
! There wcsc five separate means % exit I'n 'e uC'O
rium two Oh Washin gtOu-st. and three OF Fioou S'
There were two separate means OF ext Iiom INC s'HV
Ia addition 10 those from the AUDITORIUM '"""'@ CO
NIL TIE ,,al inner door pf the stage opened ih"afdy'
and al 81, thc s;urIn door Te large double door. '4s
! from tbc stage Ia Johnsgm-st Olchc" ou'"'iuS' ~
not say positively bat tnina tiJsc doors M''N ~ 80
| last night Nobody from lie audience '"u' t'' 'e
/ in thai " q had tlh'i h'' ''S''~
| box utHee about two weeks ago. 'CO'o"'i HoI.'' w"
b.l, ultyei then when found that ihc bHileAS was
! likely 10 be burned went on. through ny ul'SS'"e
room into tho private boz, aud through me "u'.o''""
into the box Office up 20 the apartments oc'hP'd py IS
| fnmily over I'D. principal entrance 10 tie '''.i' -
! had retired and we're getting up We 'Hl "o'' oh-
through the private door There was then great eohlus'oH
among g. rushing dawn from the dres' ciic'' o. 'L'l
! yaG 10 the street could not say bow many PeoP'o
/ were IL the building q; the tmu OF tie No.
A. NJ PALMERs STATEMENT
The testimony OF L. NJ Palmer, one OF the iesees OF
I'm, ,bcat.r wa as folIows reside at NO 10 EaS1
Frty-seycnthst New ork, and with hr fnooH l'd'u
/ the Brooklyn The4ter from Messrs kHIg7e9 anu iy
/ OF the Brooklyn Building Company Tor th'ee Se"''
was NOT IN BROOKLYN last night (Tuesday) oa came over
tha no.nin on learning OF the fire. We Hhd AtoeH VI
seeuery proDsrfies and furniture Amounting IN Fauo
I, aout 500 0Oo ali Oh which is destroyed oA this "o
had AN insuranee OF only 5000. Tho Lighting niehin
cry OF the building was fitted up four or hNs year" ago
md WIS OF the most approved and moeFn Iat'efh We
spared no expense make the theit"f pcilecF '''e
We had lust put in Set oI ropes Oh S' '"' u'Pe
and bot,lers i'm order t0 make them perfectly secure
did not see the Rfa aud cannot say ho" u torsdeo
only know that we employed the most care I'll ana com
pe,ent persons We could get and that We were very eA
acting and strict I'm our rules about e use OF NE In tie
tbeater No one was allowed light Dire except the sas
man. and of course there NO smoking allowed 'AaFe.
We had new set OF printed notices - this erec ostea
all through the theater. supposed thas tne oroOA'H