The New York herald., 1876-12-07

tor their husbands. Now and then there comes from
the dark market q wailns female or . sobbing man.
Here emcrges a woman kissing something she holds
between her nngers II IL screw stud, pluckcd from
the shirt bosom OF her brother She passes out, and
lost in the gayly coored border OF the crowd The
bodies still continue 10 arrive ana the crowd grows
denser as the afternoon grows into night
At TIE xARKEr HOUSE
Within the market such q scene was exhibited that
appalled, the sloItest heart AZ every moment
body was brought In from the ruins in convenient
metallic she'll coffin aud Immediately taken out and
laid upon tho wide bare door. smell OF burnt
human flesh llled the atmosphere. over the wide
OF the deserted market were rows OF caicined
corpses the hands in every instance being upward
raised warding oil the fatal flames that ultimately
consumed them. There man whose intestines
had protruded through his skin In the intensity o ms
suffering. There who drew her petit
her and died with her teeth clenched.
There was man all black and apparently petrned
ko an Egyptian mummy, whose hand ciasped over
his breast an opera glass, and there WAS one
who had seemingly let drop q pair Of eye
glasses and went 20 sleep in death fom sunocation
Words utterly Jailed to convey the feelings Of those
who witnessed the sight presented by the vast array Of
dead and burned bodies that occupied the door OF tho
market house There they were in oil stages Of man.
hood and among them little child burnt to
crisp giving, rs skeleton form, tho expression
oil fearful appeal for pity and mercy In the last
embraces OF death the poor childs faco exhibited
fearful useless cry for existence for tho relentless
flames swept the weak and lowly cry was stlcd
in dre and smoke.
4 TOUCHING INCIDENT.
There were great strong men lying blackened and
heless the floor OF the Norgue Their clothes In
mnny instances burned almost Oft their bodies.
Some had had their dashed out and open skulls
with brains protruding MADE q common sight The
met lady sad and weeping, and he asked her,
MADAM, have you led any loss hores" and she
answered, with the tears standing big in her great
brown eyes Eyes, sir think this is my brother lying
in front Of u.s." and sure enough II was. She
stopped and picked from his bosom, all black
and burned, stud with emerald stone, "Ohi" she
SAID, "that my poor brothers. favorte stud; it
was shamrock, and then shc fell back into tho re-
portcr's arms. but quickly recovered and went homo
TO, no doubt, very sorrowiul household
A big, strong man. Commissioner Pyburn. OF Tho
Brooklyn police force, overcome At the sight the
market house, on Adams street, presented. There
the likeness of God perverted into such black and
unrecognizabe shape as TO make men shudder. To
see q lot of bodies. supposed to contain immortal
souls, broilcd and burned like many logs
enough of itself to I'LL the mind with horror and
dismay. Tho HERALD reporter entered the market
building in the afternoon, while great crowd was
surging outside and pressing closely and painfully ON
the policemen, who, with great deal OF patience and
forbearance, did their duty outside. He found inside
large open structure, divided by several wooden par
,tions and crowned by wooden roof At one end
was a crowd OF people, admitted on the strength
OF their being related the people who supposed
TO be dead. Police Commissioner Pyburn saw at once
that great many curiosity mongers were making
avail OF the crisis come in so he gave orders that
none but reporters those who were actually related
to people deceased and could show certificates to
that elect, should be admitted.
wEIKD SCENE.
As darkness grew upon the scene It was found
essary II animate tho building ana the absence
OF gas plan adopted that added greatly TO the
terrible appearance OF the place. Upon the breast of
each corpse placed lighted candle, and the only
other lights in the vast building were can
dies carried by the Coroncrs assistants and
the underakers' men, 1t Ia impossible to adequately
describe that The long lines OF charred bodies
ghas,y in their deformities each bearing lighted
cande tho light of which sbone upon tho little piece
OF white paper bearing their number tho solemn
stiffness broken only by occasional whispers ana sobs
that echoed among the raiiers until they lost in
tho gloomy recesses OF tho building, made awful
and weiri.iikc that never be forgotten by
those that witnessed It.
MISS cLAxroS's STORY THE FIRE.
Miss katc Caxton, leading lady In the play OF the
"Two Orphans, which was being performed when the
soui.sickening catastrophe occurred, found by
HERALD reporter last night in her sitting room at the
Pierrepont House, Brooklyn. She received him
courcousy. and sgnined her willingness to tell tho
readers or the HERALD all sho know OF the circum.
stances surrounding the calamity.
saw.
III parted from my agent" she said Sat the foot Of
the stairs and, bidding him good night, walked up
stairs to lie down upon my pallet Of straw and begin
the nth act OF the play ] had no sooner assumed
my position than heard noises 4 the
ceiling OF the theatre was falling. l
was completely shut in above aud ali
by the representing the interior of Fro
chard's hovel, and could not SEQ what the noise
produced by. though, to myself What is the mat
teri" but had time 10 give thought
before the curtain assembled and my asten-
ton required for tho business OF
the play. Mr Thorpe stage manager or the theatre,
standing some place behind, cried "Hush!" In low
and excited Almost instantly Miss Cieavcs knct
down inside OF the wings beside my head, for
lying upon the right OF the stage In thrill
ing whisper she said, ''Save yourself for
Gods sakei am running now" Lying
my back I looked up and through the canvas
roof my head saw little tongues OF nre pro,rud-
ing aud heard cracking NOISE. II must have been
in flames before the curtain went up. making
| hcadway all the time wnic Mr. Murdoch, who
| played Pierre. bending mo- speaking
the opening words OF the act:-''So young,
| so lovely, and yet hard a fate Jacques
suspects he watches If do anything to
assist her escape he will discover II and kin me-" Mr.
Murdoch right after tho fire perceived
and finished that speech expecting every minute that
tho audience would discover the arc.
| GOODNESS ACTORS.
| II was whilo he so speaking that Miss Cieavcs
gave me :be alarm. think at this time tho greater
! part OF the company tho Roadway the nrc
making and made thor escape Mr.. Murdoch
| "ohi" abruptly exclaimed Miss Claxtou, clasping
her hands until the blood almost srurtcd from tho ends
| OF her fingers and tears filed her eyes, Murdoch s