The New York herald., 1876-12-08
INCIDENTS.

representative Of the HERALD called Mr.. Sheri-
dan shook, OF the icssccs Of the -acd Brooklyn
Theatre, atc yesterday afternoon, In order
tain from him what truth therc in tho published
statements that 'horc supply OF water In tho
theatre available Tor immediate usc." Mr.. Shook
sad-l regret 10 SEQ the Measurements IN regard to
the insufficient supply OF water published In this
ngs journals, as the assertion must have been
under great mental excitement during which The party
no doubt forgot all about the internal arrange
mcnts of tho late theatre. The fact OF matter is
there was on tho stage a Ore plug 10 which coils OF
hose and nozzle were Attached, which could easily
have been made to send stream OF water ali tho
stage On tho nics there was n supply Of water aud
buckets which could easily have been ncd had hero
been Time 10 do IT, According to my best inform aton,
the hre broke out so suddenly and made such rapid
hcadway that no human power could have stayed IFS
progress. have every 10 believe that all the
attaches Of the theatre, did all that l,y In their power
to stay the spread OF the ire without avail
MOTHER cRAzkD OVER HER sOs's RExAISA
Last night the remains OF Joseph Kramer, twenty
one years old, only child brought to his Iato
home, corner OF Stagg street aud Bushwick avenue,
Williamsburg. The moro cousidcratc friends of tho
family had hoped TO dcay its transfer until the under
takcr had made IL prescntab!e While announcing to
the bcreaved parents the mpossbility OF its being
taken home until to-day wagon in which q
coiin-shaped box from which arose an object covered
with pail, drove 10 tho door. The mother, who Is
almost beside herself with grief screcching from
the room. Her friends could not restrain her Az she
throus shoul the place wrngsng her hands swaycd
10 aud iro over the body crying. 'oh why did tney
peat my poor OOy Win ciuOS ~ ~ IcaTcu thAt ene
has lost her
MEETING ATTACHES
The empioye OF the theatre met informally In the
Western Cnion Building, IN Montague street, last
evening, for the purDosc of ascertanpg how many Of
thcir number hnc bccn lost IL onnd that Uilrcr
iiliam Lott, who was Ia the gallery, aud special Oi
Ger Patrick Mckcown. detailed IRON Police Headquar-
tcrs, wcro all VINO have not been accounted for.
rHE NEW YORK ALDERMEN
Tho Board OF Aldermen yesterday passed the follow
Ing
Resolved That the Common Council Of this ey Of New
den
sister city In the almost Unprecedented loss life
the burning OF the Brooklyn Theatre the night the
9TH inst and with the
families who the threshold of what probably wal, br
inccmcnt winter have been deprived OF those
they had In depended for their
therefore iurther
Resolved That His Honor the Mayor be and hereby
requested 30 call citixon. " contribute by all
in their nlcvsts the distress which will
surely grow out Of this appalling visitation
THK IRON SHUTTER CURTAIN IN SCOTLAND
To THE EDITOR HEnALD:--
In reading your able account of the Brooklyn hor-
ror is struck the want Of all appliances for
cxnguishins Gre. In Tho Theatre Royal, Edinburgh,
Scotland, there is a strong wall built right up 10 tho
rooi dividing the stage from tho house proper This