, 1876-02-08

H,w tho at.go-'Ish.s vheu Che curtain wsa going
W Vas 'on'oS on ire, b. but the cry WAS at ores
tsxaa np by bGy IL y .eG u. s.esy so,ss sns %s
shouted Il, r. es,n s .cones ~ var. @ enastad Tbo
etory Of another WAS, that tho boy WHO gave tho
alarm frat Baw tho smoke isAutng from ono OF
tho Nesting registers, and suppoaing II WAS =
genuine le without Y shoush' 1 81 1oSssn nn,or ,or
tod tlio story OF fight In tho lobby Of this bhl.
copy and tho cry Of /" aI!b: WAS inHundoratood |
ior fire /" Tho storcs u tntt h.tlre mere No
numerous and 10 conflicting HAT t'Ier hre not |
s1ruutAR FEATURE or HHrAAoHHy. |
The most singular feature Of tile utluln affair |
Ia, that many who voro tn tho onao during tho |
panic left after 20 performance hM boon
rant Of tho trhgical occurrences already do.
scribed. Many mon whose wisss hud children !
wero in tho Opesk-Ifot1se sought fTantlcb!ly Tor
tlom III Nil tho houses to Which tso houies IA!
their search aafcly houscd at thar Respective
homes. totally unconacious Of the death. sccnea
they hsd left bchind them. m..-
uNFoUNDEp nuHoAs or r1cKrnCKETA.
There were vague csorfos that tnol. Of pick
pockets llatl csuacd the Tire alarm III tho Opera
House 80 that, during the panic likely 70 enHne,
thoy would 10 enabled to reap fieh harvest by
plying their d,Ai,,ncst calling. 10 far M wo
Auct, rumora. II IL fact that many pocket
books and great many arsiclea Of lowelry wcro
reported lont during the panic, but 1t was mot At
tile hands OF uickpockotA.
was arrested for drunkenness Aud daorderly
conduct and taken 10 tho Ninth Street Btatton.
Word passed through tho excited crowd thas
Whalen wns = plckpockos, and before he reached
gathered around him ard tho ArreHtinB officers.
WHO cxperioucod somo difficulty in getting tlelr
prsoner to tho station. The excitement Was 80
high 1t Tho time That Tho prisoner would have
received rough truatnlont bns for tho prompt eE-
,1ia.atton OF tho caAe by tEa officers.
Experienced officers. who Wero around In tho
crowd during tho cnti!o afternoon, looking for
euspiciouB characters. difcrcdlt the theory thht
riclpockets had anything to do With getting up
tho panic, -..
TERRIBLE CLOSING RcEEEg. ...
| In an unused room On tho west Of the balcony
| Iounging-1oom our reporter FUND laid out the
bodies Of Miss ls9nzi, latte Leslie, aud Harry
out with tho foot tied together, and tho hands at
the side. TIE faces woro discolo1ea from sufIo-
cation, aud wore expressions Indicative o! tho
great agony in which, they had died. Hero
Il vas tho sad experience Of tho reporter
to w.tuesa tho Identification OF Hattie Les-
| lie and Harry White by their grief
stricken fnthors. b1t. 14csf!o had heard Of tho
deatl. of lis little girl. md, alnoet bcrcft Of
reason by tic terribio blow, WAS driving atout
on an undersaker's wagon, with asrcatniug eyes
inuuIr!ng Tor his lost darling Whon i,o at Inst
he found lIor, hor sweet faco blauk snd dtatortcd
il doath, thu scene WAS agonizing.. Ar Whites
was hnrd lot tndcod. lie found lfA dead boy
and was carrying him to his mother, When the
cruel blov wns followed by ona moro cruol still.
It waa that the wife Of h1s bosotn, to whom lIo
was carrying theIs loved Child, was also nmong
tue iujui cd aud at that moment wns dying nt
tie hospitai. ilis double WOO brought mauy
fearful yympatlizerB to bis side,
On Tho f!oor Of Squire Diey's Office, OIL Ninth
street, opposite tue Opera-Nousc. lav the body
uf ono Of tho Loeach boys, and that Of Miss
S1assttt.
Ono Of the mos1 terrible sights OF tho day Was
that In Harnlin'R Office, whore tho three injured
Indies. Mrs. Clark. Mrs. Goldsmith, Rud Carrie
Uhl wero--alls, Wbito dying, and tho others il
convutsionH. ......
1ATrn AS TO INJURED PERSONS.
Tho only victims OF tho catastrophe brought
into tho Hospital up to lhto hour. besides Mrs
1rhits, wero MEa. Goldsmith and tho unknown
young Eirl, who called III hor delirium for one
''MAlnio." aud WAS supposed to be = ll,lfss-girl
Il was subsequently, learned that this young cir
IL h1iae Carrie Uh1, who kept house for hc
bsothcr. Joseph Uh. youug married man. a
AZ boolskeopcr by john a. Moh!enhotf, "
! Gueenswara doalor on Fifth street, Carrie Uh
was dsllriouB for several holra after her romova
10 tho hospital but at last accounts was rostinl
| enailY. with every prospect Of recovery. Blu
i.as not beou diaignreI, and excepting that he
, cojIsr.bono hal heon brokou, she appeared Il
! have suffered no aorioua internal injuries. Silt
i IL only 10 ycara Of ago. Tho "Man!o To-
, whuna she called while deliFious appears to be
Younger sister
Slrs. Goldsmith waa also reported "a resting
easily Mt last accounts. In her caHe no bonu
!, .ycto brokcu, but hor in5usfes neycrtleies4 ap
, pear to DO Of n moro BoriouB character than tlos
OF Miss Uhl. bho lsd becn terribly br.sc
, about tho faco, though not 1t IL believed, In
! manner to permanently dishgure !ses. lntnrns
, injuries are fcascd. but how serious canuot Ee
!, ! be determined. ;,
Tue ru,nor widely prevalent last evening, thH
Mrs. Horny KeBsier had dioGl from hcr injuries
' happily lacked confirmation upon calcfua ingulr
= being made: At iant accounts Mrs. Henry hos.
!; lor was routing comfortably nnl quite oonscou'
;. | uer physician nnuounces that Rln received u
FERROUS oxtornnl injurioB, aud that hor luseEnt
= Injuries arc probably cont}ned to concueBlon {
tho bralu, which docs not promise dangerous n
q aultS.
Clsc7saArl, Feb. 5, tS7G.-7o The Editor Of Il
Co,is,ncrcial: Wo wish 10 call your attention I
tho young gentleman, Al.. D. ". Clifton, WI
= rendered. so!nU very valuable Assistance III u
" great accident which occurred today At itoblt
- aona OpcrA-IIouse, mud vho can bo thanked ft
= noticed him In tho very mldst Of danger, !aku
Il people by aImost auporhNman ntrengtli and -, ior
y Ipg them Into tAetr cents. Perhaps thoFe will
worry la.go number OF thoho Who Woro thor
;, | who will remember tho tall young man vi
- 70 would say, "6it still nnd be quivt.' In tue b.
F." cony, aud WHO also nBantad IN taking hold al
!, helping out those who were almost crushcd
death at tito foot OF the staircase. To such N!
~ 4e va wish to call tho attention OF the publ
:, aa worthy OF any porson's Highest cbtoem,
n SPRINGFIELD ITEMS.
Dr. Hptcfal Dispateh 10 The Chtenao IsttWrM.
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