The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-15
BR00KLYN'S GREAT LOSS.
nov THE BUILDER DEsCRTBED TIE
TIfEITRE HE EREC1ED.
A Honse that Could be Emptcd IN Three
Minutes Ending the searching among the
Ruins- swelling the sufferers ReliefFund.

lntalTe nie remaining uIhhTleu-MINs ~ F.
Smyth and her daughter, Mira. A. r. simpson,
who peri-h IN the gallety-wcre buried ycstcr-
terday from ~ Sands street. The bodies were
held. Awaiting the arrival Of Capt. L. Simpson,
Of tie bark Antelope. whose vessel has been
daily expected At Norfolh. where a telegram
awaits him informing him Of his loss. lie is
homevafd bound from q south American port,
and was expected In brooklyn up to the hour Of
the funcrh hc mother, who WIS nttl-onc
years Old, ard the daughter, who was twenty
two, were IN the gallery ~itL two gentleman as
escorts. All rerished.
The body Of John Cummcrson, the lyman, was
Yesterday buried from i3i prosrcc; place. There
were u large number oi theatrical employees IN
the throng that followed his body to the Cypress
Ilill, Cemetery.
The work If searching the ruins Of the theatre
was practically ended Yesterday. the only thing
found being a burned pair Of opera glasses.
There are many spccuiatiuns rs to the future
use of the thea re size. and one suggestion Is
that memorial monument be raj Ci over tlir
runs. The owners OF the theatre lose about
$4,000 each
there was a steady stream Of visitors to the
Coroner ONCE yesterday to inspect the prop
erty taken from the dead. Mrs. Mary Froidc-
daux, In deep mourning, with her weeping .ugh-
ters. came to claim the diamond ring aud the
amethyst ring Of her daughter kOsina, VINO at
tended theatre Tor the INST time that night.
Her brother Arthur who accom- panied her,
chose the gallery seats against his fathers ad-
vice. Arthur escaped with difficulty aud 4 now
IN the Long Island College Hospital, Ko ina
Was "A member Of Father Fransioli's church at
Warren and Hicks streets. Thomas MalieN, a
grocers clerk OF 81 Pdcinc stree. was lost ia the
mr., n ana ms noa, waS not ldeni,ned; Nesler-
da, ms uncle, Jno; Mllley onlccr ~ Jnu-e Nel-
sh sph court lounu 'Wo iafse uraSs keSs ana
Lilllun ieVrs ycsteruiy CT 'imed nom the Ifop-
ertS Clerk the ". .rurObe, inciuuiug white satin
dress, " nte " lNct hat aud a pan Of emhruidcd
r. ts. found in the RUNS on " ducsdiy in tne
trunk marked belonging to Mis- hel Allen.
..i-s tieNc> !, cvnhect-d witn IN" NE II ~ are
Theatre. gold crucinx, three 4oid clnlcins
qnd = fraeuelt cf "a rosar' were given to Miss
lda Vernon.
- me A,uvimlnlc 'ommlt'ee' WIN NtchlNcis
PMh Theatre. found a nrc-plue behind the
scenery. plenty of hose. and many other i'm
house ncrommudate. 800 persons. and at tho
mth"r services ON sunday last thrrr were
2,bJ pet-nns. Ihe theatre was emrucd then IN
lifcc uinuies ana halI In loultN- opera
nolsr tne 'onin'ttts ipGhd some new aI,nse-
mems Z '"' s''''S' ""u VIII suIsc-' "'hcIs ncle-
a't&,r, ~ r,ro ,t..,,.i ,u ,,s .o,.,.,, ,.,,.s ,h.,
=, " nV | i,'o .'''. W us iNPu.t ite''Vs .na.
there were ~ iirs ~ the Theatre = snort TIME
W NJ ~ utS w. -, "r S,n ns' 'me % ri ~"u'Vn ~ " % rs
"" .'~' -, ~ ~ ~ Wv @ y, wy uA' .,lu t"o
, m ,rT Wv, woJns rnr, ~, I,gu. 'uoo''
nah ,,'. ..,',,,c's ", ,o,, ,,..
~ 'n' ','n; pr Iieviu'v"s e. n"' -. "
Ndrlnt c- nrt ~ on near tne -ts-e ha ther' As
bo,c. i.,a- j. +, cn Iee IN, q lnc nrc. and II
vs. u. ofa ,cmptci 90 uselt. rh,rc emel TO oc
rant o. dlsciph.e among tnr sesu hand. as 10 VIA
a. irm 10 hc foilcc OF firr Dci.rmrnt lnnyc .tc)'
rcensine oae OF the uest an quicSe.t in The diy Vas
miihi ~ s.r' nncA, ol ihe th.Aif, hu' .h, n nen
he,scway 49,. ,,,,o.,,,,,,. ,.. ,... ..,s.,,..
M G 70 r. II M "aV ostn n no m Thca ,h
sop % na'9 M ko ul o' ~, m oe'' ns s'iep Ia, os,,
Si Hy % cST 'SS' 'd the m l n,e to III & nj NAV % S
c.is,o tiiD ebs tn,f a.,. tne io of Me- io~t,t,
eenci g. iia. hc ID e. Of .acn adttc 90 is &c.
ne ae,"r, "s ii1 l.ye Oonu No OF ,H' ,s n
fo,icr IA "a is nov furnished o'nSr pubic 1uiiia.,
IN -. AorN ana lir9r.'n "err not 1ooa en- u1i "a
pert. - fne u.c " re- oi iiaa n 6t,n utncr, ,.e
@Itne's. n'ic. n"Wlier,y W0' VIZ H. ihe gsi. ~.
got, got vu, 'h,"sn s'"a Tiasg. , gsy yen
az ru H. '"t oW. i hey . tnc TO- .c,p,
,ii5s u lie gallery instead Of one.
In concluding the Fire Marshal recommends
thorough overn .ulins Il all our puulc buui-
nisr.. 81 / ifre As.enIhl.ers.
The C9roneI's Inquest vas continued last
hlIlt lhomH T. J"chsoh' thc dltHllrcl OF the
'"va',e ,'Sn'"o" ,so foo,
fcei deep. ine parquel sca, 200 the ua cons o.
door, wa To- Sat 400 persons ana he f,s, cir e. ~
fne auditorium vas IN Wa-hmsion street 20
frrt wldr. Win "a lobby on tnr nr,t noof,
i ico1s ana pmqiei' ana a .tdrcasc aoout To- f.ct
Hn ,atenacd az d'y 10 he Gre yc b scpsre
ION ION fe oa eohncc,ca rec T Nm IT, there wcr S,
or c,cs Sors IRON The Psrgag, "s9 sTs- Sirc
h e' srss Sc sn The sge or ses We're = hy il
,ncnes he centre % 4 ueaus hS ia inclc- and tie
SIDE i'S; 10 ~ beam, J. By L iacdes Al he timber:
throughout we're Of the best quality Of yellow aud
faerr wa. placed on the stage, near the entrance.
wfirn couid tnr"w water over the roof ana III thc
noItavesIcrn eorns! one inch water pipe wa, ca rgd