The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-07

citizen Of Brooklyn and well known
throughout the country, Is among th'
missing.
Wagon loads Of rough boxes are arriy-
ing In front Of the theatre and the corpsel
are covered with tarpauien and carried K
the morgue. The scene grows more ter.
rible every minute, men and women arr
crowding around the station and the the.
atre entrance, making inquiries for miss
ing friends. In some instances whole
families have persisted. The bodies pre-
sent every form Of contortiou just as they
stiffened in the last agony when the aOOl
gave way, and they plunged down int
the binding smoke and flames; arms ant
legs are bent in every way, hands arr
clenched and reached out as il graspinl
for help.
The Post says: AT about II o'clock {
horrible discovery was made. In the
middle Of what was the lobby Of the
theatre lay an immense pile Of rubbish
anJ o,b.r ,S;noS This bean was nearly
onno.its the nr;rcinal entrance 10 the
srfitorv of the theatre. Beyond Il was
another heap, marking the place where
ITUder III. bean frat mentioned a dead
bodv vas found and the fireman diligent.
Iv proceeded with their search in this
iirec,;on, with much labor some Of
tba hsav;est of the lumber was re.
moved and A most horrible sight
wos rsvealed beneath that mound.
The cornses Law in rows heaped upon
ono snotbsr and hacked together with
faarfnl @ soIiditv which told Of the great
nro.snre h wbiehtbey had been subiect.
al How MANY Law there and what was
their sex or age no man conld tell, and at
noon onlv g,,esses could be made. Anoth.
~ ao,or SI,nds Pnrropvbs ia now re.
no.tsJ m;s.;ng Tim, far but three bodies
bSys bsen identi6ed those Of Hugh ].
novsr and Nicholas Reilly ofl17Tillary
800 80. and Iohn Woods iol Fleet place
Nv yonv Dscsmber e-Tbe Brook.
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tv in eiIectipp an escape, on going 10 the
back Of The stage their advance was cut
ofrby the flamcs tha, PLAYED around the
usual place of egress, and they struggled
from beyond to burst open the door.
Miss Claxton and another lady, and MIR.
Matthews and another gentleman sue.
ceeded in entering the dark underground
passage.way to the box.office, and saved
themselves with difficulty. Stuart Camp.
bell and a reporter on the Commercial.
Adpertiser, are among the victims, also
Patrick Keen, a police officer.
When the panic occu rred on the main
(loor Of theatre, Thos. Rockford, chief
usher of the establishment, was in the
lobby the performance was almost over
and he was about making arrangements
for the departure of the audience, when
at the cries Of fire he rushed into the aud.
i,ornm and taking in the terrible situa.
lion endeavored TO Quiet the people WIN
wsrs abont him and on seeine tbev wsr.
too tboronghly alarmed he ran n tbs
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