The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-08

play went on. Some kcpt blcN but others ran out
up suddenly ami all IN he gsllery made rush for the
65gr lncIe were n u oye tweoy'nye before Cr,sm.r
down stairs or were crushed down In the crowd ami
perienced wnen We got to the top of the nrs landing
from the street We all fel n heap There wss la
hind u were crowded with people and they All fell on
@ oa S oefTe %rn ai wate Tor Sreamer but ony c~
came out after nst aud they came out without hats OF
about the door Giteeu minutes, waitinl for Creamcr
m S% Ne sh aS re- @ osn ana We al @
nr a. h, Of s,srs sm sure we were 9n one nisn1 ss
% rsys who ae s. os, Ss5 me Ss % m s s
THE ARCHITECTS STORY
Thomas r. Jackson Of Yonkers. n y, the architect.
who has had thirty years escerence testiaad mat he
Of Muse in SSw y YORK f and Tor ri rsnmany @ ns h
5oSa7 ise, and hsi parqGe, and balcony and Two ssI
eres the 10 f91naa Ion was course OF concrete ana
stone nders ana caps The man walls were Of hard
iSa, .i1iccn Scs"s theS' Win 70 iparineS buiireses
aSre MAJ Wa oqs .sssnea nc, h Ta Sf erfs one
pored the gallery That rs Tos the s'u'l '9Sk
walls; oq "fR the east sde OF the iass,e fo%9
ns Flooa' piey mere were two wndDss p,s at is sRs
main main ssITines @ t!o nt twa:sIss$@ .'ss s pagaa.s
Tss igSSy '9S garaast from The ys.,iSSis
si,hi fSet WIDE ana iwoieis door wide
ING from the LOBBY into the parque, There were also
row street on e es de ~ the theatre Those doors
hOuut tlA rect Nlut nuns so AS 10
Spsned easy rom S'' The nsss IN case emery ncy.
nyc feet wide, and also large scene door. perhans
under the Sta e and there wa door from the green
rSS 9s' to er.n e es ana 1 ssep o t ine
cessy. There was also private passageway from the
sr':s ONCE. There "0 was siso private s,.
rsn snee p Do ssS from % 10. dr. s spsI, ern
we're from !ae, LOBBY Of The parquet; ana we're
nay from the dres. circle esdlng out on Floods alley.
stars ana pers In the gallery could down ts
NAY ~ through the drcss cree and out on oo@s
,es'su1s r on 80 sissSn ,,reSI aDoat seven or ssnt
there psqns on Tsrd is 'gns % to the sslery Amin
vestibuie to the stage door did not put 10 There
were no means . Of eM from the gaery C u The exit
Kim %gw S o @ an ny par. Of 3e ~ Sgd9S
sst, S on on FOODS Hiey from he s1ey ES feeSe going
ann fo NO Other and sg y S S nd p,
serestef loss Of lie The BfookSn f6eafe was as
ws MIR h aSn, S sr S any @ hsss s tina.
nre hydran an nose on the stage Tor tue suppression
~ sul!r ifc lose d, not Enow Sha, became Of It,
the nt-. snd under stage wncrs the
dressing 70 ns were There were two platforms ia
.1ccti9n In. &c made Two beads At riznt angles
| IT OF the house except the dress circle The
1r., Th S4ses penc ,c ss o tr9Ri s
inches. aud some 31l2 chcs. some we're 4 Georsls
sncnored the wall id ihink those stairs could
nee s s S aS 1 % % & ns "qTer Injured t b. & % m
other Passages aud stairw were strong Inc build
materiA.s. aud particular attention wac gwen to the
CURED from border hight. eltncr The border light or
ne border was n9i propery hung me oHtdeIs may be
| strong drait buI they ought not TO do 60.
| 1he Fire Marshal desires to see all who escaped
| frou the gallery OF the theatre on tue night Of
the ore IL resumes the investigation this
|
| ties mony. aud found the entrance to the gallery
| stairs to be SIX feet eight inches wide. He dis
ofts own weight The hydrant was found to oe
| In the northwest corner OF the cellar.
EVENING SESSION.
| In the City Hospital last evening. Charles
| Vine. Of James street, who jumped from the
| Ra,sry into the auditorium when he found bis
wty to the street cut on. testified before the
the gallery saw the cinders begin to drop on the
stage. they rushed for the doors In great
cursed and swore at each other. They
piled up heap In the passaee~ay
| there was only one opening from tue gallery out
to the wal wnere The stairs we're. aud this OPEN
| ing had no doors. IL wa- about six or eight feet
| wide. Inc crowd tiled 10 ret out - tuis door
| AL at once. but anumOer who GOT out at the irst
| alarm packed up the stairs, and then none Of
umony. as follows;
Iio9sed ,i a, them e. seeonas saw they could not
tos tYii; went up t. L. a ~'ngow on the ea,t .%ae %
W
sud looA out out saw thit It a sre4t n,isht
| from tue street anI alrail o. jump down. Tie
crowd WAS still ~ tie d or nsid. IN the gallery
about through the seat,. There SIN plenty OF liz
rrom the nre. aau not from the gas A. Don turned
ar,und from the widow, saN the ceiling all
over Us .ni urolping down on the peope. II wa,
| great sheet Of hr' 1t could not have been
| more than two minutes fr IN the time
saw the nre saw ecu,d not se out ~ tne s,airs,
| nnd from the windows down tae aisle to the
front o. the saiery and 'oksa down into the dress
g & iGa e'IS sa a0f' .Sse uUas ad as ass
II was awful stood he heat as ioa. a, eould. T1e
root IRE, ma all tn heat serued to De ~ the
the nrt rush came every body was knocked down. Inc
nre got to tne roof Of the gallery from the scenery
paint, ana WAS very sunocaling. wnen | Jumped
down INTO the dess ere =, struck upon Que OF the
| did not notice any one there ln the dress circle
until got O. the stairs, and then found men.
deep. snle - pas, Tue csuse OF this Was a
woman Nhu caught her leg m the bausers ana uuld
get out There no gnt IN the drrs. circle
the crowd ON the stlrs. s,~ they could not move.
jumped over the angie q the stair. on the top
OF the peoples heads beua, rol ed INTO the hal way,
and found my way INTO the street. did not know
whore was There Was snout tru ur nfteen policemen
threatening the people AZ the nack O' tn cr Nd. te ling
them that ~ could not get ouI tnat and using
their clubs. They had do hi, 10 ertrclte the
from the crowd. The Their Dac 5
inr 'i had To- 10 H. II w.. too hot beGind
an huur afterw dO not lhinS mis- got
uf the dress ,rce stars. The people were rayIng
lhry vere duias. l tniuK that the request OF ihe
ac'Vl1 ssVed God many, many S.S' n. bee use Us,
hat down before the second rusn to the place lm
the ony one tnat jumped to the drtss circle. uhuk
a m re S ~fre I P1Job n o @ ont s s o so S ~ 19 9
NO part Vt the gallery stairs 0ioAe or tell dOHn.