The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-08

his watch and 'canin,. aanther BY gold
neck-stud, &c. y, z. Il
|. One OF The first that was positively aen-
tilted was P. H. Geary, nineteen years on
age, OF No. 104 President street. he wore
upon his left breast a fine gold badge OF
membership OF the SiXtg-ninth regiment
OF New York. This, however, was
the only MARI upon the remains that
could have ledtotheir identifieation. Every
part OF his body was burned to crisp and
his hair was sihged of close To. his head.
His clothing was burned and torn and his
limbs were raangled by the falling bricks
and mortar. 80 ! .ses,,,.-
AS one OF the. dead-wagons, filled with
the bodies Of the victims, was driven ND to
the morgue, one Of the bodies Immediately
was recognized as that Of Nicholas Kelley.
Of Red Hook, Il. D., He was only twenty,
years Of age, and was brother OF Father
Kieley,.a well-known Brooklyn priest. The
young man was on q visit to his brother, it
was said, and decided 10 visit the Brooklyn
Theatre TO see the 1.-TWO Orphans.'' Seye-
raj saw him after the cry OF fire had been
raised In the theatre, and it was believed
that he had saved himself by early fight. It
proved, however, that he had became en-.
tangled in the panie-stricken mass.
Many women whose daughters did not
return to their homes as was expected on
Tuesday night visited the morgue in the
expectation that they might have gone to
the Brooklyn Theatre and been made vie
tins Of the disaster! 'tE r.: -: - (: :.
! a medical gentleman stated that the po-
sition of nearly all the bodies indicated that
q mighty struggle was going on when death
overlook them. Arms were f1eXed and
hands clenched as. il in the act Of pushing.
| n,,l 1oo, n,
though fighting of some advancing. over!
towering foe. Whether this was caused by
the pressure OF the crowd or the falling de-
briS, or even the heat OF the flames, could
not be told. 1t was the general opinion,
nevertheless, that some portion Of the build
ing gave way, precipitating the crowd into
the flames below. The rapid fall OF the root
that followed buried those who escaped the
other catastrophe. .'~'s"' '."" -
| Among those who came to identity the
bodies were many colored people. The
portion Of the family circle set apart for
colored persons had been filled, and from
its situation few, IL any, had been able to
escape. 1t was very difficult to dist guish
the remains of white man from those of a
colored person. The lips and hair, il any
had been left, were about the only different
features. .." ~
NUMBER OF PERSONS IN TIE THEATRE.
The testimony Of A. VI. Palmer, one OF
the Iessecs OF the theatre, was that the
Brooklyn Theatre, at the performance on
Tuesday evening, contained 400 persons in
the upper gallery, 800 persons in the dress
circle, $50 persons in the parquet, 81 actors
speaking people,, 20 supernumeraries, 10
stage hands, - musicians-total, 1,01S; or,
including dressers and other subordinates,
in all about 1850 persons. 49,, '-5
These are. but brief extracts from the
Times, Tribune, and Journal Of Commerce.
All OF the New York papers are filed with
the most thrilling reports OF the dire ca
lamlty. They contain long lists Of the dead
}, and injured, and diagrams OF the build
4 ing DESTROYED. 49, .s,.5 ,I,I ~. 80.
! The Latest .,-. .,......
ASSOCIATED Press reports by telegraph the the
| OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE NUMBER OF BODIES
I RECOVERED UP TO II A.. N. YESTERDAY
HOW SOME OF THE ACTORS WERE IDENTI-
FIED-How THE FIRE ORIGINATED. 49,.
i BROOKLYN, December THE official re-
port OF the coroner's counsel at IL A. NJ.
i shows that 2S+ bodies have been recovered,
thirty OF which are .unrecogniZable.t Five
have been discovered since midnight. Bur-
roughs's remains were identified by frag-
j ment Of aigulet which he wore over his left
shoulder as Picardo.. The body OF james
4 Caven was also identified. -; @.,..a' 80:
According to the statements OF all parties
who profess to know anything as to the
origin Of the fire it began on the stage.
The business manager, Mr.. Rogers, who
may be supposed to possess the most accu-
rate information on the subject, says that
one of the pieces of canvas out Of which
trees, &C., are made, was broken from its
fastenings and hung from the flies immedi-
ately over the border lights near the centre
of the stage. The canvas had begun to
shoulder and the paint on it crackle when
the carpenter was directed to ascend to one
of the grooves and remove the dangerous
objects. He could barely reach it with his
hand, and he drew it hastily up. The rapid
motion through the air of half-ignited and
highly-inflammable canvas caused it to
burst into flame, which rapidly spread to
the adjoining material. All efforts to ex-
tinguish the flames were abortivc, and the
carpenter had to return to save his own
life. There were 1000 people in the house.
The majority OF the dead had their right
hands lifted over their heads as If to ward
off danger,