The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-10

| police, from the station house next door
were promptly at the scene, but owing
to the manner in which people wero
piled Oh top Of each other aud massed
together, they could extricate compare
lively few, and these were oil bruised,
bleeding and MANNED. Firemcn got to
work ON the ruins shortly after day
light this morning, and succeeded in
getting rs far rs tho will OF the drrss-cir-
Gle, when they found great number Of
bodies and Immediately began the work
OF removal. r.. .-..
Knte Clnxton, ut the preliminary iu-
quiry, Of tho Fire Marshal, said: EAT
the beginning of the last act. just rs
the curtain went up. heard n rumbling
noise on the stage md two minutes
after I saw the flames which seemed to
be oil on the stage. Mrs. Warren my
self, Mr.. Study, mud Mr.. Murdoch,
were on the stage Mt this time, aud We
four remained there ind endeavored ns
best VIC could, TO quiet the audience and
prevent panic. said to tho people.
be quiet, We are between you aud the
fire. tho front door IS open. aud tho
passages are clear The flames were
then coming down on US; ran out.
jumping over several people. Mr.. II.
S. Murdoch, after endcayoring to calm
the fcnrs of the pnnic-stricken people.
went to his dressing room to get his
clothing, and must hive been sufIocatcd.
The other actors md actresses es-
capped from the stage into John street.
j. w. Thorn, stage manager. states that
q drop wns ignitcd from n border light,
By some means ine1plicnblc, as one was
guarded from tho other; he Immediate
- directed the stage carpenter mud su-
pernumarics to extinguish the flames,
but tho difficulty was to reach tho part
ON fire. They assnyed to effect this OBJ
jcct by lowering the drop, md in so do
ing added fuel to the flames. The last
scene in. tho play embraced ceiled
apartment, and the instant the burning
drop came in contact with ths inllam-
able ceiling it served to spread the eI-
listing flames. and in a flash tho entire
properties were in n blaze. Tho usual
avenues OF escape were thus summRrily
closed Mt tho rear, and IN exit, il at nli
possible, had to be made by way OF tho
box entrance. All except perhaps one
or two thus escaped.
BnooSLrS. Dec. 6.
Tho Courts adjourned this morning
without transacting my ,siness. There
is Intense excitement il the city and
business is partially suspended. The
Pnrk Thenter las be IN closed for
week, and meeting OF the theatrical
profession been called for Thursday, TO
concert measures for relief. Hon. II.
q. Murphy, n distinguished citizen OF
Brooklyn, md we'll known throughout
thccom;ry is among tho missing.
BEooKLYN, Dec. $3.50 +. 81.
Two hundred and fifty bodies have
been taken from the ruins OF tho Brook
Ign Thenter, which is still burning, md
the work Of removing tho bodies is diff
cult. Flags nre NIL at half-mast,
throughout tho city, md tho thoatcrs
are drupud in mourning.
DEXvER. Dec. G.
The Presidential electors for Colo
RADIO met here, today and cast their
votes for Hnycs and Wheeler.
'.' '.-- CHICAGO, Dec. G.
Tho Posts Washington special snys
Gov. Stcnrns tclcgrnphs Senator Con-
mover Tint The Board Of CanTasserS
wcro unanimous, the Democratic mon-
bcrs uniting with tho Republicans in
giving Hayes $50 minority.
..''. NEW YoRK, Dec. @.
Wade Hampton. In n speech in Col
umbia, Inst night, said to tho people:
II nm supported by tho property own
'crs Of the Stnto md by good men Of nil
clnsscs. Two months hgo I ERid l
would submit my Claims before tho pco-
rlo Of South Carolina, and Il elected
Governor, TINT by tho eternal God
would hnvo my place; since when. in
spite Of frauds md fulschuods, NIL tho
powers OF tho Stnte Government and
bnyonots of President Grant, hnvo
been by $4,000 white men, md 1900
colOrcd men, chosen to DO Governor Of
tho State of South Carolina, and Gov
crn0r will DO. The ballot box hns an
nounccd tho verdict Of tbs people, and
will 10 their Governor or they shnll
hnvo a military Government.
NEW YoRK, Dec. Z.
Nearly nll the journals coDccdo that
Conkling hna gono over TO Tiltlcn.
Tho Hcraid's editorial says: "Tho
rcgulnr certificates which will DO for.
wnrdcd TO tho President Of tho Senate
authenticated by tho Governors Of Tho
several States, give I8j votes for Hayes
md Wheeler, md 1871 for ridden and
flcndricks, on tho fnco Of tho ccrtil.
cntcs. Hayes is therefore elected. Al
oil events, tho burden Of proof ~ now
on the side Of the Democrats, with tho
primn fncia cnso against them.
Dion Ioucicnult gives $500 to the
brooklyn sufferers. All other popular
nctdrs nro ready 10 giyo.
Tho lrorhfs Washington spcoinl Says