Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-12-16

moval of identified remains. and th,
police had great difficulty in making I
passageway for them through the solid,
| ly packed crowd which filed the street
in.front Of the building.
THE NUMBER OF DEAD.
Hundreds of people have been to toe
station house to-day, inquiring after
absent friends, and the pitiful scenes
of yesterday was Ie-enaoted with ten
fold force. Two hundred and ninety
seven bodies have deposited in the
Morgue and the temporary one on
Adams street. A wagon load, con-
tanning II bodies, was on the way,
making 300 in all. The mortality will
probably reach $50 persons. The Al
dermanic Committee on Burials re-
port that at eleven o'clock 1l8 bodies
were at Adams Street Market Morgue
and SO at the City Morgue.
RELIEVING THE SUFFERERS.
Mr.. Sheridan Shook was at the
police station to-day. He had little to
say, and was intensely affected by the
terrible affair. A. NJ. Palmer is i'll
from constant attendance in Brooklyn
since the disaster, but Mr.. Lorraine
Rogers, acting state manager of the
theatre and representing Shook 4
Palmer, the lessees, is Empowered and
anxious to relieve any case of imme-
diate suffering consequent on the con-
fagration. Late Treasurer Gouge ex-
pressed the same sentiment ofcommis-
seration and willingness to assist the
unfortunate in any manner possible.
Mr.. Shook has ordered Union Square
Theatre, New York, closed unJil after
the funeral of the victims of this aw-
ful calamity.
There was report in circulation this
morning, which reflected seriously
upon the police of the first precinct.
1t is said that number Of persons got
down into the basement of the theater
at the time of the FIRE and were max
ing their way out through the grating,
when the police shut down the grating
ald ordered them to go out the other
way. et. q.
A PUBLIC BURIAL.
A meeting was held to-day of the
Joint Board of Aldermen and Super
visors to make arrangements for the
public burial Of the bodies of the vic
Tins OF the calamity who have not
been identified. 1t was reported by a
special committee that a place for the
burial of 100 or more bodies had been
offered by the directors of Greenwood
Cemeteary and the offer was accepted. |
The proprietors of Park theatre aud
Hooley's Opera house offered their
services on behalf of the sufferers.
The Academy of Music will be used
for the memorial services on Sunday
at 2 o'clock, and ministers from differ
snt churches will be present, among
hem Bishop. Littlejohn, Bishop Laugh |
i'm, Rev. DR.. Cuyler, Rev. DIR. Scud- |
Ter, Rev. DIR. A. p. Putnam, Rev. A.
5. Walsh, Rev. Steimle, Rev. II. II. |
Nye, Rabbi Brandestein, aud many |
others. The members ofthe Thirteenth |
Regiment have taken the places of the |
police at the morgue, theatre, aud |
other places, the latter beingexhaust-
ID.
THE INVESTIGATION.
The the investigation by the Fire |
this afternoon, Samuel w. |
Hastings, first receiver; Geo. Heeny,
property man; Chas. Straub, one of the |
parties who made their escape from
he gallery, were examined and gave
heir version of the calamity. Thos.
r. Jackson, the architect of the thea
ire, testified to the structure of the |
its dimensions, etc. He said
hat the Brooklyn theater was as we'll
provided with means of exit as any
.heater that witness knew of. When
The theater was erected particular at
.ention was paid to the gas gets and
border lights.
.,r THE RELIEF FUND.
A meeting of actors and others was
held this afternoon at Park Theater TO
take action in regard to the calamity. !
committee was appointed to arrange |
plays to be performed in different the
atres for the benefit of the sufferers. |
A. committee of citizens was also ap- |
pointed to relieve the immediate wants |
of those who suffered by the accident.
Over 81. 500 was subscribed at the |
meeting towards the relief fund. A
number of theaters we're rendered for |
performances. Resolutions Of regret
at the loss of the two actors, Messrs.
Murdoch and Burroughs, and condo
Ience with their families, were adopted.
The City Hall, Brooklyn, was ordered |
by the aldermen to be draped in mourn
ing out Of respect to the dead.
The Board of Aldermen of New
York, this afternoon, passed resolu-
tions deploring the calamity, and
with the unfortunate VIC
TINS. Mayor Wickham was requested
by them to call on the citizens for con-
tributions to alleviate the distress
which would surely follow this vista
ton.