The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-12-14

raters lay IN confused masses among the
bodies.
At 80 O'Clock this afternoon the number of
the dead removed from the ruins Of the Nesti-
bue had reached 40, and ghasty spectacle OF
Nmps oil an unknown number were still pro-
Iut!lhS from the debris. The body of Officer
,hcheon OF the Sanitary squad was recognized
beyond doubt from a club in his pocket and
fragments OF memorandum book. His watch
hau stopped at two minutes before | O'Clock.
and, beyond being little dented. was in good
condltIon. The officers post was in the gallery,
and he had probably remained at it to the last
in the vain endeavor to check the scramble
for life which only added to the number Of
victims.
The work of removal wa, pushed Us rapidly
is possible, for but Il few hours of daylight re-
manned, and the most must be made Of if. The
! number OF hrcmen was redOubed, and box
after box was borne out and placed on the un-
dertaker's wagons. The probability is that the
work Will be continued all night. At O'Clock
| 14O bodies had been transferred to the Morguc,
and still the bottom of the dreadful pile had not
| been reached. Tie same -ickening spectacle
| that had been exhibited all the morning was
| displayed IN its ghastlinesS. The whole
number OF victims who perished in this portion
of the building will exceed 200.
NOTABLE INCIDENTs OF THE TERRIBLE Dis
| ASTER.
1t is believed the auditorium and galleries had
been cleared, and those who pcrished went
down with the flooring in the obbes, for bodies
OF victims We're found this morning in heaps
| Wlthn dozen feet of the door the majority
being burned hey ond recognition.
| The Courts adjourned this morning without
| the transaction Of any business. There is III
| tence excitement in the city, and business is
| partly suspended The Park Theatre had been
closed for Il week. \ meeting Of the theatrical
J profession has been called for Thursday to con
| cert measures for relief.
| =. ". Thorpe, Stage manager says the cause
| OF The ire was from Il "bumer,' the jet OF
| Whlch extended downward and conveyed fire
| 70 the drapeH Mr. Thorpe, who was on the
! stage al the Time, rushed 10 the pro>ccnIum
| box. where his wife and family were, and with
| lAurh diih"uity succeeded Ill getting them out
| OF Ihe theatre without injury.
I Ire IarNhN hrluy. htli an investigation
IN" the cause OF the fire To-day, when j. W.
| iholrc, 'la&e manager of the theatre, Michael
| SWreny, cantor, lhoS. Rockford, usher, Mrs.
| dffth, actress, MHude Harrison, actress and
| Lorraine ko@rrs, business mandncr. were tN
| tihhtu' Ne rt utI testified To the rapdlty of
| the spred OF III" nre, and the panic which
SeiZ'u 'ht 'Wui+n't ana resulted III Tue fearful
u'Slrucli"n Oh me.
| Mn Behi. an oliIcrr m the District Attor-
! AeN once io>I M mother ana nnlhel-ln-laW
Chunie Burroughs, inc actor, Is also missing.
III '"II"u+hN ia~ prth aching IN thG theatre
| regularly l"r me Ia>j NlN months or more, and
| ne knew wet Its means OF exit Mr. Murdoch
ai>o was aHIuthied Nllh lAi appointments of
tnt Iht''tt' aUu"uSi me Aad NOT been III 1t rs
often ii3 hid Mf. Burroughs, aud the opinion
was frequently expressed lhal II lhty Art lost
lhey must nave zone back with mad desire To-
save something. Nf harrou9hN Is known to
nave possessed Il valuable god watch.
Miss ClaNioA'W VINO htd With 4er Il bag contain
| lil% several hunirru dollars OF money from her
recent engagements ~ BOSTON, where she played
III conscience ana the Wo orphahS, aDd
ai>o some NHitab!c wearing apparel and Souy-
| tnIrr, rushed bNrh after her escape i'll order to
secure hrr treasures, bat was restrained by