, 1876-02-08

M maIlY n lpu tN3l'1io 1klHtl fUotlbu'u
a. have dsncribed and dol,t thiuk half Of
thetn would o.or hAvo faauod from the trap
alive II couple Of policemen had oos 'rokc III
through the office 1t the tat Of tho entrance
commenced throwing tho people back Into the
house In order 10 gve III a chahco 10 cxtttcato
those already in tho voa.ibulo. My todi II
tllerU had lto1l fro In tho l,oNso 1t must haro
people we're piled up and elogg'ng sho 1oaln
exit. Tho work OF tho policemen At tho |
luuer doosH In throwing the poople buck until |
quiet WIS restored, undoubtedly Hayed many !!
living and the dead, ntd whom this was dono,
and the alarmed people gos 10 passing out In
something ltto order, tho danger vna over"
Mr Lsycool., Principal o. ona of The public
Opora-iIouse, updor tho dtcse circle staircaae. In
company With two Of MIR. A. T. q. 1}onts a sons,
John, about II yoars old, aud Harry. about t.
--whon tho terrible rush was made for the main
exit. Finding Themselves hurried along by tho
excited crowd, and fearing ita msd''oHa snd
crushing etfength, thoy worked thar why 10 tho
t|uor of tho private office of Mr. NobnHo,. ope,-
ing oil Ninth streot. Tho door was locked.
They wore in imminent poril Of being Knocked
down and tramplcd unaor foot, and in tlio;r des-
pAratlon burst tn panel Of tho door, through
which little Harry wna passed, ahG ho pulled
back tl,o dead.!ach, opoued tho door for them,
aud gaYe the cxcicl crowd nnutitr outlet.
uHcIE John NoNiasnH
made the following statement: II was fearful
Of SONS accident to-day, from thu way this show
Wan managed. In the Asat 6rlace. tho people
who had 1t in Charge kunw nothing about hand
ling big crowda Of people. Tho5 had children!
ali over torn aelllng tiekets to whoever would
buy them, without mahtng any calculation a. TO
tho capacity Of tho houao. Tho pcopto who had
boaght tlckotB for tho matinee expected to get
H. and 30 did tho people who Ind 10 buy tlckots
Al tho oiI1co. Tho doors ought to haze lsen
opened ns IA o'clock to-day, and, Wien the
houso Vas full, thor ought to havo boen shut for
gool. Innteud Of that, the doors were not
opoued until 10 minutes to by my watch AMI
with psuple, and tho managers OF tho show
totally unnbie to control them. It is wondcr
to mo TINT thsro .woro not "a many pao-
po hqst s;d TILTED III a ESses esoa u Lad Ss 'lG5s a
bost ot tho tiolet-takera, md weut In a. a.
mos, every door thst gives admission 10 tho
| llo,1so. 1lnalIy bnti to take the thing into my
own llanda would let the sehtlbt'le ~ up
rot iuyldo, when would adtnit another lot tho
eamo way, md 80 OH uutil tho trcatre WA Just
ps fall as It would hold. l don't know how many
rcople thore were In tic houae. shoula ssy ~ u
nan,iug admlsuion aa there wore inside. mover
naw AZ many people In tue houss heforo. Every
Ihnp inalde wont nlonE we'll enough, consileflug
| tic Jam, until aomo fooliah boy, Or doaigntnE
s'outed "Flre!' ~ tho rcd Hight waa turnod otl
i,tat bofore tho raIsing Of tho curtain. l was
etandiur down STAIRS near the weHt proscentnn1
boz at Tho time, and seeing tho rush for u'e
door, and foresoolng tor,in.o sasoacna @ a, nd sn
crowded, and did everything in my power to make
Tho roopc go back. The iitst rush was nltogethcl
| upgovcrnabls, however, sud oue they "eni
pclirnell into tho Vostibu'o, whoro they Wsfo nes
by tho people from tho street, .'o, in their Of
forts TO gel In, completely blocked tho passage
| and hardly anybody got out uutit we essed NJ,
ahe tho crowd insi3o iii hadnt boon for the crowd
outside psosang In, the pooplo who wsfo panic.
time No easod the crowd inalde, and taaue tht
general autlienco understand thuro wRs no fire
and no OCCASION for alarm, a!l the mlschte! hat
bcon done Iii tho vcs!lbnte snd on tne gatloty''
stairs, whore tho crowd was denao aud pesfactli
de1uoralized. Thoro iB no managing such sre
mpndoua crowd IA that was whom 1t IL panic
etrickon. There tero peoplo thoro, huIPoae
who wpro mover inside Of thcaste beiora. aux
didn't know anything b,st to rush for tue bgges
| opening on tho first alarm. have frcqncntl.
soon ills housg, with very nearly As mRny peo
po as wers in 1t tlis afternoon. emntted IL thre'
minutes aud half md Il 1t hadn't been for tL'
immcnsc crowd at Tho door to-day thiB tlini
would not haya happened"
Il NIL. 8. 9. DAVIS
waB standing at the west wing OF tho stage
waiting for the curtuin to so up, whon I'll
alarm Of fro was given. lie says l'o maao
eeeing no evidences Of ilro except in tho ca!
cum.iight, whoso rod reflection upon the ctlr
, tain he supposed had occaHtonod the cry, atoppo
out OH tho stage and assured tho audience
, that thero wns no dangor.-that everything WI
: ill right, and tho performance would proceed
, The agitation was thon confined to tho lobbios Q
, tho iirss floor, tho outer row Of seats and ta
gallery. fIis assurance quoted tho people !
. tic parquosta aud dross-circlo. and the curtal
going up At that time, aud the porfornlanc
, commencing, 1t was aomo tninuleh boEoro i
hettd that tic rush for the street bad boon atent
Z A.. ,.ES.fn k,
says, poyor Affected tho children on the stage
| aud they wera at a loss to know what the cor
/ motion was about until tho noNs Of tho fnts
!, crush at tho door reached them. Even thet
with tho ASSURANCE from everybody iu nutliorlt
; ovor them that thoro WAS no 'irc and no dange
Of any kind, thoy preserved order. and we1
resdy to proceed with the RlloKory as Maun
; su.no hoy shouted fro" under tho stag
/ wilethor ont OF mischief or i" Eonnlne alaru
but he was promptly his on The hcad With
murket by MastOr Rutherford. who Was OF
OF ,;lo honse-guRrls, and marcllol out OF III
: house
M. Davis llsagreoa altogether With Mr. Nol
nson Is to tho numter q poors th1TS 3, TeIo sa;
n tnEon On Thursday night. 1,o73 takeu on Frlds
q night, when tha audience was almost aa largo
- - II wtp Yesterday, aud 10 doea not think tue
a wero os'cs $500 IN the auditorium when Il
:. Il was thought by many, At indicated by N
u l,obiuson'a donb. ~ to she genutnenesa u !!
fIrst ularr,J. that tho cry OF fro raised to al
tho plcEpocstotA-who must have swarned at,o
f1sae sna a.. o1sn IT,, oppo
Il ti.st can bo gathered on TINT head, howeye
:, Tocs to show TINT ths alarm WAS given by son
y loy Who had never seen q rod calcu1n-IiEht y
!. n fole, and vhen Its !uria glare slo. acroys !.
- house md br,rohd ilsolf In eroas glowing cre
~ " Oh tho curtau, really thought Tue house was
~ Arc,-tho moro 10 ~ he possibly akw. az MAJ
h II othurs did. Tho cintlera Of tho liine:sloLs Dur
in tho gns-jot rrodSIIng The llght. dripping tte
,, OF limo IL accompanied by q FOUND similar
i that Of osca ping stesm. aud tahon III conuecti
T. VIII sho dtppinys Of tho Inc. 1esudessons thou
~ Il anon an uuipformod mind tho Impression Of
NJ iucipient contlag1atton. -.
=. ~ WHAT M8. noSHELLY aAw.
~ a., Miss Donncllv and her brother, John VI. Do
n uclly, were iu tho orchcstIa,-the former u :
taho; ati. * @ ,,snioynd t},n rranlast ,,raaonca