The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-11
Ficrs ABour THE DISASTER.
The Theatre DefenceIsss against Fire-A Fly
man's Testimony Late NOtings.


man's Tc.iimOsy-Latc NOtings.
John Cuunmerson, "a fiyman In the Brook
lyn Theatre VINO was injured 10 the disaster
died Yesterday afternoon In the Long Island
College Hospital. lie was taken there on the
night OF the Are. On Saturday the Fire Marshal
obtained from MIN the following testimony;
had charge Of The nies saw 5he sre 3re,k AZ out
ging iVit am1ay me d rdcrs or drop curtains.
thiuk tne dran brought the rders IN con-
over the nsnis, but not sways Ths wiTs.
rere close enogsh We thopsh 60 prevent the boraer,
Of order n any way lhey went up right enough, bu.
to put the reeS cSrtsiu doSu snd L orcts sotaiss
broke before ihe nre ~. vac the e9Iinenesm-nt q
the play of " Julus sssr' tue stage that night.
Su TO- put e e vim po Sa CO eo s nc DO Sen M
We had NO nre nose attached or otherwise | saw nre
hose was there with Mrs conway three or icuf years
water 70 b. u.ed IN case Of hre- never recsSed any
ipstfoetions Instr! % from shook P.lmsr, or ar Thorpe.
y before this last One OF them Ia curtain In
see see eihef u he fSey Occarfa s6oat ,i W. wess ss
$50 think the doors siding TO Johnson street were
were well protected tnc border ig-ls IN other
Sssea in ,ny waited .SS nsw 'Ss Sss rfs, fs,
:i1.% .nn =S = gwen TO se pece Ers'y soon
we're not notIned " It Tor tnree or four minutes
ssy nrs hose. new or old in Shs oudas We had 40
.ppaqs OF n.1 nd lSr pS,Ips 9s' nIe' except the
rD'' TINE time, Ia going dos9 found stared longgr
landing, Imet Murdoch sud he went right up to ms
room. saw him drop from the heat and smose. lie
loOKed to me a II he going out on tue roof /
jumped out OF window on Floods ley leading from
the nrs landing Messrs Murdoch and Burroughs nrst
weht down on the stage 10 get out, and wien they
found tue heat too great they went up stairs again.
Toe other stage hands got out the door on johnson
nat door. 20 not think Murdoch and Burroughs
tried 10 gst out through the auditorium Il mad hsd
have put out the nre before gained such headWsy IL
Darei up rlpidly m Layton 4 nrst ana said II
think tnat is nre." THIS vas the nrst saw OF It.
Daniel T. Collins, a boy OF lOl President street,
penshed Ia the nro, and the suspense which
afflicted the family until the finding II his body,
wrought so injuriOusly On the condition OF WI
liam H. Collins, who was III, that brain fever re-
suited, aud he died on Friday. MI. Collins was
acivll engineer employed BY the Board OF City
Works.
The trustees Of Talmage's Tabernacle yes
t0rCay resolved that hereafter no camp stools
be used In the aisles and that when all the
seats are occupied DO more persons shall be
admitted
MIR. Edwin Booth gives a performance on
Wednesday afternoon IN tho Liceum Theatre
for the Brooklyn sufferers.
Mrs. NJ. Collins, OF 34 Quincy street, Brooklyn,
said yesterday that Robert Still, brother Of
Daniel Stlll, one OF those who petished in tue
theatre, was also missing but had not been pre-
yiously reportsd. Last evening MIR. Warner, Of
AB Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn, gave Information
missing since Tuesday evening. 1t Is believed
that lie WAS Killed IN tho theatre.
Of the SO y rsoDs VINO perished In the 1re,
and OF whom lb have been identified, all but
~ were males, I'll ven of the victims were from
New York city (; nfty-three were between 10 and
~ years Of are, my one between - and 2j
twenty between 70 and 10 fifteen between 30 and
81, and twelve were over bO years OF age.