The Morning herald., 1876-12-08
FLORIDA FOR TILDEN .
A Slight Change in Oregon
GENERALPRE DISPATCHES
NEW YORK.
820 Bodies Recovered,

BRooKLYN, Dec. 7-The work of recov
ering the bodies from the ruins is still &C
lively going on. Heaps Of charred remains
are being uncovered every moment. 326
bodies have so far been recovered and re-
moved from the building.
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR TIE sUFFERERs-Ao.
TON OF THE THEATRICAL PEOPLE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Dion Boucicault has
contributed $500 to the sufferers by the
Brooklyn fire, and suggests the opening OF
subscription. The Emily soldene English
Opera Company offer their services for a
matinee at Baltimore next Wednesday
Mes lie & Donnelly, lessees of the
Grand Opera House, propose to devote the
entire receipts of their theatre during every
evening next week toward aiding the needy
sufferers by the fire, provided any % VIII
volunteer their services.
THE CITY IN MOURNING.
There is very gloomy feeling manifested
in all circles in Brooklyn. Flags on the
public, buildings are half-masted stores,
private dwellings and municipal offices are
being draped 10 mourning.
The usual Wednesday evening church
lectures were turnsd irto prayer meetings.
At which invocations were made for divine
grace, calling upon citizens to bear with
Christian fortitude this calamity. There
was an impromptu prayer-meeting organ
ized Yesterday noon in saloon on Willough.
by street, within two short blocks OF the
disaster, which was crowded and continually
in session till evening, participated in by Ia
dies.
FLIGHT FROM THE GALLERIES.
When the alarm OF fire first rang through
tho house there was momentary pause o.
horror, the pt ople crowded in the galleries
seemed to feel the hopelessness of their po
sition, and the brsvest hearts were momen
tarily stilled. For a moment stupor eiezed
all minds but for moment only, and was
succeeded by frantic impulse to escape
Men and women rose with q common In.
stinct tc nee. Each one thought only OF
himself, the strong deserted the weak, and
sudden 40 thought, men and women were
scra milling for the doors. In some hearts
th 3 better and nobler nature asserted itsell
and men who had deserted friends, under
the first selfish impulse, rushed back to
save those they loved. It was terri.
BILE moment, the danger which had only
threatened was now upon the unfortunate
mass crc wded into the dress aud family
circles-some seven hundred and fifty souls
all told.
IN THE TRAP.
What each one had feared had come, and
there arose from the trapped and fright
ened mass Of humanity cry of despair and
horror that was heard outside the walls ol
the theatre and called to the scene the po
lice, who were fortunately within easy
reach.
The scene in the galleries now became
terrible. Men rushed hither and thither.
not knowing what they were about. All
sense of humanity was lost in the one alb
sorbing thought Of reaching the stairs
Men and women jumped from seat to seat
not stopping to pick up those that fell. The
fight for life was begun. Behind, the
cracking flames had seized upon the stage
and were rapidly advancing through the
house. Huge clouds of suffocatiug smoke
doated inward, and filed every nook and
Granny, rendering breathing almost impos
sible. There was no time to be lost. Every
instant seemed an age to the agonized
wretcbes who struggled at the doors to
reach the outlet. Women screamed and
tainted, and strong men struggled desper
ately In that awful crush.
TIE DEATH LOCK.
J Some SAW : ready way Of ssesps and