Daily Republican., 1881-12-12
NJ VIENNA HOLOCAUST
,,r,osAL DETAILS or 'nI
rHLATRE FIRE.
..owu 20 he LOsi-4l7
~ u,ss,us- People Com
Npe. to csc ,ps Burn
Ing le Dratn.

",, sule,de t" ese,ps Burn
ing 'e Death
,xsA Dec. lo.-On account OF the
Vpatn,b he walls falling, the work Of
VI y, y, n the bodies from the ruins
sNIus ss,snended until supports have
v rsa r.sc,@d' , In the Reichsrath to-day
era Taafe, President OF the Council
iDd h"'' measures would be taken
ts'Y.s ,ry one proved guilty of culpa,
Nalps,,, ,,;rtrcc. an lie presented . credit
Ne iss@'N o'N for the sufferers, which was
aa,t.d s through all the stages. lneuov,
vo'su p.nt NJ has ordered that two policemen
tI,i'tT h.l 90 70 each theatre an hour before
iha' euumsnrrmcnt ~ Of the performance
ls ,ss a that all proper precautions have
W. .,t.r 10 guard against fire.
peen I'm n,r. thai the number oI miss
,nr a% "er.cas ro is / 300 is certainly an eX-
phs ps,rlo,iou. y The theatre was only anie
.sSod liCO, and some poy'l9nS o, 1t
70 l0,' "mr,y, At one O'Clock this after
were ,bs I stairway on the left side col
hCvI hs'.i Fire again broke Out This even
the corner of the Ring, close to-
w. W. theatre rufus lhe engines i'm
asps.aslely y. played upon he flames aud
ppsinal them. The funeral OF the We
tn. .s took place on Sunday morning
sI rriya,r interim will brgtu on
..,t,v morning with those Of DIR.
SS~,rand his wife. A large grave has
NV prepared for the burial OF the un-
.Inthed bodies, which will be main-
s,sd for all time at the expense OF the
'~irinalty. The members OF the
sI,n.tap will take part in the funeral.
J,mp services Will ha held i'll al! the
.Sr,1hes on Tuesday. The synago.
mnto.day " ere all very much crowded.
Es relief fund now atuuunt.to 30, 0uO
wins Tn. Bonrse will he closed on
ypplay. The Emperor mas ordered
N, ali the th,atrc, b5 kept closed on
Sunday. ,-.,e
srsps ply.s one ot them ~ "Maattr
E,,- from America Among the
missing perso, reported by tho hotel
l+rars is a merchant named BnSWltZ,
faYork" who Is either an Englishman
rau American.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS,
LONDON, Dec. l0.-AdditionaI de-
nils of the Vienna fire lave been re-
,iad as follows: On The arriva. of
d. Fire Brigade 1t was impossible
penetrate hey ond the first tier Of the
at,Ie, the ruSh of Sutl"cating smoke
ul air eStingulshing the lamps and
prChes. The iiremeu retired uuder
romrntary impression, because their
leu,, were not answered., that there
yle no more people in the theatre.
Rose who escaped on the first alarm,
lovever, soon undCceiycd them. An.
other effort was then made 70 penetrate
lie paris of the theatre which We're not
x,pally blazing, In the harrow pass
M between the second and third
nIes a mass OF CorpSes was dis
Mfed, some so closely intsrocked
M it was hardly possible 10 part
item.
The fnst man discovered was got out
s,ye, but all the rest We're dead. These
were persons who had lost their way IN
consequence OF the farming of Of the
gas, which, it Is now aSctrt2lued, was
done by some Irresponsible persUn with
b view to prevent an explosion. Some
hnen We're found with their hands grasp.
ing each others thT0at9. Subsequent
iuyestig cations sLu~rd that, III sorne
Cases, persons, iluding escape hOp-ItSS,
bad committed suicide. It l. stated by
survivors that women were seen 10
Throw their children from the galleries
ltO the pif. At the time Of the out
lttak Of the flames, the gallery espa-
fally allotted to the lal;cs was tuii.
Among the missing are young Count
flgiS,nund FeSteticS ard several other
nudenls from pyiya'e military col
tgp. About 10 o'clock the gaSomcter
RpIoded, the root tell, and The whole
lace wa reduced to q wreck.
Count Taafe, President OF the Aus
ran Ministry, and several ArChdukes
''''No WV ShlIIt u y d lIIt III Z. IL ~
asSase Of the theatre, without an out
Y 40 persons lost their way, and, being
labIe to return, were sutfOrat1d. The
LlItror Francis Joseph has subscribed
,w tOrlns for the relief Of the sui
ies.
JENNA. Dec, / After an ani,na.
controversy as to whether tht
tFd! Of The victims OF the theatre fire
"Na have the character Of pubic
Ea0nstratioD, the Common Couucll
'hiy decided against procession.
v bodies will be quietly transported
tle central Cemetery, where the !un'
services will be celebrated on Mon
WIN great polnp, before tho colos'
eataf tque IN which the collins al,
placed. All the Nienugse cOrpo-
lVHS and civil and military authori.
nave been invited 70 attend the iun
a. Orations will bo delivered by
Aler arschan, Catholic Prior; Herr
alha, Evangelical Provost; Rabbi
a'lek, and Burg1masler Ncwald.
-' morning prpers givo corrected
~ 'i' VIZ ilt Hullt p'I - t''''
JENNA. DEC. il-Evening. The
4eliuelt Of the victims commenced
O'Iiy after day break this morning
w. hebrew dead were conveyed 10 til,
WISE pCrtlon OF the cemetery. The
4es al ire graves were painful Il
"4tss. The common Council lave
'aVU ho'i2c that the funeral Of those
'Anls who cannot be burie Ivy then
SauS Will take place on Monday. The
"lS OF the burned theatre We're sur
,4nued BY crowds of people to-day
" WORK Of removal of the debris has
'H RESUMED. The hal Of the huSpita
po"; "'ie the bodies are laid out presents
s0lizing scenes.
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Onc hent Is jail.
W. saturday Jeremiah harrisan wht
convicted on Friday of the murder
D',nls Snea, was brought from hi