Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-11

VIENNA THEATRE BURNED
OVER SIX HUNDRED PERSONS
MISSING.
One Hundred and Fifty Charred
Corpses
Already Taken From the Burning
Ruins
Sickening Details Of the Terrible
Disaster.

researches snow that the upper gal
lery must have fallen into the pit,
where the only remains found are
small fragments of bones Beyond
doubt 900 gallery tickets had been
issued. One hundred holders of
these tickets are known to have
jumped from windows. Competent
judges fear that the loss of life will
be found to be be fully 700. Moth
ing has been heard of the members
of the orchestra. The subscription
raised on the bourse now amounts to
f28,000. All newspapers have
opened a subscription list. The
Emperor has given large sum. The
official of the theatre states that it
was absolutely impossible to lower
the iron curtain owing to the fright
full rapidity with which the flames
spread.
Morning-The audience at the
theatre last night was larger than
usual, owing to the fact that the day
was a holiday. The cast consisted of
actors Ferenezay, Lindorff, WiIker,
Rudolph and Leindau, and actresses
Staple, Fischer and Iona. There were
about 1000 persons on the stage and
in the adjoining rooms at the out
break of the fire. The ballet corps
were mostly only half dressed On the
extinction of the lights all rushed for
the stage door, and many were
knocked down and trampled upon,
but most of them reached the street
without serious injury. The CALLER
les were crowded, and the pit was
fairly filled, but owing to the
earliness of the hour the hour
the theare there were only a
few persons in the stalls and boxes.
in the panic. The persons respon
sible for the safety of the theatre
neglected to use the means for tele-
graphing to the FIRE engine stations,
which they had at their disposal, and
the audience were consequently left
for ten minutes struggling wildly in
darkness for means of exit. The life
saving brigade then arrived with
ladders, torches and jumping sheets.
Persons saved with the aid of the
sheets jumped from the windows by
dozens at time. In an hour and
half the whole building was aroaring
furnace. Persons whose bodies were
first recovered seem to have died
mostly from suffocation, but the other
bodies present shocking spectacle.
Many have their heads and feet
burned off.
At this hour, 9 a. NJ, the fire is
still burning, and it is not expected
that it will be extinguished for some
time. Up to 2 o'clock this morning
$50 eharred corpses have been con
veyed to the hospital. The loss of
life is estimated at from 200 to 800.
The building is still on fire to-
night. The funeral of the victims
is fixed for Sunday. The Imperial
family have contributed largely to
the relief fund. The managers of
all the theatres here announce
special performances for the benefit
of the suffers. The number of per-
sons actually reported to be missing
is 6O9. In regard to the origin of
the fire, the superintendent of the
machinery states that the scenery
became ignited rs the lamps were
lit by the electric current.
LONDON December IL. - The
Standard? Vienna dispatch says
all the performers except three
in the chorus were saved. Baron
Rothschild has subscribed 10000
forins to the relief fund. Among
the missing are three professors and
a member of Parliment.
Decline of Man.
Impotence of mind, limb, or vital func-
ton, nervous weakness, sexual debility,
&C., cured by Wells Health Renewer. 81.
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NEw ORLEANS, December 9.-Isaac