New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-10
MORE DETAILS OF THE FIRE.
Dtspateh TO The LveBing telegram

vienna, Dec. 9.-The Wiener AHegemeine
Zenng whose offices are exactly opposite tnr iatea
Ring Theatre gvesa graphic account oi 'ne
Ne write with death hearts, unable TO find words
TO describe the pam When a Ree MS Theatre formerly
as Opera COmqne is IN ashes and hundreds oi h
Nothing like this horror mas ever Occur ci
red 6edSF ocnok n the @ fire bToEe out The theatre was
pretty well hlled, but happily not entirely crowde1 "A
Tooas and snse mass Of carriages
pied the 5chOtten Ring IL mad ust commenced u snow
instis bsfre the commencement of the performance
Peuple were walking up and down looking tOr thelr
Paoe Sno on All sides The boxes were s empty
the balcony and galleries were well hued On the stage
everything in state Of activity ana DusLle WORK
nyI3en removing scenery etc. Oenbachs comic opera,
Les Contes Hofoann" was to be performed Tor the
ready taken their places the stage IN costume bnt
large number @ o. them @ S eooas AID hadressors
The overture had not yet begun
NO CLEw TO TIE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.
How the fire commenced cannot yet be definitely
20 one version the scenery ig1ted by spark from
the electric machinery; according 10 another, WORK
Turner version is the more likely Director Helmes
berger stood upon the stage was the first one TO
wrapped flames and the network Of wood ropes and
canvas was burning IKE Under fne b19pe @ no Oh sIS
took 10 flight in the terrible confusion, toward the
ades dressing Rooms s 70 IN be ee In
nanert the curtain few up the draf. blew it htDer
forth from tie andtoruu 70 the stage The fire became
the master of the Ring Theatre. e,,
was the cry that went from mouth to mouth
on the Ringstrssse The flames were ar"ady nSa0y
never heard before, filed the air They seemed not ke
the cries o. human una r. OeS bs eafS gS sSe The scene was
inlescrbabe All those inside the iated puhchg were
pox1aea a All BOUTS The audience from the theatre
struggled and crushed each other IN the perisye and
were hcard from the windows OF tho theatre leading 70
the ring The balcony over The en'ran2e was sooa n
Those frou within the theatre were awful and sweled
louder louder The mass Of people III The street was
Tnc origin the lire is not yet established TO GER
and Attendants who should have let down the iron
screen the general want of provision IN inc Event
atre itself q very handsome edifce, as far as
the interior was concerned, was apparently
tsstrophe as Of last night The stairs and passage
ways were laid out 10 STRANGELY M manner G
his way all In and out Of the theatre These peeular
e n tbs I5tb Of January is74 wben Il Bar6iere d se
viga" performed These stsirways and passage,
escaped horrors Of suOcaon inside the auditorium
AN ACTORS STORY.
The following is the narrative OF Herr LAndman, an
actor engaged Ia the theatre cit was quarter To- y
ann tbe second signal given 10 the actors that
In a quarter of hour the performance would Degn
my aressieg-room and on nsarihs .ne aiasm arm
A violent draugnt and perfect column OF
fire seemed 70 rush against the curtain, winch IL quickly
piereei Then OF fire poured Into the theatre
up the galleries. only heard single horllyhg
n,D Of unspeakable terror ana tearIul
despair" lie then described the scene OF the meDers OF
the CHORUS Tying to reach the doorway and escape from
the fire.
A FIRRaAN's STORY.
Fire Inspector Ssoe escaped from his dwelling In the
uppsrn0st story lie describes the fearful scene III the
auditorium a. follows: The people there in heaps,
many In the strangest Some had their hands
stretched out lmporlngy aud there others whose
pgIls driven lntO the flesh. In pan and Despair
lady who was IN the tbir OF the parquet at the
time Of the disaster lust 10 take out
my opera glass fro;n It's case, when suddenly remarked
tlaf the curtain was driven violently toward
sbeet of Ire poured out iIutnediaty
graspcd my lady friend ny the hurried toward
the central entrance; but In moment all the lignts
were axtineuisled aud IN complete darkness
"Oniy by Keeping 1rI1 boic Of the railing were we
euabled 10 grope way down the stairway sndden-
,y TO my horror, found that my friend longer
clng TO me- screamed out her name, and 10 my de-