The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-11
lHE ANNUUlAlED PRESS.
A Horrible Holocaust Near Pittsburg-..
A Number of Railroad Labor
ers Are Literally Roasted
to Death,
While COOped up in the Loft OF a
Shanty--.DescriptiOn of the
Heart.Rending Scene...
Aiding Sufferers.
A Tennessee State Senator Shot by a
Citizen of Nashville and Seri-
Ously Wounded.
Latest Advices from Vienna. Probable
Loss OF Two Hundred Lives.
The New York Stock Market...Crime
and Casualties.
Other Interesting State News.
Latest Advices from yienna-..Probable
Loss OF Two Hundred Lives.
The New York Stock Market...Crime
and Casualties.
Otker Interesting State News.
Additional Details.

Additional Details
VIENNA, December 10.-It is evident that
the upper gallery must have fallen into the
pit, where only the remains of small frag-
ments of bones were found. Beyond doubt
300 gallery tickets had been issued; 100
holders of these are known to have jumped
from the windows. Judges fear that the loss
of life will be found to be fully 200.
Nothing has been heard of members of
the orchestra. Subscription raised on the
Bourse now amounts to EOS 900. All news
papers opened subscription lists. The EN-
peror has given large sum. Officials of
the theatre state that it was absolutely i'm
possible to lower the iron curtains, owing to
the frightful rapidity with which the flames
spread. Tho mourning audience at the
theater last night was larger than usual,
owing to the tact that the day was holi.
day. The caste consisted of the actors
FeTenezzi, Lindorfwink, Rudolph and
Lerndan, and the actresses Stahl, Fisher
and Ionia. There were about 200 persons
on the stage and.n adjoining rooms, ana
in the dressing room at the time the fire
broke out the ballett corps were mostly
On extinguishing the lights
all rushed for the stage door and many were
Knocked down and trampled upon but most
of them escaped to the street without serious
injury. The galleries were crowded the
pit was fairly filled, but owing to the earli-
ness of the hour, there were only q few per-
sons in stalls and boxes. Persons response
BILE for safety of the theatre neglected
to use its means for tele-
graphing to fire engine stations, which
they had at their disposal. The audience
were consequently lett for ten minutes
struggling wildly in the darkness for means
of exit. The life-saving brigade then ar
rived with ladders, torches and Jumping
sheets. Persons saved with the aid of
sheets jumped from windows by the dozen
at time. In an hour and half the whole
building was roaring furnace. Persons who
were first recovered seem to have died
mostly from sutlocation but other bodies
presented a shocking spectacle many have
heads or feet burned off. At this hour,
@ Il. m.,) the fire is still burning, and il is
not expected that it will be extinguished
before some time this morning. One hun
dred and fifty-eight charred corpses have
been conveyed to the hospital. Loss of
life is now estimated at from 200 to 800.
EvENING.-The building is still on fire.
Funerals of the victims are fixed for Sun
day. The Imperial family have contrib
uted largely to the relief fund. The
managers of all the theatres have am
nounced special performances for its
benefit. The number of persons actually
known to be missing is 200. In regard to
the origin of the fire the Superintendent of
states that the scenery became
ignited, as the lamps were lit by electricity.
LONDON, December l0.-Additional de-
tails ofthe Vienna fine have been received
as follows On the arrival of the fire
brigade it was found impossible to pene-
trate beyond the first tier of the theatre.
The rush of suflocating smoke and
air, extinguishing lamps and torches,
the tremen relied under a momentary i'm
presson, because their shouts were not an
swered, that there were no people i'm the
theatre. Those who escaped on the first
alarm, however, soon undeceived them.
Another effort was made to penetrate parts
of the theater which were not actually
blazing. In a narrow passage between the
second and third galleries mass OF corpses
was fsund who were so closly interocked
that it was hardly possible to part them.
The first man discovered was
got ten out alive but all the
rest were dead. There were per
sons who had lost their way in consequence
of the turning off Of the gas, which 1t is
now ascertained was done by some ire
sponsiDle person with u view
to prevent an explosion. Some men
were found with their hands grasping
each others throats. Subsequent investi.
cations showed that in some cases persons
finding escape impossible had committed
suicide. 1t is stated by survivors that women
were seen to throw their children
from the galleries into the pit At the time,
of the outbreak of the flames the galleries
especially allotted to ladies were full.
Among the missing are young
Count Sigismund Festiles and several
other students from private military col.
lege. About 10 O'Clock the gasometer ex.
ploded, the roof fell and the whole place
was reduced to wreck