The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-14

had never been used and were firmly
locked; ninth, the fire alarm was out of
order and the Gre department could not
be communicated with; tenth. the large
iron door OF the back Of the stage was
opened probably in order to save the
stage properties; eleventh, the hremen
first entered the theatre from the back
part of the stage which was almost un-
touched.
The fire had been driven into the audi
torium. They said that the people were
sitting in the first row Of the fourth GAL
lery as il asleep, their heads resting on
| the cushioned front Of the balcony. The
Ere department was insufficient and the
police incredulous They refused to be-
lieve the cries of the rescued that hum
dreds were yet inside, and DO attempt
was made to penetrate the theatre until
| half an hour after the first rush of people
into the Hobbies.
New York, l13.-HerGLd'S Vienna:
| The bodies of 126 victims of the disas-
at the Ring Theatre were inferred at the
| Central Friedhof yesterday, by their
| friends. To-day Isl were placed in a
vast common grave that, before it closes,
will have received the few chared
remains and ashes of 700 more of the
victims OF those now buried, only l25
have been identified, the rest are unrecog-
nlzable by their friends or relatives.
Catholics, ! Protestants, Greeks, and Jews
oil rest together. The priests Of all
four confessions joined in to-day's inter-
ments at the Central Frledhof, each for
getting their religious rivalry in the
common sorrow of the people. 1t was a
solemn and touching ceremony; 70, 600
people had walked long four or FIVE
miles to the great cemetery. Some
| places of business ware closed and black
flags we're suspended in front of the cathe
dral of st. Stephens, and from large
public buildings.
Vienna, 1.-THE upper house OF the
Reiehsrath voted $4,000 forms in aid of
the sufferers of the theatre fire, thus COM
pleting the action of the lower house.
The Roumanian government subscribed
200, 600 forms.
An American was recognized among
the dead taken from the ruins.
Berlin, 13.-The Emperor William is
greatly moved by the Vienna calamity,
and has ordered that most extensive
measures of precaution be adopted at the
court theatres.
After the requiem at the cathedral, the
funeral ceremonies commenced at the
cemetery. The infantry, cavalry and
police maintained order on either side of
the imposing catafalque, upon which
several hundred lighted candles stood.
here were seventy metallic cofhns.
Those containing unidentified remains
were numbered, the others bearing the
names of the people whose bodies were
enclosed. All around were abundant
plants and wreaths provided by mourn
ers and several Vienna corporations.
Many mourners we're present The
funeral procession included the entire
common council, many members OF the
Reichsrsth, representatives from various
theatres, and embers of the aristocrscY.
After the service. the burgomas-
of the grief felt in Vienna,
calamity. The entire number of collins
were then lowered into one common
grave.
The police arrangements at the fn1eral
were very bad. No attempt vas made to
stop ordinary traffic. The cOrtege was
continually interrupted.
The probable real number of victims
will never be known. Names have been
falsely entered in the lists missing by
persons wishing to obtain cards Of admis
sion to view the bodies ut the hospitals
and in some instances a positive trade
has been done in sUch cards.
The worksof lowering toe collins into the
graves lasted from noon until nightiall.
The number of missing persons is re-
ported to be sos.
Vienna, 13.-TWenty-seYen bodies
were removed from the rnins of the RING
Theatre yesterday; also q quantity of
fragments of bodies, feet and hands,
which were not burned.