The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-11
Further Particulars About the Vienna

Further Particulars About the Vienna
THE BUILDING STILL BuRNISG-THE LOSS OF
LIFE FROM 200 TO 3O0-suRscRIPTIoNs FoR
THE RELIEF or THE suPrERERs.
vienna, December 9-Nornin1. The
audience at the Theatre last night was
! larger than usual, owing to the fact that
( the day was n holiday. The cast consisted
OF actors Fernenizy, Lindori, Wilke, Ru-
dolph, and Leindan, and actresses Stahl,
Fischer. and Iona. There were about 300
persons on the stage and in the adjoining
dressing-rOoms at the time the outbreak OF
the fire. The ballet corps were mostly only
hali-dres-ed. 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 galleries were
crowded, and the pit was fairly filled, but
owing To- the earliness OF the hour there
were only few persons in the stalls and
boxes. In the panic persons responsible
for the safety OF the theatre neglected to
use means for telegrsphing to the fire.
engine stations which they had at their
disposal. The audience were consequently
loit for ten minutes struggling wildly
i'm the darkness for means OF exit. The
Liie-SaVing brigade then arrived with
ladder; torches, and jumping-sheets. Per-
sons saved with the aid OF sheets
jumped from the windows by dozens at a
time. In an hour and half the whole
building was roaring furnace. The per-
sons whose bodies were first recovered
seem TO have died mostly from suilocation,
but other bodies present shocking specta-
Gle. Many have heads or feet burned OIL.
At this hOur-9 A. M.-the fire Is still
burning, and il is not expected that 1t viii
be extinguished for some time. Up to .
O'Clock this morning $50 charred corpses
had been conveyed to the hospital. The
loss OF life is now estimated at from 200 to
300.
VIENNA. December o-Erening.-The
building il sill on fire tonight. The fli-
neral 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 sufferers.
The number Of persons actually reported
to be missing Is 600. In regard TO the ORR
gin Of the fire the superintendent OF me-
chineIv states that the scenery became IT,
nited aS the lamps were lit by an electric
current.
Researches show that the upper gallery
q The opera-hOusc must have fallen into
the pit, where the only remains found are
small fragments OF bone. Beyond doubt,
nine hundred gallery tickets had been
issued. one hundred holders Of these are
known 10 have jumped from the Windows.
Competent judges fear that the loss OF life
will he found 10 lie fully seven hundred.
Nothing has been heard of the members OF
the orchestra.
The subscription now being raised on
the Bourse amounts TO G2S,OO0. All the
newspapers have opened subscription lists.
The Emperor has given large sum. The
officers OF the Theatre state that it was ABB
solutclv impossible TO lower the iron cur
tain, owing to the frightful Tapidity with
which the danes spread.
LONDON. December 10.-The Standards
Vienna dispatch says: "All the performers,
except three Of the chorus, were saved.
Baron RGthschild has subscribed 10000
florins 10 the relief fund. Among the
missing are three professors and member
OF Parliament.
MORE NARROWING DETAILS.
LONDON. December l0.-Additi0nal de.
rs follows: ON the arrival Of the fire bri-
gadc it was found impossible to penetrate
beyond the first tier OF the theatre, the
rush OF suilocating smoke and air eXtin-
gushing the lamps and torches. The fire.
men retired under the momentary impress
sion, because their shouts were not an
swcrcd, that there were no more people in
the theatre. Those who escaped on the
first alarm, however, soon undeceiyed
them. Another effort was made 20 pene-
trade parts OF the theatre which were not
actually blazing. In the narrow passage
between the second and third galleries a
mass OF cOrpses was discovered, some so
closely interlOcked that il was hardly pos
sibic 10 part them. The first man discover
ed was got out alive, but all the rest were
dead. These were persons who had lost
their way in consequence Of the turning of
Of the Gas, which it is now ascertained was
done by some irresponsible person with the
view to prevent an explosion. Some men
were found with their hands grasping each
Others throats. Subsequent investigation
showed that in some cases persons, finding
escape hopeless, had committed suicide. II
Is stated by survivors that women were
seen TO throw their children from the gal
leries into the pit At the time OF the out
break Of the flames the gallery especially
allotted 90 ladies was full. Among the
missing are the young Count Scgismund
Fcsttlies and several other students from
the private military college. About 10
O'Clock the gasometer exploded, the roof
fell. and the whole place was reduced to
xyrect