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


THE GREAT FEKF.
A Solemn and 8Orr0wful
Funeral.
al
A Common Crave for 2 o
Persons.
Moro Particulars Of the Catas-
GrOphe-HearIrending
Details.
Most Foul and Criminal Neg
lIgence.
New York, 13.-At st. Stephen s
Cathedral there were present the Crown
Prince Rudolph, and Dukes Carl Lud-
wig, Mari Salvador, Johann Salvador,
ALBRIGHT Wilhelm. Leopold Runer,
Franz Friensnd, Leopold Salvador, and
Eugene, Prince Hopenloki, Count Cren-
neville,1 Count Hunysdie, of the imperial
household, Baron Phslippouch, with
generals of the army and their staff,
ministers and their deputies, and other
officials TheCrown Prince and archdukes
were met at the porch by the prince.
The archbishop, assisted by the cathedral
chapter, celebrated mass for the dead.
Heartrending sebs and moaning drowned
the words Of the priests, and mingled
with the voices of the choir. who render
ed ''Lieo Irsi" from Gottfried, with
prayers of requiem and the clang of the
great bell of ire cathedral.
The Crown Prince CT Austria, future
emperor, was deeply affected. His eyes
were filled with tears and he was crying
bitterly. Seeing an old man, apparently q
workman, who was in great grief, holding
one of the pillars for support, the Grown
Prince went to him and held the poor
mans hand for q long time At the
cemetery damp wind chilled thousands
of the spectators. The sun scarcely pene-
trating the clouded sky. The band
played Bethovens' "Tsnnermarsch, :"
then came the procession, the Catholic
clergy, led by the domprobst and mini
sters of the Greek church. A chorus Of
all denominations, assisted by aschorus
Of the Grand opera, then intoned the
death chorile. The domprobst began the
ceremonial according to theCatholic rite,
and after he had passed along the semi
circular row of collins, consecrating them
as he passed, the odor Of incense filed
the air. The ceremony was terrible in
its effect on the people. one poor woman
even crying out, fire, fire. in her terror.
The burgomsster cast the first handful
of earth on the first coffin, as large crowds
of mourners stood or knelt around the
grave weeping bitterly. Among the poor
old creatures, some were ready for the
grave themselves, There were also
strong working men who cried like
children; young girls who had lost
brothers and lovers; and children, who
could hardly understand the grief and
sorrow around them. One posr man
and his wife came to me inploringly and
asked: "Can you tell me wao is humber
asked him: ''Did you lose aDybody?"
He burst out crying and said: "My
daughter; she went with friend to the
Z, but she never returned home" Pain
ful interest YVES csused by the eighth coffin
numbered I65. 1t was very small,
containing the body of q
child, but in it were the remains of a
once beautiful woman, the wife of an
engineer. Her body was burned to a
clnder, and she was only identified by
the jewels she wore when she dressed for
the theatre. One large coffin contained
the bodies of two brothers, who had been
allowed by their parents to celebrate
their birthday by visiting the theatre.
They were found in the third gallery
tightly clasping each others neck.
Over the large grave in the Friedhof
monument is to be erected, and it is pro-
posed that the Ring Theatre should be
RACED, and in its place q monument
erected to the thousand victims who per-
ished there. Strange to ssy, this propo-
sition meets with approval in spite of the
value Of the ground on which the build
ing stands, for there Is q superstition
among the people of Vienna that the
very site is accused. Il was here that
Robert Blum was shot, and after him
many others were hanged and shot on
the same spot. At that time the legend
began that the curse Of God would rest
on the place for all time. Perhaps it was
thls curse that has made five or six man
ayers Of the Ring Theatre bankrupt since
1874. It certainly seems to have rested
on Jauner's dictatorship.
The anger of the Viennese against the
directors and the police is very great.
Two hundred thousand people gathered
on the Schotten Ring, yesterday after
noon, and many Of the workmen among
them were loud in their threats of ven
geance, and SO serious did the officials
consider the situation that they ordered
ali the troops kept in their barracks, and
TO have double ammunition given them
IN readiness for an outbreak. It WAS
feared that Jauner's residence would be
attacked, but people went home and the
night passed quietly. Every day brings
new facts about the criminal carelessness
Of the management of the Ring Theatre
and selfish cowardice of those engaged on
the stage. A person who was one Of the
stage managers at the Ring, writes let
ter to Vienna paper, stating his con-
viction that the fire originated below the
stage floor and had there gathered
strength before it appeared among the
scenery. Tois, read by the light Of the
little paragraph which appears in this
mornings papers, may be worthy of con-
slderatiOn as pointing to the cause of the
fire. About ten days ago, during a re-
hesrsal, smoke was noticed on the stage
Issuing from below. The workman en-.
trusted with the removal of rubbish had
swept It into corner Of the place below,
and to save himself trouble was burning
it up.
Two pianos and quantity of music
and costumes were actually saved from
Off the STAGE This shows thet if tbo