New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
vr.p,y PANIC WITHOUT CAUSE.


Tho constituencies Of the public TO the danger OF
Are in crowded assemblies rendered more than ps9-
aliv keen by the recent destruction OF inc INK
Theatre was WSs iSs rhsar
sai Vas in progress The house was crowded from
narnnette 10 dome. and many were standing. About
SoT when the orchestra had finished the hrst move:
%snt of the Pastoral symphony, a number OF
women, alarmed by a small volume OF smoke that
came in through the open windows suddenly Iett
many s roe in ali parts. Of the build
ing to learn the cause Of the, excitement
and there vas evidently ,ne ssene sopped
playing, and it seemed as If there was going 70 pe
general rush for the doors Probably panic was
nreyented by the policemen various parts OF the
building shouting to the audience TO sit down ana
asserting that there was no danger, ana ioISIuS
back those who tried 10 rush out The cry hecP
your seats! was echoed tnTSusn me NE Ho Sheldon
a member of the Philharmonic Societv' Mno m"'
in one of the boxes, put an END TO me pano " So
ING that there was no fire and not the slguest udh
ger The smoke came from the chimney Oh aieS'"u-
rant near the Post once =, ... - .;,.
on in the Assembly rooms near the Academy, anu anu
some alarm was felt there as the door from tne
Academy which provided in case OF fire was opened
into II.
ENGINEERS BUSY WITH SIGHTSEEING,
The members of the American Society of Mechan,
zeal Engineers, who have been holding their anhuaI
meeting thus city, devoted yesterday 10 sght-ee-
ing The steam-tug America tuInlSheu Dy tne
Pennsylvania Railroad conveyed ne p,rty' ~ was
mr. Dos.d 10 VISIT the hudson River tunnel. tne
Standard Oil Compauy's docks at Bayonne; tlo
East River Bridge, The Morgan Iron oras, ana lno
station of the NeW-YOrk steam Heating company
Inc steamer left hcr pier about 10 an with nearly
I5O members ou'board. Tie inst landing was uaue
at The Now York ind Of the Hudson IdNeI ut'ne1
but one was present 20 receive nc sUeeS %
tie Jersey shore sought. lhrle lhe PAL ~ Iieu
ANA spent an hour IN the inspection OIthe pIiuItNe
structure which forms the entrance TO the tunnel
Win that professional prudence through WINCH we
-fstsrs tYnfTt fl
whole party TO a man declined 10 enter the tuuHeI
proper most OF them IN TACT seemed entirely sauS-
he'd With peep in,o q dark hole Whlct mao
proved death-trap 10 nineteen hSu1 no, no.
long ago. The boder englneeTs who had Ielr lhelr
way for about hundred feet or so toward tlo alI-
lock were rewarded Tor their temcllty WIN very
muddy boots bats and OvercOats. But the day was
bright though not more SO than the party Oh DOaId
the America, aud 50 these little mlsnaps gave only
additional ma eriaI for peasant chah
II was found tnat the visit % Bayonue would take
up too much lime and the next landing was MAGE al
tie Brooklyn tower OF the East River
Bridge. Nearly all the company Went
back 10 the anchorage and maiched III
Inuian file across the big bridge, clear TO the CltX
hall terminus IN New-A Ork. All were impressed
with the magnitude OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. one
uusophisticatod odd engineer caused an aHdlDle sie
by asserting quite seriously that hc iedlIy cOuldh
see where they mad spent $4,000 Geo on that struc-
turs.p II viii probably console hin Tor Inc laugh
Ialsed at his expense 10 learn mat there are many
New-lOTkeTs and Brooklyn people who cant see IL
lie party reembarked on the pier of the New
1OGA tower, ~ Wv NNNNA Va 'Ai
Morgan Iron Works. Two hours were spent
III tie Inspection of the works aud the mammoth
steamer III rim now receiving her machinery ana
engines The slght-SeeTs then returned 80 Pler NOlo
Norm River, where they were received DS u +"
lmcTy consulting engineer OF the New-lork steam
Heating Company, VINO conducted them hrst 10 the
cOmuauy's offices, where he exhibited ms plans
ana DIV et upon the dIlhcultles IN the excavations
Tor Ilpe-layIug No exact information as 10 the To-
cation OF gas sewer, water and electric Hght pipes
was Obtaiuablc, and the company bad 10
make their own surveys OF the existing net
wo.k of pipes before they could determine
tbe mel bod OF advancing with their own WORK.
From Inc Offices the visitors proceeded TO the sta
ZION buiiGiug Ill GTecnwicn-st ms Is not yet COM
pcted and II contains only two stories Il boilers.
N hen completed il will b. ll5 feet IN Eelghth and
have five stories. The chimney is finished
ana Is 30 feet In height. The building contains
four batteries of boilers of 1000 horse power
each tut when Completed the boiler capacity will
be 10000 horsepower, of when each nOOr Will
contain battery Of 4 900 morse power. IL Is pro
posed to use, III the future small coal. and
10 tbe TOP of the building and then distribute II 10
The different hre-p!aces by separate cbuteS. Alto
g-theT the arrangements are carefully panned, and
Ca led our hearty commentator from The many eX-
prrts present. 4 short Visit TO the I'M ed
States Electric Light station III NcSey-St.,
which uses about 800 horse power OF
steam from the Steam Heating Company, and 10
some OF the places where pipe laying Is gong on,
concluded the days sightseeing, winch was voted
great success by all present. An evening session
was held at the iurt Cub Theatre, o. which the
new officers oil the society were formally installed,
and professional papers read and discussed, after
which the annual meeting was adjourned.
A TRAGIC INCIDENT IN STATEN ISLAND.