Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-31
DOMESTIC NEWS.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UNIoS.J
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Theater Destroyed by Fire-Mrs. Lang
try's Appearance Postponed.
New YORK, October 30sh.-Abbey's Park
Theater is on fire. Mrs. Langtry was to
have appeared there tonight.
SECOND DISPATCH.I
NEW YORK, October 30sh.-Abbey's Park
Theater took fire this afternoon, and was
totally destroyed. The FIRE started in the
proscenium, In the rear of the second tier of
boxes on the right of the stage, and is BE-
lIeved to have been caused by gas explo-
sion. The flames spread with great rapidity,
caught the drop curtaio, and drove from the
building the stage hands, who wsre setting
the stage. They previously made a vain
effort to put out the fire with extinguishers
but they would sos work. Henry Clarke, a
stage hand, was burned in endeavoring to
lower the drop curtain. He jumped from
the rear window into Broadw; from hight
of twenty feet aud had leg broken. Will
liam Doran, Y years old, scene painter.
was badly burned. Mrs. Lapgtry's costumes
for AN Unequal Match, I" 10 which tonight
she was to have made her first appearance in
Americs, were burne3, together with the coz
| tunes of all the other members of the com.
pany, and the very valuable scenery. Moth.
ing was saved. The loss is over 500 900
Mrs. Lsngtry and Mrs. LabOuchere watched
the IRE from balcony of the Aibemarle
Hotel, two blocks away.
THIRD DISPATCH.l
| NEW YORK, October 3Osh.-The loss is now
estimated at $500, 000 The origin of the IRE
is obscure. 1t started ia the proscenium box
| behind the private box, apparently in the
partition. 1t was perhaps caused by the
bursting of gaspipe. A rumor that the
scene painter upset lamp is not substan.
tiated. TIE fire swept on rapidly, and was
beyond control when help arrived. Much
| delay was caused by the failure of the auto.
matte alarms on the stage to work likewise
the tire-extinguishers. Ten minutes elapsed
before the arrival of the tremen. Then the
! flames were bursting through the roof.
and the building was doomed. Mrs. Lapgtry
had just finished packing the wardrobe in
which she was to appear in the evening. and
was in the very act Of sending it to the
thester when the fire. broke out. Abbey i'm.
mediately made arrangements to open Mon.
day night in the Grand Opera House, with
Lsngtry in 1.-THE Unequal Match" The
theater was small, but deliberately deco
rated. The mair entrance was on Broadway,
through three.story building, in which were
| stOiCs anu oulCce, anu Ou lie bLllrQ MOOR WAS
| the property-room. Ii was an old building
The theater Itself was built in 1874. but had
been newly frescoed and upholstered in prep
aration for J.angtry's debut. The scenery
| for the play was costly and elaborate,
especially that for the second act, being
painted On satin, hand embroidered. All was
destroyed. There had been no rehearsal to.
day, but merely scene setting for Lsngtry.
| The fire spread so rapidly that the valuable
| init mil Of ha
ton Weaver, the stage carpenter, says the
stage hose worked all right, and the stage was
| Il coded, but the fire had reached tire sisles.
! Aboty's loss is estimated at over 500 600 :;
insurance, $3.50, 900 The building belonged
to the McComb estate. He was on his wsy
10 the theater when the FIRE broke OUT, and
hsstened to inform Mrs. Lapgtry Of his mis-
fortune. She is now suffering from nervous
ness and disappointment.
| Other losses are estimated as follows. G.
IL. George, mural decorator. who occupied
| the store under the tt e ster, SIS, 900; Insured
for S45, 600. Parsons l. Scarlet, tailors. $50
600; partially insured. The building sui.
fered to the extent of $40 000
The Jeanette Inquiry-w0rd frem the
Arctic Search Party.
WASHINGTON, October 30th.-No further
testimony will be taken by the Jeannette
Court of Inquiry until Wednesday.
Secretary Chandler received a cable mes-
sage from Lieutenant HARDER, of the Jean.
nette search party. dated Be'un. July %, and
! Irkustk, October 81, as follows: ARRIVED
at Belun July %, nine days from Yatusk :
strong head winds; The schooner does well /;
viii begin work ia the delta July 5sh, with
| four parties. VIII make no further com.
Hlunication until we retura."
Indians Willing 10 Surrender Their
Lands,
WASHINGTON, October 30sh.-Newtou Ed
muods, President OF the Commission TO visit
! the various Sioux Indian Agencies in Dakota
aud endeayor to secure the consent of the
Indians to surrender portion of their
reservation, telegraphs as follows
PINE EIDGs AGENCY Oai,) October Goth.
The chiefs and head men at this agency this day
unanimously agreed to separate the reservation
with good feeling and satisfaction, Red Cloud and
his friends joining.
FatDfhearsed Train Robbers.
KANSAS CITY. October 30sh.-An attenp;
was made last night ID rob the incoming Chi.
cago and Alton train near the scene of the
famous Blue Cut robbery. As the train was
pulling through one of the numerous cuts in
that vicinity, the engineer noticed standing
on tie track eight masked and armed men.
who seemed 10 great confusion, and several
of them made motions as if to stop the train,
but finally returned to the woods 1t ia gen
orally believed here that it was the work of
local crooks.
Fiendish Attempt at Wholesale Murder.
PHILADELPHIA, October so Ih.-Casper
Younger, an elerly man, will have hearing
this afternoon upon charge Of attempting
to murder his wife and son. his sons wife and
two children, Friday night, by throwing q
lead pipe, loaded with powder, bullets, scraps
OF iron and broken glass, through a window
| into q r.yt,a
pipe exploded, but by miracle 10 one Was
hurt. Younger's wife had left him and taken
refuge with their son. Corresponding ma
terials were found in q barn, where Younger
slept.
The World Challenged.
New YORK, October 30th-Richard K
Fox has oep)sited with Harry Hill 81 600.
| and issued challenge, otferiug to back Tom
Allen. ex-chanpion, to fight any pugilist,
John l.. Sullivan preferred for the champion.
ship OF the world and 81, 900 to 81 500 side.
Financial Result Of the Walking Match.
New York, October 30sh.-At meeting
to day OF the pedestrians of last weeks con-
test, the management announced that the re-
csipts were $50, 1873 ard expenditures s2I. 4I3.
leaving balance of 81 $50, less Is per cent,
which went to the MANAGEMENT This left
1898 and the stakes to be divided, Fitzger.
AIDS receipts were So 649. Noremac's 81. I49.
and Herty's $685. Hughes refused to take
his share, $685.
Ex-Governor Hendricks Illness.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 30sh.-Ex.Goyer.
nor Hendricks condition is not improved,
His case is reg ,rded as critical
SECOND DISPATCH.I
INDIANAPOLIS, October 30.h.-The condi.
ton of Governor Hendricks at P. NJ. was
more favorable.
Destructive Storm in Iowa.
DAVENPORT, October 30.h.-This section
was visited by destructive storm this after.
noon about o'clock. Hail fell for ten min.
utes. doing great damage. 1t was accompa-
MED by no wind whstever. Some of the
stones were Of phenomenal size. They were
of irregular shsps, eight inches in circumfer.
ence by half an inch thick. From this they
ran down to the sizs of hickory nut. East
ct the city the storm took the form of rain
and wind, unattended BIZ hail. Beginning
four miles east, the storm followed liue five
miles long by s. third of mile wide, doing
damage of more than SAG, coo. Three houses
| were blown away, and a number Of barns.
Mrs. S. George Fenno was buried in the de-
bris of her house and killed. Two other
occupants of the same place were seriously
injured by falling timbers, and ak or eight
others slightly injured.
Snow In Dakota and Montana.
ST. PAUL Mimi, October 30sh.-T The FIRST
| general snow.storm of the season occurred in
Dakota and Montana to-day.