National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-07
THE VIENNA FIRE.
SOME FEARFUL SCENES OF WOE.
The Burial or the Unidentified Drad-What an
Eyewitness Says Of tho Terrible Affair
The Ruins Of tile Theatre
Interesting Facts.


vienna, Dec 1.-The truth as 10 the great FRO
came out slowly, but there can no onger
be n doubt as to the fact that the police
during the pause which preceded the de-
scent of the hundreds jammcd into the upper
pnllerles passages, aud stairs, got the idea
into their heads that everybody had LETT the
theatre, and IN criminal hccdessness fastened the
doors TO prevent people from entering the theatre,
aud thus prevented many hundreds from leaving
the burning house. So long rs we could belleVe
that the mistake was a general one, that not one
Of the ten thousand persons in the streets heard
the cries Of anguish from within, we might nave
thought that It could be pnrdoned; but now II
has been nsccrtained beyond doubt that among
those who jumped upon the blankets from tho
first noor balcony there were at least ten persona
who had seen that hundreds were left behind,
their relations among them. These ten persons
pleaded, screamed, and impl9red the police 70
give them lights and torches wherewith 10 toarch
the passages but the officers were deaf TO thcir
appeals, and even threatened to arrest them
1MAGiNE 4 BRAVE dtnL,
who from the balcony on the first floor, returned
three times 10 the burning interior, calling, crop.
ing for her father, mother sister, betrQthed, ana
who In pathetic tones calls down to we masses
that hundreds thousands are perishing within
the walls. Fancy such girl being treated
roughly, told she was frantic ordered to be quiet,
aud al last pushed by force into n carriage, her
cries stopped BY the hand ola policeman There
can be no doubt that an American crowd wopld
not have looked quietly on in similar case. Az
that girls relatives were burned, and their bodies
have not even been found DO you care TO know
what the Emperor has been doing all this timey
lie was at Godolo ut the time of the disaster and
no one for a moment supposed that he would do
THAN HURRY TO VIENNA,
to quiet his excited weners, who are so loyal 70
him, and to whom we think little loyalty on his
part would not be snperiuous, But he did not
came, but the Emperor did not move from his
country seat, and we have daily reports that he Is
| enjoying pheasant and wild boar hunting nmaE-
| ingy. Yesterday morning requiem was sung In
the little church nt Godoo, and the Empress wore
about ali The part they took in what may be caieda
national calamity. Your countrymen arc Just
now very popular here-more popular than they
have ever been before. An American Of German
origin, one Mr. Gottel. proprietor of Californian
mines, contributed 600 forins toward tho fund
for relieving those whom NE Ring Iheaire nre Isn
for the fatal night, and had been detained by
mere chance. He liked Vienna so much that be
| had intended bestowing some money upon II In
his will but this disaster caused him TO open his
| purse widely without delay.
THE BURIAL OF TILE VICTIMS.
| Except the scene ut the fire, the most terrible
| part ofwhicb very few witnessed, think that the
| common burial Of the unidentified dead was the
most touching part Of all. The ceremony com.
dome, at which tile archbishop and all tho arch
| dukes staying in Vienna at the time were present
The public were freely admitted TO all parts OF I'M
church except the choir in front of the high altat
| where the mourners and representatives OF Oh,
| Houses of Parliament, the High Courts, and TN
| Government were placed. Before the requiem
began, long procession of archdukes and higl
| functionnries passed up the centre aisle the arch
dukes taking their places at either side Of the hg
altar where with the respect due to their grieEtio
| mourners had been placed. Some OF these wee
quite composed when they entered the church, bit
| when they saw the funeral p0mp around them, 10
| black draperes on those giant walls and columns
the thousands oflights, and heard the sweet toes
trolably' and their sobs and tears were tcrrbS 70
| witness. About 1000 soldiers had marched 0t 10
| the distant chuTchyard to keep order, andtspe-
| cially to keep the centre OF the huge ccrctery
| clear for the ceremonies. scmicircle oflrches
| surrounds a large grass-plot, in the cetre OF
| which catafalquo had been placed upoFa pat
| USUAL ENBLEMs OF DEATH
black cloth. lights, torches, and howrs-were
| there but not a single sign belonging Uany par
| ticuar creed. On the grass plot, In smi- circle
following the sweep ofthe arcades, stoQ lo2 white
metal collins, each with u wreath uon IL, Az
eleven o'clock procession moved Y, me centre
aisle which was rare spectacle ideed. Pre-
ceded by lay singers chanting benYilui popular
air, as list bestimmt in Gottes Ragh," marched
Representatives of the clergy of eachreed, Roman
| Catholics, Greek Reformed Protestat ana jewish
priests They formed o semi -circp around me
catafalque prayed for the dead, cd eacn priest
delivered speech in memory of tb victims. The
picture of religious unity was yer! striking The
for the dead were recited accordiiJ 10 each creed
The relatives of the dead came say farewell 10
their lost ones and wandered fOn one CONN W
the other, praying at EACH sobbig at ench, ana et
| last, unable to proceed further, mixing down be-
side the terrible bier and burslig out into heart,
rending cries. 1t was clear Writer'S day and tho
cold rays Of the sun played O1the metal collins,
/ Suddenly, during the hush witch followed the
singing of n Protestant hymn, ahorrible cry OF hre
was uttered, followed by pitcing shrleks, 50
shocking that many covered th,r ears with their
hands A number of kind wom,p tried TO console
the poor creature who had become hysterical and
imagined she saw the fire with had consumed
her husband, but they failed and at last eight
policemen had to carry her .ut of the church
yard. She has since gone mad. Yesterday at the re-
, | QUEEN in the Votive Church another poor woman
went mad and had to be carried out of church by
the policemen
THE RUINS OF THE THEATRE.
, The pit of the theatre is being cleared and is
found TO be literally strewed with chnrred human
| bones. These are carefully collected ana buried
, in metal collins in the large common grave, over
which the town council will erect monument
A delicate hand was found grasping bono which
, may have been human arm and II Is probable
that It will be recognized by the relatives OF the
: victim TO whom 1t belonged, because upon one OF
The poor classes among whom the fire recruited
the majority of its victims, show much apathy, and
} the reason Is that they are too intent upon the
battle for life 10 mind those who have fallen inth(
contest But the weather classes are in terribl,
state OF excitement II you go anywhere on q visi
at dinner ut the coffee house. In the concerts
everywhere people are discussing the same subject
ton prevails with all. It appears that the towr
council will have the question sifted 70 the bot
tom, but we doubt whether there will be any 70
, with few, the decorating Of some, and All annua
|. mass to be read for the souls Of the dead once
! year. Do not think that the press has been silen
u on the subject Terrible words have been said
public eye and a warning has been given that thi
FIRE may have been the first spark TO set alght