Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-11-03
THE NEWS Nv BRIEF.
THEATRE BURNED IN NEW YOBR-MRs. LANG
TRY's APPEARANCE POSTPONED.

THEATRE BURNED IN NEW YoRK-MRs. LANG.
TRY's APPEARANCE POSTPONED.
-Abbey's Park theatre on Broadway aud
Twenty. second streets New York, at which
Mrs. Langtry, the English beauty, was to have
made her debut in America last Monday night,
was burned to the ground early Monday eve
ming. The total loss is over $4,000. The
fire apparently started in the partition wall of
the proscenium box, just behind a private
box, and it is generally believed to be due to
the bursting of a gas pipe There were no
actors in the building as there had been no
afternoon rehearsal but there had been Il
scene setting for Mrs. Llngtry and scores Of
employees were in the building. All fed and
escaped by exits except John Leo, stage
carpenter, and another employe. Two men
who were forced to jump from a third-story
window were badly hurt. The flames spread
with incredible swiftness, bursting, appar-
emily, from every part of the building at
once, and not even valuable paintings in the
office were saved. Manager Abbey watched
the destruction of his property quietly smok-
ing a cigar, but with an anxious look upon
his face which he strove in vain to conceal.
Mrs Langtry and Mrs. Labouchere watched
the FIRE from the balcony of the Albemarle
two blocks away. She had just finished pack
ing her wardrobe for the evenings play and
was in the act of sending it to the theatre
when the fire broke out. The theatre had
been fitted up with the most elaborate and
expensive scenery for Mrs Llngtry's benefit.
Mr.. Abbey has arranged for Mrs. Langtry's
debut in "The Unequal Match" at the Grand
opera. house next Monday night.
Six boys were shot, two seriously, by an
old man named Rowland, whom they were
hazing at Good Ground, l.. l., Saturday.
A great crowd of negroes gave the widow
6 T., raoantinn in tho fret fri
can church at Boston, Monday night The
meeting was under the auspices of the Ladies'
Kansas aid society.
A servant girl employed at Somervie
Mass, fell down stairs Sunday morning with
| a lamp in her hand, set fire to her clothing
| aud was burned to death
The Massachusetts railway commission
after investigating the North Adams disaster,
which resulted in the death of seven or more
| persons, find Watson the engineer of the
| Troy and Boston Railway, guilty of criminal
negligence, and criticse the state manage
ment of the tunnel line. Watson is under
arrest charged with manslaughter and has
been bailed by the railway company in
| $4,000.
Mrs. Seguin, aged 80 years, the wife of
DIR. Edward @. Seguin, a noted New York
specialist on diseases of the brain, shot and
| killed her three young children Tuesday af-
ternoon and then killed herself, at No. Al
| West Twentieth street.
"A Pullman sleeping-car attached to an
express train from London for Glasgow
caught fire from the stove last Monday and
one passenger was burned to death Three
passengers escaped with great difficulty. The
accident is an unusual one in Great Britain
and has created great sensation.
An accumulation of gas in the Eureka
(Nev.) Consolidated shaft burst last Saturday
afternoon with a tremendous noise, which
was heard for several miles around. The
shaft was shattered from top to bottom, dis
lance of IS feet. Intense excitement pre-
vailed until it was hscertained that no livei
were lost The damage is about $4,000.
The first general snow storm of the sea
son occurred in Dakota and Montana early
this week.
A severe gale visited the country in thu
vicinity of Davenport, Iowa, Monday after
noon, doing good deal of damage to prop
perty Several houses were blown down
killing one person and wounding severa
others.
The new railroad from Buffalo TO Chica
go, called the "Nickel. plate" road, was soil
last week by its builders, at a profit of sevel
to ten million dollars. The road had jus
been opened for business and was general
understood to be a formidable rival TO tn
Lake Shore road. The popular impression
that the buyer of this property is Vanderbilt
and that he has bought it TO protect his owl
roads.
I The six.days go.as-yod-please walkin
match closed in Madison Square garden, Ne'