The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-15
FIRES.

burning of she Standard Theatre.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA 1ew minutes before
Z this evening fire was discovered in the STAN
dard Theatre on 9th avenue and % street.
Three alarms were Immediately sentsin, sum-
moning thirteen engines and several hook and
ladder companies. Although assistance ar
rived promptly the fire spread so rapidly
through the building that by the time tiremen
got to work the flames were bursting from the
root. It is probable the theatre will be entire
ly destroyed.
When the fire broke out no one was in the
theatre but few stage hands and two young
actresses rehearsing parts with prompters.
They had no difficulty in escaping. The
alarm was first raised by stage hands who say
they first noticed smoke over a gas jet between
the drop curtain and flies" An alarm was
sent out from the stage by a promptsr. At
the same time policemen outside the theatre
say they noticed smoke coming out of win
dow and sent out an alarm from the box at
the corner and claims he Immediately ran into
the theatre. According to his version
the fire was under the stage and no indication
OF any above. AS soon as the flames were dis
covered the fire extnguisher was called into
requisition but after few moments had to be
abandoned and those who remained with him
were obliged to fee for their lives. The flames
spread with such astonishing rapidity that
the whole structure was total wreck within
an hour after the fire started A portion of
the rear wall in falling crushed in the wall of
q
the building and $4,000 to the occupants. The
theatre building was valued at $4,000, and
scenery and stage properties $25, 900, which is
total loss. 1t is said the property is insured
for nearly its full value.
The theatre was managed by Messrs. Brooks
q Dickson. A new comic opera entitled
"Estrell" was produced there for the first time
Tuesday night at great expense. 1t was OK
pected to have an excellent run. This theatre
became famous from fact that in it Gilbert &
Sullivan's operas were always first brought be-
fore an American public. "Pinafore" was first
produced there in 1876, followed by 'The P-
rates of Penzance," 'Billee Taylor" "Pa-
tence," "Claude Duval' and fIolanthe"
The Harris WILL i'm Lowell Burned
Several Firemen injured.
LOWELL, Mass, Feb. 14-The Harris mill
was burned this morning. Loss about $50, 900.
The following fremen were injured belonging
to hose No. q: David Hurley, foreman; Ed
ward Fletcher, assistant foreman; John Fl.
Joyce; John #. Williams, thigh broken; John
Firth of hose four; John j. Quintan, assistant
foreman; Charles Morse and John Boyle of
the protective department and Leroy j. Kim
ball.
The building and machinery were
totally destroyed. 1t was occupied aslo
by the Merrimac Croquet Company, wood
turning. An explosion threw the walls upon
the fremen. The loss is upwards of $50, 900:
building insured for $4,000.
The firemen injured at the Harris mill fire
yesterday will all recover
Steamer Burned.
n, MHarrarIo, Dec. 1A-steamer .Iasie Harry
with cargo Of 600 bales of cotton was totaEfs
destroyed by fire to day at Reeves Landing.
Loss on boat 100000.
Sparks.
The warehouse and offices of H. j. Rathburn
& Son., lumbermen at Campbell Ford, Ont,
were burned tonight. Loss $4,000.