New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-20

FIRE N THE BAGGAGE CAR-LoSSES OF MEMBERS
or THE COMPANY
For the last two weeks the MAY Blossom" COM
pany of the Madison square Theatre have been
peri rming with much success III Philadelphia
This is their first experience Ion the road as II
NAV be remembered, they closed their season III
New-York with startling abruptneSs TO allow OF
the basty production of The Private Secretary
at tine Madison Square Theatre Tomorrow night
thev are announced TO appear in Boston whittier
Daniel rrohnan preceded them few days ago.
Al midnight on Saturday the company left Phil
adelphia on the Pennsylvania Railroad. In
tending to stop a few hours III NeN-lOrk
and then go straight through to Boston
bv the train leaving this city at 4;3o p H. yester-
dov. The company carries with them the complete
scenery and 'proper,ie,' used IN May Blossom
which are carried, together with the personal and
professional baggage OF the actors IN special bag
g,ge.car. When the train arrived at jersey CITY
yesterday morning he dro siness OF the company
Incidental to an early arising from their sleeping
erths was dispelcd with startling ceIerlty by the
nevs that the baggage-car mad caught ire and was
icrcely burning In Il surprisingly snort space Oh
time however the caIDenterS ara p,opei'y
sIsted by the train bands, managed 10
nut out the flames before all the contents OF tne
car were DESTROYED ieioIs ano'net ho nf 1hc ihe
n H-tf.
damage had been orrived at and word was at once
1eut 10 he Ma iison Square Theatre. Ihcre puSte
and excitement soon reIgned. Ii was lound 'ual
ali the furniture and most of the properties nau
been desiIoy ed but that the larger PORTIONS OF lns
scenery including the elaborate - trahslorh"tioh
wood get OF the last act had been saNed uhharn%eo. %
The personal baggage Of he company ieceNcu ,hc
heaviest injury some Of the prhcipai lhclnpeis io
ne theirs outright as lar a> - AZ ~ ~p'csou'
known Among these were MISS bcorgia NaNFon,
Joseph Whcelock, Mr.. Crompton ahu se'ciai
others x. >, r.ob ,ba
Meanwhile a. the theatre. Nat Lyhch, tno
| stapr-carpenier Thomas German, the Inachlhls''
DAVID elascO the au' hor ol tie play anu , ss"su
manager OF the thea'ie, assisted Dy an 'hc No i w.
they could muster had set to WORK 10 repair 'hI
damage. Luckily tho entire set oi scrneiy 1nu
| propcrt les used durmg the original run OF 'hc Pas
were in the theatre "A duplicate set having peeI
| sent out with the company. httlr uAlh. anu
alteration spon set things 10 rights anu Wy n,
| matters were soaIrlnged hat he company IoPen
| IN Boston tonight. without char or q taoe miss
| ing Had II not been for the duplication 'ne
| difficulty would have been "a serious one. :. ,h
| The little cart used by the children III .no
burial of the bird was burnt, ana dlie uloi.', u
| aud ccpious wee I'M. on the part oil the youiis
ones resulted until they learned that tho an oiu ono
used at the Madison square was still III eAistcnU
Little Biou Fernandez, however, was not 80 ,'o,, @
| cousoled for she had lost her little satchci .on &
tanning her childish treasures. ana DIG tea a'o @
in each eye as she stepped INTO the traii LOT pos
by which all the company lett yesterday a@lledhVon, @ M
| The baggage left by special tra,n at io'oV a.
| night. MIR. Is lasco went on to Doston WIN 'H'
| company to see that everything ran sinoothp'