The Evening critic., 1885-02-27
NATIONAL THEATRE FIRE.
5000, and Mr.. Apo, the proprietor of IL
latter, about $500.
Netghborfng BuiIdiuEs.
[Conllnned irom Flr.L rnge

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;,,aJS "no , y, spo ~ uuliIluEs 70 tue ess. WV
InIuIeu' Tr1oept W Receiving orehcninE OF
r.r ws'cI' ing ono eSveption was tne Ia.ilns
.no oninlney vi ene svconu nauu sVvIo w
sr,'" mvous lour uv4rs away from tne enyaslv' yaS
my uieasVn iiouse' ,,' .ne tase pn S1p o,oLS
" Vuo e"S'i 70 .ailci Vuai vno pu'itl"h' - -,
tervenlpg ana lls upper walls were sce,cueu;
pum9gI ..u9s ., ooss oo ooS''vu ,ho hns, :, +.
nc nu.iuing ,ook nle & O.u .,o. uei1 Nv ~ =,
npposeo' anu twoavo VI ne non, We ss 'ertuu
ueiote cue nro a"ons 'noui was eN''"'
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ne pIocno 40. Hain NV ~ ,ad s"'Ueu oso,t,, ~
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ooaos Sis w", s.,,,,s5 " sPJjan o' ~
ia ~ III, a., hro;rss. ~, ho LiooiI ,,hosa
nuo ,a0od "a diS nt S' .hoI
,hts ,ho ,o OVs wv.
nn''i 'n'o n'V'"i"s' "no" '"oS V"le """"
'o""' Yua,c.o,. soo,os
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,be are rea a. ne boisb, poonIoln,sI,
and remale-in n connle of cbeo1, Iodging.
..honses on tho snnara cana rnnning ont
,yi,Lont anv ,nnerai vrorth ,nention;po
They were in cost,,mcs oven moro decollete
chan those worn NJ an nItra. .fashionahIc
LsiI IN Nav Work Rns thev wont baclS
AGAIN whom thev saw how ,1atters ware,
Tho uupefc in tho iran qnn Hnuse were all
awakcned and rushed down stairs In LIGHT
and airv costumes. Thev were ali mon. and
as tbey paced up and down the bar,
thew held valises in their hands as thev
rauid1y pot into something more substsn
tial than tbat which thew wore while
ouietlv slnmbering. That Is. Ali aid bnt
one.
His name was Iouis De smedt. When
awskened ho nositiveiv refused to get ont
saving there was no danger whateyer, He
rolled over and wont In sieon again
IL was or one time he,ievcd tint tho rar-
via Uonse yvouil take tirc. bnt it ala not
onlv verv siight damage caused bv
water. was experienced. When it seemed as
though tho house was.th reatened the Guests
were counseled to keen calm. Most Of them
did remain ouiet. bnt n few ran ont of the
hotel but these few soon came back again
and assembled with the majority in tho
Iobbv oi The hotel down stairs.
A., ,na uarr,s uouso
c,..eC,.-,' ps,o. .ss,,as -, -. ,,.,.,,
in S'oM liz. ga .io az sOets az ,i1s VII
I;nn oS Eronca rrsSaJ bacL ogo,n ana
knE q. n,ahoe' ndSner ~ JAN ass'n' LA s"u a.,
sa,nips sess I pon ono oo"ayon, mT an 3s.u ~
us usual hononaaan' n ..i, nnies M . ant III
sh1n =, Sn hea ha,,os III, ,;u, Ma
Wniio =. iss.s ny ,pi,i.. rnu pS: @ III
you ose, he1r niy iicT uieasi u
ps., Ieag ~ 1, opuGins pi'i 2 IlippLnS uoni 'ne
rh a,' LILY aSHt " nil IiI ~ hno I.
Iho guests appeared TO ike 10, because u
was ~ .rIo :" ,so ~, oeO wtem W. DS ,a5 W.
iaohoS D., c,, % "a h",,o, .uiSto '0a
M ;,;,iin my w
o,,,od LII ian,,i, ;on ia aioSos. 80.
III ;,.st daos W ato,a sSo doa;S,t
bso Ju9E ~. uVoi W.. In; Vno Hy''V,S ~
.i .hea.lo in 'nie y I,sy was T, T9i"G ioeoieS W
Ga,s Wnns S hd ;nScod boO, 10y ~ r
;..s ,u.~ ,,,,h .spi,i..S ps;an "o ,i,a
..av '"e"'' "' ' - ''''
'1,. mos. 80 .ho ,,,o,.s
,o,;r.J % ,ba;r rnon,s pr;co ,s tho onI,,
aua ~ ,La uarr;s uonsa ,,ho lnsos a ~
thing A nair of raloshes worn by Riliv
through tho Crimean war. and presented TO
him by The Prince of Wales which had
been hunp out ON the roof over night To
div were so badlv searched as IN be nnlit
fy ynse
Mr.. Jack Harris. tho proprietor of tho
U.rris House, was seen by TuE CRITIC re-
porter this afternoon.
"Wbat's yonr damage. Mr.. Harris? Z,
asked the reporter
III am nor damaged and not even incon
venienced Tho Harris Uouse Ia still omen
for tho reccption of gnests Nc nsnal thanks
to Cbief Cronin and his gallant men,
Every fireman acted like n noble hero and
b.d not this been the case This honse and
heliava tho vbolc hlock unn IN ha va hee n
JestrnyoI
The Nationavs Losers.
Tho thoa,ro was o,vpod apt;,a,v Nv Ntc
poni"v Somo Of the honds were hs,5 somc
,;,da 900 hv other neonIa hnt Mr Psnlnv
had called them ali in. Lotta owned SO.
900 of these bonds at one time. having adj.
yapced money Co Mr.. Rapley when he re.
l,uilt tho structure. The cost of erecting
tho building was 100000, and So 900 was
expended In improvements last summer.
Tho furniture. scenery and genera, proper.
tics are calculated to have been worth $5O,-
400. The insurance is about $40 900.
OIher Losses.
Miller & Jones' losses arc about SlI 900
only half which is secured by insurance
The losses of the members of the "Victor
Durandn Compapy. which was playinp
an engagement at the Theatre. arc
metty heavy. Their losses are iu
aostnmes. Miss Sophie Ever loses heI
wardrobe. comnrisine twelve TO fifteen
dress,s valned nh $4,000. Miss Agne,
TIliot loses ten costly dresses. Miss Louisa
Dillon loses IA yery extensive wardrobe
some old costumes that were made in
Europe especially for 'Esmeralda,1 worth
S2,5O0. Mir. George Clarke luckily saved
his valuable effects. Mr.. Newton (;otthold
loses his stage clothes, worth $500. Mr.
Max Freeman lost his clothes and some
valuable manuscripts of plays. Mr.. w. II
rowpey saved most OF his wardrobe, end
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