New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-28
A THEATRE AND MUSEUM BURNED.
TWO LIVES LOST IN PHILADELPHIA.
ONE MAN DANGEROUSLY HURr--BUsINEss HOUSES
AND HOTELS IN DANGER
fry TEIEGRArH TO TILE rRIBUNE.1

ONE MAN DANGEROUSLY HURT-BUsINEss HOUSES
AND HOTELS IN DANGER
fBY TELRGRArH TO TILE TRIBUNE
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 27--The Temple Theatre and
Egyptian Musee, the north side Of Chestnut ST.
above Seventh st., destroyed by fire which broke
out at IL o.. m to-day. The Musee was first opened
for tie only ON Saturday. The Temple Theatre
built last year within the walls of old Masonic
Tempo by william NJ. snaery. For the present sea
son 1t largely improved and WIS conceded to be
one OF tho handsomest places OF amusement IN inc
country. ii contained largo amount CT expensive
scenery, while In the museum and scattered through
out the building was number OF valuable paintings
and wax figures, most of which are destroyed one
superstition that an ncandescent lamp exploded In
what Is known the "Chamber Of Horrors" in the
basement but Inspector McDevitt, OF tho insurance
Patrol says that the fire due to the falling OF
wax figure gas Jet Two women who we're AT
work on tho top rescued by tho truck lad
Gers from the highest room in the building. Inc
sculptor Elliott, who was at WORE on wax figures,
endeavOred 10 save the but found ii impossible
and at last himself overcome by the smoke. The
women were rescued by ircmen with the aid OF james
O'Nel, OF the constructors of the theatre-a per-
mlnent employe Of the house. Elliott and his two as
sistants then descended the ladder Frank Haggerty'
assistant of the theatre, was caught In the
building amt escaped only after great Difficulty. f.
ii. slocum, manager of tho Ausee. also made narrow
escape. About noon the roof OF the theatre iell H.
down. At this time the flames spread moro rapidly
and danger to the surrounding property became I'M
minent. In this nelghborhoOd are most OF the I'M
Iortant daily Papers. several large hotels and mum
her of prominent business houses. At Q O'Clock two
firemen were klllcd by the falling OF wall. They
werc John Johnson. Of Truck j. and James ,'ibson.
OF Company No. 4. At the time Hugh Cal
aghan of Truck b, carried down with the ruins
but was dragged out and taken to the hospital so
badly hurt that his lie Is desnaired Of
Mr.. Sngerv took the loss OF the thear no calmly III
he
ton vas 100000 Ne has ernen led al oeether II I'M
an mus saved good deal OF their pronertv by wav
OF the rescapes in the and tina fhorouefre was
hil with mon aud boys with wax dgures under their
At the time of the breaking of the fire the chorus
were rehearsing George Fawcett ROwe's opera.
Phylli" All escaped with their property and the must
clans with their instruments: There was panic In me
left the building The hotel saved from destruction
by the high east wall of the theatre.
partial list of the insurance the Theatre and Musee
is "a follows: Phenx Of London. $1,000 Springfield
$4,000; Peoples Of Pitsburg. New Hampshtre farragut
NewYork Fire each 81 $50 CONNER, Union = 300 300;
Commercial 81 900; Firemans Friend 81 900 Union
$500 There also perpetual policies In the Frank
lin Fire Association. American, and several companies
Among other properties destroyed those OF the Fair
banks scale Company and the Remington Typewriter
Company the first oOr Of the theatre building and the
Nss Tool Company hs loss OF the o
divided follows: Exchange, OF New-fork Montauk
bTe So or saps mes
estimate their loss ut 80 oOO In PACK OF
the the- there are Of small dwellings with
printing houses and Wholesale establishments All were
In imminent danger and most OF the people vacated nem
In Seventlst the eatinghOuse. No 36 and the inte-
gence office Of Thomas r. Bambuck No. 81 South Seventh
St. had the roofs burned oil. -
This l. ST. Johns Day. the beginning OF tho new Ma
sonic YEAR the dav which the newly elected officers OF
Masonic organizations begin their term OF service Inc
Grand Lodge session Mt Broad and Hilbert sts TINS
morning when received OF the burning or the
Old Temple Many OF the members went down to S: see
the fire. When the building was Tire Masonic Tempe
on March O. 1919 IL burned, and the building which
was transformed into theatre, dedicated by tho Ma
sons on November |. 1896.
The loss will be nearly SlOOO.OOO. j.
The Washington Hotel damaged to the extent OF
81 900 Hubbard Bros. publishers, lose about $2OOO
by water.
part In The Little Tycoon" tonight by Mr. Van Rector
and his way home out OF the city 70 attend the
funeral OF his when he heard OF the fire. He mast
ened to the theatre but too late to save MS war
robe. The losses Of Mr. 'rotheron, the manager are
heavy and are only lightly insured