Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-29
SEVEN LIVES LOST.
THAT IS ONE RESULT OF1He PHIL
ADELPHiA FIRE.
Many Persons Moro or Less Seriously
IDjured-A Fatal Fire Yesterday
In New York.
tBy telegraph to the Dispatch.l


OF tho Grand Central Theatre by fre last
night proves to have been far more terri
BILE IN its results than was anticipated.
Six members Of the Devils Auction
Company lie dead beneath the fallen walls
Of the building, and nearly three-score
people are in the hospital suffering iroh
burns. OF the men and boys in the nos
pitals seven are in such a serious condition
that their recovery ia doubtful. All were
members ~ the audience. Besides those
who were seriously enough hurt to remain
in the hospitals fully fifty others were
treated for MINOR injuries
The unfortunate members OF the COM
pany who lost their lives were; NOUNS
f4orela, dancer and erotesque artist; flora
Lorella, his wife, coryphee; 'incentclna
Chittern, premier ddnsuese; one OF tne
ChIttern sisters, Italian dancers; fancnon
Conyers, Juvenile character. resident Oh
Chicago; Sarah Goldman, coryphee, resi-
dent OF Chicago: William l.. Brooks, lead
Ing man, resident Of Philadelphia.
THE INJURED
in the hospitals who are likely 10. die are
ali suffering from burns about the lace anu
head aad from having inhaled the names.
In addition 10 the serious condition OF tue
above, it is feared many will lose their eve
sight as their burns are all mostly about
the face.
The ruin Of the Central Theatre is CON-
plete, only the front wall remaining stahu,
ing. The other walls have fallen IN ana
fill the space they formerly enclosed. Dl-
rectly back Of the theatre but q shell re,
mains of the eght-story building occupied
by the Times. while the row OF stores 20
the east OF the two burned stores and
facing on Eighth street and extending
from Walnut to SAMSON street are almost
completely Quilted by fire and water.
PROBABLY A SEVENTH VICTIM.
In all probability seventh victim must
be added 10 the list OF those who perished
IN the Central Theatre fire last evening:
The parents Of Samuel Wallace, boy OF
| 10, TO-DAY reported to the police that their
| son left home to attend the performance
which ended so disastrously and up 10
this time has failed TO return. Dillgept
| search has been made at all the hospitals
and other places, but no trace OF the lad
| can be found and 1t is believed that his
| body lies buried beneath the ruins OF the
| theatre.
No attempt at rescuing the bodies has
been permitted as yet, owing TO the danger
Gus condition of the ruins. A single corner
| of the Times annex wall, eight stories hlgh,
overhangs the scene in threatening man
ner, and all traffic in the three neigh6or-
| ing streets has been stopped to avoid
| possible catasprophe through the falling
of this wall, which is very shaky. Men
are at work in the Debris In front OF the
| Times annex night and day and the danger
Gus wall will be pulled down by to-mor-
| row. when the work OF saving the DOdles
| of the dead can begin.
| None of the injured have died and all are
reported tonight as doing well.
The Times tonight Will DO printed on
the Records presses.
THE TIMEs TO CONTINUE.
The Times'S staff was called together at
noou to-day IN the former quarters OF the
paper at the southwest corner OF Eighth
and Chestnut street, where lts business
has always remained. Proprietor Frank
Mclaughlin announced to his employees
that the publication of the paper would
be continued as usual and all took up the
| daily routine of their work.
SHERoIo DEATH.
Thomas Lorella. the dead gymnast. met
| his death III an heroic attempt TO save the
| life Of his wife. When the tire broke out
| he easily made his escape from the dress
| ing-room and reached the street In safety.
| He supposed that his wife had preceded
| him aud was safe. Not finding her in
| the street he returned 70 an alley-way
/ iea'.iug into the rear Of the theatre.
| IL was filled with smoke, and flames were
beginning TO break out OF the roof. Turn
| ing to q friend he sad, "Pu see II she Is
| safe If II costs NE my life" and. without
| needing the remonstrances of those stand
Ing about him. no plunged into the dark.
| smoke. filed alley and disappeared from
view. He was true 10 his word about seek
ing his wife though he met death on the
way. and lies buried beneath the ruins
with her.
Two BURNED TO DEATH.
NEW YORK. April 2S.-A fire, for which
three alarms were sent out, occurred TINS
morning in the fye-story fiat building
called the "Cayuga.n at lO9 and Ill west
| Thirty-third street. IL started on the first
| floor. and was caused by tho explosion OF
some naptha which DIR. Patrick Briggs was
| using TO clean a lounge IN his office. The
| Doctor was badly burned about the face
and hands. and Mrs. Catherine Moore.
| aged 10, who occupied apartments on the
| third floor, was also badly burned. They
were taken 70 the New York Hospital. The
firemen In searching the building after the
| fire was extinguished found two bodies III
| the upper apartments. Both are those OF
women. Both are badly burned. Ono ls
supposed 20 be that of Mrs. Alexander,
and the other that Of her unmarried sister.
TOWN PARTLY DESTROYED.
CLEVELAND, o.. April 23,-Fire broke, out
in Hudson. o., town on the Cleveland
and Pi,tsburg railroad about thirty miles
from this city, at o'clock this morning,
and destroyed the entire business portion.
Fifteen store buildings, including one
| brick block. were destroyed. Ihe loss VIII
reach 100000.
Southern Unitarians-
(By telegraph TO the Dispatch