Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-30
LAST CORPSE FOUND.
Results of Work in the Central The
ater Ruins.
LAUNCHING TRE SHIP BANCROFT.
Ferdinand Ward Leaves
Sing Sing.
THE sINra EoDy FOUND.

Work I'm the Ruin. Of the Central rhcat~r.
PEILApEIIn,A. April sO-Ai 10 o'clock this
morning the body Of the sixth and lass of the
members OF the Devils Auction Company who
lost their lives in The Central 1heatcr fire
Wednesday night Was recovered from tho
runs AL tho members OF the company now
accounted Tor and the work Of searching the
ruins foT possible victims among the audience
Is being proceeded with. BY the light Of half
dozen electric lamps the dismal work OF
searching for the dead was prosecuted all last
night. At O'clock tine hody Of Thomas
Lorella. the gymnast Was found. IL was
dreaafully burned and was only identified by
pair OF rGbber-solc shoes on the feet
Al 80 another body was found near that OF
Lorel!a = IL was az first supposed to BE- that
cf Sarah Goldman. the ballet girl. but this
morning by means of few tufts OF black hair
that were stall remaining on the shrivolai skull
II WAS recognized A. the body OF tho Young
Italian dansousc. Nlnccncina CEitten From
] 80 unid O'Clock the search WAS continued
At O'Clock an additional force of workmen
started On the debris IN front OF the Central
Tbeater just under the galleries. The work
was undertaken IN consequence of state
ment that there Is probability that
some gallery patrons are buried there
IN the rams. While no inquiries have
vet been made a. 10 missing people
who are supposed to have veen in the theater.
il Is suggestca that the patrons OF the highest
gallery included many newshoys. bootblAoks,
strangers and Others for whom none would be
likely 10 ask Some OF them. n Is feared. failed
in making their escape.
Atso O'Clock the search was being prosecuted
among the debris that filled what
formerly narrow passage running be-
meath the stage INTO the auditorium. Di-
rccily beyond the prOsconium arch and
beneath what was the pRrquet circle
three bodies lying close together were found
Cut OF by the flames from the exits Ia the
the three uniortGnates mad evidently tried
| to make their escape 10y way OF the 'front.'
Before thes could emerge from the passage
| they must have been overcome by the smoke
and fallen insensible.
Work o. exnuming the three bodies from the
| mass of bricks charreG timbers and twisted gas
| pipe was slow, aud Il was hour before they
| lay side by side in the collins Although
greatly shrunken and baked by the heat OF the
| bricks that had covered them the bodies were
an much better condition than any OF
| the others recovered Before they were
| carried away they we're identified those OF
| Vim. l.. Brooks. the leading man of the CON-
pany: Miss FaDchon Conycrs, the juvenile
| lady and Miss Sarah Goldman. cory phee, the
| two latter being residents of Chicago. The
| bodies were viewed by the coroner and then
| removed TO an underiaker's. There the formal
| identification OF the dead was made by their
| friends.
Arrangements for the funerals OF the elk
| players have not yet been made. but all the
details and the day for holding 1t will be de-
| cided upon this afternoon. The benefit for tho
| members of the company and the attaches OF
the rheater will be held next Saturday after
| noon and evening at the Chestnut Street Opera
| House. Tenders OF services have been received
and many accepted from members OF the pro-
| fession IN this city and New York
| Although II is not definitely known that anv
of the audience lost their lives the work OF
searching the ruins for possible victims is being
prosecuted
While Mr.. Gilmore was Standing in the ruins
of the theater this morning he was approached
\ by Alfred +. Love. a QuaLer. and the we'll
| known peace advocate. and on behalf Of the
4 Society of Friends rendered pecuniary assist
4 ance for the members of tho company.
Mr. Love said that although members of the
! Society of Friends were not IN the habit OF at
| tending theaters, when a calamity such as has
befallen the members OF the Devils Auc-
tion Company oyertakes people their sect
| knows 10 prejudices and would only too
gladly do what they could in the way Of sub
scribing money.
| OF the eight people dangerously burned in
hospitals four are something, better, but the
other four are IN a critical condition and may
die at any time.
The space occupied by the nisles upon either
| side OF the theater was cleared by noon. and
| no bodies being found the search for any prob
able victims among the audience was discon-
| tinued.
The death roll by the fire numbers the six
| members OF the company and Thomas Atchi-
4 son, one OF the audience. who died yesterday
| in the hospital from his injCries. Possibly tins
| number will be increased by other deaths among
| those in the hospital. The bodles of Miss
| Goldman and Miss Conyers have been taken IN
| charge by the sister of the former and
| will be taken to Chicago for burial. The body
| OF Miss Chitten will be sent 10 her mothers
| home at i4l East I2th street. New York city,
| and TEos. Lorella, his wife and Nm. l..
Brooks will be buried from the residences OF
| relatives in this city.