The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-04

Grant banquet this evening to respond to the
toast of the Press" when word was
brought him that the Times building
! was on FIRE, and he went at
10 the scene. He stood and watched the build
| ing, together with his library, go up in smoke.
| and then remarking that it was no to stay
there, as the building was doomed. returned to
the banquet.
1t was not known up to a late hour whether
or not any of the company which was perform
lug at the Central were killed injured, but
II was reported that William l.. Brooks,
Vincencia Chitten, Sarah Goldman, Thomas
Iouisella and his wife Flora and
| Miss COncers all of whom we're connected with
the company, were missing. Other members
OF the company made tour OF the hospitals
and private houses to which the injured had
been taken, but were unable TO find any OF
these mentioned. The injured in the Pennsyl-
vana hospital are:
CHARLES r. RIGGS burned about the face.
WILLIAM LUTZ, scOrched on the arms and
| body
CLARENCE RIDLEY. very badly burned on
the face.
ROBERT JAUNrY, seriously burned on the
JOE PRETTYMAN, burned about the body
and limbs.
EDWARD AsHINGwALI, face burned.
PETE SwANEY, face and hands badly
soorched.
AUGUST CAMPBELL, skin of face and hands
peeled of by the flames.
JOSEPH PIGEON, scOrched about the body.
GEORGE GENTER, burned on the right side.
AMOS PICHNELEY, face and body burned.
JOE FENNERsKY, burned about the body.
AUGUST CINEO, clothes burned off and body
scorched
WILLIAM CHAMERsLN. face and hands
! burned.
CLAUDE SHARP, right side badly burned.
JOHN SCASLAN, hair singed of and eyes
burned.
FELIX GILBERT, back scorohed, suffering
intensely.
CHRIS HEAsER. hands badly burned.
JOHN HAUsER, face burned.
JOSEPH SILoE, arms badly scorched.
FRANK ROBINSON. badly injured about the
face.
WILLIAM MCCLosKEY, face severely burned.
EFFORT Homes, left side scorched.
CHRIS WARDEN, badly scorched on face.
WILLIAM LEPER, face burned.
ALBERT CROwBACK, burned about the face.
JOE GORMAN, right side badly burned.
L. F. CROKER, burned in the face and in
iured by broken glass
w. Ii. MATTOCK, scoTched left leg and side,
JOHN WARD, badly burned.
JOHN BAXTER, slightly burned about face
and hands.
JOHN MCCAULEY, face and chest injured.
WILLIAM MORRIS, seriously burned about
lower part of the body.
RUDOLPH PATTERSON. burned face and
limbs.
THEODORE HENDERSON, badly burned about
the body.
CHARLES HEGHEs, seorched about the face
and hands.
NJ. KELLEY, slightly singed on head and
face.
CORNELL B. LONG, seriously injured by
smoke and burned by the flames about the
body.
ROBERT EGGERs, face and arms scorched by
flames.
JAMES RICHIE. shoulder bruised by brick.
At the Jefferson hospital:
A. FINLEY, burned on the face and limbs.
THOMAS FARQUEHAR, face and hands
scorched.
FRED EVANS. neck and right arm burned.
WILLIAM QUEENIE, right side scorehed
JOHN BEHsON, scorched about the face.
JOHN QUEENIE, scorched about arms.
A. GREY. burned about the face.
- TYNDALL arm and face burned.
MARX CRAMER, face. neck and arms and
hands barely burned.
JAMES CORBITT, face and arms burned.
HENRY WOLFE, severely burned on the
head.
BELFoBD EMERY, face and hands and neck
burned.
Besides the above eighteen or twenty pa
tients, suffering from comparatively slight
burns and from Commissions of various kinds
had their injuries dressed at the Jefferson and
hurried away without giving names or resi-
dences.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-The destruc-
ton of the Grand Central theater by fire
last night proves to have been far more
terrible in its results than was anticipated.
Six members of the "Devil'sAuction" com
pany lie dead beneath the fallen walls of
the building and nearly three score people
are in the hospital suffering from burns.
OF the men and bows in the hospital sew
eral are in such a serious condition that
their recovery is doubtful. All were
members of the audience. Besides those
who were seriously enough hurt to remain
in the hospital fully fifty others were
treated for minor injuries. The unfortu-
nate members of the company who lost
their lives are
THOMAS LORELLA, grotesque comedian
His wife. FLORA, a ballet dancer.
VINCENTINA CHITTEN, premier dan
seuse, one of the Chitten sisters.
Miss FANCHEON CONYERS, juvenile,
residence, Chicago.
Miss SARAH GOLDEN, ballet dancer, resi-
denoe, Chicago.
WILLIAM L. BROOKS. leading man of the
company, residence, Philadelphia.
The injured in the hospitals who ar