Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-05


PHILADELPHIA. April 3O.-At 10 o'clock
this morning the body of the sixth and
last of the members Of ''The DEVILS Auc-
ton Company who lost their lives in the
Central Theatre fire on Wednesday night
was recovered from the ruins. All the
members of the company are now ac-
counted for and the work of searching the
ruins for possible victims among the audi
encc is being proceeded with. BY the light
of half a dozen electric lights The dismal
work OF
SEARCHING FOR THE DEAD
was gone on with all last night. At clock
the body of Thomas Iorela, the gynnast,
WAS found. At 1.30 o'clock another body
was found near that of Lorella's. 1t was
at first supposed to be that of Sara Gold
man, the ballet girl, but this morning, by
the means of a few tufts Of black hair that
were still remaining in the shriveled skull,
it was recognized as the body Of the young
Italian danseusc, Vencencita Chiuen.
From 30 until O'Clock the search was
continued. At that time the search was
being prosecuted among the debris that
filled what was formerly narrow passage
running beneath the stage into the audi
torium. Directly beyond the proscenium
and beneath what was the parquet circle
THREE BODIES LYING CLOSE TOGETHER
were found. Cut off by the flames from
the exits in the rear, the three unfortu
mates had evidently tried to make theii
escape by the way of the front. Before
they could emerge from the passage they
must have been overcome by the smoke
and fallen insensible. The work of ex.
huming the three bodies from the mass Of
bricks, charred tilnbers and twisted gas
| pipe was slow and it was an hour before
| they were placed side by side in the cof
fins. Although greatly shrunken and
baked by the heat Of the bricks that had
| covered them, the bodies were in II much
better condition than any Of the Others
| recovered. Before they were carried away
they were identified as those of William L.
Brooks, the leading man of the company
Miss Fanchon Conyers, the juvenile lady
| and Miss Sarah Goldman, o coryphee the
two latter being residents Of Chicago.
The bodies were viewed by the coroner
and then removed to an undertakers
While Mr. Gilmore was standing in the
ruins of the theatre this morning he was
approached by Alfred T.. Love, a Quaker
and the well-known peace advocate, anc
on behalf of the Society of Friends ten
dered pecuniary assistance for the mem
| bers of the company. Mr.. Love said that
although members of the Society Of
| Friends were not in the habit of attending
| theatres, when calamity such as has be
| fallen the members of "Ihe DEVILS Auc
/ hipl company oNNlldhto ltOHlCtblitI sGC
knows no prejudice and would only toe
gladly do something in the way of sub
scribing money.
THE FIRE VISIBLE FROM WILMINGTON.
| The fire was brilliantly visible from thi
city, lighting up the north eastern horizon
with glow more ruddy than any Phila
| delphia fire seen from here within six OF
eight years past. The glow extended over
| space of l5o in width by about 100 il
height, a marked peculiarly Of the displa,
being the appearance of an upright
narrow shaft Of flame rising two or thre
degrees above the middle Of the glow, ant
seeming at times to be wholly disconnecte,
therefrom and soaring above it. This gav
the impression of an auroral displa,
rather than conflagration, but its perma
nency was puzzling. There was also
wavering in the light of the main glow
which also suggested the aurora. The dis
play retained its brilliancy Cor half al
| hour or more.