The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-29
VICTIMS OF FLAMES
Nine People Perished in the Gen.
trail Theatre Fire.
Lorllia Lost His Life While HerOicalIy Irving
10 Save His Wife-Loss on the
Times Building

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S.-The destrue-
uon OF the Grand Central theatre by fire
last night proves far more terrible IN re-
suits than anticipated Six members Of
the Devils Auction" company lie dead
beneath the fallen walls. Nearly tbree
score OF people are in the hospital suffering
from burns Of men and boys in the hos
pltal seven ara IN such q serious condition
tnat their recovery is doubtful. OF all the
members of the audience besides those
seriously enough injured to remain in the
hospitals, fully fifty others were treated
for minor injuries. The members of the
company who lost their lives are: Thomas
LoreIIa, grotesque, and wife Flora. ballet
dancer; Hlncentina Chitten, premiere dan
seuse, one of the Chitten sisters; Faucheou
Conlteres, juvenile; Sarah Golden, ballet
dancer; William L. Brooks, leading man.
Injured and likely 10 die: Harry Nc
Closkey, sixteen years; James Pigeon
thirteen; Amos Hinehcliffe, sixteen: Rand
Patterson, sixteen; Albert Clumbacker
six; Thomas Atclson, thirty seven; Ralph
Frazer, sixteen
Samuel Wallace, boy of fifteen, who at
tended the Devils Auction performance
at the Grand Central theatre last night, is
reported missing, and it is believed he is
also buried IN the ruins, making the
death IN heroic vain attempt TO save the
lifs 81 his wife. Re escaped safely from
the theatre, supposing his wife had pre-
ceded him. Not finding her. he returned to
the theatre, and not needing the remon-
strances of those about him, plunged into
the dark smoke-flled alley, did not reap
pear.
NO attempt at recovering the bodies has
yet been permitted, owing TO the danger
GUS condition of the ruins. Men are at
work on the debris in front OF the Times
annex night and day, and the dangerous
walls, eight stories high. oYerhauginE the
street, will be pulled down. The work of re-
covering the bodies will be RECOMMENDED.
None Of the injured have died, and to-
night they are reported doing well The
Times loss is considerably smaller than at
first reported, as the cellar had double
arches aud preserved the press from the
weight of hundreds of tons of debris, so the
press and other machinery valued at $780,
600, escaped with comparatively little dam
age. The building, valued at S149.-
234, is total wreck; the fixtures.
which cost $4,000, are also ruined.
The building will be rebuilt at once The
Times Carried $4,000 insurance. Pro-
prietor Gilmore, OF the Grand Central
theatre, is overcome by the tragedy He
received number of kilograms from
theatrical managers offering sympathy.
The Academy OF Music this morning tend
cred him the house for benefit for him
self and the Devils Auction" company.
He accepted it gratefully for the company.
but declined on his own behalf. The the
atre will be rebuilt at once Two addi-
tional people are reported missing tonight.
making nine people who cannot be &C
counted for since the fire. The last are
George E. Thatcher, machinist, and Fred
erick Amper, 10 years old, of Manyunk,
who left home to attend the Central theatre
last night failed to return.