Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-28
One Million Dollars Worth a Pro-
pJrty Consumed by the
Flames
THREE BALLET GIRLS REPORTED
MtssiHo.
iy Toicrtaih io tho SGwst
4 sENsATIoS,L Efur
The Grand Central rh'a'r" Ia rhiia-
detphis Destroyed.

The Grand Central thsair" ~ fiila-
detpiis Destroyed.
PHILADELPHIA, April % The
most Sensational fire that has visited
this city iu years broke out tonight GA
the s,agc 81 the Grand Central Theatre,
md bcior. 70 wa under control nearly
"a million dollau WORTH Of property
was destroy ed, including. the massive
oightsiory annex building occupied
hy the Times newspaper. There was
- panic Ia the Theatre, ami nearly
ilhy porous, most occupants Of .hc
galleries, wore hurt, hut not seriously.
Just before eight O'Clock, willie tie
stage hands wcTr lowering from the
lies luftiuus OF the setting, they be-
came cntangled W. the border lights.
IOuguua Of iiru shu. up 10 the roof,
and the blazlur scenery tell 20 the
t,yqc, and iu hUI, Euace Of tine lie
entire rear roTiiop OF the Theatre War
u MACS Oi me. a large lumber cot
churistofs ana ballet dunCrr stu1j IN
Tho wiugs 81 aiding iOr the performance
to begin. They were thrown into u
panic and rushed out, scarcely know
ing which way to turn 70 avoid the
Quickly spreading flames. All, II is
believed, were gotten safely out nj.
though there h "a report that there are
three ballet girls missing.
4 scENL OF EWES MORE ISTESsE
EgciTEnNT
was enacted before tile footlighls. The
house was only partly illlUi. when
tho audience realized that they were
face 10 face with o. theatre flrc, every.
body started iof the exits. The weaker
unea were borne down aud crushed
under foot. One individual, mad.
don-d anu bfutalizud by Excitement,
drew a p5ckct.knife ana cut his way
through the mass OF eople. Half a
dozen or more were found at the hos
pilai who had teen the victims Of his
frenzy. None OF the wounds, how.
ever, Were more than Of painful
character. Men and boys fell ou stair
WAYS leading from the galleries,
bruised and scratched under tho heels
Of those following them. lity.tw0
persons were cared for at two hospi,als
nehr the theatre.
The widest excitement prevails on
the streets. The ballet girls, IN gauze
and Tights, rushed bnrehrnded around,
almost I'll OF them la "a hystcFicai con.
Jus Tapidity, mud by the time the fire
apparatus had arrived the tcene was
mass Of flames.
THE ALARM WAS PROMPTLY GIvEs,
and all tho occupants Of the times
annex building 20, out IN safety. Tho
iirst, second, third Rnd fourth floors
were occupied by De kOskenOs 6
fa.NH .a astss aNW al
wind was blowing In n direction 10
carry the flames 10 tho newspaper
building, anu In "a few minutes The
structure was ON fire. by $3.50 the en-.
tire interior was Quilted. The west
wall and a portion Of tho east wall
fell, the former crushing In u large
portion Of the Que story pow.
or house OF tho philadelphia
Traction Company. The east wall
crushed the foufsloty building occupied
by Hamilton 4 Diosinder, manuiac.
turing jewellers, anu "A portion Of several
buildings below on Eighth street. The
front wall filled SAMSON street with
bricks and stOno aud damaged the
huildlsg opposite. In the cellar were
the news presses Of the Times, which
Were ruined beyond repair. The
Pouleon House root burned aud the
building was soaked with water.
The audience IN the old Walnut
street Theatre was quietly dismissed.
The Continental Hotel escaped with q
slight scorching.
Colonel A. X. Mcclure, editor Of the
Tames, lost an invaluable political
library. The loEses, as near as can be
are a. iOllowf. Central
Theatre building, So, 1000, Insurance,
sil, 900; costumes anl scenery OF the
"Devips Auction" $4,000, Insurance,
$1,000; "rwelve Temptations" SIS, 900,
insurance $1,000; "Sea King" So, 900,
no insurance; the lmts estimates It's
loss at about s350,UOO, exclusive Of It's
iilcs, and Colonel A. X. McCluTe's
library. The whole was insured at
about twO.thirde Of its value.
Dekoseno < HcthsringtOn's loss Is at
least 500, 900; Hamilton a Diesinger'r,
SO, 900, partly insured Other losses
aggregate $50 900.
IA the confusion following the fire
somewhat subsidized,
TIE CASUALTIES
were found 10 he more serious than at
fiTst supposed. Forty.ouu persons were
admitted TO tile Pennsylvania hospital,
about twenty In IA serious condition.
Their Injuries ART mainly about the
face, ana many, II 70 feared, have been
blinded for lie by the fierce wall Of
ilro through which they fought. J.iitr-
son hospital attended 10 thirty OF the
OF this number nine were
seriously enough burned to bo kept In
the institution. A number OF people
are missing, aud It II not known
whether they have refished or have
remained among the crowd around tho
ruins. II IL not known positively up
10 "A late hour whether or not any Of
the company which was performing
at the Central were Killed or injured,
II IL reported that William l.. Brooks,
Nincenclia Chiffon, Sarah Goldman,
Thomas Lorella and wife Flora, anu
Miss Conyers, all ot whom are con.
nected with the company, are missing.
TnT INJURED
NJ tho Pennsylvania hospital are;
Charles BriggF, Nm. Lu,4, Clarence
lNidgey, Robert Jaunty, 10. Pretty.
man, Ed. Asponwell, Pete Slaney,
Augustus Campbell, Joe Pigeon, ThOc
Center, Amos pichnoy, Ralph fpzler
Joe keDnisSy, Augustus shineo, WIN.
Claude sharp, John Sean.
Tan, Felix Oddberg, Chris Heaser,
Joseph SilOe, Frank Robinson, VIM.
Ell. PORTIONS, C.Wagden,