The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-29
NINE In THE RUINS.
The Philadelphia Theater Death
List Steadily Growing.
BODIES NOT YET RECOVERED.
Six Members of the ssDevn's Auction
Company Lost-Fatai Fire in
New York Flat

PHILADELPHIA, April 2s.-The destruc-
ton OF the Grand Central theater by ire
last night proves far more terrible in its
results than anticipated Six members of
the Devils Auction" company lie dead
beneath the fallen walls, and nearly three
score people are in the hospital suffering
from burns. OF the men and boys in the
hospital, seven are in such a serious con-
dition that their recovery is doubtful. OF
all the members of the audience, besides
those seriously enough hurt TO remain in
the hospitals, fully nifty others are being
treated for minor injuries.
The members of the company who lost
their lives are: Thomas Lorella. gre
tesque, and his wife, Flora, ballet dancer;
Vincentins Chitten, premier danseuse. one
Of the Chitten sisters; Fanchon Coniters,
Juvenile; Sarah Golden, ballet dancer;
William L. Brooks. leading man. Samuel
Wallace, a boy of ID, who attended the
Devils Auction" performance at the
Grand Central theater last night, is re-
ported missing and it is believed he also is
buried IN the ruins, making the seventh
victim OF the fire.
Lorella met death in heroic attempt TO
save the life of his wife. He escaped
had preceded him. Not finding her he re-
turned to the theater, and without needing
the remonstrances of those about him
plunged into the dark smoke-iiied siley
and did not reappear. No attempt al re-
covery of the bodies has yet been per-
United owing to the dangerous condition
OF the ruins.
Men are at work on the debris in front
OF the Times annex night and day. and
dangerous wall, eight stories high, over
hanging the street, will be pulled down,
when the work OF recovery OF the bodies
will be commenced. None of the injured
have died. and all are tonight reported to
be doing well. The Times loss is consider
ably smaller than at hrst reported. as the
cellar had double arches and preserved the
presses from the weight of hundreds Of
tons OF debris, so the presses and other
machinery, valued at 500, 600. ESCAPED With
comparatively little damage. The
building was valued at Slsg 254
and Is total wreck. The
fixtures. which cost $4,000, al. also
ruined The building will Re rebuilt at
once. The Times carried $4,000 insur-
ance. Proprietor Gilmore, of the Grand
Central theater, was overcome By the
tragedy He has received a number OF
kilograms from theatrical managers offer
ing sympathy. The Academy OF Music
this morning rendered him the house for
benefit for himself and the Devils Auc-
ton" company. He accepted gratefully
for the company, but declined on his own
behalf. The theater will be rebuilt at once.
Two additional missing were reported
tonight, making nine people who cannot
be accounted for since the fire. George
E. Thatcher, amachinist, and Frederick
Amper. II years old, of Manayunk. who
left home TO attend the Central ,hester
last night. have failed to return.
NEW YORK, April 2s-In a fire tina.
partly wrecked the Cayuga iiat.. at 100 and
Ill West Thirty-third street, today. two
tenants lost their lives and two Others
were badly, probably fatally injured. The
dead are Mrs William Alexander and Miss
Elizabeth Jones, Mrs. Alexander's sister
Thd bodies were so disiigured as Il, he nm
recognizable. The injured are DR.. James
Briggs, badly burned about the face. arms
and body, who Will probably die.