New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03

:Ss S na 50 s fSr Scenery
yc shops S'' ana such things. Was that
scenery shiftedy A-Yes ,.,,usa, Ayes. sir.
:. 3-D,s they se change their cOstumesf Ayes
sir -pn they carry sticks and swords In the
vs owh Dsrssd they csrTyS Xwe they carried
sS5e pd they carry appliances and s.tiSsss Wnc
agreed with the character they rep's
o-These persons who, were vI pert ar "'''
designated by characters A.
MEMBERS OF THE CAST
esush as csp ssInDe wa the sporting Duchess
Jake Levy Jew Pay stay SEEK isaae soap iar
s s.n thss sis Ma%e Dillon Mace Ed Rss
sell a for their pf sose
and had appliances and aruSes a. The perform
s snsss a-Y aaa sir '' acts and
o1 notice ii is stated that partic c be intro
hT,r,esones and varying novelties VIII oe N'''0
dpsedy A1SesF french dances the Powery. G Girl
, nVusm the ragtme waltz? A-aes; A
in o.~Those characters were all por'F'Se''
Yes, s ,d Won observe other performances Oh si''
lar where the er aStSd'
characters were as deseroe was used such as is
eramme. and the scenery was
here? Ayes. sir. char
q Ibid YOU notice anything indecent ~ ' aid
.o,ar. ~ the acting or In the remarks i.,''o
rot ace ANYTHING indecent. would say sus es ,an-
o-po you mean TO say that actions " W.
,uase suggested immoral conditohs'
o-Immoral thoughts? A.-fes' SIT
1na,norol conceptions? Ayes. sir
O-Was that generally so? A.-Weil' NO. s"'
OCCASIONALLY IMMORAL
n wos n occasionally so? Ayes. SIT
ma Won make an examination OF the ou''u
,ng or of parts Of the building? A.-fes, s't' ro-
OIL hand you this dra"'ns. &C. and the
sent fairly the appearance OF the 'hea''e "'o s"o
n,ac,ng Of the hre-escapes? AYES, SIR tha' rep
a,s tho are-escapes leading from the top gar
-, - Tho roofs adjoining. This side racing H.
,hnrA there is a ladder leading TO the ROOF next
49,. that ls on the west side. on the eas' s'Ne
The ladder leads down. ,us
o-Are those the only fire-escapes LOT inc ou.'u
ting or were they when you saw IL? Amy
me, ms ,no only ones saw outside the stairs
ana these are horoscopes on the roof which
are practically ladders? AYES, sir
One leading up and the other leading DOWN
Ayes. sir. . 80 tho
Dewey Theatre caught in a hre wouiu nave -
make their escape on the rooi! Az si'
o-And thta up one ladder or down the o'her
AYES, sir. s.,u
oWhen they got on the roofs of the adjon-
ing houses how would they get from them! Al
couldn't see any way of getting through them en-
cept through the scuttle holes 49,.
d
Theatre 10 the adjoining roofs from when 'lere
- 40 osnone eycent through the scuttle? Ayes.
sir 80. r..... rhoa,rA
O -supposing fire involved the Dewey Theatre
81 .v,o houses adjoining. How could those hre-
escapes and ladders be OF any practical use Al
couldn't see how hey would be OF any use
oIs there any open court around the Dulldine Z
A.-No sir -, - .ho
ODD you examine the exits maINeu y" '"
y i
ODD YOU find that some Of the exits marked
I'm the programme did not exist at all? A'-Hes'
,r. ,hat Ia in the case Of the stairway. The exits
marked above the stairway do not exist
DUMMY EXITS MARKED.
The Chairman-were they numbered on mat
programme? A.--Yes sir: marked Exts
Q-Not numbered? A-No. sir.
Mr. Moss-You cut that diagram from pro-
eramme which was in use on an occasion "heh YOU
were there, did you? A.-Yes sir
o-That Is a regular programme diagram? A
Yes. sir
o-Ano YOU say that exits marked on that da-
gram 10 which the attention Of the patrons IS thus
S,reoted. do not exist? A.-No, sir, except the
stairway l suppose that 1t is what they meant.
o-An ordinary stairway? Am ordinary stair
way. -, - ~, ,
Odd you find tina; any OF the exits were oiino
exits leading up against walls? A-Well' them Il
the ones | am speaking Of
o.-Those are the ones you speak Of? Ayes
Sir.
O-What did you observe about the stairways
A-Well the stairways built OF wood
O-Were there any wooden supports under tn
galleries? A.-On the top gallery.
o-On the top gallery there were wooden sup
ports? Ayes, sir.
OFF fire should attack those wooden supports
and the gallery full of people, they would rail-
wouldn't they? A.-Naturally.
o-Naturally: and how do the main stairways o
the building come down into the general entrance
do they come down close together? A-On bot
sides.
Q-so that the people coming down one stairwa
would strike the people coming down the othe
stairway. in a panic? A dense crowd. yes, sir
Q-And the two streams of people would collid
IN the lobby in a panic? Ayes sir. Meet IN
people coming out from the orchestra.
Q.-You have observed that the audiences in tbs
theatre were crowded at times? A fair aud
ence there. yes, sir.
Q-Have you ever known Of seats being sold
the aisles? Al haven't noticed it.
Q-Have you ever fremen in the building
n Al seen fireman in the building day that
81 attended the performance He was looking out
" the door leading from the stage. the back Of II
stage
OILS there a hreproof curtain, asbestos Gu
tain? A-We couldn't tell whether 1t was al
bestos but IT appeared TO be very thin. could 81
the light through II.
STAIRwAYS OF WOOD
Q.-Are the stairways leading up 10 the balloon
and the upper gallery OF wood? Ayes sir
DIN Of fire. the people in the theatI
going from the balcony and the orchestra wou
have TO go down one staircase. wouldn't they? A.
The orchestra leads right out even with the door
would meet the people coming downstairs
Q.-There is separate way; both the people
the balcony and galleries would get out Of the thu
atre; they all have TO out by the main Ell
trance. which is used by the orchestra people? A.
Yes.
$50 that in a panic in the Of a FIRE or an!
thing YOU would have the whole audience jammt
In the lobby? Ayes. sir.
Odd you notice the proscenium arch? Aye
Q.-What was its apparent CONSTRUCTION? Al