New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-31
OTHER THEATRE FIRES.
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ere and when the bodies Of the victims were
sor,n5 many OF them had been burned entirely
hevona recognition. For days the remnants OF
,--,d bodies were kept on view 20 enable rela-
ives NJ friends to identity as many rs possible.
- ,.+s, he unidentified dead We're buried IN
one plot IN Greenwood
The disaster led 20 Inspections o. ali the
theatres in this city. and many owners Of thea
tres were Obliged TO provide extra exits to be
used II case NJ fEc
Ia the great Vienna disaster. the burning OF
he R5ne Thea-Ae nine hundred lives were lost.
Again panic and improper precautions were re-
sponsihe for Lhc greater part OF the loss % life.
AS in TIE Brooklyn Theatre ere. a lamp was mp
set on the stage. This FIRE was on December s.
1881. II broke out about 6.,Jo o'clock when the
house wss not entirely filed. There was an iron
partition. similar 10 the modern asbestos cur
tain. which WAS Supposed 10 be let down be-
tween the stage and the audience. Investigation
showed Ikat me IaaE who Was N charge OF this
curtain must have fed at the first sign OF dan
ger. The exits .yere not marked by lanterns as
the law required. having only eas lights.
SPREAD WITH GREAT RAPIDITY.
Al he FIST sign o. ere on the stage the people
turned into beasts. fighting tooth and nau 10 get
out, crawling over each other. tranpliag women
and children rutalessly under foot. The fire
spread with great rapidity through the old
building The supports q the galleries gave
way almost instantly. hurting the struggling
people into the pit Nothing was ever heard of
any members Of the orchestra which vas un-
der The stage
SUBSCRIPTIONS were raised on the Bourse for
me destitute families OF the victims and the
su1ire CITY went into mourning for days.
The most recent horror in a theatre was 1T
-he Paris Charity Bazaar. disaster still fresh
In the public mind. one hundred and fifty per-
sons were killed there. The sudden transition
from gayety 70 heart rendIng calamity; the
passionate brutality with which the men fought
70 save themselves. and the honored names OF
The viccisls marked the Charity Bazaar disaster
IS one o. the most shocking in history.
+ happened on May /. 1897. The Street Of
Old Paris had Just been opened, and the bright
est and best % modern Paris was there. The
street" a fiimsy wooden structure, was three
hundred feet long and about half wide lined
in each side wiJn the usual fair boOths. in
which TIE attendants were Of The highes. So
Getty in Paris. The fire broke out in Booth No.
l3. q which the Duchesse dues, who was
taken our badly injured. had charge.
NEARLY TWO THOUSAND IL BUILDING.
The light fi-nsy structure blazed up in
stRuLly. while the fluy dresses Of the women
took FIRE almost as they ran. There were nearly
IWo thousand in the building when the fire
broke out. Before the freunen could reach the
place the roof had fallen in. and all they could
90 was play on the ruins and Try to rescue some
q the imprisoned victims. The panic inside was
disEraceful, and created great sensation IL
Partisan society. Men rrampled on women s
bodies 70 reach windows tearing them aside and
deliberately casting them into the flames For a
long time after the disaster 10 be called sur
-ivor Of the Bazaar FIRE carried with it almost q
Stigma
Disgraceful as was the conduct OF some. how
ever. the heroisu Of other men was notable.
Two priests. Fathers Ambrose and Bailly. saved
thirty lives by raising ladder 10 q window and
helping people out into the Office Of q news
paper next door. TIE staff Of the Hotel du
PaIais rescued one hundred and fifty persons
through q barred window overlooking the
7-5s vast EsaIaas &c pIndust-ie was converted
into q rlorgue around which regiments OF sol
6iery kept guard. There We're one hundred
co~pses aid out in three long rows there. 10
which new bodies were added as each party Of
workers staggered cut OF the Ck2rnel house The
Hotel Ga Palais became a temporary hospital.
where 80 Of the injured were taken The more
serious cases were hurried 10 the Hospital Beau
son. which was crowded FAR beyond its capacity.
VICTIMS FROM NOBILITY.
Among the dead were the Duchesse dAIencon.
the Marcuisa C. Nelson. Baroness Elizabeth St.
Martin. EIscountess Marie BonnevaI. Sister
Guinoux superior OF The Convent Of 81. Vim
cent de Paul. At Ra!ncv- C0mtesse s. Perrier.
Nine F-orez wife Of the Spanish Consul; Com
1esse I5umo-stein- and scores f Others almost
As well known. There was only one American.
MS Pores Of Vienna. Miss Margaret Hogan.
2 niece a. Mayor Strong. Of his city, had a
narrow escape. she was one CT the attendants
p: the booth ~ tLe Duchesse G'Alencou. She
Jest cousciousrese. and was dragged from under
q hean o. deal ey her hair
The Theatre ConeGie Francaise, in Paris. was
burned on March =. 1900. In tins fire Nile. Hen
riot an actress Was burned 70 death.
Aebey's Park Theatre. i1 this city. was burned
10 the ground I'm October. 1852. About twenty
re persons were iu The theatre when tre
flames started. SO one was killed. but two
men we've seriously injured
Al The burning Of the church IF The Can
r4rfa.-af Santiago. the capital OF Chill. on ife-
cerber =. 1868. TWO thousand women ard rh.-
are1 lost -heir lives They we've I'm the cnIr-h
--leu tIe are broke out. The priests shut and
looked The doors 10 prevent a panic and every
soul fu The church per-5ned-