The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-10
Burning Of Brooklyn Academy
OF Music in the Year
Of 1876.
!. The RICHMOND DISASTER DIS +
Graphic Account Of the Fire ii,
Which the Governor OF the
Commonwealth Persisted.

fcorrcsrondcncc OF Tho Times-Dispa tch.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 5.-The
8 burning Of lroo,iois Theatre. In Chicago
,,.,th The loss Of coo lives, has caused
thrill throughout the world. 1t mas
Il served also to recall other disasters inc
i most recent of which Is the des1ruc''o
~ tho Brooklyn Academy of Music
s tho Brooklyn Academy antedatcd Inc
present generation. and the passing Oh
5S4 he historic building marks an epoch III
,otronolitan. II not In American history.
rrom liz stage spoke Beecher and Cuyler
y 49,, MATHEW Arnold. and Wende!l Ini''
IN. Iohn 3, Cough. Richard S. Stofrs
4 ena nil the famous lecturers and orators
~ tho golden age of tho lyccutn' LOT
\ {crty years 1t was the scene OF lne
chief political rallies Of both Etea. ~
Is Tics. it was there that npplaud!hs tl NV
sands heard not only hhe Erea ,en,,ti md
ere Of today. but also Nilsson ana ~ y, a.o
\. 1.erstcr and Cary and Brigroli. and Ian
" ranini. and their predecessors or yeai
n taforn rIpon that stage were hcaru M
N s,.,nns from, Rubenstein and Ole buil "
~ pudercwski. There Theodore Thomas u'lu
his philharmonic Society for many yen.s
educated the musical taste OF torooNi' -
XIII me chief ornaments OF Inc " nm,M.
Fechter. and Wallack. and Glioete
VI nn,;' Florence and h1odjcska, ana oei'
-arsor and Duse and Salvini and lrVn.s
nnd Bernhard and Lawrence pa 80
ard there. too. was given the ias. ~
torrance Of Edwin Booth, win tn M
Il ing thousands sadly murmurh's
rtFht sweet Prince!
$3s,'r-71E- MELANCHOLY EVENT.
als# -,-. hes rt-rending melanci'ol!
1919 +hs, TIE burning OF the Brook
~ -,-at-s On the night of the oth "
q Tss,.-,s- KS. has never, perhaps, taken
rars /. this Country. The chilly Press
z tsr7es ~tth graphic accounts Q. 80
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-, .,s n. "lies'' Or roof OF Ing
q - 80 Roy were ;wo great doors
Ii; 49, ~ the climax Of the story, were
VI - h-,-s, OPEN hy the police, coming
~. rescue 81 tire blind orphan sfi:
~. s-e-e occupied the whole sEaEe %
5 ~. theatre At the drop OF the cu' 81.
., the last act the stage was cro"neu
,tt,: forty or fifty parsons in the pay
Al ire criticah moment OF inc feai 90
edy the scene OF the mimic q, ,...a
occrriea by only four re-sons-Mies hate
~ r,,r,on who was playing Louise. tiE
W s,i,5 Girl. Mrs Mary A F7rren. WHO
.,,s.,ed ms Madame Fochsrd: ). o.
s+r6Iey as J7ctueE. md II, > 'iu' -,
a. Pierre To this little group tirs' oi ~
j m the stage and In SIS front. ca ti.e
e,rlfes, i-tinat'on OF Impending :.
they lizard. but did not see IL Va
tro "f1ies'. of the stavs-the long sue&ih-
4 ave which cross the stage. and repres M
.,t,er "skv, or .'ceiliug. as occasiHh
u: rnouire-was blown violently against
VI = yae tet, ard quickly iEnited me f'lsh
al n.,fi as Quickly cut away the huF'hnh
u ,,,ece and It fell--aias! not 10 the stass,
as, they anticipated, but upon the palh's.,
8,s,8 canvas roof of. the boat nous, 80
X ,a,,f;Iy bu-Lli through. Miss Claxtoa
ca Mrs "a rsisri escaped ty an under
r,,rd massage TO the box Office. " MF
s5 S1,raoct seeking his dressing room 20
# saye some valuabies, per!sheh Hlosl o.
Tho victims were young girls ana !ouis
,rer and boys From the aprearsnce OF
III Inc debris which covered them ana IRON
.5 the known location Of the stairway !eHh-
t IN, m the gallery, the frightened -four
s hmn6red" must have rushed in widest
s5 confusion down IT.. first flight OF stairs
II, md fa,,,ng in heaps on the landing
hroLen It down. and been precipltatec
" hea dong into the lobby. This gave way
III un6er the shock and weight, and the
f$ human mass crushed into the cellar. tSr
III fess below.
BSSss WITHOUT WARNING.
$9 ~ The night was beautiful, and clear, ths
M moon shore BRIGHT. ard all was still
"a outside except that carriages rumblef
q as they drew up near the entrance II
anticipation OF a quiet termination OF m
play The curtain, which had Just beer
| rrne up on the last act, reven'-d seem
] Of exciting and pathetic Interest TO I'M
CAV audience. II was the interior OF m
iicvel boat house on the Seine, The bl!nt
slg Louise CMiss Clnxtor) lay on q bed o
! stlnw: on the lef, OF tho stage was tn
s# half attic room, reached by short stair
way TO which Louise Was taken b
! Madame Fochsrd Clrs Farren>, Will
1t Henrietta MAUD Hsrrson) was knocking
|. The lame Pierre tMr, MuruocN) was tfcFt
and Jqcnues Fochara CMr Studley) com
| pleted the pcrson1ges Of the scene whicl
Hes approaching an awful climax
I Il Sharks were seen by the audience t
] dIoL from the roof OF the hovel to tn
stare Men rose in sudden fright. Some
! bed, in the lobby cried Fire! Fire!
{ anc raised the a''rm.
4B3b MAD RUSH.
\ The people stood srel'- bound, rs tn
II ercrery fell aud revealed fire envclODc
stare. Another instant and they wer
n sejzea with frantic terror, and rushe
NJ nindly for the doors
II Ger fusion rcigned ard the indescrIbnh
panic among the audience lasted possibl
d ten minutes.
Il Soon he Fronns ard screams OF wome
\ and children were silenced in suffocatio