New-York tribune., 1905-01-08
OPERA CHORUS HURT In CRASH
UNINJURED MEMBERS SING TO DROUN GROANS FROM
THE PANICKY AUDIENCE.
Fifteen Drop cib Mimic Bridge at Metropolitan Continues
While Ambalances Carry Ascay the Injured.

With crash which brought most of the
their feet in alarm. a stage bridge, part Of the
scenery OF the first act OF Carmen" collapsed
suddenly last night. throwing fifteen members
Of the chorus 10 the stage Ten persons we're
badly injured and sent to hospitals. about TWEEN
ty more were bruised cut. but strangely
enough, those the bridge escaped with slight
bruises. Those who suffered were members of
the chorus who were on that part OF the stage
directly under the bridge. and upon whom the
large beams and the persons who fell with
them came down heavily, pinning several to the
stage
Mime. Aino Ackte who was playing Micaela
last night. was standing in the wings the
bridge broke. A beam. falling in front of her.
struck her foot and badly scared her She in
sisted however, on going on with her part:
THE INJURED.
ADAMsKI Wanda No 24s West Thirty-ninth-s St ribs
and skull fractured; Roosevelt Hospital
ooRNEGL ne MaS No 2|s West Thirtyeishths both
OF ieft hip; Roosevelt Hospital
shoulder dsloeated Nsw-TorS Hospital ''
MARINo. Giovanni, No sea Eighth-aye. ribs broken;
PzETTI Desdero $50 West For,isth-st leg broken;
Bellevue Hospital
REGGADoNL vineenza No, eos Eighth broken;
ROBENsTEIN. Ida sss West Forty-sscond- suf-
fering from shock attended by ambulance and
carried to her home.
RossI Giovanni No 217 Fortieth-st rib broken:
Wanda Adamski was the most seriously injured
of those taken to Roosevelt Hospital. She was
still unconscious at midnight The surgeons
at Roosevelt fear that she sustained a fracture
of the skull besides having her ribs fractured
and her body terribly bruised. Possibly she is
internally injured.
The management refused to give the names of
those injured who did not go to the hospitals.
Five ambuIances were rushed to the Opera
House from Bellevue. New-Yorl1 and Roosevelt
hospitals. The reserves OF the TenderIoin sta
tion was hurried to the front of the Opera
House Under command of Sergeant Place. siren
uous efforts being made TO avoid panic in
the audience.
A LARGE AUDIENCE PRESENT.
/ The accident happened ten minutes after the
curtain had gone up the first act of Car
men" A large audience present last night
being popular night which always brings a
great crowd although not OF fashionable people
That no panic occurred is due to the GOODNESS
and presence Of mind of Herr Conrted and the
opera house staff.
! Nine Anna Arnaud who sang the part OF
I Carmen. Miss Fremstad being ILL., had crossed
/ the stage bridge. followed by several members
/ of the cast. Then after some solos the chorus
/ filed In, about fifty men and women singers TAX
ing position the stage and fifteen mounting
! the mimic bridge. as the opera requires just
as the chorus burst into song the crash came
/ One of the fastenings at end OF the struct-
ure snapped and the strain tore away the fast
I ening on the other end. causing the heavy beams
/ to fall with a roar to the stage and bringing
/ the bridges human load to the boards from a
! height OF eight feet.
! While the injured persons struggled fran
I tically among the debris and wreckage, which
/ pinned them to the stage. the rest of the chorus
/ with rare GOODNESS advanced to the front and
/ burst forth into song. seeking to drown the
! crowns and shrieks of their suffering comrades