Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1876, Page 2

HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE SUNDAY, DECEMBER by my order for the purpose of executing euch, orders a5 might be given, and in this connection I would eay with reference to the inquiries num- bered **six™ and ‘‘seven,” that if your body shouldappear at the State-House for the purpose of entering the hall of the Honse of Representatives, and should be refused admiseion by those having charge of the door, and such persons should apply 16 the officers in command of the troops at the State-Honee for the assistance necessary to pre- vent your entering, the present ordersof the offi- cors wonld require them to render such assistance. 1am, gentlemeén, your obedient servant, Troxas H. Ruees, Colonel 2nd Brevet Brigadier.Generslof the De- partment of the South. Nothing else has become kmown to-day, ex- cept that more Federal troops are en route for this place. Everything is remarkably quiet. THE OUTLOOK. ‘WHERE THE TROUBLE COMES FROM. . Speclal Dispatch to The Trivune. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 9.—Moderate men +will make great efforts to adoptsome plan satls- factory to both parties by which the Presidential question can be settled. . Tho House will be likely to indicate its spirit by the adoption of the McCrary resolution, calling for a joint com- mittee to prepare a plain. _The Senate fnajcated its purpose in advance in the last session by re- pudiating the joint rule. This was dove in the hope of securing legislative action on some measure which should determine the very questions that have now arisen. Those who talk war in both parties, from the present outlook will be controlled by conservative men. The trath is that nearly all of the trouble sbout the election rises from the factthat a few New York politicians about Gramercy Square are seeking to elect Tilden AT ALL HAZARDS, for the sake of controlling the patronage. These men rushed to New York last night to have a new conference with Tilden. They are Jed by Hewitt, Bandolph, and men of that stamp. The most prominent men of the South arc not taken into these secret councils. In- decd, the Southern men distrust Tilden, and epeak respectfully of Hayes. Ben Hill sars that Hayes will have the greatest opportunity of uny President If he shall be inaugurated. Vice-President Ferry thinks the Senate WILL XOT GO TO THE HOUSE CHAMBER to count the Electoral votes. There 18 no ne- sessity for it. The Senate has gome to the House since Adams’ time merely because the chamber is larger. This year the House will probably be invited to the Senate. Ferry thinks the President of the Senate will count the vote without tellers. Republicans claim that the trouble in Oregon would have been averted had the Repub- fican officers there sccepted the advice which was given them to enjoin Grover, Governor, from giving Cronin the “certificate. Scnators Edmucds and Morton say Republicans have sothing to fear from the Oregon case. Vice- President Ferry has the same opinion. Morton says that the Oregon difficulty will readily be settled. There is a public misapprehension that ihey require. the Governor’s certificate. The Electors, on the contrary. SEND THEIR OWN CERTIFICATES to the President of the Senate, without regard tothe Governor’s certificate. The latter. is only pecessary to emable the Electors to identify themselves at their December mecting. The certificate of the Governor is s formal declaration of their characters and does not make them Electors. The President of the Senate, he thinks, Joes not require any cestificate from the Governor of Dregon. Swott Lord, Democrat, disapproves of the regon business. He says he does not wish the success of Tilden by any+such questionable pro- cess. Hiester Clymer agrees with Lord, but maintains that only two Republican Electors were chosen, so that Hayes lias 184 votes and Tilden the same, which throws the election into the House. This latter view is accepted by maay. SOUTHERN COMMITTEES. The Scnate Committce on Privileges and Elections has selected the followinz Sub-Com- mittees to proceed South: For Loulsiana, Sen- ators Howe, Wadleigh, McMillan, Saulsbury, wd McDopald. It will be seen that the Senate aad snore courtesy than the House, as it assigns McDonald, who has just returned from New Orleans, to the Louisiana Committee, while the House, nnder exactly the same circamstances, assicned Gen. Garfield, who had returned from New Orleans, to the Florida Committce. The Florida Sub-Committee is Sepators Mitchell, Teller, and Cooper. The Sonth Carolina Sub- Committee is Christiancy, Cameron of Wiscon- 3in, and Merrimon. Senators Morton, Lozan, and Kernan will re- main here to investizate the Oregon case, and any other Jegal question which may be referred to the Committee. The Louisiana Committee starts Monday. The others leave Wednesday. Christiancy, Teller, and McDonald gvere the ‘hree new Scnators added to the Comumittee by arder of the Scoate yesterday. THE SOUTH CAROLINA REPUBLICANS will endeavor to induce the Congressional Com- mittee to inspect the returns acted upon by the Board of Canvassers. They are confident that 2 rigid scrutiny will convince the public that tBe position of the Repuhlicans in South Carolina is sorrect. . IMPEACHNEST TALE. Some Democrats hope to impeach Senator Chandler, and will try to get telegrams from ‘he Western Union. Chandler says he hopes ibey will, as he welcomes the effort. Republic- 1, if this attempted, will try to get the tele- grams of Hewitt and the Literary Bureau to ind out what the buying of mules in Indiana and like proccedings meant! A TALE WITH THE PRESIDEST. Smith Ely has had an interview with the President, which is thus described: The Presi- dent spoke to him with bitterness, saying that Titden got the greater part of his votes n the Southern States; that the few Northern States he carried, like Indiana, were balf disloyal through thelWar; that he carried New York only by the vote of six wards filled with an ignorant foreign population; that the best interests of the country, he thought, were endangered if such a partyshould come into sower; that the South was still restless, and by 1l its interests was opposed to the payment of the National debt or to maintaining the honor or credit of the country. Hedid not think it or the good of the country that the Democrats should come into power. If they did, many in- terests would be hazarded. Republicans are advised of the discovery of A MOST EXTRAORDINARY CIRCULAR. It is printed and addressed to the command- ars ot all militia and all armed organizations in ‘he Southern States. The circular recites that It is the desire of the Democratic managers to have an imposing military demonstration at the time of the insuguration of Tilden; requests the recipient of the circalar to notify the person sending it whether his' command can sttend; how large it will be; especially to give the record of the officers, the number, calibre, char- acter, and quality of its rifles und field-pieces. A, blank is seft for the signature of the person sending it. That Democrats might desire to make an im- imposing military pageant in the event of Til- den’s insnguration can be understood, but the remsarkshle request as tothe calibre of the rifies and the artillery and the record of the officers is believed to mean mischicl. THE CpNSPmATOBS. THE OUTLOOK 1N THE HOUSE. Special Dispatch 1o The Triduns. WASIINGTON, D. Gy, Dec. 9.—The second ses- slon of the Forty-fourth Congress has begun with grest excitement. It became evident from the very first day that the Democratic majority of the House of Representatives is in sucha condition that the conservative leaders will have a very difficult task to control the incendiary clements within their power. It would take. it Al little to 1nitiate proceedings :’: t.henflouse::whlrh would not only startle the country, but which would gestly injure Govern- ment credit. Warned of this danger, the more conservative of the Democrats aud thoss who have the Jargest business interest at stake, have had recourse to the caucus, and are endeavor- .| li ing by the powerful means of the party Whip to keep in subjection the excitable members of their organization. Meanwhile, the details of the plan’ to- defeat the vote of the Electoral College, to go behind the homest rcturns, and to throw out_enough of the votes to secure the election of Tilden, are being carefully con- sidered. 'The Democrats .are very earncst in this matter. There may be a great deal of bluster with a certain class, but those who bluster least are the ones who are the leaders in the party councils, and who will be the ones to take the initiative in whatever plan may be determined upon. It begins to lookas if, Tail- ing to secure a recogmition by both Houses of the existence of the twenty-second joint rule, Clarkson Potter’s revolutionary plan might recefve support in uncxpected quarters. - --° Meanwhile, the thoughtful men in both™ par- ties breathe easier that the framers of the Coun- stitution, with all the blunders that they com- mitted, did not make the 1atal one of providing that Congress shonld immediately begin to count the results of the Electoral College after the vote had been siven. The two ‘months which intervenc will serve to eoable the better clements of both partics to be heard, and to cause the Hotspurs of: the Democratic ranks to listen to the words of wisdom and mouderation which, undoubtedly, will speedily come up from the people. 1t is, however. 2 critical time when so prudent a man as Willism R. Morrison gives utterances to the most revolutionary state- aeg)t;!. Fernando Wood has ehown himself to o : ___HOTSPUR OF HIS PARTI. - Heit 18" who s pressing the impeachment ot President Grant, and it wos to_restrain this saintly leader of the Copperbeads, whom the President so severely denounced fn his message, that the secone Democratic caucus was called. THE COLORADO QUESTION. As to Colorado, the best Democrats are thoroughly: annoyed at the position in which their party is placed by the majority in the House. eir anpoyance is incrcased by the outspoken denuncions of the Democratic Senators * of - eich . party policy. It well understood that the ~ action of the Honse Democrats in_refusing to admit the Representative from Colorado was dictated by Mr, Tilden. - Abraham 8. Hewitt, 'Tilden's manager, Was the one who drew and pressed the resolution through other hands. The action was not._fully determined upon in the party caucus of Saturday, but was practically lett to Mr. Hewitt as Tilden's representative. Hol- mah, Cox, and a few other Democrats of loneer parliamentary experience, did not. hesi- tate, .to “declare that the action of their party in this respect is as much without justification as it Is without precedent. That it without precedent, an examination of the enabling acts of all the States recently admitted shows. An official at the State De- partment, after carefully examining the official rolis of the organic acts of the more recently- admitted of: the new States, says that in nonc of them has the organic act been eo mmrletcly complicd with: as in the case of Colorado. There arc intimations that the Democrats will endeavor to recover from this blunder by in- ducing the Judiciary Committece to make an carly and favorable report in the case. The Sepators from Colorado say that mo action could have been takenwhich™ would “be more certain to permanently ally Colorado with the Republican States than this deliberate insult of the House of Representatives. It isa curious anomaly in our political history that, while two TUnited States Senators from Colorado, con- stitutionally qualificd, hold their seats in the Senate, Patterson, the Delecate from Colorado when it was a Territory, still retains his seat in the House and is drawing his pay as a Delegate. Meanwhile, Judge Belfort, the Repuolican Rep- resentative from the State, drifts about the lobbies without even the courtesy extended to him of a seat. e * THE SOUTIERN COMMITTEES. It is just possible that the Republicans in the House made a_mistake in opposing the resolu- tion authorizing committees to proceed to the three disputed Southern States to investigate the elections. The Republican members of the President’s committces, who have returnéd from New Orleans{ say that the more investi- tion there is, if fhe truth can be discovered, the more dastardly the action of the Demo- cratic party South will appear. The greatest objection urged against the investization reso- lution was that it bezged the verr:important Kmsfion as to the right of either House to reject e Electoral vote of a State. The languaze of the resolution was such as to imply that the House had the right 1o reject the Electoral vote. ‘This was one reason that the Republicans were nearly united in their opposition. Anotber reason was, that theresolution, being introduced on the first day of the session, pending the ac- tion of the Returning Boards, and two days prior to the meeting of the Electoral Colleges, ‘was considered by most Republicans as a species of intimidation™ directed at the Returning Boards. . The threc Independent Republicans who voted with thie Democrats on this resolu- tion, whose votes alone secured its passage, are severely criticised by tbeir Republican asscei- ates. . . CHICAGO. DEMOCRATIC BLOODTHIRSTINESS. From time to time during the past Presiden- tfa] campaign, the Veteran Reform Association has bee®relied on as an important argument by the Democracy toward Tilden’s election.” Tt lias been held that it is. entirely composed of veterans of the late War, and that they are ready to do battle azain to nlace in power the very men who opposed the prosecution of the War, and many of whom have been active : par- ticipants the inlate Rebellion and the effort to destroy the nation. This organization exists to-day, and itis claimed that it is stronger than ever. Ithas it ramifizationsall over the country, and it is proposed to organize it into battalions as has been done in the South by the rifle clubs. Even now, in places, drilling is going on, and a pumber in this State bave had breech-loaders placed in their hands. Itis claimed by Gen. Cameron that this organization has already 100,~ 000 men, among whom are many ex-Union ofli~ cers, who stand ready to march either to New York or Washington at a moment’s notice, it called upon todo so. He claims that they are for peace, but they are READY TO FIGHT FOR TILDEN if he is not counted in as President. They in- sist that He shall be inaugurated whether he has ‘been declared elected or not, and if he cannot be sworn in at Washington, that hewill be in- augurated in New York, aud that then the new revolution will be commenced. This organiza- tion is evidently acting under the advice of Samuel J. Tilden. Lately many secret sessions of the Executive Committee of the organization have been held in this city, and the following ‘ OPEN LETTER Thas been prepared: HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL VETERAN REFORM AssociaTioN, PaLusr Hovse, Cmicaco, Dec. 8, 1870.—T0 Gen. W. T. Sherman, commanding U. S. A., Gnd our former officers and comrades in the service: The National Veteran Reform Association, composed exclusively of c3-Union soldiers and sailors, and nombering many thonsands, who in the late War fought under ‘and for the United States flag, regard it asa daty which patriotism impotes, and a3 a right wnich citizenship confers, 1o address the General-in-Chicf. his associate ofi- cers and our former comrades now serving in the ranks, upon the uational exigency which has ansen, and ask respectful and serious consider- ation of the following facts at their bands: ‘The first duty incumbent upon the soidier and sailor, fn the United States service, is **to bes trae faith and allegiance™ to the Cons law of the land. The army is nat, and cannot lawfully be made, the I&mn! of any politiczl party, and should not be used by unscrupulons men, howerer hizh thdr‘}:asmon in place orpower, as an instrumentality for the destruction of the liberties of the American people. The soldiers and esilors of the Union are the lawfully consti- tuted guardisns of republican government, and cannot, witnout dishonor, permit themselves to be uged as ap agency for its destruction. We ard, a8 an organization, flml\i impressed with the belief that a serious crisis in the aflairs of this country has been reached, and that the wnsti- tutions for which we fonght in the late War are as ‘much Jn danger as ther have ever been atany prer[o\ugeflod in our national history. We are convinced that a dark and dangerous conspiracy against the liberties of the American veu;ra has been formed: and that it has been determined to disregard the clearly expressed will of a majority of our citizens, to hold possession of the Govern- ment by military force, and to sct the authority of onr courts at defiance. ‘The revoluuonnfincmn of the =o-called Can- yassing Boards in Louisisns, South Carolinz, and Florida, in falsifying returns in partisan interests, justifies our entertaining the grave fears which We deem it our duty to express. We belicve that many of the officers, and thou- £ands of our 1ate comrades in _the rauks, feel ont- raged at the ignoble service which they have been called upon to perfort in crecting despotism upon the rain of popular liberty in the South, and that they will nolwu“ngl‘{ raise their arms in the fu- tnre—at the command of the deeperts men who ::\elk o De:btl\mw lhe{lr ll"l\‘lhufll‘y——agllnst their jow-countrymen, or for the - mfi%i:flbl:hglbslge- Rl p:u'puee of destroy- 8 been observed with profound satisfacti that the orders under which the afiay of the Laited States hasbeen used to override the popular will of our sister commonwealths never emanated from thé General Commanding, and that for their issu- axflhc‘e or execation history will not hold him respon- sible. 1t is upon the action of the army and navy that the eyes of all Joyal men, irrespective of party, are now concentrated. It will be in ’fx:{ powerto malntain_the blessings of liberty graun'e peace. e cannot admit that you will besible by any course you may parsue to destroy the Repub- c. - It will not die in the one hundredth year of jts existence. There is too much patriotism and manhood in the breasts of the American people to pernut such result to ensuc. The will of " the pco- Pl clearly -and_constitutionaily - expressed mast * prove stronger thaa alf the forces which can be ar- Fayed against it, and we respectfully submit that it is ionr‘ifi:ty to give effect to that will. Ty pursue any other course than that of _strict non-interfercnce in party differences—leav- ing to the properly constituted authorities the gct tlement _of all. disputed resnlts—can only end ultimately in the army ceasing to exist’as an “* American In:titntiop.™ The people of the Uni- ted States are too strongly imbued with the prin- ciples of popular freedom, and the spirit of their forefathere, to be overawed by the unconstitutional 2nd desotic use of miljtary force. We thercfore. with feelings of highest consid- eration and esteem, and from the purest motives of patriotism, appeal to you in this hour of natlonal danger to prove as true to the fing, to the Union, 2nd Republican )iberty,-as you did when you risked your lives for thelr preéervation in the feld. By order National Reform Aseociation., Jony AL Consk, President, DaNiEL CAMERON, Secretary. ‘The publcation of the above document at this date was not intended, but it had leaked out that it had been prepared,and last evening Gen. Cameron furnished it to the press. The force of its wording can be best judged by tak- ing into consideration the statcment which Gen. Cameron made in regard to it. l % Why," sald he, “we don’t want to make war, but" there will be fighting sure. It will have to come to it, and you'll find that the army will lny down their arms. They don’t want to fight the American people.” , . “ Then you anticipate a revolution?” sald the reporter. . “Iam no revolutionist,” replied Gen. Cam- eron, “but these men are thoroughly in earncst, ond they will fight if Tilden is not declared President. Iam in favor of a compromise, and am even in favor of flipping a copper to see Who shall - be President, whether Tilden or Hayes,— -and I am willing to abide by the result. ButI am afraid there will be war sure.” Inaddition to the above open letter to the army, * THE POLLOWING OIROULAR is being sent all over the country: HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL VETERAN REFORY AssociatioX, Paryern Housg, Ciicaco, Dec. 1.— {Circular No, 3.]—Will you please farnish to thesc Teudquarters the name'and addrdss of any promi- nent ex-Union soidfers with whom you areac- quainted, who were or are in sympathy with tho &‘finc‘xlu! represented by Tilden and Hendricks. 'his Association deom it of importance to secure the co-operation of every man Who ever carried a musket or wielded a sword in defense of the American flag. Yo are therefore solicited to give this your carliestattention. By request of the Com- mittee, Joux 3. CoxsE, Chairman. Dax'L CAxERON, Secretary. Tn response to this it is said that thonsands of Ietters are arriving daily, but whether better counsel will prevail remains to be seen. Monday afternoon, at the. Palmer House, s mecting of the Democrate ia to be held. "It will include some of the most prominent in the country. It will bein the nature of aconfer- ence, when someplans will be adopted. Among the suggestions to ‘be offered, it' is stated, are the impeachment of President Grant and the perfect organization and arming of this veteran association. i THAE PEPUBLICANS at the Grand Pacific Hotel are moving along quietly. They do mot anticipate any trouble, and only say that Hayes will surely be inaugu- rated on the 5th of March, and, in order to prove thelr faith, they will fire 185 guns Tues- day evening, under the direction of Col. Bolton. It is intended to use ot least three pieces of ar- tillery on that occasjon, A Szt SRR MISCELLANEOTUS. ’ COLORADO. DENVER, Col., Dec. 9.—Iu the caucus of the TRepublican members of the Legislature this evening the Hon. Heory M. Teller was unani- mously renominated for United States Senator. TIAT ONE-HUNDRED THOUSAND-DOLLAR LOUISI- ANA ELECTOR. - - - Dispatch to Clncinnati Commercial. NEW OrLEANS, Dec. 7.—There is considerable talk here to-day comcerning the statement of Levisee, one of the Hayes Electors, made at the time of casting hisvote, that he had been offered $100,000 to vote for Tilden, It is very generally doubted that such an offer was made in good faith. Levisee says the offer was made by one of his best friends.. He refuses to tell the name of the person making the offer. There is reason for betieving that the Republicans had the offer mede to him and to several others of the Elect- ors, for the purpose of testing them, as there were grave doubts concerning their fidelity to the party. In support of this, all of the Elect- ors exce&zb two were kept under surveillance for several days preceding the casting of the vote; and it was arranged also that the Electors should cast an open ballot, which was done. R. 0’CONOR’S LETTER. §1. Lows, Dec. 6.—7o the Edilor of the Globe- Democrat : 'To my astonishment, I perceive that you published in your edition of the 5th inst. a ‘Drivate letter written to mefrom Charles O'Con- or, Esq., of New York. -The letter was loaned Dby me to a gentleman, with _permission to show to his fricnd: and the violation of the sancity of confidence by its ‘publication was a culpable breach of honor that is totally inadmissible of explanation or excuse. ‘There are opinions expressed in private, both bv Church and State, let alone those of individ- nals, which have ever been held sacred, in ac- cordance with the principles of intrinsic integri- ty, from all violation, though the real sentiment has never been concealed. E As the letter was strictly private, and never intended for the pub ic, .the betrayal of confl- dence roflecting on me js of far greater injury than the publicztion of an opinion which has been entertained and reiterated by thousands, and the responsibility for which, if there be any, must fall to-day ona majority of 300,000 of the American people. © ztfuliy, SaxpeL C. ReID, —————e . FIRES. & IN CHICAGO. The alam from Box 25 at 13:15 yesterday afternoon was caused by an incipient fire in the bascment of the three-story brick building Ne. 202 Michigan avenue, owned and occupied as a residence by Henry D. Lloyd. The fire was caused by an averheated pipe, but was easily extinguished, with but trifling damage, before the arrival of the eneines, by the Babcock en- gine from No. 10's honse. The alarm from Box 6l at 6:45. yesterday morping was canced by the explosion of the water back on a kitchen range o the ‘residence of William Tyler, No. 1013 Wabash avenue. No damage and no cause for the alarm, ‘The alarm from Box 841 at 9:30 o’clock yester- day- morning - was- occasioned by fire in- the second story of No. 245-7 Canal street, owned by A. M. Higgins. Damage, $20. Cause, an overheated fluc. o ; A still-alarm to Engine Company No. 4 at 5:40 last_evening was occasioned by the ex- plosion of gotzasumeter in Christ Landford’s sa- loon, No.25{ North avenuc. " The fire was ex- tiuguished, with the loss of about $25. g The alarmfrom Box 754 at 7:25 last evening was caused hy,s }Faau losion fn Mrs. Thicle- mann’s theatre, o.%-g Clybournu avene. No damage. : — AT PITTSBURG, PA. 4 PrrrssurG, Pa., Dec. 9.—Shortly after 12 o'clock to-day the tannery of William Flaccus & Sons, located corner Thirty-fifth and Penn streets, and two dwelling-houses, a two-story brick and a two-story frame adjolning the tan- nery, were totally destroyed by tire. At1:30 p. m. g fire at the Labell Steel Works, owned by Smith, Sutton & Co., aud located at the corner of Ridge and Belmont_avenues, Al- Jegheny,’destroyed the works. The loss or in- surance is not Known. ; AT CHICAGO JUNCTION, O. CmxcINNATL O., Dec. 9.—A fire at Chicago Junction, O., consumed cighteen business huild- ings. No particulars received. THE INDIARS. Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune. SIoNEY, Neb., Dee. 9.—It s reliably reported - here to-dav that apatber Indian runmer came into Camp Robinson on the 7th from Crook’s camp on -Crazy Woman’s Fork. He réports no engagrement with the hostiles since McKenzie's fight with the Cheyenaes in the Big Horn Moun- tains. They are supposed to bave joined Crazy Horse, adding greatly to his fighting _strength. The report from bere, which wasdiscredited in the Washinton special to the New York Her- ald, that the Cheyennes had all left their camp on Bad Laud . Creck, and gone north, is fully confirmod by McKenzfe's reports and subse- TGl Mason g Carat : ol. Mason,’ o commanding Cam; Robinison aui. Red Clong, is. continuisg the work of dismounting the Indians who are not disposed to comply. with the treaty .regulations. © LAID AWAY. Last Sad Act of Tuesday’s Dreadful Tragedy. Burial of One Hundred of the Unrecognized Dead. Imposing Gérsmonies and Inmmense: Throng at Greenwood. Recovel;y of the Remains of Poor Harry Murdoch. Additional List of Victims Identified by Friends. More Startling Incidents of the Horror-Laden Holocaust. How the Audience Became a Body of Positive Lunatics. Bravery .and Coolness . Displayed by Certain Individuals.-” Men Who Died at Their Posts and Saved Many Lives Thereby. The Insecurity of Theatres K and +Other Public Buildings. THE OBSEQUIES. THE UNRECOGNIZED. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. NEw YoRE, Dec. 0.—The unrecognized dead of the Brooklyncalamity at 12 o’clock ‘to-day wera placed in separate coffins, The under- takers' wagons were driven from every portion of the city to both Morgues, and coffins contain- ing the recognized were removed for private ‘burial, some to the residencesof bereaved rela- tives and others to churches, where srrange- ments had already been made for holding ser- viees. Brooklyn had even more the - appearance of & city in mourning to-day than any time since the dread calamity. occurred. ‘It is considered a strange incident in connection with'the calamity that many of the bodies which it might have been supposed would have been . readily identi- fied through some remnants of clothing or arti~ cles found wero not claimed, and will be interred in the public mound at Greenwood. The police have carefully collected every artl- cle found on the remaing, and will retain them in the hope that they may lead to further identi- fications {n the fature. i LAST SAD OEREMONY. New Yoms, Dec. 9.—The curtain, rose this morning upon the last act of the fearful tragedy which began with the fire in Brooklya Theatre on Tuesday. evening. Special services will, in~ deed, be held at diffierent’ places to-morrow, in accordance With the programuiy, but the burial of the bodies of the victims this afternoon was s fitting end to ane'of the most doleful historics of modern times. This morning all the bodies in the Morgue were removed to the temporary dead-house:in the O1d Market, where there were in all ONE HUNDRED CHARRED CORFSES A hundred coffins, with German-silver mount- ings, were brought in and placed upon the floor, and into them the unidentifica and desti- tute dead were placed: Fifty-six hearses’ and undertakers’ wagons drew up at the entrance on Adams street, and the remains were lifted fn. There were two cofiins each in the number of vehicles. ’ Considerable delay in forming the procession was caused by the desire of persons in the Adame-street Morgue to continue their efforts for the identification of friends, and several ad- ditional bodies were recognized. The throng about the market was verylarge, and the utmost excitement prevailed. - : Shortly after1 o’clogk . .. THE GHOSTLY CORTEGE STARTED through Boerum place, and then enterca Scher- merhorn street. Hundreds of men, women, and children followed, rushing along the -sidewalk in o state of great agitation. When thehearses and wagons reached Schermerborn. street they were formed in parallel lines,and there was a de- lay of nearly threc-quarters of an hour. Al- though the: Weather ‘was Dbitter cold and the wind blowing a gale, the neighborhood of Scher- merhorn street and Flatbushavenne wascrowded with participants and sympathetic spectators. The sedress in'the faces of the women waiting ou the pavement was very marked. The so)- diers, who were awaiting orders to move, suf- fered intensely from the cold. It was expected that an entire division of militla would parade, but gt half-past 11 an order, caused by the ex- treme severity of the cold, was promulzated that only regiments and companies previously volunteered were expected to parade. It was 1:40 when the or@er to march was given. The procession immediately moved from the head of Schermerhorn street into Flatbush avenue AMID GENERAL MOURNING, and timed by the measured roll of the drums and by tbe ftful sobbing of almost broken hearts within the houses and without them. Far along the wide avenue and across the. broad strects many an cye was moist and many a lip quivering as the dead were borne to Greenwood, leaving behind them sacred memories and cruel ‘poverty, too, which will not be effaced, and by, their very stillness and seclusion appealing more loudly than the noise of-words in behaif of their stricken and famishingloved ones for a wiseand generous charity. * - Tne following Was . 'THE ORDER OF PROCESSION: N First, a mounted squad of policemen; second anumber of carriages contawing clergymen: third, hearses and other vehicles withthe bodies of the dead; fourth, an escort of several regi~ ments of militia, Maj.-Gen. Thomas 8. Dakin in command; fifth, relatives ‘and near friends of ‘| victims, -all in carriages: sixth, officers of the City Government, and others in authority. As the hearses rolled down Flatbush avenue, one of the most conspicuousand often-occurring sights was an old, large‘poster, with the omi- nous announcement, ** Brooklyn Theatre. Last night of the ¢Two Orphans.’ Doors open at half-past 7 o’clock.” Compared with other funeral processions, the great procession of to-day had MANY CHARACTERISTICS OF ITS OWN. ‘The number and appearance of the many crisp- ed and dismembered forms; the occupants of carrisges all of them nearest friends ‘of the dead; none of them, asis 8o often the case, dis- tant zelatives and mere acquaintances with tears less and conventional sadness. These were dis- tinet and terrible features, but. the one feature which gmndcd the scene and lent to it distinct- ive and deeply-touching significance was the manifestation of populsr sympathy aud sorrow. A community had been aificted, and sadness was common. Many of the private and almost all ‘the public buildings are heavily draped. All flags were at half-mast, and torn by the gale almost into shreds, as if the great occasion had a right to all the service they could ; ever render. e oy : -An_immense crowd had assembled on Flat- bush ‘avenue, just beyond -its jumction with Schermerhorn street, and as the cortege filed into the former thoronghfare the great mass of humanity moved - with it. The intensely cold ‘weather seemed now to have little or no effect upon the peo&lfi ‘There were there men, wowen, and dren, . completely blocking up theavenue, and * - b A 5 v SURGING OUT INTO THE CARRIAGE-WAY. The police kept & wide space open for the pro- cesslon, which wound slowly up the svenue, the people pressing on and _endeavoring: apparently ssible to the hearses bearing the {::gmentnryrcimgms of\ the play-house trazedy. The windows of houscs were filled with spectators, and far ahead the avenue was black with’ human beings. - Arriving at_ Sixth avenue, the column pro- ceeded down that avenue, past the_private Tesi- dences, with their peopled -windows, court- yards, and stoops, - A vast crowd accompanied ibe procession, which then turned into Third street, and moved down toward Fourth avenuc. There was a perfect gale blowing, and wheu the procession reached Fourth avenue _immense clouds of dust were driven across its dreary width, and progress was made with considerable dificulty. Thence the line of . march was con- tinued to Twenty-fifth- street, and up Twenty- fifth street to Greenwood, \, 3 THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF THE DEAD. There was tremendous crowd at Greenwood. to approach and wazons bearing the As the corteze passed through -the gate the Dell in the tower tolled mournfully. O either sidealong the pathways, on the hillsides,and invading private plots pcople were there. ‘Turn] n§ to the left the foueral.party pro- cecded directly to Battle avenue; where, about 150 yards from the entrance of the. cemetery, a trenich had been prepared for the . reception of the dead. The great crowds which were met near and just withinthe cemetery were formed about the vastgrave. Thesite being on the slope of the hill, and commetcli' ex})nsed, the cold was almost insufferable, but stil R THE PEOPLE NELD THRIR PLACES. Therc was_no- delay in removing the remains | from the hearses and wagons and depositiur them in the eircular trench. Then the services were begun. The Rev. Dr. Noah H. Schenck read the beautiful burial service of the Episco- &n! Church, which waslistened to attentively by 0s¢ who were within reach of his voice: There was inexpressible sadness, mingled with solem- nity, in the scene. Hundreds of people Wept, THE TEARS FREEZING ON THEIR CIIEEES as they issued irom the eyes. £ ¢ After the reading of_the services, the Rev. A, P. Putoam, of the Unitarlan Church of Our* Savior, addressed the assemblage. The Rev. A, Stewart Walsh, Baptist clergyman, offered a fervent prayerat the conciusion of Mr. Pat- nam’s remarks, and the services were then brought to o close with a benediction by the: Rer. Joseph Odell. 3 S Previous to the dismissal of the Assembly the choral socicties sang *Say what troubles thee' and “ Above the trec tops is rest.” X The people now departed, and all was ended | except the enduring agony.of the widow and orphan. IN THE RUINS. THE VICTINS. Special Dispoich to The Tribune. NEW YORE, Dec. 9.—According to accounts received from the dorgue and Market place, the total number of bodics examined by the Coroner i8295. Of thesc, 197 have been identified, leav- ing ninety-eight unidentified to be burled by the city. The Zribune report, after iiquiry at the houses of each person named, fixes the number at 202, the same as the Coroner’s report. At the Market place this morning various undertakers and thelr assistant were busily engazed in cof- fining bodies remaining there. Persons were ad- mitted who had passes and were tryinz to iden- tify their - relatives and friends until the last body was placed in a coffin, numbering about seventy-five in all. SEARCH AMONG THE RUINS for further remains was abandoned this morn- ing, not for the reason that it was believed no rore could be found, but through fear that the wall on the west side of Deiter’s restaurant would fall. The workmen ceased their labors last night, but resumed them again thig morn~ ing. . They had not been at work long™ before they were told that the wall had bulged out a few feet; and might fall upon them. Thiswarn- ing was sufficient to induce .them to suspend further search, Near the location of the dress- ing-rooms of Burroughs and Murdoch remains were found this morning, and they are supposed to be those of Murdoch, They wereremoved to the market on Adams strect, and will be in- terred by the city authorities. THE LATEST. New YorE, Dec. 9.—The scene of the horrible catastrophe in Brooklyn was almost deserted in conscquence of the unsafe condition of the walls. That part of Washington street from the Post-Office to Johnson street was inclosed by a'barrier of rope, guarded by a cordon of police, and- no pedestrians were permitted to traversc it. The bitter wind and driving dust aided the police in the execution of their duties. Within the ruins a number of workmen were engaged in bracing the dangerous wall so that the firemen could resume their labors. Almost the whole jnterfor of the theatre has now been explored. The vestibule has been cleared out, from the front entrance to the stair-case, and this afternoon a heap of rubbish beneath the stair-case will be removed. The parquette has beeun. thoroughly searched, and there remains but a few parts of the stage un- explored.. B MURDOCH’S REMAINS. A sad discovery wss made this morning among the ruins of the stage. It was thought that the fragment of the human body found Thursday near the corpse of poor Burroughs was gl that remained of the actor Murdoch: This proved not to be the case, for the body of Murdoch, or rather part of it, was found this- morning and clearly identifled. It appears that’ the workmen, in clearing the stage yesterday, noticed a strong odor proceeding from the beap of bricks near the left proscenium box, and came to the conclusion that a dead body lay be- neath it.* This morning the bricks were remav- ed, and beneath them were found parts of tne charred body of a man. The right leg and about one-third of cne side of the trunk had escaped the fury of the flames. The head and up- per part of the body were consumed. One of the firemen noticed that o piece’ of black velvetecn adhered to the knee of the Ieg, and this fact cansed the belief that the remains were those of Murdoch. - They were afterward exam- ined by Col. Godet, Lorainc Rogers, and Mrs. Williams, and were fully identified by them as being those of Murdoch. They not only recog- nized the velveteen fragment as a part of his costume of the cripple, Pierre, in “The Two Orphans,” but also the buttons with which the Kknee-breeches had been fastened at the knees. The charred fragments were then removed by the undertaker, who will preserve them until instructions are received from the friends of the dead man. % MORE MISSING. 5 Two women and two men are to-day added to the already long list of missing. At 11:45 o*clock, the neighborhood ‘of Scher- merhora street and Flatbush avenue was de-- serted. No crowds were waiting to sec the procession, and there was no procession to be seen. - MORE DODIES IDENTIFIED. ‘The following is a list of additional identifica~ ons ; Christopher Armstrong, 862 DeKalb avenue. George Burke, Montreal. * 4 Frederick Burke, Montreal. Harwick H. Brown, Howard avenue. Davd Cartyle, Conrt street.- . ‘William Church, 101 Lawrence street. Samuel Cathoun, Orange, XN. J. Edward Dehernune, 295 Navy street. Edward P. Dandy, 103 President street. - + H, Farrell, 957 Bergen street. Charles, Harirove. 154 St. Mark'siavenue, George Matthews and James Morris, 184 Sands street. Willlam H. Pearce, 44 Doffield street. gtGeorge R. Randsil and Sorah A. Smith, 141 Sands- Arthur B. Russell, 170 Court street. Amelia C. Stinpson, 141 Sands strect. Arthnr Taylor,: 27 Chiauncey street. Christian Vech. 163 Smith street." Harry Vockman, Flatbush avenue. Hany Webster. Flatbush avenue. Willism Helster, Flatbush aveue. Joseph Wick, 77 Pacific street. PUBLIC SYMPATHY. THE DEAD ACTOES. NEW YoRE, Dec. 9.—~Tne funeral of Harry | Murdoch and Claude Burrougps will take place to-morrow from the “Littic Church Around the Corner.” The expenses will be borne by Mr. Sheridan Shook and A. M. Palmer, the lessees of the burned theatre and proprietors of the UnionSquare Theatre. CONDOLENCE. ‘The members of the two theatres have adopted resolutions tendering their sympathy to their managers, and holding them blameldss of the awful catastrophe. 2t MEMORIAL SERVICES. The following assignments for the memorial services in Brooklyn, on Sunday, have been made: ‘At the Academy of Music—Reading of . the Scriptures by A. 8. Hunt, D, D.; pesyer by Dr. E. 8. Porter; addresses by Dr. W. J. Bud-* ington, Judge George D. Reyuolds, Dr. james G. T. Duryes, the Rev. ‘benediction by the Re rge J. Ket 3 * Park Theatre—Reading of the ‘Scriptures by the Rev. Charles C. Miller; prayer. by Dr.. Thomas;' addresses by Theodore Cuyler, ex- Ald. John A. Taylor, the Rev. Dr. Ba.nm'n(t, Rabbi Branderstene (German); bencdiction by the pastor of the Church of the Incarnation. ‘Hooley’s Opera-House—Reading of the Sziflv- tares by P. D. Halliday; prayer by H. R. Nyc; addresses by Dr. David-Inglis, the Hon. Mr. Strong, the Rey. Heury ‘Ward Beecher, the Rev. Charles B. Shultz (Germap); benediction by the . Mr, Erickson. 3 g R?I';be services are to be held simultaneously at 2 o'clock. e 2 ‘At a meeting of the clergymen who are invit- ed to the memorial services, Father Malone said | urch it that the.usages of his cht would not perm! him to officiate in any of the serviees,tsqt that he would beonly tob glad to co-operate person- ally as far as he could. His own church had been sadly afflicted,.and he shoild hold appro- priate services. ot ' % ¢ tho_ misclonary. mooting of the Church of At the missionary mecting of the Pilgrims last night, the regular missionary collection was dispensed with, anda collection of $120 was taken gu defray the expenses of the burial'of the three sons of Mrs. Rose, members of the Church. FORGED PASSES to the Morgue and Adams Street Market, where the bodies and frazments of bodies were taken, were sold on the street for 25 cents apfece. Cports snspected the gable wall Two building experts inspectes g of tha theatre overhanging the rear part of the First Precinct Station-House, and decided that it was liable to fall. It was thoughbt that a part of Dicter's restaurant was also in danger, and it was obandoned by the proprietor, his waiters, and other occupants. = DEATH AND SUICIDE. . NEew Yok, Dec. 9.—J. Stinson, who lived in Nelson strect, and who was scrionsly injured ‘hile ‘trying to_escape from the- theatre, and $ho was taken to his home, dicd tlis morning from the cffect of his injuries. Mrs. Sarab Goodrich, o widow, 82 _years of committed suicide to-day at_ber home, 411 1t is eaid that she lost arela- and in her grief became slightly age, " Mrytle avenue. tive in the fire, _deranged. e THE COBONER'S JURT. i 7 After the funcral, the Coroner’s jury met snd adjourned till Weduesday next. RELIEF FUND. The Committee of Bankers and Merchants of . New York met_st Delme aico's and. appointed '.’v\lr. Benjamin B. Sherman, President of the Me- chanics’ Banl, Treasurer of the relief fund. It was reported that 2 majority of those lost were poor, leaving relatives depending on them. There were about seventy-five cases of absolute destitution, and 100 to cases requiring par- tial assistance. 5 o INCIDENTS. A'MAN ABANDONS HIS WIVE. Special Correponderice of Tha Tribune. New YORE, Dec. 8.—One ‘gentleman who conspicuously occupied a private box, with his wife, throughout the evening, at the first ery of fire abandoned his wife to her fate, and sought his own safety in flight. He was saved, but his wife perished. This would be called cowardly under ordinary circumstances, but the testi- mony of mauy of those who were saved is, that they had mo knowledge whatever as to what they were doing from the time thé terrible cry of “fire” was given untll they found them- selves in the street. -Men were found bleeding from serfons wounds who had no idea of how they were injured, So itis probable that the man in the boxlosthis headentirely, and, forthe time beinz, was as much out of his head as any lunatic on Blackwell's Island, and hence not re- sponsible for his action. Consternatfon seized flames *blazing. up among the scenerys reason was unseated, and it was simply instinct that taught most of ‘them to fly to . the .street for. sofety. I doing 8o the. ladies abandoned their seal-skin cloaks, muffs, and other outside garments,while gentlemen forzot their overcoats, hats, cant etc. Under such circumstances of unives terror, it would be cruelty to accuse any one of inhumanity. A young lady of my acquaintance was saved by the coolness of her escort. They were sitting near the orchestra, and when the alarm was given he said to her: “ Keep cool; rely on me, and I will save. you.” He guided finally they reached the street in™ safety, but with their clothing torn into shreds. While Pressingforwnrfl inthe franticcrowd, this young lady was conscious of stepping upona female forin lying upon the floor and being trampled under foot by the crazy multitude. The pros- trate woman was strugeling, but fn vain, to regain her footing, and crying Irantically’ 2 ° #3AVE MY MOTHER.' | # headed escort of the young lady determined to rescue her if possible, and after leaving his charze in safety in the strect, he d@id actually attempt to re-cuter the burning theatre. But as well might he have attcmpted to stem the tor- rent of Niagara asto furce his way through that struggling mass of humanity. young ladies were abandoned by their escorts, and lelt to fight their way out as best they could, or remain and perish. as so _many of them did. A prominent insurance officer " in -New York was' ‘present with his * daughter. ~sitting well down in the parguette. At the first alarm ho joinéd the crowd pressing for the door, hav- his arms tightly clasped around his daughter’s waist. But for this she would have been’ torn from him and trampled under. foot, for she fainted before reaching the door, and was car- ried forward by the surging -of the crowd and the support of her father. He left her witha friend in a neighboring dreg-store and returned to the theatre, hopinz to be of assistance.to others, Just as he reached the middle of the strect in front of the theatre, there was a'ter- rific crash from within, followed by a TERRIBLE WAIL OF AGONY. Thiswas doubtless when the gallery, with its load of human freight and .the stairs leading thereto, fell in, carrying -with thent -the dress- circle and part of the flooring of the lobby. All this debris, andthe200 or mgre human beings, were thus plunged into the basement of the building, where falling timbers and accumulated rubbish made for those poor sufiering souls-a Tuneral pyre. * The positions where the bodies of the victims haye been foundshow clearly that the'great loss of life occurred when the gallery fell.” They had all gotas far as possiblé to~ wards the only means of cxit—one door and two flights of stairs—when overtaken by the smoke and flames. Struggling here upon the stairs and groping their way along, blinded by smoke * and stifled by tne scething flames, the gallery gave way under their weight and the destruction of some” of ifs supports, and they were all plunged into cternity together. ith the re- cital of startling incidents and HAIRDREADTH ESCAPES » 2 m!ght 61l the paper. Every person who es- caped has an interesting experience to relate, but you have probablybeen ‘well supplied by telegraph and by other correspondents, - I have simply sought to group tozethera few incidents and salient points to help 611 out a picture upon which every one will gaze with awe, mingled ‘with pity. "In conclusion, it will not be amiss to mention-a few things regarding our public buildings, bat especially our theatres, which are demonstrated by this ferrible calamity. - Firat, then, it revives the old question regarding the safety of our theatres, It isa fact that, with the cxception of Booth’s and Niblo's, the Brook- Iyn Theatre was the best constructed of all the amusement houses in this vicinity, It was & n:m&wzn As rufi-rnou ki n construction,—possibly it was *pre against fire from the outside,—its ap'plhmcé ?gr extinguishing were of the best, and its means of exit ample for all parts of the house except the gallery. When the theatre was tirst opened the public was invited to examide its mean~ of protection against fire, and these were pro- nounced adequate - for lnr» emergency. If the favor, could prove the tomb of over 200 persons, *| what may.not be_ expected of other places of amusement which do not possess one-quarte: facllitles.. They are all mmm, tgd, sh;uiltg an alarm of fire occurin apy one of them dur- ing a performance, the scenes of Tuesday night are liable to ba repeated. They are narrow, cramped boxes, with no means of exit aside {rom the main entrance, and litle or no pro- tection against fire. These facts are known, and to-day form a topic of conversation as general as is the discussion of the calamity. ASa con- sequence, the . ~ ; ATTERDANCE WILL DROP OFF, . = and all theattical managers will suffer heavy losses. Few ladies will be induced to go to the theatres this winter in comparison with t numbers that have heretotoreg\ttcnded. Evg: the %,znflemen grow timid when the fact is thus forcibly borne in upon the; that, of all public buildings, our theatres are {he least, safe, while they invite calamities which others do mot. A stage, with its acres of painted canvas, light, inflammable wood, and combustible materiald in:e J:Illy s:nrttl!, r’j cil vi;lfeci;glzgehggx. into which s el ilessly uc ment, fire, which should unifc e el 1 at a safe distance.- Umo!:l:l_ym:e ulf;gf ern stage managemen an sbunduncs of brilisht Bes ave. va ke s part of the entertainment provided 4s good act- upon one and all upon the, instant they saw the. her intoasnd through the surging crowd, tili- So pathétic was her appeal, that the dlear-- Other ' Brooklyn Theatre, with all these pointsin its. ing. At Booth's and Niblo’s this canbe safety, for the construction of thesed‘:g:;;rm will admit of it. But when the little pars: boxes of theatres attempt to imitate they there is danger. Manaogers will have harq .:?,; hercafter to convince the public that they attend their performances without Tunning great risk. They will be_compelled to mays better provision for dispersing their auflien@i quickly in cosesof emergency: Above all. gk will have toelther dispense with all stairs wittc) their houses or else provide = greater number n‘!‘ them to reach the same points, . They, will g)gy" huve to cast about for some material to ta), the E!uce of the inflammable stuff which n lumbers up the stage. Canvas, paints, are ingredients liable to SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION under certain conditions. All the light wood, canvas, etc.. etc., about a stage can be m, non-combustible by the application”of: certaty: well-known chemicals. Why is not thia dgngy Why, also, i3 a theatre always ‘o orated with' ornamental wood-work, ' re. sembling the saloon of 2 Mississippl stearm! and quite as inflammable? . A wise precantion in fitting up a theatre will give nlmnsy complete immunity from such terrible calamities es the; oflast night. And this is what the managers of not only all theatres, but all buildings whereiy the public is yont to assemble, have got to come to. I could name concert halls and evenchy wherein audicnces would have no chance what. ever for their lives in case of a fire, or &ven.-ap alarm of fire. There must be reform in”these matters, and the destruction of the Brookim Theatro will tend to make the public demang that it be at 'once forthcoming. Dorroy, A STRANGE SIGHT—REPULSIVE CONDUCT~A Hy. B ROIC POAICEMAN. g New York World, Dec. 8. . While the fire was in progress a fireman negy the entrance on Washington street saw a strange sight. . An undersized, delicate-lool ‘woman came staggering out, carrying literally on her back and shoulders a man ‘weighing apparensly 150 pounds. Thinking the man ‘Was hurt, as. sistance was offered. It zppeared, however, that the'man (who was the father of the girl] was paralyzed on one side, and that, fearing he- would be unable -to -make his_way gat, his daughter had lifted him up bodily ang bim from the parquet to thefront entrance, 8 ov" ofl, ete, -desired no-further help than the placing'of pim on a car, and left the scene before his name conlq be :scenalned. toin it tstions 2 ‘woman came into the s lon-house, leadin; aman by the hand. His face was badly cut, u,s skin of_the forchead falling partially over thy eyes. She stood for a minute talking, apphrent. 1y trying to cheer him up. Suddeulxy shelookad, started back, and gazed earnestly-for 2 moment at his face, and then dropped his hand and ex. claimed in tones of deepish anguish, My God, this s not Jack.” She half stagrered fnto the street and was ot once lost In the immense crowd that surronnded tho doors. 2 One of the most repulsive features at the Brooklyn Morgue was the number of persons. who possibly obtained passes for admission un- dér the gretcnse of having friends or relatives there. Showing no respect whatever for thosa who-were really there for the purpose of identi. {ytng friends,-they walked sbout amang the bodiesand now and then cut a piece from sotne garment as 8 memento, until the practice was stopped by the police. Strange to say,’ these cariositj-eekers were principally women. | 1t is o strange coincidence that the grand- father of Miss Kate Claxton, Speocer H. Cone, was playing an_engagement at the Richmor (Va.) Theatre when it was burned in 1811. ‘He had 2. miraculous_escape from being bumed alive, and afterwards left the staze and became 2 Baptist minister, contlnnin: an honored mem- ber of the clergy until the time of his death. -« Among the first, and perhsps the first; of . those whose brayery made them conspienous fx ‘Tuesday night’s catastrophe, was Officer Patrick McKeon, who, like Simnous, the engineer hero of. the New borg railroad accident some vears since, lost his life because he would not Jeave his post. On the night of the fire thls _brave officer’s station was " in the upper gallery of the theatre.. At the..first alarm he wasup and rgd{. Edye-witnessus say that he was per- fectly cool, and used his best endeavors to re- assure_the people.” The panic there, however, ‘was beyond the power of “one man or 100 to as- suage. The flames were leaping and racing from dpit to dome, while volumes of thick smoke rolled one upon another into the upper tiers a3 if they had been discharged from the mouths of cannon. McKcon endeavored to direct the peo- g]e out, say cye-witnesscs, but to no purpose. [en and women croshed about him frantically, and, while he stood; caught hold of the skirts of his coat until -they almost dragged it from his back. McKeon saw that reasoning with the frightened crowd was useless. But he made a last trial: With an effort he swung himself clear of thosc who hung upen him and sprang upon a seat; then rapidly, but with per- fect sel -fissession, he stripped off his coat, which ew upon the rafling of the gallery, and, giving a glance down at the mgci cried out in a voice of thunder: ** Help yonrselves if you- can!—go for the doors!” and added,as the people, startled into obedience by the em- phasis of his appeal, locked towards the doors as he had directed, **Now I have doneall Ican.” To the last, as all acconnts agree, the brave of- ficer exerted himself for others and took no heed for himself; and when the smoke settled thickly round about him and choked him beyond endurance, he gave up—not his post, but his life. His body, together @ith that of ex-Officer. Lott, was found yesterday, with hLis truncheon grasped tightly in the hand. His head and side were burned completely away, and he was only identified by the truncheon and his watch. . THE ARCHITECT.- TRSTIMONY OF THE ARCHITECT OF. THB THE- New York: World, Dec. 8, = .\ Thomas R. Jackson, the architect of the the-’ atre, testified: I have nad thirtyyears'expe rience; X was the architect of Wallack's The atre; the'new ‘Academy of Music, New York; Tammany Hall, aod then T have done several ‘other theatres about the country which'fé s, hardly worth while to mention; the' Brookim Theatre was erected in 1671; it was abont sev-" enty by 127 feet in dimensions; it hadapar quet and balcony and two galleries; I presume. that {8 what you wonld call three stories; the foundation ‘Was concrete and the cellar wallt were stone; the pillars under the parquet were briek, with stone- binders and capsi the - walls were of hard-burnt X twenty . inches thick up to the " flies and above that sixteen inches,thick; with four-inch buttresses; there was one partition- wall of brick; the lobby partition wall, twele inches thick and one story high, partly support- ed the- gallery; that is the usual thickness for_ such a wall; these were the only walls} on the east side of the building, fronting Flood’s alley, there were two windows on the fiies, and thizh there were two on each side of the gallerfes~ that is, on each story; the main entrance s on Washington street; that is what was ealled the vestibule; altogether it was about $7emty feet; the Jobby entrance to the parquet from the vestibule was sixteen feet wide; there Was one wide door, with four folds, I think, sbout eight feet wide; I think there was another ooty with two folds six feet wide; there was 8 dodf between the parquet to the Laie boudoir; I think there were no o-hu’_ come from the lobby; there were. three doorsy altogether, from the ‘parquet to Flood's slleh, about six feet wide each; they were h%fl swing out, and secured ouly Dy bolts, S0 8088 any one could open them from tte jnside incs# of ‘emergency; there was a stage-entrance 1 from Johuson street, about five feet wide, 45 also a large scenedoor; that was somends, wider—say eight feet wide: now, while ylafl ",“ on that; it may be well to mention what fl;“ 5 secin any of the papers,—that there wasa oot from the green-room, which was in the e megt under the stage, out to the area, and steps {rom the area to the sidewalk, for the sxcommno: dation of the actors in case of necessitys 'Wwas a private passage-way urderneath the p'; uet from the stage to the Treasurer's o% the front: there.was a private passase s Washington street to the private apartdit = nD-stairs; that communlcated with tho Tresh rer'soffice,and that office of course communi oy with the theatre, and that gave anothermess® egress; the stairs to the dress-circle were. o, the parquet lobby;. I think they were abon feet wide: there wasa stair from the CFC cirde leading out to Flood's alley; "ot 10 others to the dress-circle; there ¥a8 mfifl'fl let from the dress-circle to the galle also; I put it there so that people could WM‘ down through there and go out into FISU alley without going into 86 tabby at all: ther®, was an entirely separate stairs to the. hing- it started from the vestibule uear the W ton street front; it was scven oreight fees: it all the way up; the doors were the full ol of the mallery, and opened ont; all th FRp, that I pén in olpex:g out; that rsflbnlem was stage “door id not pat up; B0 merng of oxit from . ihe fl;‘l’d‘” Flood’s alley, except through the there _were »na Des that 06 of from the gallery on'the Flood’s slley. 8108 the exit through the dress<drcle was & cape; there were no others that. I know & any part of the building. In my oninled by Brooklyn Theatre was as well provided 0, means of egress as any other that I mn‘!‘f there was & fire hydrant and hose on tbe Tt when the theatrewas first built; I -!“g"u of these in; the hose was of the for fire-hoso; Ih%v%no,telg:n mh:!:e ullding e 'our years, and don’ ow Wwhat becam: hosej when Mrs. Conway was there sbe alwar? -8B “L‘fla