The New York Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1876, Page 4

4 he theatre in eitizen’s clothes on Tuesday night; I Was in the dress circle when the fire broke out, and first saw 1 up in the curtains or scenery over the t Tatonce ran to the front to get the doors open; the | actors quieted the audience for a moment, but only jor | &@ moment, when they “broke”? for the doors; I waited | Uli they were all out, and then | closed the doors to keep the draught out; the people bad begun to rush down from the first gallery, but sudienly they stopped | in their head: I went up to see what was the luat- | ter; there were two separate stairways leading trom | this gallery. | THE RLOCK ON THE STAIRS. When I reached the top of the first Might I found that a lady had caught her toot between two of the bauisters and had fallen; a stout man fell over the lady, and these two persons formed an obstacle over which many persons who were behsud tripped and tell iu a heap ow the stairs; fully Mfty or sixty people were piled up in that heap ab the foot of the second tight of | Biairs; the stairs were open from that pout dow | above’ the heap of persons who bad fallen the stairs | were clear for four or five steps irom the top; the | smoke was then very dense; 1 Was ouly about three | minutes alter the fire broke out; tbe curtain was low. | | tred and it caught tire, This caused the ilames to as- tend to the gallery; I looked at this pew break of the dames for about three secouds aud then closed the par- t doors; the unfortuuate people who had fallen bu the stairway cried to me tw extricate them; I suc. ceeded iu making some of those in the rear fall back a hittle, and thus was epabied to pull ous & man and a | Woman; when the others saw these two free they | rushed Jorward en masse and again blocked up the | passage; my next effort was for the Woman whose foot | | had become entangied in the banisters, but she held firmly; an usher came up to assist my, and, by pusting the crowd back as best we could, apd thus forming a small passage Way, We eXtricated as many as we were able to; | (hou returned to the cress circie vod found a woman there, Whom | carried out THE SUPFOCATING SMOKR. There were more people in this gallery, as I heard cries for assistance, bul so thick and dense was the emoke that | could not make out their locality; so sul- locating and overpowering Was the smoke that l began to become weak from it and I dropped to the tloor to get in fresher air; 1 was in the smoke not longer than | & mincte, but even in that ume 1 found that I could | rearcely’ breathe; the first and second galleries | and the stairs" wero at that time tilled with | this smoke; no human being could live in it two minutes; I heard a noise as if some one was jumping out of the window; it was utterly impossible to get to the top galiery then; I was nearly Fullocated when I got out; 1 'know that ail the people were taken it the dress circle stairs, but | heard cries inside in the dress circie; 1 cried out, * Where are you ¥"’ but received no answer; even when I reached the oor 1 heard the thumping noise, as if people weré jumping out of the upper gal- lery; had anybody jumped frou the upper gallery to | the dress circle | coulé not bave seen them ou account Of the terrible smoke; there Was no breaking of any etair or floor while { was there; Lam precty sure that ail in the dress circle got out alive; 1 tound a bracelet, some hair switches, ao opera glass and # buadle of clothes, which I gave to the police. A TICKET TAKER'S STORY. Samuel W, Hastings, the ticket taker at tbe entranco to the gallery, gave the following testimony :—The yallery was well illed on Tuesday, nignt; there were about 400 poople in it; Lwas there up to the co WMeucement of the last act, when | took the checks down siairs, leaving Officer Lott and his son at the door; after ‘a moment I went ito the parquet near the footlights; the audience rose in excitement and then I saw fire dropping from the flies; the actors told the Audience to remain cool and pass out quietly; | opened | the door, saw they could get out and then went up to the gallery; I could get up ouly eight or ten steps, however, a3 the stairway was filled with smoke; about a dozen persons came down the gallery staus; I heard cries up stairs, but could not distinguish what was Suid; the lights were out, and the poople in the gallery were in the dark and the smoke; the erics from the gallery heard ceased long betore | left the stairs, and | the persons who had been calling were undoudiedly #ullocated; 1 think it probable tncy tell one on top au- | other, and were smothered im that way; they were wedged in so that they could not tree themselves; after I reached there I think not more than fifteen persons got off the gallery; the siairs leading to the gallery were about eight feet wide; three persons abreast could pass down them readily; 1t does not oc- cupy more than,live to eight minuies to empty the gullery; the regular gallery stairway 1s a separate en- trauce from Wasuington street; there was neither fire hose nor pails of water in the gallery for quenching a fire; there were three windows, I think, opening on Flooa’s alley trom the gailery, but neither stairs nor other mode of egress in that direction; there were no fire oscapes on the building that] am aware of, ! THE “JOG! ON THE STAIRS, Had there been another stairway trom the gallery more people would have escaped, but 1 think thecrowd would have blocked it up also, especially if there were any jogs in it, as there were in the one used, which hau 4 jog in it’at the box office, where gallery tickets Were bought; 1 say again hat ‘the people stiothered themselves by falling one on another and by blocking up the passage Ways; no Wall, livor or stair gave way while I was there. A PROPERTY MAN'S KVIDENCE. George Henry, a property man of the theatre, re- lated what he knew of the disaster as follows:—I have been counnected with theatres nearly all my ie; L was in the cellar when the fire started; no hose or other apparatus for putting out fires was ‘attached to the theatre; the question of having some extinguishers has noc beeh mentioned to me, but | have remarked it us strange that none were about the Brooklyn Theatre; there were windows overlooking Flood’s alley irom the gallery, but no stairs; there were stairs in that direc: lien Irom the dress circie; there were no fire escapes onthe building; I saw Mr. Werner and others trying to pul out the lire with long poles; it we bad hada hose there we could have put the fh A GALLERY AUDITOR'S EX? Charles Strauv, No, 220 Stagg street I was in the gailery of the Brooklyn Theatre on Tuesday bight, When the tire occurred; 1 Was in the centre seat, with Josepu Creamer; I heard Creamer suddenly tluim, “Look, here is fire!” when I looked I saw tinders falling on the stage; shouts of “Fire! fire!” Kere beard, andthe audience made a rush for the door; one Of theuctors eried out, “Keep back !’? aud some obeyed, but others ran out ‘across to the stairs; the play went on for a minute, when theflames burst vutangnily, at which everybody in the gallery scram- E. D., testified :— Died toward the exit; there were not tweuty-live peo- pie betore Creamer and myself, but a gecond alarm Was given while we were on the — stairs, and iu no time we found oarseives —sur- rounded by a crashing ciowd; the further we got down the thicker beenme (he smoke; when we arrived at the top of the first lauding from tue street we ailtellin aheap; there was a woman in the crush anu they all fed over her; the stairs behind us were crowded ana the people tuinbled one on on top of an- other; avout twenty persons came out betore I did, Uut only a few afer; these lucky oncs lost a hat or vost 1m their fight tor satety; L saw a woman dra out; | waited near the door dbout filteen minute my iriend, but he did not come out and is stil miss. Hiost'tim when I tell down: we ail tel of the first fight of stairs irom the stre galery was well tiled; I think the people were all stuvthered on th rh Thomas R. J fre CUITECT TESTIFIES, ‘8, Was next called, wand he gave the follow i—Lam an uretitect | of thirty years’ exper (he architect ot the | Lrooklyn theatre; | aiso built Wallack’s Thestre, the dew York Academy of Mas: ye country; the about Tammany Hoi andother | lyn Theatre was | It hada pare jr the toundavion end balcony ana two \ vurse of concrete the cellar Walls were stene; the pillars were brick with stone findings and caps; the mam walls were of wood-burnt brick iuehes th up to the fies, and above that Id | lucbes thick, with 4inch’ buttresses; th was one partition ot brick, of 12” inches owe story bigh; was tbe lobby wal twis lobby wall parlly supported the gallery; It was of | te usual thickuess for such wails; | ; those Were the buly Walls; on the east side of the building, tronuing on Mlood’s alt there were two windows at the the nod, E think, two op each of the galleries; the mar | entrance trom Washington sireet to the parquet was about 20 feet wide; this Was the vestibule; tue luvby eutrance to tho parquet from the vestibaie was 1s fect wide; there was one four-told door, 8 teet wide, and one twe-fold door, 6 leet wid iro | also tnreo | fram the lovby into the parque’ 1oors Irom the parquet to Fi alley. & narrow street ou the east side ot the theatre; those doors were about 6 feot wide, veing’ made io swing outward, and — secured with bolts oul so batt they cond be opened eastiy:! from the inside in case vf an emergen Was a stage entrance door from Johnson street, feet wide , and also a long seene door, perhaps 8 | the greevroom was in te basement, uuder | *, and there Was u door from the grecuroom out to theareaway, and steps from that tothe side. Wuik Ub Joonson street, to be used ib case of neces. | there Was also A private passageway from tue | underneath the parquet, leading to the treas- | Uurer's oiliee; there was aiso a private entrance trom | | | | Washington’ strect to the apartments up stairs; the Stairs to the dress cireie were from the lobby of the parquet, and wore about 10 fi wide; there was also @ stair from tt dregs’ circle leading out on Fiood’s all Bn outke person ge through | ive dress circle and puss out on F yj there | Wasa separate gallery stairs from the vestibule un | Washington street, about seven or eight tect wide all | the way up; there was a pair of doors there, opening outward, leading to the gallery; all the doors Ut put M the building opened outward; the vest:bul the stage door I did not put up; there were no m y to Flood’s ulley, except trough dress circle; there Were no fire escapes there from | ailery. this was all to the dress circie; trom the dress circle to th e 1 the there was of exit from the gal u A MISNOMER, SURELY. exit from the dress virele a fire escape; others that | kuow of on the buiidi 1 Wot familiar with the Fire Excape law in Brook: ; Ldo not, even pow, think tuat tre escapes were 'y on Fioou’s alley from the gallery; peopie the theatre get accustomed to the reyular eways aud Would look for uo other, and if they did find a tite esexpe they would overcrowd it and probably cause u greater loss of life in Wat way; the Brooklyn Theatre was as Well provided with means of exit as any theatre | know ot. A FIRE MYDKANT DISAPPEARS. | There wasa tire hydrant and hose on the stage for the | Teall the che we, Suppression of Lres when the theatre was first built; Taw: 0 put such apparatus in; it was a regular tire | hose; 1 do not kuow what beeume of it; when Mra | Couway was there sbe always bad pails of water up in | the flies, aud also under the stage where tue dressing | Tooms were; there were only two platiorms om the | gallery stairs, to the best of my recollection; this | Made two bends at right angles; there was no means | Of access to this stairway from any part of the house | excopt the dress circle, THE WOODEN STAIRWAY. The benms uncer this sturway were exira strong | girders, 12x12 meh beams, some 4x12 and sume 4x12; . some Georgia pine und some white pine; they wore built in aud anchored ia the watls; 1 do not think ‘those stairs could bave been vroken down by auy | pacily them; | burning wood dropping on the stag | genera! rush toward tho opening of the gallery leading | there met with a blaze of tire; | then | About twenty | on the stuirs and screaming. number of persons unless they were first weakened by fire; the other passages abd stairways were equally strong, the building was put Up by day’s work and of the best ma ; particular attention was paid to the gus arrai nis and border lights; if the fre caught from a border light, either the border light or the border was not properly hung; the borders may be allowed to touch the border hghts by carelessness or a stroug draught, but they ought not fo do so. At this juncture, it being «bout hall-past one o'ctock | P.M, Marshal djourned proceedings watil evening, and accompanied Mr. Jackson to the scene of | the runs. AY THR THEATRE, They found the water bydrant, which Mr, Jackson meulioued, still in the porihwest corner ot the cellar. A measure of the stairway leadipg to the gallery was taken, and it was found tw be six feet and eight inches in widih. Ik was on the platform at the bead of the first fight of these stairs Where so many of the.crowd fell in that fearinl disorder deseribed above. Tho twelve-inch partition Wall was stil stand.pg and was 1u tolerably good condition ‘The sill of the door form- ing tho rear entrance to the parquet was visible, A porvien of the wall on the corver of Johnson street aud Fioou’s alley was #tanding, and Mr. Jucksou said that it suould be knockea down, as it wus dangerously tusccure. Marshal Keady thinks that a fire escape on Flood’ alley would bave been useless, as the alley 1s very var- yw. Hoalso thinks that all the bodies have not as yet been recovered ; that at least 300 persons were lost, some of whow were entirely consumed, Jt was the Marshal's original intention to go on with the examination at three o'clock, but be was informed that the witnesses whom he wanted were injured to loo great a degree to be on band, 80 the proceedi were adjourned until this morning. AT THE CITY HOSPITAL, During the evening Marshal Keady visited the City Hospital, and obtained the testimony of Charies Vino, who was in the gallery when the Gro was discovered, Vine’s evidence is interesting, and is here given in fulli— 1 live at No. 3 James streex, Brooklyn; Iam a bill poster; L was at the Brooklya Theatre ‘on Tuesaay night;'l am free to go to the theatre when I like, aud am acquainted with itm all parts; 1 goverally go into \ue gallery; om Tuescay bight, when the fire broke out, | iret heard a rumbung noise back of the stage; souebody erted “Fire!” and then Miss Claxton and the gentlemen ou the stage told theaudience to keep quiet, | that there was no fire; at the same ume the fire com- menced ¢o fall on (be stage; | saw it then for the first, THE GALLERY PANIC, As soon as the cry of fire was raised the people rushed toward the door, but, at the bidding of the act- ors, resumed their seats for'a moment; alter the fire became visible there followed a dreadiul panic; the whole audience im the gallery, where there were women and boys, rushed for the doors; the women screamed and the men cursed and sword at each other; they piled up im a heap in the passage way in the gallery before they reached the stairs; the gallery was well flied; there was but one opening from the gallery to the ball whero the stairs were, and this opening had no doors; it was about six or etght feet wide; the crowd tried to get out ol this door ina body, buta number got out at tho first ular and blocked up the stairs: then nobouy could move; Liooked at the crowd a second and saw they could not or did not move; 1 then looked for some other means ol escape; I ran to a window which opened on Flood’s alley, raised the sash, which was stuck hurd,’ and looked out; 1 saw the height from the ground was great, and did not dare Jump; the crowd was still inside in the gallery screaming’ and some of the women were rushing wildly to and tro between the seats; there was still plenty of light, but I think the flre made it and not the gas; as soon as | turned around I saw the ceil- ing was on lire over us and it was dropping down on the people; it was one great sheot of fire; it could not have been more than two minutes irom the time the fire broke out, A JUMP FOR LIFE lsaw I could not get out by the stairs, and saw others rushing about crying wiidly, and I went down to the front row of the gullery, looked down into the dress circle, and jumped to it; the galicry was like a furnace at this time; the Hames and smoke were sur- roundiog the people, and some of them were already scorched; it was awiul; 1 stood the heat as long as I could; the roof was on fire, and all the heat seemed to ve in the upper gallery; I did pot seo any ollicer there; when the first rush came everybody was knocked down; even bad the doors not been blucked und the stairs not crowded Ido not think the people would bave gotten out in time to save themselves; the fire got to the roof of the gallery trom the sceuery; ihe smoke smelled like burning paint, and was most suffocating; when 1 jumped down into the dress circle 1 struck on one of the iron chairs ‘and was severely injured about the groin; I cid not notice any one in the dress circle till 1 got tothe stairs; there [ found many women and children on their backs about three deep, unable to move; the cause of this Was & woman who caught her Jeg in’ the banisters aud could not be extricated; there was no light in the dress circle when I left there; it was also quite dark on the stairs; there may’ have been People 1 the di circle when left there; was behind the crowd on the stairs; I saw they could not move and I jumped over the angie of the staircase, on top of the pevpies’ heads below; | roiled into the billl- way and made my way to tho street; I did not know where I was; there were ven or filteen policemen threatening the people at the back of the crowd, tell- ing them they could not get out that way, and using their clubs; they had to do it 1o extract the women from the crowd; the women were on their backs with their feet twisted in tho bantsters; I jumped when the police were not looking; I had to do it; it was tco bot behind me and | was sullocating; J remained at the door nearly an hodr aiterward; I do not think that the crowd could have gotten out by the dress circle stairs; it was horribie and it was worse on the gatiery stairs; the people were raving mad, and did not seem to know what they were duing; I think there wouid have been a loss of life if there bad been a dozen stairs; the Dre went up quickly; it wus just hike afly into a match box and setting the box afiro; the peopie had no more chance than the fly would bavo had; it was all owing to the rapidity with which the fire reached the ceiling; 1 think the request of the actors saved a good many lives, because it allowed those who started first to get hall way down belore the second rush took place; if they had all started at tho first ruso there would have been more lives lost; there was a window for ventilauon looking out onan adjoining roof, but I did not know how tar I would wave to jump and’ did not go there; I was the only oue Who jumped to the dress circle; I saw bo one else try the window in the gallery; they foliowed evch other aboutip the hope that oue of them Would find some means of escape; 1 think tuere were over tilty in the gallery who could not reach the stuirs ut all, besides tuose Woo Were ranping about wad and | scroumiug; 1 thought there were 400 or 600 1n the gallery; £tuink probably 160 of the v0 got out, but not more; woticew no breaks tu the gallery stairs; they always 8 ed very soudto me; I have been down theni in arush many a time; L never saw any trouble, | except at the aagies; this would always cause some delay; Lhave becn up and down tho-e stairs once a week for four years; | never saw avy troubie there be- fore; bo purt of the gallery stairs fell down or broke while L wis there, or in the dress circle, they were about 7 feet wide trom top to bottom; L am now suller- ing rom my wounds, wuich give me tuuch interal pain, ANOTHER ONB OF THR AUDIENCE. ‘Thomas J. Farrell testiled as toilows:—When the fire broke out ¢ Was in the first seat of the upper div sivn; the audience all jumped up at the ery of “Fire Most Of (he peopie sat down When the actors tried to fe bext Lsaw alter that we: Pieces of 1 jomed im the to the stairs; the crowd choked up tis passageway and those who got through went down the stairs in a body; 1 tink tity or seventy-tive persons got out ahead of me; there were avcut seventy-tve people standing im tue gallery; when L got out 1 went around to Joliuson street to pull opeu the stage door, and was jor inily three or tour winates betore the aiarm we'beard « tumbling nose benind the scenes; it was created bY the men trying to extingutsi, the ire, T suppose; 1 suw no one fall on the gallery stairs, but Was cartied olf my sect, ANOTHER GALLBKY SURVIVOR, of LOY Eizbur street, was sle in the gallery. Me heard somebody tre Was on fire, aud several people vp and ran out. They came tack soon, aud lire Was seen over the stage. Roderick ran out. poopie were ahead of bim, li Lind him tumbling one over anot! There were about twenty He fell twice, Samuel situng an th say tue Park 1 jumpe heard those b women iu the frout seats of the gallery but got out with bis cousin. wien he reached tue strect, He remained on street for some Ome, aud saw about tifty people come outot the theatre, ‘The investigation wul be con- | tioued at nine this morning. THE ATD MOVEMENT. In response to an invitation by Colonel Sinn to the members of the thes J protession and the citizens of Brooklyn, quite a large gathering assembied yester day afternoon in the New Park Theatre to take some practical action towerd ratsing funds to alleviate the wauts of those Who bad suflered by Ube calamity whieh has so recently cust a gloom over the city. before three o’civek the people commenced to file into the aisles aud occupy the seus. Few were present who did not seem to be iopressed with the mourn- ful duty they felt called upon to perform. Old actors came with saddened faces and took their places in silence, while with the more youthful ones there was none of that gleeful spirit shown which is characteristic of the members of the profession. Though the profession was not as largely represented as might have been, yet many of thuse who Were absent proved that they were not unmind- ful of the terrible visitation of Tuesday might THR OFFICERS, The meeting was called to order by Colonel Sinn, who nominated Colonel Thomas Carroll for chairman, He was upanimously elected, after which Mr. Ed Lamb was chosen vice presicent, Mr. William Davidgo made secretary, and Mr. Daniel Chauncey, of the Mechanics’ Bonk, appointed treasurer. Mr, Carroll, on taking the coarr, need to reler to the dreadiul calamity which bad bes fallen the community. It was terribly fixed” in the mnds of all, He paid a high compliment to Color Sinn, as bemg the first mun in Brooklyu (o take pablie action in the matter, Hiv was sorry it was #0, as he thought that it was the duty of the Mayor todo thut hich a private chizen hus now undertaken, This us the huting time for the members of the theatrical profession and the people to act, and, although they could not restore hie, they could do inuch toward als Jeviating the suderiugs of those who by this terrible there was little { Brooklyn. putung | Roderick Was insensib.e | the | Shortly | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1ergETRIPLE SHEET. disaster had been eomeey of all they valued as most dear to them on earth. A SERIES OF BENEFITS, At the conclusion of the Chairman’s remarks the Secretary read a communication from Mr, Y. 1. Jarvis, of the Olympte Theatre, Brooklyn, expressing a desire to co-operate with the meeting 1: any way to raise funas for the suffering. A letter from Mra, Farrep was | read expressive of solicitude for the relatives of ‘poor Harry Murdoch.’’ A communication was also re- ceived from Mr, H, MeVicser | ness of the menagement of the Lyceum to give fit ip aid of the relief fund, Mr. Edwin Booth to assist | im that benett. Colonel Sinn said that he had, In conjunction with | Mr. Hooley, decided upon giving the proceeds of the whole of next week’s pertormances in aid of the sul- terers. Mr. Ed. Lamb then arose and spoke very faclingly of the manner in which Mr. Sheridan Shook received the news of the disaster, Mr. Shook, he dedlared, would do everyth'ng that lay in his power to lesson the sul- | ferings of those in ailliction. Mr. HL B. Phillips followed and stated be was em- powered by Mr. Montague to tender that gentleman's — iu whatever capacity it would render most e Toes, Pastor, through Mr. Brown, offered the ser- vices of his company, himself aud bis theatre. Mr. Ed. Lamb again took the floor and announced that Mr. Jobn 1. Raymond was gaxious to contribute his services in the good work. Mr. Lamb, moreover, wished to offer bis humblo labors to help the fund in aby way. Miss Clara Morris, through Mr. Jobn P. Smith, Placed ber services at the disposal of the mecting, and Mr, Smith himself announced bis determination to give a perlormance at the Academy of Music, the pro- ceeds to be given to swell the general fund. The Old Bowery Theatre was next heard from, through Mr, L. H. Everett, and a matinge and night formance will be given in aid of the 1uod next week. Mr. Graver appeared for Messrs. Harrigan and Hart and tendered tue services of both these artists, with the company of the Theatre Comique. Mr. Deve id the management of Niblo’s Garden decided to give a benetit next Monday tn aid of the fund, The ladies and gentlemen of the dramatic com- pany, the premieres und ladies of the ballots, the | lecder and orehestra and the supernumeraries have voluntarily offered their services for that eveuing, as have carpentere, property men and every perso: | connected with the theatre, in Whatever capacity. Mr. Rode, of the German Theatre, Williamsburg, came forward to tender his aid by the Eee, ofa wee in a New York theatre—the Stadt, if possi- le. ‘The movement was not confined to this city or Mr, John P. Smith again took je floor, and, speaking irom his iriendship with and knowledge ot Mr. J. 1. Ford, promised that gentieman would give the proceeds of a performance in each of his the- — in Baltimore and Washington to aid the relief fund. Again Colonel Sinn addressed the Chair. Ho had taken the Academy of Music for the 1st of January, afiernoon and evening, for a benefit himself, This he | would now forego, and {nstead he would donate the proceeds of that enterprise to the fund, provided some star such ag Mr, Booth or Mr. Raymond would co-op- erate, ‘The Olive Social Club tender the proceeds of its re- ception next Wednesday evening. As soon as un opportunity presented itself Mr. John P. Smith moved that a commuitee be appointed to communicate with every theatrical manager in the United States and ask their codperation in the rais- ing of junds, The motion was carried, and Colouel Sinn, U. Davidge, J, P. Smith, EB. Lamb, sheriff Dug- gett, D, Chauncey, A. | Maverick, and A. M. Palmer Were appoinied to serve on that committee, A vote of thanks to Mr, Dion Boucicaultand Miss Emily Sol- dene for their generous sympathy and aid was then passed by the mecting. Mes Phillips, Maverick and Smith were then ay pointed a committee to draft resolutions of condolen with the families of Claude Burroughs and Henry Mur- doch. After a brief delay the following resolutions were read and adopted: Whereas it has pleased the Almighty dispenser of events to cull to Himself two young men who had become endeared to their friends and tothe geueral pubtie by thelr genius, their tender m attention to duties of lite devolving upon them: and whereas we mou not only the sudden aud melancholy ending of their promi ing cureer, but are stricken with the deepest sorrow for the melancholy tate whieh his overtaken nearly 30) other human beings, mostly our fellow citizens, whose thread of Hite has Leen severed with such feartul aud almost unprece- dented circumstunces of horror; and whereas occasions like this, melancholy and touching as thoy #re, teach us that the hearts of maukind yo out in moments of poignant sorrow in throbs of sympathy toward the suffering, bowed beneath w weight of sorrow; therefore Resolved, That this meeting of members of the dramatic profession ‘and. citizens of Brooklyn touder to the families and trieuds of Mr. Henry 8. Murdoch and Mr, Claude Bur.oughs the expression of its deepest condolence und Are aed in the deplorable disaster which has befallen them, Resolved, That t] cretary of this meeting be dirceted to forward a copy of this preamble and resolutions to the families of the aeceased. Mr. Frank Girard followed by moving that a com- mittee of three be ulso appointed to draft resolutions of condolence with the Jumilics of those who suffered by the disaster. The Chairman appointed Messrs. Girard, Maverick and Lamb to prepare suitable expres- sions of grief. Sheriff Daggett next addressed the meeting and stated that terrible destitution existed among some of the poor families who had lost relatives, and moved that a committee of one in each ward in the city be appointed to collect means (o supply these Wants, The motion was carried, and the Chair appointed the follow- ing genuemen to act as @ committee on reliel:—First ward, Samuel McLean; Second, Frauk McKey; Third, W. E, Usborn; Fourth, General T. R. Dakin; Fitth Andrew Waish; Sixth, Thomas Scranton; Seveuth Benjamin Bryer; Eighth, Dr. Alexander Roove; Ninth, Benjamin Estes; Tenth, Joby F. Eleventh, . Shipman; Twellth, Thomas ‘Thirteenth, Demas Strong; Fourteenth, Captain Bre: nap; Fifteenth, Jauiel Mauger; Sixteenth, Colonel IH. E, Roehr; seventeenth, Herman Cottrell; Eighteenth, George C. Bennett; Nineteenth, Albert Daggett; Twer tieth. Charies Pratt; Iwenty-urst, Davia R. Jaume: | Twenty-second, W. Tounlan; Twenty-third, Francis B. Fisher; Twenty-fourth,’ Supervisor Froema: Tweoty-fiith, James F, Kasion. The immediate and distressing wants of some of the suflerers being particularly alluded to the Jollowing sums were thereupon subscrived on the spot:—Colonel ‘Thomas Carroll, $000; Sheriff Daggett, $600; Colonel W. Sinn, $250; Mr. John’ P, Sraith, $100; Miss Ano Ward Titany, $100; Mr, Ed, Walsh, $100, ‘and Mr. George Devere, $100. Colonel Sinn announced that the burials of the bodies recovered trom the ruins will take place on Saturday, and that funeral services wil be heid in the Park Theatre, Academy of Music and Hooley’s Opera House next Sunay. After a few words of tribute by Mr. Davidge to the memory of the two untortunate young actors who perished in the flames, the meeting adjourned. ACTION OF THE UNION SQUAKE COMPANY. A meeting of the Union Square Theatre company will be eld to-day at two o'clock at the theatre 10 take action in reierence to the funeral and disposition of the bodies of the two actors, H. 3. Murdoch anu Claude Burroughs. It 18 now thought provavie that the funeral wal be held on Sunday, The company wi!l attend ina body to pay the lust token of respect to their late companions, No pertormance will be given at this theutre until alter whe juneral, Both Mr. Shook aud Mr, Palmer keen'y feel tho los of these two mem- bers ol their company, as Ubey possessed, in addition to their anuable personal characiers, great merits as actors, and were highly valued by their employers. Since Mr. Stuart Rovson's aeparture trom this theatre Lis line of character had beeu acceptubly tillea by Mr. Burroughs, and Mr, Murdoch stood in the frat rank asa colbedian in bis peculiar parts. ‘The funeral ser- vices will he held at the “Littie Church Around the Corner,” of wuich Dr. Houghton is pastor, THE NEW YORK MBKCHANTS, Some gentleu eventing diferent branches of business 1a New York lave thought it necessary to luke some steps to investigate the cuses Of destitution caused by the recent horror in Brooklyn, and a com: wuiteg, ooaeisilag of the 1ollowing weil Known gentle- | men, ast a Aspinwali, LM. | Bates, Henry Favbri, ‘Francis Skiady, Benjauin Franeis A. Palm Edward M. Townsend, cher Harper, Jr. ; Jotian M. Fiske aod Charles Watrous. : Already many cases of destitution of whole families deprived of he means of sepport lave come to th notice of the commitice, though no systemauc search has yet been undertic or them, An appeal will b presented 10 the public aud e competeut agent has | | becn cmployed to make a complete list of all who have | lost therr Hives, and to ascertain the circumstances of | their famiies and those woo depend upon tem, 80 that a distribution of the fauds collected may be made jw a way to uelp the most aes Une | Of the committee eailed upon Mr. Setrocder, the | Mayor of Brooklyn, who, ib connection with’ the police wnthoriies, lus aflorded every facility im bis power for the propused imvestigatia, and who ex- presses the warn thanks of Brooklyn lor the proposed | relies, Atl subscriptions may be sent to any of the | above nated gentiomen, and will be duly dekuowl- | edged through tue press | N will be given of the | proper parties to whom appheation way be made by Twill be seen that ovly | thuse needing assistance. city med are placed on the comuitice, because a sim- ilar movement is to be set on oot concurrently with this, in Brooklyn particularly. MISS KYTINGH'S SYMPATHY AND AID. To Tnx Evrror oy tue Heraio;— The terrible disaster 1n Brooklyn bas moved every | heart with borror aud griet, Every member of the theatrical profession feels as if he or she bad lost a brother in the death of Mr. Murdoch and Mr. Bur- Troughs; but the most fitting way to share our sorrow is to provide immediate means of relief by which those who were dependent for support on (he persons who lost their lives may receive such poor consolation as pecuniary aid can bestow. 1 woud theretore beg to offer my services for any or every night of tho week beginuing Jauuary 29, the date when | was to have entered upon an engagement at the Brookiyn Theatre, 1 would furthermore re- spectiully suggest that a relief fund be gotten up tor the benefit of Mrs. Hitchcock Mr. Murdoch’s mother, who 18 left entirely destitute, and for that purpose 1 beg leave to envlose $25. Rexpectiully you BOSE EYTINGE, Coreman House, Dec. 7, 1871 PRACTICAL ASSISTARCR To rae Eprtor or Tin Herato:— Please add enclosure to relief fund in aid of the Brookiyn suifere:s and oblige D. THN GRAND OFRRA MOUSE, To tux Evitor or tux Hxra.o:— Owing to some misunderstanding in expression to your reporter a statement appeared in the Hewat of this morning by no means conveying the whole truth of our offer for the beveilt of the suilerors by the Brookiyn Theatre calamity, What we propose to do 1s this;—The managers of the theatre, Me Pooe & Donnelly, will coniribate the reutof the theatre, advertising expenses, &e., In gross; tbe proprietors ov the play now ranumg at the tneatre, “Crabbed Age,” woo aro Mr. J. 1. Atwater and Miss Lottie Allon, wlil contrivute the use of the play, their own services, | ‘ &e,; the whole forming a contribution ot all the receipts of the theatre for the week, 1b is desired that His Houor the Mayor of Brooklyn will depate an officer to receive the avails of the performances, which should be made liberal by public patronage, as ho such contribution in full has been oifered, to our knowledge, even by the liberal profession known as the dramatic. The precaution late named will taken in order to secure periect satisfaction a8 to the a livery of proceeds AmOURE ARM deltv ery Or POOLE & DUNNELLY, Lessees and Managers of Grand Opera House, JOHN B. ATWATER, Nuw York, Dec, 7, i876. Miss LOTTIE ALLEN, THB OATES COMPANY VOLUNTEER AND CONTRADICT 4 RUMOR. The remarkable coincidence of name and business in the corpse numbered “1” at the Morgue led to the Announcement in the evening papers that ‘Harry Peel the well known theatrical and travelling agent, was dead, Happily the rumor proved to be unfouuded, as will be seen by the following telegram :— Es Wasuixoron, D, Dee. 7, 1876. i Sees J. Brapy, 146 Fourth street, Brooklyn, ED. Peck is here. Oates Opera Company volunteer cheer- fully for the benefit of ‘the sufferers. SAMUEL COLVILLE, . Manager of Oates Company. A SURVEY OF NEW YORK THEATHES, The horrible event of Tuesday night will naturally cause @ sensation of distrust in New *York theatre- goers. To give the public an idea of the provisions of the theatres of this city to guard against a similar vis- itation a corps of Hxratp reporters made a survey of them yesterday, and from their personal examinations and the reports on file in the Bureau ot Inspection the following facts are ascertained :— THE FIVTH AVENUK THEATRE. This house occupies the site upon which the old Apoilo Hail furmeriy stood, As far as human ingenu- ity 1s concerned every precaution seems to have been taken to guard against any accident in case a panic should seize upon the audience. Thero are three wide doors on Twenty-eighth street, opening upon the main entrance, and these ure supplemented byta like vum- ber leading to the orchestra circie from the lobby, ac- commodatory to as many aisles, Altogether seven dvors five’ feet wide are available from this floor to allow the egress of the spectators The balcony bas three aisles, {rom which three maia doors can be reached, Inthe lobby on this floor it 1s impossible for a gorge to take place, consequently a jam 1s out of the question, Besides this, in case of alarm, the side windows, only two feet from tbe ground, can be read. ily opened apd communication had with the Gilsey Buildings, fronting on Broadway. On the same floor is the ladies?’ parlor, through which a door leads into the same buildings, offering a safe passage out, The top floor, or family circle, bas tour doors opening into the wide stairs, and at the bottom of five steps from this circle is an entrance to Broadway. The lobby is divided trom the theatre by an eighteen inch wall, with iron doors, The iron balcony in tront of the house 1s avail: abie for escape in case of emergency. A steam pump havirg two lengths of hose attached is at’ all tin ailable, A number of Babcock fire extinguisnet are also distributed about the building. Those engaged ou the stage in case of accident can readily get away through an entrance on Twenty-ninth street, This entrance is through an eighteen inch wall running up tothe flies, Three curtaius—one satin, one painted and one of woollen—divide the auditorium from the stage. One of the few defects at this house ts the placing of eight boxes in the rear of the auditorium that con- tracts the space that would otherwise afford additional exit NIBLO’S THEATRE, The Broadway entrance is 22 feet wide in the nar- rowest part; the lobby 18 20 feet in wiath; the Crosby street side is well supplied with means of exit; a largo stair runs from Crosby sireet entrance to the second balcony, while extending from the auditoriam on either side isa five-foot stairway. The scene room and carpenter’s room are in a fireprool building adja- cent to the theatre, In case of panic or fire the room can be resorted to as a means Of escape, All ore guards are provided, GROUND PLAN OF NIRLO'S GARDEN. Crosby strect. Broadway, BOOTHS THEATER, ‘On Twenty-third street the main entrance is twenty- six feet wide, besides which there are tour others, each ten feet wide, on the same street, which are opened for egress every evening. To reach tne lobby four doors a ‘ailable, and then Sixth avenue is only a few tee! t, to which a twenty foot passage leads. The upper twrs are connected with each other by stone steps and the well holes grated with iron bars to prevent a panic stricken crowd from jumping througn, A regular fire brigade 18 organized here, composed of the stage employ és, to command of tho master carpenter. Over cach row of flies is attached an tron pipe periorated with holes, and when the water is turned ou the spray dreuches ap areaof toarteen sqhare feet. Two tanks on tho root, each containing 8,000 gallons of water, can at a moment’s notice deluge the stage, so that it is im- possible for a ire to make the slightest headway. The steam engine connected with this house is capable of throwing a stream of water sixty feot above the bulld- ing. The ushers are drilled to open the doors ata second’s notice, and all the doors lead outward. An audience of 3,000 persons has been dismissed from this theatre im less than two minutes. The green, scene and dressing rooms are shut off by iron doors. Tho stage door is on ‘twenty-third street, and there ts an- oul exit through the basement to Sixth avenue. ‘The house is supplied with all fire cuurds, THE STADT THEATRE. Superintendent Adams reports that this theatre is in a Very dangerous condition, und, learning that itis ubout to be reopened, he 18 going to get out an injunc- tion, He prononnces it the worst man trap in the city. Ip 1874 the department found the columns sup- porting the balconies rotten, and as the owners would not make repairs he put iu fourteen iron upright col- umns. The auditorium is reached by a bali 14 by 34 feet; from this a stair 6 feet 6 inches leads to the first baleopy, which ail must go up on their way to the parquet, which ts reached by descending a stair 5 fect wide, There is a crooked stair on the north side ot the balcony, one 7-loot stair trom the lobby to the second balcony, and two 3-foot stairs on either side, extending {rom one tier to another, Ithas no sepa- rate room for scenes and but few fire guards. GKOCND PLAN OF STADT THEATRE, Chrystie street. * EI STAGE PARQET IE Bowery. THE GRAND OPERA TloUSK. The entire auditorium can be dismissed in about two minutes, Four immeuse aoors open tr avenue entrance into the orchestra which three doors on the north side open’ into th yard ou Twenty-fourth street, and four doors on the south side open into Twenty-third street, [tis impos sible to have a throng im the vast lobbies of either floor of this building. An exitis availabie on Twenty- fourth street from the main lobby through the bar- room. From the family circle large glass doors open into the offices lately occuyred by the Erie Railway Company. The mode of retiring from the stage is also made easy for those engaged there by urate en- trance leading to Twenty-iourth street, The green- room and carpenters’ room are outside the walls ana have four duors for exit. There is an independent exit at the north end of the balcony lobby, by a wind- ing stairs, to Twenty-fourth street, PARK THKATRE. ‘This house is of sinall seating capacity. As far as the present manager is concerned he has made every ible arrangement against an impending calamity. e building 18 erected on Twenty-second street, buv- ing wn entrance th: Jeet wide on Broadway, A stuircase ten feet wide leads straivht to the orchestra, and on the outside of the orehesira the stairs continue to the bulcony one story above. The balcony bas a separate exit on Broadway adjoining the main en- trance From the orchestra a door jeating to Twenty- sevond street bi ‘ecentiy been constructed by order of the Batiding Department, through which the spec. tutors can readily reach the street. In case of a fire occurring on the stage large hose attached to two fire hydrants are coustantly ready tor use. A third fire plug can flood the stage. A large tauk holding 3,000 alions of water is kept foil at ail times on the paint frame in for any emergency. The second bal- cony is reached by @ stairway six leet wide, with two landings. THE nowERY. Thore are three entrances 6 feet 2 inches wide from the street to tae vestibule, and three separating that from the lobby. From the vestibule a stair 4 tect ‘wide leads to the lobby, and two stairs, 6 fect 6 inches, lead up to the balcony, There is a stage exit on Elizabeth street and an entrance to the pit by the basement on the Bowery side, From the second to the third balcony there are two 5-foot staira, with a 4-foot spiral stair on the northeast corner, which also rus up to the gallery under the roof, The gal- lery can also be emptied ito the balcony below by means of two stairs 2 feet 6 mcbes wide. ‘fhe Burid- ing Department ordered these latter two put in, bat one of them has been floored o All safeguards are provided, GROUND PLAN OP NOWERY TURATRE. Elizabeth street, oe F ‘SCENERY ENT. STAGE PILLARS Se © © 9 © Bowery. WALLACK'S THEATER, The egress from the baleony of this house is by Means of a staircase twelve fect wide. The parquet floor, containing 600 seats, with three aisles, is pro- vided with three corresponding folding doors, each five and a half teet wide, opening into a lobby seventy- tive feet wide, with three lobbies twenty feet wide, two of them opening on Browdway and one on Thir: teenth street, Between the theatre and these lobbies 18 a brick wall, entirely — cutting off the main staircase and entrance passages from the auditorium, The staircases and passuges w#lone will contain 2,000 people, so that tbe whole au- dience might be in these pastages and clear ot the theatre. The galiery is provided with two separate Staircases—one twelve feet and the other ten feet wide—im mediately accessible trom the back of the gallery, where the openings are the same as on the parquet floor, At the back of the stage on its level is a large pair of gates wide enough to admit a carriag On the same side, to the north of this, 1s also tbe stage entrance tour feet wide, The scene room ts outside the walls, on the Fourth avenue side, and is shut off from the main building by iron doors The dome 1s canvas, and, although at the centre it reaches the root, bean is an average of filteen feet between it and the roo! GROUND PLAN OF WALLACK'S THEATRE Fourth avenue. STAGE ENT. STAGE Thirteenth street, Broadway. UNION SQUARE THEATRE On the parquet floor of this Louse there is but one entrance; this, however, is fully ten fect wide, and throagh it the lobby is reached, In case of any emer- gency, however, an easy exit can be made trom the windows on tho east side to an alleyway adjoiming the theatre. The ascent to the balcony is by means of a staircase five feet wide, opening into a small landing, and then turning rectangularly in a corridor rauning along the rear of theseats. From the gallery there a two staircases about the same. width as that leading to the balcony. Tbe roots of the adjoining houses can also be reached from the galleries by means of windows opening in the form of doors. From the lobby of the theatre an easy exit can be made through the large gi as well as through the office ana the Union Square Hotel. The actors can make their exit from their dresaing rooms under the stage by means of m passageway ronning under the weet side of the parquet and opening into the lobby. There is also the regular stage entrance from Fourth avenue, Bes'des, can also be reached by a staircase, which er, Very narrow and circuitous, and from tl ties an exit can be made to the roofs of the houses ad- Joining the theatre on both sides. The great objection ‘to this place of amusement is that the management, in their desire to economize space, Rave curtailed the width of the aisles. The main one of; the balcony is only three feet wide, and the side aisles are two fect eight inches. The main aisle in the upper gallery is three feet eight inches- The side aisies of the par- quet are but two feet seven inches wide. GROUND PLAN OP UNION SQUARE THEATRE. PARQUETTE. o10q oF eoussyug MAIN ENTRANCE. Fourteenth street THY NEW BROADWAY. THEATRE. Wood’s Muscum was the former title of this estab- lishment, whieb has now been closed about two months, and since that time has been undergoing ex- tensive alterations at the hands of Mr. John Banvard, to whom the property reverted after Wood's retire- ment. Undor the last régime the house was a regular under box, and bad a tice ever occurred here, and a large audience been present, the loss of hie’ would probably have exceeded that of the Brookiyo Theatre, ‘The main entrance to the auditorium leads irom Broad- way, hear Thirueth street, to a broad flight of four steps, from which two staircases, each twelve fect wide, continue to the next floor, which 18 an extensive lobby. Four doors ‘admit the visitors to the orchestra. From this lobby the dress circle is reached by two puir of stairs similar to those below, avd the same number of doors admit to this portion of the theatre from the second lobby. The uallery has a separate entrance from the street, sud IT sneoeary, wide door will admit those com- ing down (rom the galfery to the lobbies below the top floor, and thus enabied them to reach the street, via the main entrance, The corridors in which the museurh curiosities were formerly exhibited remain intact, and help to entarve the lobbies of the theatre, The stage arraugem Mr. Banvard proposes to make pertect and with a view to safety. The bouse will pot be open to the public until December 2L, THE GLORK THEATRE. There are three main entrances on Broadway, 735 fect wide, leading to the parquet. On each side is a T-loot stair to tue balcony. The second gallery is reached by the same line of stairs. The windows are very low and offer easy escape in case of emergency. RELLY & LEON'S MINSTRELS. There isa main entrauce of 7 feet width, with two side entrances 5 feet wi The centre door opens into the lobby, from which two 6-fuot stairs run to the balcony. ‘The stage entrance is in the basement THR OLYMPI This house bas two main entrances 6 feot wide, leading to a lobby 12 by 15 fee. ‘There are two doors 6 feet cach, one leading down an $ foot 6 inch stair to the parquet, and one stair of the same size goes up to the valcony. On Crosby street there 1s abundant means of exit. The second gallery 18 reached by a stairway 4 fect 8 inches wide. GROCND PLAY OF OLYMIIC THEATRE. Crosby street, SCENERY ENT: STAGE PARQUETTE | MAIN ENT. GALLERY ENT. Broadway, AELLER'S WONDER THEATRE, On the parquet floor of (his theatre there are three wisies leading ench to a iolding door six feet wide. Thence by taking six steps down another fo\ding door is reached at exch of the three entrances, Two ot these lead juto the lobby, whence the street 1s reached by a large gate; while other one, beg tue road to | | | | —— tho gallery, leads directly to the street, The stat cases leading te the balcony, one on each side of the house, are semicircular in form, and are about four and feet wide. The baicony also has three wisles, leading respectively to three entrances about three and a half fect wise, and open ing into a sort of hallway, whence the siairs are reached, The ascent to the gallery is by means of a staircase about three feet wide, and rather staep in its construction. From the stage there are two doors leading, right and left, to an alleyway on e:tber side of the bu ding. There is also a staircase in the middie of the rear of the stage leading down to the basement, whence there are two doors opening out toward Broadway, and four windows opening into the alleyways. In the roof there is also a trap door, whence an egress can be made to the roofs of the ee houses, All doors of this house open out- ward, THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. On the Fourteenth street side there are five folding doors, seven feet wide, opening imto the lobby. On the opposite side are two entrances of the same de- scriphon leading to an alley, extending to Irving place, Besides these there are four entrances directly trom Irving place, making in all eleven in number. Ali these doors open outward and are not locked, but are simply securéd by bolts under ry body contro. Frou the box tier and the gallery, an fron staircase, which still remains from the last ire, leads directly to Fourteenth street, Ke- sides this, thero are the same namber of doors on these floors as on the parquet. These staircases are all built of iron, and are ali about four feet wide. From the stage there are but a few steps to the alleyway loading to Irving place, and, besides, there is an en- trance to Fourteenth street direct. In case of an emergency there would not be the slightest diflculty for the uciors to make their exit, as these ways are pot at all circuitous, TONY PASTOR'S. The main entrance is 18 feet 4 inches by 22 feet 9 inches and the main door 6 feet 3 inches wide. A door over 9 feet permis the passage from the hall to the auditorium, One stair § fect broad leads up to a land. joy. where it empties into two other (3 feet) stairs that go up to the first balcony, The stage entrance ja on Mercer street, and another goes to the dressing room through the basement, GROUND PLAN OF TONY PASTOR'S THEATRE, Mercer street. Broadway. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS. The hall of Messrs. Birch, Wambold and Backus # situate on Broadway, between 'Twenty-eignth ang Twenty-ninth streets, and is reached by a broad faght of steps leading up from Broadway. 1t only seats 700 persons, and in cage of an accident a dozen windows, leading into the Gilsey building, besides the stairs, can be made available for exit. This house is emptied in two minutes. The stage people have a separate en- trance in Twenty-ninth stroet, by way of an iron stairs case attached to the outsiao of the building, THEATRE COMIQUE, The parquet is reached by door 12 feet wide, lead. ing trom a passage 22 by 100. On one side is ald foot passage. with 544-foot stairs leadihg to the cony. One stair, 4 feet, empties the gallery into Crosby street. This latter stair, which is broken by a landing, is on the outside of the building. GROUND PLAN OF THKATRE COMIQUE, Crosvy stree! Oy ania TEI SCENERY ENT. STAGE PARQUETTE Broadway. LYCEUM THEATRE, The parquet has three ais and four doors about five feet wide leading into the lobby, 16x50 feet, There are three outside entrances directly from tho street fully seven feet wide. The balcony is reached by twe broad and commodious flights of stairs ou the east side ofthe house, It has the same number of aisles as the parquet and the samo number of doors opening into a corridor running around and ending at the staircase, The gallery issimiiarly arranged, ouly from this there 18 a separate winding staircase, avout five feet wid leading directly to Fourteenth street. From the stage there isa broad passage way leading to Fifteenth street. This door can also be made use of by the in- mates of the boxes on the west side of the building, Superintendent Adams expresses the belief that this theatre is a very excellent one as regards safety, CHICKRRING HALL. Morris K. Jesup yesterday complained to Mr. Adams that this bail is in a dangerous copaition, The main entrance is 10 feet wide, an 1i-foot stair- way of twenty steps extends to a landing, {rom wich T-toot stairs of twenty steps each start out right and leit to the parquet on the second floor, Twa T-foot stairs run up to the gallery. In the rear it @ spiral stair 514 1eet wide from the parquet to Fighteenth street. Auother rear stair, 3}, feel, goed up to the gallery from tbe parquet, i GERMASIA THRATRE, The exit from the parquet floor can be made by orly one door, about seven feet wide, in the northwest cor- ner of the house. Thence, through a hallway about twenty feet long and eight fect wide, the street is reached, AS a means of ascent to the gallery, a stair- case about three and a half feet wide is used, There are, however, two fire escapes, each about four feet wide, leading from two windows, by means of which Neilson Hail can be reached without any difficulty. In addition to these, on the west side of the gallery there 18 a door three ieet wide, on which the words “Noth a ng’? (Exit in Gase of emergencies) are painted. This, dy a few downward steps, leads directly to the main entrance of Tammany Hall. From the stage there is a direct exit to the /arze entrance west of the main entrance of Tammany Hall. There & stone staircase gommunicating with the fire escapet on ‘ad top floor, All the doors open in an outward di rection, THIRD AVENUE THEATRE, This bouse, which is very small, has one stairway leading to the balcony and two to the gallery. An exe tra stair to the balcony was put in by order of Super- intendent Adams. The stage entrance is on Thirty- first street. When asked what theatres wore in an unsafe con- dition Mr. Adams said that o ‘bingabout the Union Theatre ix bad, There isa steep pitch to the ny. He did not see how it could be remedied, however. ‘I propose,” said he, ‘to compel them at once to make @ large entrance through the office ior the relief of the auditorium aud another from the balcony through the Union Square Hotel to Broad- way? They frequeatiy fill the side aisies with camp stools and chairs. 1 jhink the ushers speculate in them. With the exception of this and the — sioate that T have already spoken of, I think ali the theatros are as gato as they can well ‘be made.” Mr. Hyd chief of the Inspection Bureau, concurred tn th opinion, Mr. Adams has this year mudo exte: draw: of all the theatres and churches in the city, which are on file in his department. AUDIENCE: HERALD reporters were stationed last evening at every theaire in the city in order to ascertain how much time was occupied in clearing the houses, The result is herewith appended, 5 GRAND OPERA HOUSE. At the Grand Opera [louse the performance was co: cluded at twenty minutes past ten o'clock, and the audience, which left tno theatre slowly, had cleared out im two minutes and forty seconds.- The attendance would have seemed largo in a small theatre, but only appeared to be moderately good in one so spacious as the Grand Opera House, KELLY & LEON's, The curtain fell on Kelly & Leon’s minstrel and variety performance at precisely tweive minutes and thirty seconds past ten o’clock, and two minutes and & half later the audience was entirely clear of the theatre and the lights were extinguished in the auditorium The audience did not number over a couple of hundred persons, and was very leisurely in leaving the house, OLYMPIC THEATRE, Thore was a large attendance at the Olympic Theatre Jast night, and the spectators appeared much pleased With the performance, The house was cleare@in four minates aud a quarter from the time the curtain fell, The parquet, orchestra chairs and dress circle were emptied in thice minutes, but the gailery took @ minute and a quarter longer. GERMANIA THRATRE The Germania Theaire, on Fourteenth jt, was fairly filed last evening,’ the orchestra stalls being heariy all occupiod as wollas the from) rows im the Parquet and balcony. The time occupied by the audis epee iu issuing from the theatre after the fall of the curtain Was timed by the reporter, ard four minutes and forty-five seconds, He KAGLE THKATRE. At the Ea) tre Inst evening, With “New 0 lt Was and 1s,” and varieties on the boards to be York,