Show BURNED TO ASHES A m YORK THEATER BI the famous filth atenco theater is no diore A of gutted NE v YORK jan 3 shortly after the perform by alic fanny davenport company at ohp fifth avenue fire wai discovered in that building it spread with marvo loin rapidity and before ions tho fifth avenue theater herrmanns new play lipase a dozen other stores and a whole block on broadway were in flames A stiff wind was blowing and m spite of alie utmost efforts of tsie fire depar the buildings mentioned were gutted the sturtevant bonge was threatened and creat ex emont prevailed ahila the fire was at Us height there were six explosions plo of gas iii abo fifth avenue theater which blazing timbers in all directions setting fire to adjoining building and nearly causing tho death ot a dozen firemen all the property burned belonged to the gilsey and the total damage co alie filth avenue theatre ia t abed at half a kiil ion berr loert moat of hid property in his new theatre and hiie stocks of six or eight ertons in the block on broadway very bailly damaged when ine 5 re to the sturtevant the guests were quickly routed out they gathered up their effects and pit pared to depart but the ire in was extinguished without damage the loss jon the hotel will probably not e the brewer house was also slightly theatre biad only lately been remodeled filth avenue theatre was resulted last summer in years ago the san francisco minstrels birch wambold and backus held forth the fifth avenue theatre ml be by old timers as alie old apollo hall ure is still burning but under control it iq now reported that aix firemen lost their lives but this is uncorroborated if I 1 fanny loss will be at least it is ingros sible lo 10 eive the othera to but alie arn regate may thice quarters of a million |