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Show : TELEGRAPHIC i . . THE BROOKLYN FIRE. I acid cut a ud Detail! The F uner ul Cereiuoniea, Etc. , Brooklyn, 29. Timothy Owen, a ulage baud, bad an interesting escape. es-cape. Making his way through an underground passage te I tie coal bunk under the pavement, he succeeded suc-ceeded in getting beneath the coal he-la, where his tappings attracted the attention ol the bystanders, who helDcd him nnL The list of the identified bodies numbers about 250. Altogether 298 bodies have been taken from the burned theatre, and if lha list of missing is correct the burned remains, of so veuty persons must still be in the ruina. Tne funerals of Harry Murdock and Claude Burroughs will lake place to-morrow from the "Little Church Around the Corner." The expenses will be borne by Mr. Sheridan Shook and A. M. Palmer, lessees ol the burned theatre and proprietors ot tbe Union Square theatre. The mem bers of the two theatres have adopted resolu tinns tnndnrino svmnatlir tn the managers and holding them blameless ol the awful catastrophe. Forged passes to the morgue and Adams Btreet market, where the bodies and fragments of bodies were Liken, wero sold on the street for twenty -five cents a piece. On the lot iu Ureunwocd where tbe bodies of the unidentified will be interred, in-terred, is a mound in which a circular trench fourteen feet deep is dug. A monument will be erected on the centre plot. All the coffins will be neat, plain and similar, having only the ornament of diamond head tacks. Sunday's servicib. Following arrangements for the memorial services in Brooklyn on Sunday have been made: ACADEMY OF MUSIC. iteaumg me scriptures, a. vj. Hunt, D. D.; prayer, Dr. E. B. Porter; Por-ter; addresses, Rev. W. R. Budding-ton, Budding-ton, Judge George G. Reynolds, Dr. Jos.. C. T. Duryea, Rev. T. W. Stiemie; German DenedicUon bv Rev. Geo. F. Kettle. PARK THEATRE. Reading the scriptures, Rev, C. E. Miller; prayer, Dr. Thomas; addresses, ad-dresses, Theo. Cuyler, Ex-alderman Joo. A. Tay'or, Rev. Dr. Bancroft, Rabbi Brauderstine; German benediction, bene-diction, pastor of the church uf Incarnation. hadlly'b opeba hfuse. Reading the scriptures, S. B. Holli-day; Holli-day; prayer, H. It. Nye; addresses, Dr. David Ingles, Hon. Mr. Strong, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Rev. Chas. B. Shullz; German benediction, Rev. Mr. Errickson. These services will be held simultaneously simul-taneously at 2 p. m. i At a meeting of the clergy invited to the memorial services, Father Malone said the usages of his church would not permit him to officiate in any of the exercises, but he would be only too glad to cooperate personally sb far as he could. His own church bad been Badly a (11 ic ted, and he should hold appropriate services. At the missionary meeting in the church of the Pilgrims, last night, tbe regular missionary collection was dispensed with, and a collection o( $120 taken up to delray the expenses of the burial of three sons of Mrs. Ross, members of the church. Tbe scene of the horrible catastrophe catastro-phe in Brooklyn is almost deserted in consequence of tho unsafe condition con-dition ot tbe walls. A bitter wind and driving dust aided tbe police in executing their duties. A number of workmen were engaged in bracing the dangerous wall. A sad discovery was made Saturday Satur-day morning. Among the ruins of the stage it was thought that the fragment of a human body found on Thursday near Hie corpse of poor Burroughs was all that remaiued of the actor Murdoch. This proved not to be the case, for the body of Mur- iHnfV. rr ralViPr ft nnrtinn nl it. WHS found this muruing and clearly identified. identi-fied. The bitterly cold weather ha caused General Dakin to countermand counter-mand the orders- yesterd.iv. issued to the local militia, and i.niy the members mem-bers of the regiments who vnhinleer their services will Uke part in the funeral proceesiou. In front of the morgue leng lines of wagons draped: in black were drawn up, and the undertakers were directing the removal re-moval of the coffined bodies, and preparing to convey them to their burial place. Along Flatbush avenue through which the procession is to pass, the shops are closed and emblems em-blems of mourning appear upon I many doors ana windows. Aiany oi the e tores in the principal streets are also closed. |