Show the theatre horror LONDON september 5 al A theatre at exeter took fire this cirenia evening during the performance of itoman romany rye tile the occil pants of the pit after an awful struggle esca escaped pad bit but 6 many of them were greatly in in jurd jurad there was ottly only ono one exit from the gallery and the crush there was vas terrific scores were trodden under tinder foot and A fire escape was brought t to 0 a window and wany many inside wee were rescued sixty corpses have been reni removed oved the iilo ky is estimated at tho fire blazed fiercely 7 lighting up the whole city people peole were seen flocking 11 to the thousands inquiring of friends the scene inside the Vic theatre atre ihn the fire broke out was an awful one sonie some men implored tho the to be calms calm but it was to check the frantic hulsh the theatre hose was brought into use in a few minutes hut but tho water waler 44 had little effect on the fl flames a aies the actors and actresses we were rOt taken akell from froin the windows with tho sid aid of ladders they lost every everything except what they wore at ih etine e up to the present time I 1 s have been recovered chev chevre ara almost unrecognizable flask jt the structure burned esthe abe theatre royal it was the latest designs and W I 1 b f I 1 abely finished being co condid aim cd tan inq e of the prettiest in tile tho k kingdom adom there was a full house t tp inget and everything was vas all tile the end of the third act P caf altopp when the drop fell and ir a aia anent tho the whole stage 0 wai of liani cs A wild PA rama y aks ind 4 and windows find were ingui ot ers were rescued with the of ladders from the verandas verandahs veran dahs lisp thirty injured survivors have been taken to tho the hospitals the fire burned abrou throughout 0 bout the the search for bodies proceeds slowly in in many any cases every shred of clothing is burned off and the bodies look black and raw there are arc various various lepor s as to the origin I 1 0 ot the fire it is only certain that flames broke out in the scenery shifters department those who escaped say that the special exit was properly opened the firo fire brigade arrived five minutes after the breaking out of the flames but the efforts of the firemen were wi hout bout avail there were several thrilling rescues A majority ofte of the 6 victims were ere men and boys about thirty I 1 women were bur burned flUd when the fire started the drop scene was low erid to prevent draughts SO 0 o ne I 1 of the actors opened the 0 to escape I 1 causing the fire in to burst through a the drop scene i nd d to ignite the gallery 11 tile the fl 1 mes overtook st the people who wel I 1 t in an all immovable mass at ard d roasted tham tapi to death many who were rescued alive died soon after being brought brough out of tha burning building the occupants of the dress circle escaped without serious serious harm barm A telegram from exeter I 1 ata at 5 this morning says the fire is under control the people are distracted with anxiety and 1 are am standing about abse directs in I 1 the neighborhood of the theatre in I 1 search of friends who attended last nights performance the hospitals I 1 I 1 are besieged by acx anxious I 1 i ous inquirers for friends twenty badly burned persons who were admitted to tho the hospital died 2 a few minutes after they were received I 1 |