Show De Destroyed troyed bY Fir NEW Naw YoRK J Jan n 3 J. Shortly alter the the of Cleopatra by Fanny Davenport company at the Filth Fifth Avenue Theater last night file Cue was wa dis discovered discovered covered in that building It spread with rapidity and before long the Fifth Avenue theater Herrmanns Herrmann's new pia play house n R dozen other stores and a whole I. hole block on Broadway roadway were ere in inflames flames A was blowing blotting and andin andin in spite ol of the utmost ellott ot ci the fire tire department the bu buildings s mention mention- above were gutted The Sturtevant house aas threatened and great Ireat excitement excite excite- ment prevailed While the fire was at its height ht there were wore six explosions explosion o of gas In Avenue 0 which blew bluin blazing timbers in all directions setting Ire Are re to building and nearly nearly near nur- ly Iy causing the death of oa a l dozen firemen tail All II the property burneti burnett belonged to the Gilsey Gluey estate and total damage to the Filth FUth Avenue Theatre Is estimated ed at ball bait a million Professor Hel r- r mann lost most ot of hj his property in his isis new f theatre and ond the stocks of six or eight stores in the block on Broadway were very badly damaged When the fire communicated to the Stun evant House Houe the guests were quickly quick quick- quickly ly routed out They gathered up their effects and prepared to depart but the fire in tho the bu building was wu extinguished without dama damage e. e 1 The he loss Iou on the hotel will probably not exceed j The Drewer House was also singed sll slightly Herrmanns Herrmann's theatre had only lately been remo remodeled The Filth Fifth Avenue theatre was refitted last summer In Herrmanns Herrmann's theatre ago alo the San Francisco Minstrels Minstrels- Minstrels Birch Birch Wambold old and Backus held Backus-held held forth The Fifth Avenue theatre will be remembered by timers old as the old Hall At t It II is s still sull U burning but bUI under control It is now reported that six firemen lost Ion their lives but this is U uncorroborated uncorroborated un un- corroborated Fanny Davenports Davenport's lo loss will be at least It ii s impossible to lo give ive the others tonj to night ht but the aggregate may r reach ach three quarters of oC a million |