02647cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000140011524501820012926400510031130000470036233600260040933700260043533800360046150000310049750801780052852013750070653400450208165300410212665300490216765300740221685600430229037391UtSlPG20260610133843.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aF1061 aAnonymous10aBurning of the Brooklyn Theatre :bA thrilling personal experience! Brooklyn's horror. Wholesale holocaust at the Brooklyn, New York, Theatre, on the night of December 5th, 1876 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-09-12  aProduced by Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from
images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Burning of the Brooklyn Theatre" by Anonymous is a historical account written in the late 19th century, specifically recounting one of the most tragic theater fires in American history. The text describes the catastrophic event that occurred on December 5th, 1876, which resulted in the loss of over three hundred lives, detailing the circumstances, chaos, and various harrowing experiences of those involved. The narrative serves to memorialize the victims, such as the actors and audience members, while capturing the overwhelming sense of horror and tragedy that surrounded the incident.  At the start of the account, the author outlines the setting of the Brooklyn Theatre on the night of the fire as a bustling venue filled with an eager audience gathered to watch a performance of "The Two Orphans." As the play commenced, an unnoticed fire broke out, leading to a panic-stricken rush for survival as the flames engulfed the building. The narrative vividly details the horror of the situation as the audience struggles for safety, highlighting the bravery of some individuals, including actors and attendees, in their desperate attempts to rescue others while also shedding light on the chaotic aftermath with accounts of the fire's devastating effects and the grim task of identifying the victims among the wreckage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History  aBrooklyn Theater (New York, N.Y.) -- History  aTheaters -- Fires and fire prevention -- New York (State) -- New York40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37391