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100 1 _aAnonymous
245 1 0 _aBurning 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
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2011-09-12
508 _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)
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History
653 _aBrooklyn Theater (New York, N.Y.) -- History
653 _aTheaters -- Fires and fire prevention -- New York (State) -- New York
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37391
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