Simms

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1876–1877

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Simms, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Brooklyn Theatre fire kills at least 278

   1876–1877

   Role: Convened a jury inquiry into the disaster (per truncated source passage); full name and office not stated in source

   1. 1Post-1876 · Green-Wood Cemetery and Cemetery of the EvergreensBurial of Victims

      Unidentified victims were interred in a common grave at Green-Wood Cemetery, while identified victims were buried individually.

   2. 2December 5, 1876 · Brooklyn TheatreFire Occurrence

      The fire broke out on the evening of December 5, 1876, at the Brooklyn Theatre in Brooklyn, New York City.

   3. 3Report delivered December 18, 1876; jury testimony continued into January 1877 · Investigation proceedingsInvestigation and Report

      Police Fire Marshal Patrick Keady interviewed witnesses and delivered a report in December 1876.

Sources

1. Brooklyn Theatre fire Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04