Carl Fischer Music in business. 1873 New York Society for the Suppression of Vice founded. Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing was founded. It was the first school of nursing in the United States to be founded on the principles of nursing established by Florence Nightingale. The School operated at Bellevue Hospital until its closure in 1969. 1874 January: Tompkins Square Riot (1874). Young Men's Hebrew Association founded. 1875 – Art Students League of New York and Coaching Club founded. 1876 December 5: A stage lamp ignites scenery and starts the Brooklyn Theater Fire during a performance of "The Two Orphans", killing at least 276 people, primarily patrons in the upper gallery. 1877 Museum of Natural History building opens. New York Society for Ethical Culture founded. 1878 October: Robbery of Manhattan Savings Institution. St. Patrick's Cathedral opens. New York Symphony Society founded. 1879 Sullivan & Cromwell law firm in business. First of four Madison Square Garden opens. 1880s 1880 Metropolitan Opera Company founded. Workingman's School active. Population: 1,206,599. 1881 – William Russell Grace elected first Catholic mayor of New York. 1882 January 13: A train wreck occurs just south of Spuyten Duyvil Creek when a local train from Tarrytown crashes into the tail end of an express from Albany, which had stopped on the tracks to make an emergency repair. At least 10 persons were killed, including a state senator. September 4: Pearl Street Station (electric power plant) begins operating. Goldman and Sachs and Luchow's restaurant in business. 1883 May 24: Brooklyn Bridge opens. May 30: A rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge is going to collapse causes a stampede that kills 12. November 18: Day of two noons. Metropolitan Opera House (39th St) opens. Life magazine begins publication. 1884 New York Cancer Hospital, Brearley School, and Grolier Club founded. Hotel Chelsea and The Dakota built. 1885 – Standard Oil Building constructed. 1886 October 28: Statue of Liberty dedicated. Aguilar Free Library established. 1887 January 27: Port of New York Longshoremen's Strike begins. Teachers College founded. Scribner's Magazine begins publication. 1888 March 12–13: Great Blizzard of 1888, or "White Hurricane", paralyzes the Eastern seaboard from Maryland to Maine; in New York City causing temperatures to fall as much as 60 degrees. About 21 inches (53 cm) of snow fall on the city, but enormous winds whip it into drifts as much as 20 feet deep. Regionally, over 400 people are said to