Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-02-17
FROM LATE ENGLISH PAPERS.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.
rom the Duhlin Freeman's Journal.

between the hours of u and O'Clock, the Au-
gustnian Friary Chapel being crowded TO ex-
cess, some women and children began to groan
and complain of the intense pressure. A sud-
den panic seized the congregation, when cry
(perfectly unfounded) that "the gallery was
giving way" resounded through the chapel
A frantic rush towards the only door common
10 the floor and gallery took place. Women
and children were Instantly crushed to death,
or suffocatcd just outside the door where they
fell Immediately pile, five feet deep, OF the
dead, dying, and hale suffocated, accumulated
at the door. a cry, that the kitchen (Which Is
under the Chapel was on fire, added to the ter
ror of the scene. A rush towards the altar
broke down the ratings Of the sanctuary. Some
were killed in the fall from the windows. Now
scene of heart rending lamentation took place;
the father, seeking among the piles OF dead and
diving for the child; the husband for the wife;
the mother bearing the dead body OF her be-
loved child in her arms running frantic through
the streets. A fine young woman, miss Cross,
bore neighbours child over the pile, and in
stantly remembering that her own sister was
within, she attempted TO return, but met her
uutimey fate at the fatal door of death. a mo-
Their Of nine children is consigned 10 the grave!
At this hour g o'clock at night two children
who were crushed To death behind the door re-
main unknown, belonging probably TO country
people, who have MT yet heard OF their untlme-
" fate. Fourteen persons are already dead -
The number of those who had broken legs.
arms, ribs, SC. now under the hand Of the sur.
geon, amounts to one hundred. This day OF
sorrow will be remembered for q long time by
the weeping inhabitants Of Callan.
We are sorry to say the above account is'con-
hrmed in most of the particulars, by the FOL
lowing extract from Kilkenny Paper.
GA most affecting catastrophe happened at
Callan, on Monday last, of which correspond
en-, has favoured US with the following account
As the Rev Mr. Rice was going to celebrate
mass, on Monday, the Goth inst. at the hour OF
IL o'clock, the Chapel was immensely crowded
and poor woman in the body OF the building
having given utterance to the anguish she en-
dured from the very great pressure, this unioi-
tunately excited a movement among the peo-
ple in the gallery, on which report arose that
the gallery was giving way, and second that
fire had broken out underneath. The people
in the body Of the chapel rushed forward to-
wards the door, and pressed on those coming
down from the gallery, when melancholy to
relate, six poor women, with three children,
lost their lives by the pressure OF the crowd,
and great number were severely injured by
contusions and fractured limbs, sc. Too much
praise cannot be bestowed on the eXertions OF
Doctors Butler and Heating, Of Calan, who,
until very late hour, never ceased to use all
their exertions in relieving and administering
remedies to the unfortunate surviving sufferers;
and also the humane conduct OF the Rev. Mr..
Dobbyn. who contributed much to their relief
by his unceasing exertionS.
From the Leiacesisr JovnaI-We are concern
ed TO say, other accounts represent the fatality
as much greater, aud one states, that five per-
sons expired late on Monday night; and another
that two OF The women were advanced in state
of pfegnaeny; and third, that one~oi. the wo-
men has left len helpless children behind
Paris, Jan. 1.-The letters from Warsaw
which we received yesterday, say that the Prin-
cess of Lowiez, before the news ofthe event at
Tapanroe was to go to Ems for her health,
which could not support the Climate OF ST. Pc
tersburgh.
Cardinal Louis Ercolani died or the 10th De-
cember. French Fupds-For the end OF the
month, Five per cents. Sof. zoe. Three per
Cents, 65f Soc,
THE EMPEROR CONSTANTINE.
Aletter from Brussels says as follows:-"Ihe
new Emperor loves war, but, in general,sr is
supposed that he will never enter into war but
for the interests Of Russia. 1t is not supposed
that his mind is pre-occupied with passions
hostile to his glory, and that he viii turn on
the intrigues Of the West that attention which
his vast empire requires. His wife, the Prin-
cess Lowit, is equally distinguished by her per-
sonal charms, by the grace other manners, and
the nobleness of her character: her mildness
and goodness delight all those who approach
her. and if she is never to be seated on the /
Throne, she will always render the access Of
misfortune, and truth easy to it'll
Some men belonging to the Directing Com
mit,ee, or their active agents, have circulated
the report that Constantine, only placing all his
am bition in re-establishing the Throne of Po-
land, was going to petersburgh to stiipulate for
this point, and to abdicate the empire. The
absurdity Of such report is more evident than
he object of those who had circulated it,
Constitutional.
iwAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
In consequence of an English brig having