Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-11-11
FOREIGN NEWS.

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GREAT BRrrAls
Wefintl Che following partie,,lnrs oc tho fata,
accident at the Music Hall surrey f,,rlars
while the Rev. Spurgson was preaching. in the
London Morning Post and other papers,
Before the service conncnced The cntlns;.
asn, within and without the building. was in.
tense. After the preacher had proceeded for
some minutes, on sudden the hystcricaI scream
and subsequent fainting OF n female in the gall
lery to the left of Mr.. Sturgeon, and at the fur
ther end of the building, occasioned conimo-
ton Presently the people at the doors cried,
Sire ~ there really had been a strong SINE
of fire a few minutes previously --others called
out, ssThe building tine building is falling Il
and then-from ABOVE, in the galleries. in Tho I
hail. and from all sislcs--rose n volle, of screams
and shrieks, which were followed by n terrific
The preacher pa,,scd IN, terror. yie,vea fr,,,
the orchestra, the body of tie hall presented n
scene of dire conftlsiss, and os,onized ayc;ta
ment. Fortunately. from the floor heinz en-.
numbered with seats, a moments obstruction
was given to the rush That moment saved the
lives of many who would have been.
ed in the tremendous onset toward the door mud
gave time for more time for tranquil si,serya
tion. The preacher recoyeritie himself ;,n,,T. !
red silence assured the people Of safety an5
while the shrielss and screams still resonnded'
set up a hymn. which 1t first la5,iliv ca,,tss
from the orchestra, soon spread itself over tic
troubled Congregation Ii, ti5e bo,lvs f
who now seeing the. roof still above them a,,s
the galleries still crowded with listeners ts,rr.
stricken, yet eagerly hanging mon the French
er's words thus enconra sed' Joined 4 in fl,a :
hymn
Not so In the s,.ior;as fT,sa.a .,.s,.
made, 10 was
faeinp tbe entraea bS,,. ii.
frightened men women aud ea,n
=, ana cniaren poured
tb a. E. Az. ',, ... upel
IL 10 tb. :,
ately from the uo.
hogany hanrail broke and f5a ne
way one after the other. far about fbrss
IJr.,ed NV tbe crowd ahavs
the sides a,vn ta lei over
floor beneatl,9 sass ~ '''e s.oie
The first who t,,,,t al 1,,ss -. . - NJ 49,,
woman Who sir,,c. mon l,.r baad a, s;ea
without eroan. the second .nnths. ,.as,,s,.s.
Div dressed ,,,
agony with. n child cta,aJ i; ~ IL, ~
came g 80.
followed Meanti,e ,bs ero,,.
of the hall below r,,sh;na
age forcing their Nv t,,.
and dying The grosns and scrca ms were snch
nc ,nisht he "a e;sd ~ I,s - y y
Those who rnshed t;rst fra,n M ,,,I1 ,,,ao
their way in panic Ia the Garden ates ,h;ct
they fo,,nd closed 1,bsa $50 ~,
known to the peonle outside oe,. ,,,a
once borne down viii ,nsb o.a
ment ~, asa -, tl : iisw
crowds poured into the tsil IT,, ,...,sa
hurriefly up tl,e Grand ti,e n,;sa ;ta.. .,.,a
gave occasion IN M.
geon yainv atfe,nntcfI to
S,, AZ ias ~. ~ ny ai,otner
spector in ny ~
remoyino the deaf h,, ~ e AZ, - ~
ple to3k ~ = 'ae
the exact position If ,tairs to NJ S,,nla,
who tel
The ne xt poirt was n, s,st o,,t M,
Hc was fornd stretcbed -;
state of great mental a,5 tssaii,,,s.
the assistance of one IF t,,a I;ra,a.s 81
conveyed "a s.,s
ed and tieparte in a., h.'
The nn,nbe, of doth. ss,a,.ts5 =.
twenty or moro sariS,,s hr,ss H., al
no distinct 80,
n,,rbor y, .ne aesuai
diancs =; ~
finn az i.o iiet-
r., Ta.,,5 ~ ~ ~ = :,
NAT. ocfober o,, 500 AZ .s.,, -
October Il ssye, s,,s
NJ the Islands ofMoit, an, 49,,
nature and 90 ioss. T.;
a. 80 INA. .lie
exnerienced any Tive, 80 M - nv.
shock made Itself narce,,t;bls ~, ..,,s,.s.
motion simila, In that sod Nv ~ 20
n beavv orr 9i
accompanied by S,,,nbi;ns no;s. IS g;st.,
tl,,,,,1as .ts;st ho,se ol instant
ill every briidins trsn,,i,e u
had elansed ,ybso n, ~.
panied Inv n lof.,
eccasions yas t.,t HEATH
conntr,, - = -. soM = a'su
st.s,'. ,yo,,o,, a,,1 ,,,;,l.a., .,,,s..,
from their s,,,r,a,s $500 aroused
r,,sh;ns nouse,
y,v TO the a,,d 60
soon h.c.,,,a s,Ii sf M MtllSl
Ias ~; =. ny seh.ry AT inc
which he ot s - sne man
shells were being throyn into ths .l.s