The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-01-26

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either 81 to- families living therein.
The ftscuers, approaching TOO near
b lhe dense mass oi victims, were lime
aod again seix d by ibe oalslretched
bands II numbers aud oly saved By
iAci owu desperate struggles, allied
by their companions from behind
But who could withstand lAc implor-
ing gesures Of those who, upon the
very threshold Of salvation, saw
fearful, agouiEing death swiftly ap-
preaching Inside tie church, aud
within a few steps Of the main door
fronting upon the plaza. was group
Of perhaps two hundred, from the
white haired and venerable woman 10
tie infant Of tender gears. Ga the
right hand knel beautiful girl Of
SOME seventeen years, as yel uptoueh-
el hy the eager flames thai poured
down from above, aud by her side her
sister and mother, locked in each 9th
er's arms within tie reach Of those
without, who ever and anon dashed
reckles,ly through the scorching door
way, and Intellectually grasped the
cIoibug on limbs Of ihe nearest
Writing with terror lie hoslble
group swayed 70 and fio, tie weaker
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aeNef 70 f'se again. "'''ie 'he stronger
baii.cd with desperate energy to reach
the saving hauis that struggled as
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The scene sil0on, tie church was
heau-unding. The streets were fli-
Ell Wlb tle dead and dying, aud huul.
reds rushed daulicaIly 10 and fro. cali
ng upon tlie names ol loved ones
some kneit ia ,h@>treets 10 pray, some
were Carried of by their friends, tav-
Ing IN their grid, while some distract
ed ii the thou4ht 81 witc Or child per-
i-h.ng, rushed fauiicaby into The
ehareta.d were seen 40 more. Humid
reds were taken 10 tb hospitals aud
10 the neighbolirg priyat HOUSES
An thr pby .iciaus oi the city we're OPP
on The spot, ministeriug 10 the injured.
At midnight the flames spent for want
Of material 10 feed upon. had lowered.
and by morning had entirely ceased.
The spectacle, BY the giaring light Of
day, was indi,cri5ably horrible. T'co
thousand corpSes. in Every stage OF
carbonization, flom bluekened cinder
to the slightest scoreh, las IN heaps
around tie several exi doors, tie last
struggle painfully visible III the eager
position, lhe oulstFclched hands. the
staring eye.balls. The upper portions
Of the bodies were, with few excep-
lions disfgured beyond recognition
the lower eAtremities were scarcely
touched BY the flames.
The officiating priests, although as
heavily encountered as the women
With clothing, succeeded il escaping
wittom a single eCePtton, aud the
SINE paper which Published to day a
hist over 1000 rlctlmS wdOSe names