The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-18

rent Of afr shaA always cculAsss betwsco NE upper
boarding MA ~ Soos, rolled thrcugh Ne church. In
Ww mo Acots al cver heaA WAS ass o. flames. In ths
mean me the bad succeeded IN escaping; for In ths
ehuch the sores we're separated By iron grating. and
Va women bad fed ~ far the middle Of she church
long hurry, the fanting the obssrucsioa u ths bell
saped dresses and the frantic sasssness V gain The
street, formed impsDssabls barrier befcrs VIE two
doors, which, by ouipabs impsudsnce gave access 70
tho FREQ air only towards the open space b cnt aad the
Of the west side Of the church. That obstacle
was Ne barrier Of death. rvaf
And now what appeared most horrible vas that,
seeing the salvation Of lives within reach Of our arms
impossible 70 save even one Of the victims piled
one spon another on the very thrsshold.
Hardly bad she noble men who devoted themselves 70
save lives the peril Is tDer own, sszed By the arms
o. The clothes pfosTae form than the other women
mad With terror from ths nearness Of the re cutched
Tie victim about savsd and in dr. aged
those who CANA 70 heip thsn into that derry vortex
u was alnest impossible 70 extSicats even one nom
that heap Of desparng wretches and undo that ghasty
knot But the IRE accomplished that which baied man.
and the passage into the doomed church was not
cleared until that npenesrable pbaanx OF precious,
beautiful life was q handful Of cindera
Al midnight the smoking ruins OF the fatal temple, 60
soon slen. cnarnel house. visited and BY tho light
Of lantern every slip showed the appalled, gaze fsar
u groups Of carboDzed copses that preserved sim the
supplicatng despairag attitude Of their frgh1u
tyrdom ra "a 8en s,5f..s
In another account from The same paper Is found
Of the sickening details and fuller particulars.
give u entire
dreadful visitation has fallen upon Us.
Truly this 10 day OF trouble and rebuke for bias
pbemy. The OF amcntation Is heard all over the
snd the bitter weeping Of fathers, husbands, brothers
and lovers for those who the JOY and brightness Of
their e that refuses b cofortsd because they are
not. Hundreds Of young girls only yesterday radiant
beautiful in the uxuriant bloom Of the fresh hopeful
spring Of e today calciDed hdeous corpses hor.
Ybe loathsome 10 the eight impossible DO recognized
The sch Of December great triumph for The clergy
Of tbs Church Of the Jesus In Santiago An enthusiastic
audience filled every nook TAe soere hardly any men
As; bet Avee hcusosd women, conpring the RosSer Of
the beauty and fashion Of the Capitol Il the feet Of
The ecolesastcs, very many against the VIII or fathers
and husbands but that OF course only showed forth the
power and might Of The Gospel Never had such pyro
echny been seen before; twenty thousand lights, mosy
camphcnc in long estoops Of coored globes blazed the
church into hall Of re. But the performances had NOT
yet begun when the Of IRE the foot Of the
gigantic image Of the Virgin the high altar over
board devices TO the wooden roof rolled torrent OF
fame. $3.50 n s
The audiences or the IRE was awful The dense mass
Of women frightened out Or their Senses numbers faint
Ing, and al eo.apgled by their long swelling dresses
rushed those who knew that death was their heels
70 the one door, which became choked up. Fire
was everywhere. Streaming along the wooden ceiling il
flung The camphene lamps, hung in rows there among
the struggling women.
In . moment the gorgeous church . Of fame
Michael Angelos fearful picture Of hell there bat ex
ceeded. help WAS all but lmpossible Hercules might
have strained his strength In vain pull the
serred Of renzied wretches who, piled above
another they climbed to reach the air. wildly
fastened the grip Of death upon any escaping in
order that they might bsdraggsd out with hem Those
who ooged to save them doomed TO bear the
narrowing sight thai ever scared human eyobato
mothers. sisters, tender and timid women dying that
dreadful DEATH that appalled, the soutest heart Of man
within yard Of salvaou within yard Of men who
would have gven their lives and again for them
II maddening-the screaming and wringing OF hands
fer help the remorseless flames on and then,
xhile some already dead with fright burned in
CHASTITY indifference, others 10 their horrible agonysome
In prayerwere tearing their hair and batterng their
faces Women seized in the embraces Of he flames, ,ere
undergo transformation though By optical
deiuoa: first dos;ingiy bright, then horribly lean and
attitude.
The Ore, imprisoned by the immense thickness OF the
walls, had devourcd everything combusble by ten
O'Clock and then, defyng the sckenng stencil, people
came TO look for their lost oh, what a sight the
fair, placid moon looked down uponi Closely packed
crowds Of cacned, distorted FORMS wearing the fearful
expression Of the last psng, whose smile was once
heaven; the CHASTITY phalanx Of black statues twisted
every variety Of agony. stretching out their II
~ ko.x. chn
ip the door, mutitudcs with their lower parts entirely
untouched, and all shspeless mass, but with
arm or foot unscathed. "a
The silence, after those piercing husned IN
dea horrible lucas he silence Of ne 0ra anbroen
bm by the bsncr Wcii fatnna cry-ovm TWO
SOUS had passed Through that ordeal Of fire to ne judgment
seat of God. eta
Heroic acts Of sublime daring have not been wanting
Enduring gratitude has been ercsd IN erery Chritan
heart BY he eaiict cr Of Mr. Neson the Knissr Off
United States, his coSwryman, Mr.. keeos, and several
other foreigners There were generous men who deaed
the fury q The flames 10 save lives, and some Of
these died martyrs 10 their noble hearts. An English
man or American u ID unknown which, was seen TO
rush through the flames, 10 seize In his powerful
lady, stride With her little way, and shen, with hts
hair blaze, and choked With smoke, fall back into
the volcano 70 rise again. young lady named
OsIio, having IN vain impioyed bvanders 10
her mch, rushed IN, and shortly dftercards mtydcuiouy
tmed form ,ciA her parent ta her arms, scred young
lady Of the Of Solar just before the smoke socs'ed
her had the presence az mind TO tie her handkerchief
around her leg, that her body might be recognized
The writer continues 10 speak Of the OF the
IRE, and 10 whom the blame for the catastrophe ari.
bu,ablc He handles the clergy in the severe man
ner and sayshe population Of Santiago 90 supine and
so priestridden fred with ndescribabls indignation
al The monsrous conduct Of the priests. The public con.
holds them guilty Of the death Of all these victims
and particularly the mountebank Usarte the inventor Of
the Virgins Post Office impcsturs ses extract from The
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