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


70 some houses no. soul returned. Mothers, with
sought nom street 70 street and house house their
wives orotners their sisters and parents their children
that 1--WE hundred had perahed Il was hoped this would
prove 70 Dc an exaegera.on but the next day the
Der vas SIX ana then eight hundred, then thousand y
further. And yet Il has. Until now seventeen hundred
ass S.sn e and We
been recognized; bu. the oyerwhe ming mass have have
crowd OF laboren was At work extracting the
remains and nearly two hundred cart loads
there spoysd opening an Immense excavation to re-
ceve then number that proved 10 DO insufficient and
had 70 be augmented. Tho fire occurred on tuesday
not been fully completed.
Perhaps never in any land has calamity dire and
Sn1sigased 90 studded and awful SO heartrending and
Connected with the Ore already recorded there are In
For instance through the vestry Of the church there
an opportunity for some TO escape BY this avenue
se s IN 10
freedom for removing articles OF furniture, TO
benches, candlestcks, crucifxes. &C. We give an OK
tract from the pen Of our special correspondent dated
December IL
yesterday we stated that the priests and servants OF
the church. while that multitude OF females burning,
were busy saving miserable furniture Of the vesry
To day have seen images Of saints, silver ornaments
and paintings in tho adjoining houses as had been
largo image with its gilt framework, In the segar shop
on the corner Of the square, we have seen thousands Of
Observation-Disclosures stocks instead OF human beings.
As at distance some may doubt whether this be
exact we have taken the pains 70 form hasiy inveno.
ry II s the following M
An Old wooden settle, eight yardsloDg.
Two old wooden settles.
Three prints on cloth, with frames. FIJI II.
Some caneseat chairs t4 hae
Ditto gili.
harcioth sofa.
Ditto wooden
The bureaus Of tho vcstry, with decorations.
Books and candelabras
Three round tables
Chalices and wine stands
Mattings and carpets Of The vestry.
Benches OF do
cruci0x.
Brooms and busters.
A chest and old tables tsNsf
Altar candlastcks, &c. /, &c.
An those things are II the house 2, ,oss naoo Lar
apartments filled with articles from the vestry. 50
CONDUCT OF TIE PRIRsTs.
priests their part this sad catastrophe and
II the half DO true that stated the severeet cone
dence in the decoration theatrical illumination Of the
church, In which there can be no question they
q would M moi S0s
believe II the assertions were not 50 openly made by
those who on the grousd.
correspondent wrtes:- +
Who saw priest at the Are that was not busy 10 get
ting out old mastings and leathern chairs while two
who has seen priest offering spiritual or material aid
70 the city In M CONSERVATION on the day subsequent to
where are the circulars Of the metropolitan his visits
TO the dying, the committees appointed 70 aid the
orphans caused by this desoationa
Two thousand dead arc In the cemetery waiting for
the pit to be opened In which they may DO hidden
Of sight In earth bosom; and while for the burial Of
chapel this helpless portion Of the population
makes such tender appeal not solitary prayer has
is IL that they need no prayers, having flown to
Heaven sheltered 10 the mantle Of Marya Do they need
closed their eyes in Consecrassd temple, and sight Of
the images9
Our correspondent mentions Incident that berays
the most barefaoed and criminal hypocrisy the part
Of the priests Of the church that has been burned. II
that they actually had letter box In which letters could
be LETT for the Virgin and answers received. II
called the "letter box Of Mary Hesays-we have
letters from this boz (which the has in his
keeping now In which siuple.minded girls asked
the clergy their photographs as mementos OF their Diet
fed eatures. We have seen letters In cypher. .
The people OF Santiago did respect their pretended
ers TO day We do not say they despse them nor that they
Under the mask Of charity havc been eoncosinr
the refined seInshness, the airocious bard
get out rotten mottings and moth carpets. This
fact alone might be sufficient TO carry conviction those
who unhapply are not yet convinced.
POPULAR EXCITEMENT.
In addition 10 the inexpressibe grief that has filled all
hearts In the capital there has been awakened an intense
excitement against the reoccupaon OF the site, where
the late conagratou occurred for the rebuilding Of the
church This sentiment has taken hold OF the minds
OF the majority Of the people In Santiago that committee
on which the names OF Antonio Vars and Guillermo
Malta stood side by side, appointed TO solicit from
the President the demolition OF the present walls and
foundations and the appropriation Of the site 10 some
public ornamental use. The Municipal Council OF
Santiago petitioned the President to the same
effect The government hestated The voice OF
the people grew louder and more determined A
public meeting was called for Monday, the 18th
instant 10 be held the spot, for which large
persons assembled. but at that juncure informed
that the President had dscreed the demolition ten days
being allowed for the extraction OF the remains Of persons
buried underneath the church William Malta this
the multitude, who thereupon dispersed quietly 70
their homes
II has since been whispered that there Is an under
standing with the Archbishop OF Santiago TO the effect that
the shall not be put TO any profane uses and
that the government will aid In the rebuilding OF the
church II this rumov be true Il win cause profound
discomfort among The people Nothing but tho yielding
o.! the government prevented popular commoieD: for
people u Santiago Intended TO demolisn those walls
and RAE those foundations with their own hands, IL II
were necessary. M#w#M
Among the names Of persons Who hastencd 10 the burn
made OF Mr. Nelscn ths United States Minister; Dr. si
vey United states consu MI Rand Secretary Of Less
ton, and Henry Meiggs
Il Is thought, however that at the end Of fifteen min.
utes all who were not near the doors sufocatcd.
CLERGY. N.E
may DO safely stated that event has ever occurred
,bis dire and unussraSe calamity. Never has he pres
spoken Of them as Their mprudence In getting up
such psgeants which freely styled doatroustheir
the deyotcss with the letter box Of Mary and is pre-
tended answers-hAve all placed them In most unen
viaoie position. .--,..,. !.
any use except achurcb; they alege that many Of the
charges against them calumnlous and they stigma
tie their opponents s mpious But certainly their
prestige has sustained staggering blow. from which u
ID doubtful II II soon recover.
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