, 1864-01-22

nHc same mounteOonk got up religio
rattle for the favor Of the Virein-in a rece
instance two prizes being drawn by ske
tica1 Minister Of State and woman who
character was not dubious The old tim
Of pagan ido1atry had resuscitated in Il
center Of exaggerated Catholicism.
The church Of " the Company, :" built in fl
latter half Of the seventeenth century. posse
seq spacious nare, but a roof. thst date
al only from fifteen years ago ofpainted timLc
ihe only door Of casy access to the congrc-
r uon was the principal one In the center, Il
small doors leading into tie aisles bein
r opened only half way and obstructed
~ screens, Near the ligh altar there was q Ii
;, 1le door communicating with the sacrIstrr.
u ~. M leW minutes before z in the evening {
&c nc et1 OF december, more than 5000 woIne
e anu leE hundred men knelt in flnt churc
ID cf%nmed to OVERLOOKING. However that i1i
~ not prevent compact mass Of G.natfcs fron
y attempting to fight their. Way in from. th
n STEPS, because 1t was the last night Of th
II 10 Monih y O. MARY and no one could bear to los
: always succeeded BY his exciting icciarna
" lons i'll drowning in tears the place SO 500,
&c 70 DC SEA Of fire. Then Efzasruirc, til,
It apostolic Nuncio and favoritc Of Plus *, til.
|, lou ,ouhaer OF inc American College at Rome
g W9nnded IN Lis feelings as chaplain Of the
!, Daughters Of Mercy" because EzeaguIrrf
lad told him TINT the illuminations ST iii
i church could not be compared with what le
G a naa seen ss4 mi IN MKumc, exclaimed with enthusl
Gsm II will give him, when he comes ia
preach, such N illumination as the world has
netetseen" Nobody can deny TINT Ueartc
E Indeed, the Lighting Of all the lamps and
candles aad hardly finished when the liquid
Eas IN transparency on the high altar. set on
nrc its woodwork and wrapped In tlams n
, k1ha OF tabernacle wholly composed OF can
Fass pasteboarl and wood In less than twn
MINUTES the altar, about % yards high aud 10
bread, was an inextinguishablc bonfire.
1be advance Of the fire was perhaps even
more NO rapid than the panic Of the audience.
when the fire had flown from the altar to tic
room, lne whole lock of devices rushed to the
principal door. Those near the lateral doors,
snd Ms'e sptf 70 escape At The first alrm Others
aoor Of the sacrlsty, and lastly, those near
ne chief outlet forced their way through the
!nIong, eSen still struggling to get in, and in.
Seed part Of which did get in, eyen in tho
getting good place, which on this occasioa
neant good place to die in Then, the
names having crept along the whole roof. cnd
consequently released the lamps OF oil and
n9uld gas from the cornices to which they
Go3cn s1fnn nnn ram Of liquid blue fire poured
= new and more horrible conHasrltion
broke cut then In that dense living mass. ap-
Ealing the affiglted gnzc with pictures ten
lo!d more awful than those wherein the Cath
(
| Of the tortures Of tho damned. Iu less than
quarter Of an honr two thousand l,uman
EclnGs had perished-includiug many Gilt
dren, but very few men.
Ai,fthouEh many heroic men performed
pFodfgles OF daring and strength in tearing
some from the death-grasp Of The phaIcnx pf
death that choked the door-ip some cases
literally tearing off their arms, without being
abic to extricatc theu-the number Of the
tas saved ~ THIS means falls short of fly More
hnnHFHh oF s-.1.r
ciety Aaye perishcd-thc greater part young |
girls OF fifteen to twenty years. Ono mother
mas perished with her five daughters. Two
thirds OF the victims were se1vants, and there |
ere many houses in which not one has es- |
capped, Several houses hare been noted BIZ |
itants have persisted.
The people think Of nothing hut the VIC
TINS and their obEequies. All with ono
voice demand the demolition of the ruinous |
Walls OF the tatal temple and the Offering Of |
monument to the dear memory Of the mar
tyrs- The municipal body solicited this by
the medium Of commission on the I2th,
and the Government is resolved on compI.
ance. Resistance is threatened on the part
ol Tue clergy; but such ezaspera:ing and in-
decorous folly would iufaliibly cali forth a
general rising Of the people.
Inc past fortnight has produced no other
had, they would not Seem deserving ot men.
lion IN this night Of heavy anguish
During the last week the tribunals and the
Government itself have suspended their
labors.
The people only weep, and their public
writers could only offer tears to the nation'a
mourning.
SANTIAGO, Dec. II, 1885,
Before o'clock In the afternoon, the hour
appointed to petition the President of the
the church Of s'thc Company" 4 uumerons
and select meeting Of alf the social classes
had collected in the open space In front OF
the ruins. The decree Of demolition having
been signed BY Its E1cellcncy, Don CUTLER
Tnat mo Matta ma9sepded to the upper story Of the
people, reading the decree promulgateda few |
hours before, aud calling for a Fipa for his {
Excellencr, which vas enthusiastically given /
by the Immense assembly that tIlled the
square.
The orator proceeded then to protest, $
n the name of religion and humani'
II, against those Who attempted to
qualify as sacFiligeous the peoples longing 2
for the demolition. To wrcak its revenge !
on u.s." be ad1ed, superstition tries to lash J
into violence; but its feeble efforts are In =
vain, because We have never strayed from tho | t
great principles Of pure religion. Fanaticism
spreads its murky nets against tile happiness !.
brands with the sincerity and nob1eness Of \
bur Intentions II
Tue OFFERING Ur OF TIE EVENINGS sacR1- Il
FICE.
4 dreadful visitation has fallen upoa rs.
Truly this is day Of trouble and rebuke g.
md blasphemy. The voice Of lamcntatlon Is Al
,eard al! over the land, the bitter weeping Of II
Tere the joy and brightness Of their life, that 4
etuses to be comforted because they arc not.
Hundreds Of young girls-ouly yesterday !.
adiant and beautiful in the luxuriant bloom
# the fresh, hopeful spring Of 1ife-to-lay te
:alcined, hldeous corpses, horrible, loath- -
Ifzcd. #
1he 9Th OF December was great triumph | II
or The clergy OF the Church OF the Jesuits In m
:antiago. An. enthusiastic audience filled =,
very nook. There were hardly any men .. -.
r Of the beauty and fashion Of tie capital, IL
Fere at the feet of the ccclesiastics, very f.
1any against the viii Of fathers and hus-
ands; but that, Of course. only showed to
o,th the power and might of the Gospel Ii
're-2o, 600 lights, mostly camphene, in long v
sstoons Of colored globes, blazed the church i.
ITO a Hall Of Fire. 81,
But the performance had not yet begun II,
hen the crescent offire at the foot Of the RI o.
nntic image Of the Virgin over the high altar b.
cries and pasteboard devices to the wooden th
POI, rolled torrent Of fame. o.
he suddenness Of tho fire was awful. pu
The dense mass Of women frightened out Of "a
aeir senses-numbers fainting and all en- 81
!pg1ed By their long swelling dresses, rush pll
Of those who knew that death was at their bu
ee!6 to the one door which soon became Iii,
sokcd mp Fire was everywhere Streaming ::
ong the wooden ceiling, It flung the para n.
inc lamps hung in roWs there among the fo1
ruggling women. In moment tho gor- II
eous church pas sea Of lame. Michael to,
ngelos fearful picture of He'll was there, but ose
,cecdcd. = -, ri
Help was all but impossible, A hercules ac1
light have strained his strength In vain to til,
Ill one from the serricd mass Of frcnzied nd
retches ret who, piled; ono above another as 'an'
ey climcd over to reach the air, wildly Eas. OK
ned the grip OF death upon any one escap-r,| ed
2, in order that they might be draggged out Fl
ith them. Those who longed to save them be
cre doomed to bear the most narrowing aG,
sat that cvcr scared human eyeballs. fss
10 sec mothers, sisters, tender and timld "e
omen dying that dreadful death that appals- ,cxt
E stoutcst heart Of man, within one gard Of prt
!vntion, within one,,yard OF men who would tho
vc given their. lives over and over again for fec
emit was DAddenfnr-th the 'screaFninr and 49,