The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-04-25

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~ city lass svssiss Il abesa ~
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! Of thsss live, ths p ntls
I Ia Of . sbussA, aad ~ 1 1ens
isjssy II half > asess eshse rss1 s.!
TIE aesi4snt vas ore Of . kiad 10
which al psblie assemblies ars sab.
~ hsa 1AiaA ~ snR ss4sstiss,
sssas - utsssIy uncallsd IT. aad
spsscessary. shas sss h tsApssa y
ssasch fos so91 psssss u blana,
tAeaeh Il - esrtaia that 20 ssek
80 81 lbenA.
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Wstssk Avsass sad Madiasn sefse4,
vAsss . vsy hFys asaisses uss y.
sankasA, eslshsaaisg Ne svseisg Of
0ssA Psi1Ag. according y IL ~.
r. Il ~ Cathsks church.
A. sisst half.pesi s s'ssssk, =
H. bssssiehl sss,iss va hsiss y.
eooe4, win ~ eoaeregas'on at1etoG
10 thsis ssss, silsst ssd dsvslsa. .
ssasA W. hess1 presiding ften H.
ssstss Of " aeor. The Akutnsat
ssaes whish haA sssalea fsv isshsa,
AID The stsaia spsa ~ boards sad
jeissa psoasssd ) sosad y thesgh
the vho's eai9ee we're teppliag 70
~ ssrth. Aa4sd, y " Eight Goa
ssqasss spea - crash Of ths eoor
which ID rea)iey, ~ II ~ serious
coaeeqssses 10 Nell, ~ 10 bssaksgs
snssea-slnsss itstasssseossly VAS
hssrd, fren several voices 10 ths
gallery, = cry cf Ire.
The sstirs aspenbssxs started 70
their fssl, FsAdsrsa ffsstis With fright
By ~ oceusreacs Of ~ sscosd star
ting event. Thsn followed = sesss
ffightfaI 70 participate IN and terri.
BILE boyosd description. A general
rush was made for tho dou-s. Bat
triaing results ensued among those
on the main door, the most serious
casniltisa occurring ia the galleries,
which were we'll 6lled, but not crowd
Cd. In spite o. inc ,oad ana 70,
peatcd declarations Of the clergy and
the calucr portions Of thoss oa the
Aoov below, that the alarn was falss,
ana 'nas mere ~ss no cs"gsr 10 %
aPPrsnssoea ron IRE, We PAe'c IN
creased oach second, aaui inc voices
I" thoss esoce' ps'"s 70 restore
qusss were lost IN the 'Fan''c shrsess
Of terror among see oceuW =" OF 'as
galleries, W" compose "saf!y
equally o. men and wonsn' wcre -
an 'ss,ass converted 'sto . .esssss9'
s'ssgghng mass' whose osiy eHost'
only hope on sarss was :" gain the
stairway'.
The state Of things peculiar to
pasles ws' hsss naa''sa':a % : 'ssr-
full degree. Strong men lsaPsd upon
bore down, a.d srod upo" weak
wos'ea, WHOSE bodies, once Pro"tra'
ted, were nade bridge for those o.
hisd thsm. BY some mean" con
d't'on OF comparative tranquility
was restored In TIC "orshesa gallery.
40 that but few persons descended
tho stairs. Ia the opposite gallery
al efforts to tar cad were fru'eless,
and what but momsns before VS.
collection Of silent aud devous wor
shippers, seswsd'suddsaly ssansforn.
cd int . legion OF md, Wild, ds:.
Pairisg me. aud women, lost % a''
.s.ss Of judgment u condensation,
indts.ssnt ~ 70 he.ss life, asd Pos'
sssssd Of but one idsa'-that Of per-
soeai sssssy.
Ih!ss .osesn were killed outright
-thets live erssAsd out BY the
nsrealess hes's Of asseag nsn an.
other 70 iSjueed that hss hss 10 dsa-
paired Of whtls I've wosssa and ohs
mas vsrs nors o. Isn bsuissd.
Az last, sitss ths paais Aaa con-
terrible rse~l4s. - fhet hat no cav,s
sxiptaa g1nasally hses.e appreciated
rssssssd.
ne dead aed wounded wsrs con
vsyse NO u: eesvsns sese's'ng
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