, 1873-04-05
PANIC IN A CHURCH.
A FAl0c Alarm At a PracBt's Funeral
8evcrnl Persons Fatally Enjuxeds

SeVcrh1 persons Fatally Entuxeds
From The Hctp York Times, Aprtl1,
About ~ o'clock yesterday AFTERNOON rumor
spread through tho streets Of Trenton TINT the
gallery of st. Johns Roman Catholic Church had
fallen, and that large number of persons had
boon killed. Excited crowds hurried toward tic
scene, md messengers were sent in oil directions
nearly 100 porpons had boon ktlloa tiat the the
building was on fro, and many persons burned
turned out, md tho: osclternont was
greator than. was over before known
In Trenton. Tho reports, however, had boon
grossly exaggerated. No one llaa been killed,
GE1 tasy sds rho Church. 1S xeS 9 bo 9a aSe
1,G0o poraonB, was donsely crowded by members
Of st. John'a parish attending the f1noral OBJ
sequies Of Rev: father Maclin, tho senior priess.
s antea u pp ea sha IN
tion by the effort to push through tllo crowded
esR E9ode hsp'h on Mhfh
with q loud, crnoltling noise, which
was hcar1 throughout tho church. 4 CRY mas
pano gaeg o hs ena aaonao fSas
seemed to catoh tho infection Of fear with tho
suddonnoas and completeness OF an electric
ehook. Tho priosts and others at the inuor CT
tremt,ty Of tho building shouted to the surging
feot. lmpellod By the desperation Of unreason-
Ing and selfish fear, the crowd rushed with tor
ror at tho front doorn. And then onsuod a
terrible s, ssone Tho f9re1aost '4 Of The panic.
and fell upon tho sidewalk, while those who
followed woro crowded on top Of them by
others, who camo behind, and who, In thoir
men sthsn human bs' bsings Old nsa women and % ohii
dren, mothorB with Infants in their arms, we're
mixed in ono almost inaxtrioable mass. For q
time It was utterly impossible for those gath
cred on tho outside Of tho building and who
had 4ff hv In ~ fhA 3iann
ter, to render my assistance to ita unfortunate
victims. In the meantime, tho fear-crazed crowd
In tho church, finding their egress biookaded by
to to0 p9ayne oans sss y
The funeral, eucaped rom tho ~ roar f'I Of tho 10
building by means of lndders, md, rushing to
struggling in the doorway to go back, at least
portion OF them, and permit tho others to
mako their exit, by which mems nlI might 10
sayed. But their oxhortatlons wero unhaoded
and It was found pecoaaary to form tho peoplo
outside into q body, and drive thom back, which
WAS dono, and those who were lying upon tho
floor wore rescuod. Some Of those who woro
thus saved wero found to bo insonsiblo but
.wedged in SO tightly that It required tic united
o1ortions OF several strong mon to e1tricato
them from their p!sriltous position. Some. Of
theso, 1t Is foarod will die. Several of the chill
mono Of thom had died up to late hour last
night. All tho physicians of tho city, With
achrcelY an exception, haatonol to the acene, and
used their utmost exoItons to rcfiove tho suffer-
ers, while citizons Of all caHBcs seconded their
efforts BY eyory means in thoirpower, After tho
tumult had srbsdod, tho funoral servicoe vero
concluded with solemnity greatly increased by
tho calamity that had Interrupted and ehadowod
them.
Tho following are the injured:
Bridget Clark, Probably fatally.
Roshnnn Evans, ncrioua1y injured.
Infant child Of RoBanna Evans, fatally,
Emma Divnn, acrious!y injured internally
Anna Dvan, her slater, bully hurt.
Mrs Richard Cook, seriously hurt internally,
Magse hl1nlsney, litte gill. .eriousy injured.
Michael Black, boy, badly hurt about head
Mary Ashu1oru, fHtnqy injured.
A daughter OF Mrs William Carlisle probably IA
tally.
Anna Roche, slightly hurt.
Mrs. Frank Patterson, hightly.
Mrs, W,nifred Cullen, Slightly.
Juia Blngorland, slightly.
None Of tho injured persons had dicd up to II
o'clock last night. but thoso stated to be fatally
injured cannot recover. -