The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-04-02

PANIC IN A CHUIcH-SERIous RESULTS
We condense from the State Gazette an account
of serious panic which occurred in st. Johns
Catholic Church, in Trenton, ON Monday of
this week. just after the ceremonies at
tending the obsequies of the Rev. Father
John z. Mackin commenced, lady in the
gallery tainted. A few persons near her rose
to convey her out of the church. Those who
we kneeling raise t, cir heads to see what
was the matter, and just at that moment
kneeling bench broke down, sending through
the church crashing noise. Some one spoke
out audibly, +" look out for the galleries. !"
Then commenced scene of confusion such as
it would be difficult to describe The people
were at once panic stricken, and rushed pell
nell to the door. Many of the women and
children fell in the first rush, and before all of
them could rise others fell upon them, and so
the work panic and confusion continued un-
til the pile of human beings was four deep.
The frightened and screaming mass still
came on from the body of the church until the
crowd became so jammed and wedged together
as to make it almost impossible to move any
part of it, while the groans of those who were
being trampled to death under the feet of the
frantic people were terrible.
The outside crowd was quite as much excl
ted as those inside. They were running to
and fro, inauiring for their children OF friends
In this extremity, persons proceeded at once
to push back the crowd and by main force to
pull the people from underneath. The work
of dragging out the people was pushed with
vigor. As they were brought out it was
heartrending to witness the despair depicted
on every countenance. Some had their faces
cut, others were apparently Dead and almost
black in the face. AS they were taken out
they were carried to neighboring houses.
Ladders were procured, and many of the
people, and several clergymen, came out and
ran to the front to offer assistance. Rev..
Father Smith, with a loud voice, told the
people inside to be seated and be quiet, and
explained to them the cause of the excitement.
This had good effect, and but for the man.
datory manner in which the priests performed
their part there would doubtless have been
hundreds wounded and great many killed.
One woman, named Mrs. Evans, threw her
child, am infant, out of the gallery window on
the south Side, into bed of sand, and jun
ped out after it. The childs arm was broken
and severe bruise was on the right side of
its head. The mother was severely Jared, but
we believe not seriously injured.
In the midst of the excitement the cry of
fire was raised, and brought out the depart
ment. This added greatly to the confusion
about the church.
The following is a list of the wounded -
The Misses Dessair--NIiss Emma internally
injured small boy named Clark Margaret
Caterson Anna Roach, siiguus injured
daughter of John Mullaly, between and 10
years of age, was badly hurt a daughter of
JOHN Garlic, between ~ and IA years of age,
very badly hurt Bridget Clark, an old wo-
man, was badly hurt Mrs. BENZ. f. Stokes,
very badly hurt; Mrs. Richard Cook was Sc
riously hurt Miss Julia Slingerland, slightly
injured Mrs. Haggerty and Mrs. Mullen,
slightly injured Susie Ashmore was very bad
ly injured; daughter of William Garlic,
badly hurt also a girl named Winnefred Cal
Ian, and boy named Michael Clark.
There were number of others who were
trampled down in the crowd, but who were
taken to their homes, not being seriously hurt,
whose names we could not get
The State Gazette of this morning says the
wounded persons by the late accident at st.
Johns Church were all improving yesterday,
and there is a good prospect now that all will
finally get well.