The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-02
people rom passing ont tha. way; my impression

people from passing ont that way; my impression
ID that the door was not closed.
BARTHOLOMEW BUCKLEY,
being sworn. testified IL live at No. II City Hall
place; on the evening OF February % was IN the
middle aisle OF ST. Andrew's church; first heard
Q rafting OF the windows of the church; the peo-
PIE then appeared TO become become lrah9ened; t9en IN
the ceiling near the altar. and almost mmedi-
ately aterward another crash, and another hole
was made IN the ceiing there was great con-
fusion In the congregation; ! got up and went
int the middle aisle. where was caught oy. the
surging crowd and carried out OF the middle door.
which about three-quarters open; ]
was carried oq mt, the srrc s,ooP s,n ase nd
saw young man IN the gallery calling out for the
people 10 Keep quiet; Oncer Mudoon also called
not to throw themselves UPON the people below
less than two minutes aiterward the fremen
came can aud went , up stars went e win lnem INTO
being carried out by the flremen she had been
found in the gallery under some ruins; think the
nremen may nave climbed into the gallery, as
saw ladder standing against It.: when ! first
heard the rafting OF the windows Father Carroll
moment at the time +; he had spoken probably 1ve
or six words alter he had resumed preaching
when the crash came.
REV. MICHAEL oURRAN
gave the following evidence u am the pastor OF
81. AnSews church en-, and on me evening OF Feo
preaching; we were going on with our devotions
when heard heavy crash. which was 10 me like
loud clap or thunder after q vivid fash OF light
ming; the windows mad ratified before the crash
came; called out lor the people to rum; the
Quiet by calling a. the top OF my voice; there was
great CONFUSION, and people were running about
were all open; saw no dead in the church; no
ono has spoken &c me about the danger OF the wall
falling since the 1re at the time, aud during the
from the wall, as 1t was dangerous; alter the fire
was over had no lntlmation OF tile dangerous
condition of that wall; think that there were
about 300 people In each gallery on the night OF
the catastrophe; alter the fire was told by the
insurance authorities to go on and nx up the
church which had been damaged BY the flames;
pa t of the caves OF the church had been burned
and some Stats had been broken; the carpets and
some of the ornaments OF the church lad be en-
injured by the hose bursting some holes had to
be cut through the moor to allow me water 10 run
through into the sand; SO lar as know no exam
nation has been made OF the means OF egress IRON
REV. EDWARD j. FLYNN
testihed:-I am assistant pastor OF st. Andrews
church; on the evening OF February rs l was IN
gallery listening to the sermon OF Father Carroli
the preaching had been going on for about twenty
minutes when there was sound OF rushing wind
which ratified the windows: almost Immediately
afterward there seemed to be second gale;
Father Carroll stopped speaking for o moment
ward heard a crash, and looking toward the
east sac aGe., | saw hole mole in the cell.
shape coming through the aperture 1t
was long and sharpened at The lower end; in It's
descent It seemed u to be retarded by some power
It's occupants rushing and pushing to get down
stairs; the staircase was crowded with mass OF
young, and little girls: all were iranucally trying
reach the loot OF the stairs, but they were so
packed togethe that they could not move; a little
girl In the crowd appealed to me 10 rescue
her, and l endeavOred to pull her out
OF the crowd; I wished then to clear
the staircase and called upon several
gentlemen to assist me IN clearing 1t; their efforts
and mine soon overcame the crush on the stair.
case; the people in the gallery were quoted and
were allowed to go down stairs ia twos, threes or
fours; ate: arranging things in the gallery went
who was evidently dying; | administered the
rites of the Church to her and then went into he
street. where there was great crowd collected;
returned to the church and procured some neces-
sarv articles before went to the Park Hospital,
where administered the rites Of the Church to
the sufferers: also went to the Sixth precinct
station house, but not to Sweeny's Hotel; l
saw dead in the church, on the morning
OF the fire l was in the basement OF the church
saving some things, and l heard Father Curran
say ne had been warned oy the engineer that the
wall might be dangerous; Father Curran warned
me; after the fire mad no intimation whatever
OF danger.
ten O'Clock.