, 1875-05-31
HOLYOKE.
Further Particulars Of the Last Massa.
chuse,ts Disaster.
Frightfnl Scenes During tho Burning Of
tic Chnrch.



nB,no,+b IN ,< E.,p i.ork Ttn<s.
lIo11ogE, Mas. NAV 2s.--Ycster,l.y was tho
feast Of Corpua Christi and tho inhabitants Of
sou,l, uolyoko. prluo,paly Canadian French
Catholics GRO celebrating II dovoutlY In tle little
wooden church BY anecIal vo.pet aeryiues Ia tho
oyouug, whcl, wero attended by botseen 100
aud 900 persons, chiefly women md chill.
dren, The services were nently over, and
ruthor pufresuc, tho coebrant, TUNED to-
49,, H.. -,.,, ,,,., .n,,, H.. 1,mr h,rni,c
,ata, ~, tno a,,., - H. y,rn,nwhcIiovra roy In
oeiofe tue a1tat Oh TUG ,lfe'a-pc'le'e" W" ~
hnvo CONTAINED common kerosene OF petroleum
was Bccn to blaze by aiiss Iona Diair, It ls
s,id who started from ler nav. and With het
% fan .uann,o5 N inv mt lin 1amo. 1Jcr
'au a'te.'P'o" W ~" o"s ~" A"e' n' nD-
Efforts "cro attended, ny dlfo feAa'ta' 1no
oil igritcd aud tho lamp exploded. Homo poorlo
ray. Immediately tho drafcry around tho
s,ona .,o uue r,n,o trmninos ana coached Tie
aons 'n' eau1o s'tnn'"sn 4n' isao".u ."e
light pine ce'l'nN when "aa as dsY IN 'ioaes'
Rusi burned quickly. Bofo1o tho congregation
wore sYaro Of their pe,,i, tho roof mud dome Of
tna chu,ch voro vranned IN 1arnos. Which, twin-
~ sas ~. s,,,... ss,,.,. ~. aaI,ar;as .,,,
'ps wv" 'uo P"'n sa"s", 1no .' 6e .''..'s "a T..
envelopeu TUG upper paft Ok 1Aa STRUCTURE III
fro.
rnr pEAuFuL cnusu AT TIE DOORS,
! rhs, a. m ali ,,,c occnr,,na. tho dcare of
-, .'s,.,.,,,o,, ,ro,,,oa t,a n,rt.,,vd, n u.v.
| 'o'''Pion.A ~ NV
aGo activity, aud, feBan|e6s M taeae ne'Rnooss4
and fo,ge,fnl OF tho holy feelings TINT had
hrourht Them oeotbcr. men and women sprang
10 tl,e,r foat and ushol 10 Tho doore and yir-
" MI" nv" .'.".,,.as. =. 900 o,,a.,o. -, .,o
doWs. Iho strongest os coufse o'e!leapou tne
weaker oncs. and get out OF the building by
doors and windowy, This did not occur, how
oyor. until tho poople wcso actually pau,c.a.rtck.
' ~ n.ar ~ ri .,oso m Tin min ,,oor Ind
s ~ nisrai, "na,,.s, III ID tha rcs.i
~, iora t1,na sn5n ,9ot ~ ,hnse tTom ho
% %oH'o nut e...;s ns. sn".s ~" ,,.r..x atnirv,r
Gagpa npa,!"n vpths ~ ro,sn, hsn Mo eran 70
aai H. ra.,dv. snnronobna nanes wb'ni,. II
tnu. ~ T. ~ a sHr ia49 l., Ios.1 ti,.n tvn
- sa.u ~ suu o ~ ;.., .naao a ~ tha eonn+s1s
.i"'en e,tea uJHu ~ .tn.H III l., tbe n,arg nsa.
suu rhnn II s.s ti,ot tha nnnic heran
na ,,,c' ,,,or oroat,,rcs he;o,, Tnnsted ai,vs
ano .no p1oi do,1 w., tso oI.s hoy .,o csnstng
..apga sunyas .ss,,o oof,a;n', lin nenla wcI6
an snsA''eo ~ nesra .,s;rw,v and
n,l. weoEeu 'n.U ~ ts,ckia t,,,t lin ,trcnt
aonr .s,. h,ocknJ nm comntetolv. and
90 anof "as IN , dircciion ch airc WcdaeS
~ eRlsoS ~ nat i, tiors ,,o o,nvo 1,n
thn. w. ~ ,jo ,,.,or ~ III, wo,o ssora. 81
o.nci nne. .nau ,nI ~ @ ,or
1a " haako ~ ~ S sava liam 4. ths noTt
ao oVs o. nsaso1 ny ~ aecn With !.
ni ,,os. ~, osc.nod naro aIre,d.
ont. ont ~ ~ ;a Militia villa thoss within II wero
Iut ~ ,uo ~, ill., rost ~ .ba sa storv IN told fy
nr pn,neu ,rsans r. nonnty.a%asT Tia, md tba
.ls .:mnsua AoA''oNS OoPN'5 11"''' ""~ '.~
"'oH''A' rnr srv,,,r,x ~ wonr
TIE a1EAaEns soa. AT. A1 "ohK; S,o,t at,t,rc,
from 'uu t,a u eLurcb % sro tho auarscra Of Kcliei
ato, .'o 10 w.mn, fIn,vdI1n osc comnxmy
r ao ar tar pie"n y t,o neoplo Il tIt
~ sno ss. ~ s.t1 ~ tEa rtv H. n,scbnct
tass T.. ~ M fnS,, p Irnn " ~
ss %eas a.,, aan o an ~, n;c%r ~ ths c,rch tic
oSIuo unl 90. to wort k immeaatols, md vas aidos
iaaa. as.'s no,ann " fron, ta "thcr iatrct Tt
nnu !aaoes eoaanany iso suo ~ u,nst m tnt
thg uone w. anav 70 .u n le stu ~ an an
whining s Mnss q, nuaa. m. am 'nu rarrs, roor ~
n ,rrna %n1 ni'J;nv nJ a. %cscr;he hy r Ham
~ .,. una"s nI ~ .t,a ,n1;sa o.,d rfoIanv,n,
. wno tooK ehaseo .! .De p3,,iee @oa "1''o4''Dt
oua'uSs'' 'nefs, rn,n,,rs,', "rn .rrcr.c,v
Tim nomsa sl,o. m sh,o',a H. roof i,to III,
o s.5 v fo, II, m " e strcsa aroud soy,n'
oasnnesa s1u ~ up luz @ ,a nrr;'
oye.y.anR p,a aIu t., ta sau c,,oa L.
,aa a. 1no oa .ernar,ino r.ro ria rsr
a VIC Aa!hoe-n u. nuse ns.aAn!sns p5'o. ano s.a.
aso snoMea ano iorms ' o. on' ~Ga'ud orat ~
Gn1.sn ~ - 'aa s,,iot snmn ~ ,ha,, ,0ar
"a aasat ~ au t'on t,n roat ,csns'
H. tsaa ~ '.1 ,',,, ~ isSPt q
oeng aannsa ~ o % .s o'a9s w. & duu
ou td esoo. onu w., ~, n1u .S
Il knot III is,a ,,arn mro uam ~. "~h., ~,
& tuGua. oe.n '1y ia.n!.s ~ "neso H.! ~! ns' ~
t la'luat osT1cgA.a y tuo st.!u!n .u15 -" :
II pe,Nncea @na 'oe ss1o6e'eS sn'5 nsa 'nAoo ~
Q o"'et5. ;..,,,>,, rr,u ,,,c,,.,. ,u r,~ ,oo,~.x
z hEheu1Sn THE qiGI1sn IN IaI pooNNh..
LUZ A'ieuon " ~ n.osh -, ~ =. u.ssea t'.a
O ttt...t n. :,
JOHN Lyaon. Eosneer Mu'sn, nna A'3rs. IT. NY ,s
!, hncceouea ~ e3.sne"us HumpoI' tuo "n n.n
pctaons ata". % ~ IVY w. a.., ~ Wv ~
hasen al'cGtlY tntouSn tno sItesm o1 Ta!a1
and tnelf hamlnS e'o'nes "ess e., ,c1,!ngua,asu ~
some o. 'nn toor cscasuIcn 'ca. aa'n1'mK aa1. "
u Tue 'o.s nsn' u "ouden oteps, .o,e .ea., ~,
# uo"h ~ snu n''et ae ,t -" msiisreS' VIII sS
y 70 "alK away 'nonea WIN conslaelan. .da
j. enoft. but tnls Woik Maa etta"us ",
l. ey Rieat aanEas 70 tna o!hYo IT, , msnne" ."s .n
t. names snot oms uosmee,i tno ooolos; osua a. ~
unues tncm a Ana acn.oaou .no tase1 " 1n H.. ~
J. mon. en!l Tue onR1no1 Keps up pElsk t'as
~ wafer on tae men ano tue unu'an 'nnAe !" ~,
j. 4oor aha naose 9eehen .usuea so ~ asSoaS
1t Ietsos ~ LUG nanel!a8 hso pteonsay ~ .,I
10 the meh 10 nave mem. Lhcn " .no1e ~ ~ su.u
IL fireman selzoa 1y lSnH or .eH mt'.,o u.s eua
ID Iauus bsnsPou u.!a. nna ~ toaut11 - tn s ~
1t 10 ufa" tne snnelel aa8. eovcIai u .a un'o
y tuhate Msetches "a1o 70 'asay "uufJa ,nai1a
10 anu 30 nad!y 1u1noa tnst tuet Mos1 unao'9