Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-06-03

the Doorway Eight Deep, while
Sheet Of Flame Psurs Over Ali.
SPRINGFIELD, May 49, Intense ex-
element. prevailed last night in Holy.
centering opposite the church at
which the disastrous fire, occurred, and
at the various points to which the
were carried. Wild efforts
were made by the people to rush pell'
NELL into the burning building TO rescue
friends, and it vas with difficulty they
were kept back. This was particularly
the case with parents who had, on the
first impulse, rushed from the church
to save their own lives, but remember.
ing they had left children behind to
perish, returned impetuously. Actual
personal violence had to be used in
several cases to keep the women back.
All about the streets men, women and
children were watching and piteously
inquiring if their friends had bsen
saved. One women was positive her
husband had persisted, and could only
be Quoted by the assurance from
friends that he had just been walking
with them. One of the most touching
cases was that of
1--WE Little Girls,
about IL years Of age, who rushed for
the entrance of the building, while the
fire was at its height, thinking to find
their father and mother. who were
within. They could only be restrained
by an officer, who took them in his
arms. 1t IS a disputed question wheth-
er both the front doors were available
for escape. There are those who state
positively that n Of them was closed
and that it was impossible to open il
on account Of the rush. One man
went to the closed door, and flourish.
ing q club. threatened violence to any
one who came near until he could get
the crowd away and open the door, but
without success. Others state as posi-.
lively that both doors were open.
The church society was established
about seven years ago. and Fathea
Dufresne had been the only pastor
The parish included all the Frencl
Catholics Of the city, whose number is
estimated at from 1000 to $500 per
SONS. The church was erected in 1870
, Entirely sf:.Pine;
was about one hundred feet by sixty
two stories, with galleries on the side
and north end about twenty-five fec
wide. There were two doors in th
north end and the vestibule, from whic
two doors opened into the body Of tn
church. The galleries opened into til
a vestibule. At the rear end vas anotl
er door by which o few person
n escaped.
Immediately upon the breaking OF
Of the flames all the occupants Of til
{. galleries rushed to the east door, ar
n falling upon one another choked up I'll
d doorway with their
y BsAies Piled In all Ways
n seven or eight deep. Here most Of Il
T. lives we're lost. From this mass Chi
u Mullen rescued n young woman aft
re having taken Off two dead bodies fro
"a above her. The chief and others h;
ne their clothes almost burnt from the
&c and were badly burned about the han(
IL In the rear of the church was t
IL priests residence, which was also &
&c stroyed. The walls were pulled do'
g after the fire was nearly put out. 0
" woman jumped from the highest W
n dow down upon the front steps bret
he ing her arm. A man with
We Tive Children tn His Arms.
cir jumped from q window and escape
&c. One poor woman enveloped in fan
rill shrieked out-"For Gods sake So
me-" and she vas dragged out.
Seventy Dead,
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 20, Noon
RS, The bodies Of fifty persons burr
sell to death at Holyoke last night hi
in been identified. in addition to those
oh, the fifteen or twenty who were at O.
removed to their homes by their fricr
our Nearly seventy have died and sc
bey forty more, are more or less bur
roe or otherwise injured. The
Here Of the Disaster
and was John Lynch, a brave fireman.
md was the first to respond to the ala
ow. He describes the scene when he rea
we ed the burning church as appalli
dis Wedged tight and lmmovable in
at doorways was a dense mass of hun
~, from e;x 70 ai0ht fact in hei