The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-29
,,-s o; the Appalling nisasse'
PAR" vsorxoac. Mass.

.,ars o, tho Appalling Disaster
Par''' =. ssol,osc. Aass.
-, Mass, May 2I.-Ih" mos'
>Hh.>"' 80 n the history OF hoiyokc,
tnrt..'' ".,.,a3 tonight in the burning OF
N1>>.' Z" -, t,I,r church al South Holy
r. e." w. evening service. involving
or ""' ;>..-,iy men. women. ana Gnu.
IT, ~ Ill.,. .x.,rr,>r> bad nearly closed, ana
G1'o. ''' .. MS beng sung when the
SN,I. -, ,nral.ar caught fire from can
A''i"'' 49, vii being low and Inc II mes
&C. -... IN. building was set on hFc.
- .''' ..,. numbered about seven nun
t. .'" ',,. IND. N The body Of the church
us'"' ,.., ,a the stairway leading from
f','' 49,. ~, su.u beings were packed III
10" -.'@' .,~.-.,..flH- - escape rs the uincS
t..' ...,.,r; lAym. Msny lcspcd 10 the
'"''" ...,,a and we're tiamplcd TO dea'n.
..' ...,. >,.y,r.i bo;h sides of the build
'"s -., ,,.., one entrance from the front.
- .'.,. = : ...H.ul in the extreme during
-" ..s..H...t :. ,v>tc1.
vi. '. ,lr ,iNtv.SiX dead there are
,...., wounded To carry The loss OF
'a-"-'. ,.,..,r.s.iyr. The recognized dcnd
Hr ,.....~ ~. a, follows Mrs. Burgess.
= 49,. \afiu. Mrs. Cal;Ntc Lir!Yle,
~. .,.r,: VI. pr>prr'lin>, wife, and four
'.''''..,.. ,.a., Norm. tahlfr Morcau, Miss
........ .!I,tirc iris<au. AtphonSlnc
~, W'..'n v,n pnucru". Eta Wcntncr, the
..... 80. su-i.>iu> Coachc and A!Zcpe
g. y-4a .oJucf: Mrs. Thcophiii>
r.,..s:.' Nj. hUIHtANN. M'>. ~ 'u'.
.,.. i.r..,.... Ii-rY,r'ta TimInur. CsliN.e
..'.......~o >....., hay7,H: Louise Paquettc.
'.". n,y.y. I,1..!>e 1crr,cge. In Pascal ia.
,:.,.y'. 81" ''.''' h'' %, u.'" ''"I, v"u
N.n-. IL ."a '''''f VI '""I'S
;tur. a-r ;o'r l-h.!{ 'u'"'" anu '"e i' ~.
ill.,. ~. :"''>.> h'u>'' WHY" '''"s NV, ruc
a.u,.. ID" ~ ..'T VAS "'>' n"'",u' TX
ba..-, "'"' ''N'3 /" A'.,' u'.',' ssoie
a, ;.r t".A.N [, va sN,, ~,
ri! rej al. "t"'>' wa ~ nv" ~
... ." n e e u. .r-
H. ra"..a 1Hd '>''! NUS WY ''t',.
I.,-"i.a, L.. ,"' '''9 i s'A''" Ill" i''i ''''''!
..-.-&I.
l..rrA'l .''.' az N'a'lS c'">cu "hen '"'
re ~, 1. .4'. i'"m'"la,c's i'nlc 'h'
>.-a $50. 2.' s"'! Iu>"co 'oi 'Hc uo"i-.
IN -.'..''t -'" ''": ''', , '.oi' .n'
,:,a'. -" TIE >1.!t"ay itadiiS IRON the
....N t.r i'':E' we s'!"SshnS ~ eie'i
t-..u-r.yr> - u" Iiil's rushed toward
-rLd~,ir- *; Hnt">ein'r. Many jumped
oTr. -. >'G", q -" galleries on me cfo"u
barhu, and q rambler were trampled on
and Killed. Nay c>cip"d through door
hack % he III r itauns 10 the priests
spll'meU'>. II" priest : eNeFtlons % Keep
o:t..r were frl!'tir->.
S,T",m> Of The llflng and the means
n,,., dy.n4 made Il deatrn!ug tumuIt above
"a. I, II n Ep
l.-nn~,ml. ..t Wa> personally Instrumental
80 min. NAN, liyr,. One family Of four
N.Y.. in .Hv rlUrcn, and AL were killed.
fn,y w,r,. ru.l, Il out hr the arms and feet
:. lltIy b.ru~Q tnyt they lived but few
1ogn.. tic !l.->n I,,, ing off on being touched.
Nonr w,l. rahra cut with scarcely any fish
remaining on lA,i. bones. The Sisters OF
Nrr,,y from tbr, cnLvrn, were soon on band
curing tor ~. T"IIndcd, ard, with the priest,
.o,4!,. >arlic,, over the DYING. The mo.
Their + Father Du're>ue was among those
t,r,1y 5urn 4. Father Dufre>pe lost al
mo-, everything in his residence, so rapidly
W. the !,ullu!n- Consumed. it being as dry
a..iLG,r.
Tar hroc wooden tencmcnt-block Of Jo-
.gl Prev. near the burned church, was
thrown o1,rp Tor the reception of the dead
in TIL, building duriuy the night, Several
were also taken TO the New York Mills
b0a!Gng-hou>e. ana Tue Physicians gave the
wounded the h.>, OF medical care. Those
alb were too badly burned 10 recover were
I'M under the .liccr> OF morphine and passed
away wIlhouta struggle. While the exercises
Yccv briug held over the dying the most in
tens, Vul,I prevailed. and the rough labor.
tl,a II hnp IS
buta ,yut IN" Horgun and in the streets the
w4!Hl = Of The mulutudrs Wa p'tItul TO hear.
Among tn" persons III 4 0ytnJ condition
~: Mary LAcAancc; Mrs. Bricge, the
u.otA~r OF sven child:en, one OF "n"m l.
I.j,,iH- ana MotaDiy among lhe ueau ia
74pth Brigg-. sophia Hilbert, Anne La
p,in,". l.4cb>.a EhdoT. Charles CONNIE was
lg,lra htHiy. buI will recover, * Will pro-
:u.,y 90" bother OF Father DuircSnc, and it
:, estimated that twenty or thirty were taken
t8orhrr houses, some OF whom must die.
Lt..r.-Th" 10 io"!ng were also seriously
-lTa.I: May Gldin!. Mary and Lucy
Hlra>: LpLj>~ Brown, young chaprl girl;
NItyIla HsI,c9. Louisa TruIer, L'ZZ!e Mcr-
CIR, ana Lena t;.air. 4 large majority OF
i.,." u,u>) due. oac @Irl was terribly burAed,
and wa> removed 10 the House Of Provi-
LaWff. III. 'HiN' dhu ''tJtti uIN'5'o CIV
wounds Of lhIil.ra OF those injured, aud
!ylr olh,r phN>rilns attended from TWO to
!gu- rer>un>.arh.
i.llO!tEg scenes aud lDcluents were nu'
m"rou>. lie following are selected irom a
iaF-r number c"trc''u ny zoe reporters ei
The Springfield i'l"t'Hcd": feter Monatto,
II "Ao>" store TIE aean oodtes were a1er'
"'id taken. was III me oooy oi Tue cnulch
WIKI three children Wocn the hre caugnt;
liz immediately ran toward tue names ana
attempted |" put item OUT Win several pals
OF water taken from Tue priests fe>'uehce'