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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04
CALAMITY AT
HOLYOkE, MASS.
A Roman Catholic Church Takes
Fire During Services.
Sicty-Sic Hen. WOmen and
Children Perish at once.
Many Others Fatally Injured.

BURNING OF CATHOLIC cHURcH-sIxTY-sIx
PERSONS BURNED OR TRANPLED TO DEATH.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 27.-The French
Catholic church at South Hoiyoke was burn
cd. Thursday night, during the evening SCI.
vice, and sixty-six men, women and children
were burned or trampled to death. The ex-
ercises had nearly closed and a vesper ser
vice was being sung. when the draperies on
the altar caught fire from candle, the walls
being low and the flames streaming up and
the building was set on fire. The audience
numbered about 700. The people in the
body of the church escaped, but on the
stairway leading from the gallery human
beings were packed in dense mass strug
Cling to escape. As the flames reached to-
ward them many leaped to the floor beneath
and were trampled to death. The gallery
one entrance from the front. The scene was
fearful in the extreme, during the little
while it lasted the whole was over in
twenty minutes. Besides the sixty-six dead,
the fatally wounded will carry the total
loss Of life up to sevehty-fye.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
BosToN. Ilay 2s.-rhe bodies of 50 per
sons burned TO death in the holocaust at
HOlyoke last night, have been identified in
addition to those Of the Is or 20 who were
at once removed to thoir houses last night
by their friends Nearly 20 have died and
some 40 more are more or less injured. The
hero of the disaster was John Lynch, a
brave fireman, who was the first to respond
to the alarm. He describes the scene when
he reached the burning church, a. appal-
ing. Wedged tight and immovable in the
door was dense mass Of humanity from six
to eight feet in height, none Of them able
to stand up right, from the terrible pressure
of the crowd behind. while upon and over
them g sheet of fire rolled like wave,
streaming far out into the open air. With
out moments pause to consider the dan
ger Chief Engineer Mullen rushed into
the flames, spurred on by the pitt
Gus cries, "For God sake come and
help US, >" and began pulling cut the bodies.
4 moment later and a well directed hy-
drant stream from the Mount lolyoke hose
struck the brave reseuers and undoubtedly
saved them from being burned alive. The
first persons drawn out were burning but
they passed directly through the stream of
water and the flames which were deyOuring
them were extinguished. Some OF the poor
creatures fell faintlng on the flight of wood
en- steps leading down to the street and
few were able to walk away. though with
considerable effort.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

Mr.. Garrison was speaking in the Woman
Suffrage Meeting at Boston, and had Just de
elared with his usual vigor that it was a
ialschood to say that women don't want the
ballot, and that because few of them don II,
it Is no reason why they should all be dis
lrauchised, when a voice was heard from the
audience The voice wanted to know
whether Mr.. Garrison honestly and squarely
believed that if every woman in Massaehu
sets over eighteen years of age were asked
the question, "Do you wish female suffrage
or not ?'' the majority would say "Yes, and
Mr. Garrison, after moments reflection,
admitted that he did not
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

A number of Catholic pilgrims were
drowned recently in river in the Tyrol, by
the sinking of ferryboat. 1t is supposed
that no less than seventy-six lives were
lost.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

George E. Davis represents the Young
Mems Christian Association Of this city. at
the International Convention OF Young
Mems Christian Associations, now in session
n. Richmond, Va. On his return Captain
Davis intends to visit the old battls-heids oil
ps.ersbureh. she Wilderness. and other
interesting scenes Of his experience ss SOL
dier in tho war.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

Harvey Rider died quite sudden
IL Sunday morning. lie bad been afflicted
for loas time with chronic bronchitis and
asthma, and for two weeks previous to his
death the disease took hold with unusual
severity. \ few days before his Death he
made hi- will. dispensing of 4 Large amount
of property the greater part ui which Is
bequeathei to his vic.
The residence of Henry Williams in South
Monkton, seems to be situated on ground
once freely occupied by the Indians. \ great
variety Of arrow heads, ,ha.ehets aud mortar
pestlss have been found there, ana short
distance south Of the house i Gn Indian
burying ground, were a great many skulls
and other portion, Of skeletons have been
dug up.
The Bristol CorneS Band have lately pur-
chased some elegant ha,>. belts and car
touches which complete their uniform. The
style of their hats j. rather novel, and the
appearances of the band when ont in full
uniform i splendid The parts consist Of
one E fat clarinet. three & Hat cornets,
three 3 fiat cornets. two altos. two tenors.
one baritone and three bass horns. cymbals.
snare and bass drum. Smith ". Hatch is
the leader.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

\ sad incident occurred, this afternoon, in
a Fourth street car. On Kearny street, a
lady stepped aboard the car, having in her
arms a bare some five or six weeks old. The
child was evidently IN pain and moaned and
writhed in the mothers arms. She seemed
to suffer acutely from anxiety for the little
one, whose face was turning rapidly to a
livid deathly color and when she burst into
tears and pressed the infant to her arms and
kissed its cold lips, there was not dry eye
in the car. 1t had died apparently without
any strong srasm of agony. The car stopped
at Mission and Fourth streets, and the weep
ing mother left with the infant body in her
arms.-San Francisco Bulletin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

"SocIETY" IN GERMANY.-Tne thing call
ed society is quite as respectable in Germany
as elsewhere. A Vienna correspondent in
forms us that the Baroness of Gorlitz met
her sister-in-law, Siesian countess, on the
street the other day, and violently demand
ed of her
why didn't you put 4 monument over
my brothers gravs?'
ITS none Of your business, responded
the countess. I'm married again, any
way
"I'll make it my business - roared the
enraged baroness, and she sprang like tig-
ress at her late brothers wife. The war
whoops of the Amazons brought the police.
The matter was settled in court, but both
being noble ladies, were, of course, discharg
ed. In the meantime the monument is not
to 90 up, for the countess asseryerates that
"a whiskey bottle at the head of his grave
would be the most appropriate thing for
him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

There is a curious case on the trial list OF
the superior court at Chelsea, Mass, which
involves the question OF the rights of Roman
Catholic priests to discipline members their of
parish by publicly denouncing them. Robert
{. flaming sues James McGlew, Catholic
priest, for SANDER, laying damages at $4,000.
Fanning was married by magistrate con-
trary to the rules of the church, and the
priest publicly denounced him in church.
The priests defence is that the words were
not spoken in malice but solely with the inten-
ton of discharging his duty as spiritual di-
rector Of Tanning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

DARTMOUTH E.-Commeneement at
this Institution occurs the present year on
the last Thursday in June. the 2lth. In
pressed with the desirGbleness of securing
more time for the annual meeting Oh INC
Alumni-to which heretofore only an nour
or two Of Commencement morning mas cen
given-thc Trustees have arrangeu y uc'
vote to it the afternoon OF the Jay Previous.
hat il of Wednesday. the 23d. 1t will be
held in the Chapel at 2i o'clock p: IN and
tins ample opportunity will be afforded not
onIv far the business of the Association, but
for the various addresses appropriate 70
tho occasion, including notices Of deceased
grsduates. IL is expected that this new A.
r.nyement will lead to an increased stteno-
sncs Of the Alumni. and 3 deepening iAtsr-
egt ia the meeting.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

Four inches of snow fell at glastonbury,
Bennington county, on the Goth OF May.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

Mrs. MOult0n in her testimony lets drop
two very significant facts-and certainly She
was no friendly witness 10 u. Mrs. M0ul-
ton says She told Mr. Beecher in July, lo1 I,
speaking Of Theodore Iilton Il thought he
was trcacherOu-. told him | thought Mr..
Elton was filed with revenge and anger
against him - page 81 she admits that She
told Illton 10 his face that he was villain
and would betray her husband as he had
Mr.. Beechcr " hen from the roof under
which this whole accusation had its origion,
the roof Of Frank Moulton, You set such
declarations cropping out. what do you
think Was that woman deceived? She Is
now here swearing in the interest oi the vii
lain. let Us take, for instance, the declara-
tiOn Of Mr.. lilton which is proved by Mr..
Storrs. in July, 1874, at Mr.. Oyinston's
house. after his wife had left him. Storrs
says the conversation on that point was that
his wife had LETT him, and he said that he
had not said anything about it, but he
thought be must now ''snash Elizabeth and
Mr.. Beechcr' These women smashers come
into court and ask twelve men to help them
smash a woman. Take the occasion of the
interview with Mr.. Wilkeson, we find what
his trouble was-not that Mr.. Bsecher had
committed adultery he said that Mr-
Beeeher had not come To his help-this oc-
Cured in lN13-and that lie was man OF
such power that he could, with his little
finger, have lifted him out Of his trouble but
he had lain down on the sidewalk, crushed,
ruined by Bowen's treatment Of him, conse-
quen; upon the loss of his employment upon
those two papers that was his trouble-an
injury done To his reputation that Mr..
Bcccher with bis little finger had power 10
help him To be- reinstated, and had passed
him by Indifferent, had not helped him, but
left him lying there, and walking back and
forth across the room in great excItement,he
said he woali parsGe Henry Ward Beecher
to his grave That be may DO. Bat can
he call upon you TO help him hound Mr.
Bccchcr INTO the grave
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

years the relative position of different mem
bers of the family is changed some are rich,
Others poor one may become distinguished,
while others are wholly unknown.
But in France such changes are very rare.
Families remain not only in the same place,
but in the same station oflife. The farmers
son tills the ground the mechanics son pur-
sues the same trade. All the avenues of life
are so shut in, the ranks are so closed up,
that it is next to impossible for one to get
out of his place The children remain like
their fathers, neither 7 her nor poorer. No
one is so much above t rest that he looks
down on them with pride or contempt, nor
that they look up to him with envy. The
same equality exists, to great extent, in
the better classes. In commerce and in the.
liberal professions, the son takes the fathers
place, and all keep along about the same
level The paternal roof is the rallying point
for all and when the children group them
selves about the aged parents, not divided
by any great disparity of condition, they are
bound together by common interest as well
as mutual affection.-From Home Skefches IN
France by Mrs. Henry NJ. Field.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

Including the battle Of Bunker Hill there
nov remain fiity-three revolutionary events
to commemorate. They extend over
period OF six years and end with Yorktown
In 1851.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

The ,allest person in New England is said 70 oe
one Charles Il. Holmes, whose height is SIX ieet
eight inches. lie lives appropriately In I'P'-
neld.-Er.
We have lad here who can get 10
cus'' at the same height. exactly. HIS name
Is William Swan. He is under twenty ana
still growing weighs over two hundred ana
his perpendicular measurement Is "f Jee'
eiqih inches Woodsioek Sfanddrd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

The Lun,JeTmdn' GG=efte take very
hopeful view OF the situation, - TAR a>iAich-
igan iumbermen are concerned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

Mrs. John Palmer. wife OF Stenbenviile
printer. has given birth To i've chiidren IN
s;ds of sixteen nouths-which il a pretty
hard run on Johns ''small cap" case, we
should say.-Norritorrn Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04
A MOST REMARKABLE CASE.

One of the most protracted cases OF suffer
ing was that of Mary Desiardin, who. burn
ed to a crisp, and blind, past all recogni,
ton, somehow found her way to the hill
north of the church and wandered around
there about 20 minutes. probably, before
she was found and taken to her home on
the North fiat. where she died about III
o'clock, Friday morning, having fingered
fifteen hours in fearful agony. Her sister,
Lillian, also died. Friday forenoon, at the
Home of Providence, whittier she was
taken. Thursday midnight. Mrs. Desjar-
din. their mother, who was burned in the
church. had taken all the money OF the
family with her, and of course 1t was en-
tirely lost. OF this large and very poor
family, there are several quite small chill
dren and one married daughter now lett.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

1.-The early bird catches the worm" A
marty of six-two ladies and four gentle
men-from Belgium, passed through Rut-
land for the Adirondacks, "Wednesday: Zach
carried gun and they were provided with
camp parap aphernalia for two weeks. hunting
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04
The Scandal Trial.
JUDGE PoRTER's SUMMING UP CONTINUED.

ihV LAhiAo.
have used and shall use strong language
in this case. 1t is not my practice in the or
dinary course of our litigations the cases
are very rare in which we are justified, still
more rare in which We are compelled by a
stern sense of duty to speak of dishonest
men as they deserve. But this is no case for
compromise. If Theodore Tilton's accusa-
tion is false if he has suborned his wife to
false accusation, even without oath ; If he
has made use of a villain in Frank Moulton
for the purpose of doing the common work
of both in the destruction of pure, good,
and an honest man, how can | speak of them
except as they deserve? ?
Tilton tells you that for lour years he was
liar MoHlton tells you that he was liar
for four years but they say they are tell
ing the truth now Because you believe
that they then lied, he insists that you shall
believe also that they now tell the truth.
Very well. If it were a mere question of
the value of rail fence, if it were ques-
tion merely of a right of way, you might
be disposed to accept the testimony Of wit
nesses given under such circumstances. But
when they ask you on testimony like this to
take their avOwal that they are liars and the
truth is not in them, and then ask you to
strike down an h0nored lellow-citizen whose
life has been in the full blaze and splendor
of noon-day, and 50 far without spot and
without blemish-then, | ask you, are you
going to say that you will admit the oaths
of these two liars as against the oath of that
honest man? There Is more than this.
They say they lied then because they had
a motive, but that they tell the truth now
because they have no longer motive to lie.
What motive then to lie p? Moulton says he
lied from consideration and tenderness for
Henry Ward Beecher. Tilton says he lied
from tenderness and delicacy to his wife.
Well. the friendship and devotion, you will
remember, Of Francis d. Moulton for Henry
Ward Beecher grew out Of the fact that Mr..
Beecher had debauched the wife of his most
intimate friend. The tenderness and deliea-
cy of Theodore Tilton to this woman, who
looked to him a. to the Redeemer, and
whom she loved on the terms have read to
vOu-it was the tenderness and delicacy of a
man who could say in the presence Of a
young girl that he was the father of bat
one Of his children, who could bastardize
his own dead boy to crafty his malignity,
his cupidity, his revenge. Bat, gentlemen,
we have something more. We have from
both Of these men the evidence of a present
malice which would induce you to reject
their oaths under any special circumstance
nnless You believed they falsely accused
themselves.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-04

GOV Hardin. ui Missouri. seems o. have
been more frightened than there was any
reason for when he Issued bis proclamation
for day of fasting and PRAYER on account of
the graSshopper plague. Though there are
undoubtedly any quantity OF gras-hopper~
in the State, reports from al sections asree
that there j. no danger OF auy such destruc-
ti0n Us has been talked about, and state
ments from Iowa, Kansas. Nebraska and
Minnesota report the crops looking splendid
". while there are 10. many more grass-
hoppcrs than are common nc tais season.
These spring gTa-shoTpers are not the ones
that do the chief harm in any ease. W. II.
Grosvenor. of Kansas. has written letter
on the subject; He says, although they are
causing some dcyastau0n~, they Will not be
able to fly before June, lie asserts the insect
Is not grasshopper, but tie young OF the
Rocky Mountain locust. that they cannot
reproduce themselves east of there that
their excursions are only once III eight or
ten years that they never - east OF seven
teen degrees west OF Washington and that
millions perish before the eastern limit l.
reached because of exhaustion.
As convincing proof that the gra--hoppers
read the papers, 1t Is mentioned that they
have, this season, entirely avoided certain
county which was mentioned last year as
raising the poorest quality OF wheat IN Nan
sas.
\ Broad street, New York. broker re-
ceiyed the following Dispatches from a truth
ful Western correspondent
HANNIBAL, No May l9.-The -rl shoppers arc
tcarin. up the raids ~ the llanU.tal ana It. 10.
road ia order g. s;op the trans lcs=ea OF the Gov
ernOr's proclamation U-LApn.
ST. JosErH, May i9.-Tho -rssshoppers attickfd
ire -ht train composed OF -reen-paiuted cars THIS
afternoon. aud ceyoureG cscsy thiu5 tut inc ANles
and wheels q. NJgFaR.
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The fate of Amminie Menier and her lover
was a strange event OF the fire. She was the
organist for the evening, in the absence OF
the regular one, and was cut of from
escape when the church burned. Her lover
escaped, but, finding that she was still
within. turced to rescue her, was overcome
by the flames and persisted with her.
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