Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-05-28
LATE TELEsRAMs.
A Msnan MISUNDERSTANDING Loss
OF Liz by Fire.

A hsHs. Hoisssa.s.Terr'h's Los
SphiSorikLp' MASS, May H.-one OF
Of the most terrible disasters IN me his
tory OF the State occurred tonight In
the burning OF tho French Catholic
Church at South Holyoko during the
evening service. involving the death OF
sixty.si1 men. women and children.
Tho exercises had nearly closed, and =
vesper service was being sang. when tho
decorations on the altar caughtire nom
o candle. and the walls being low, b
flames streaming up the building set 1t
on fire. The audience numbered about
seven hundred. The peoplein the body
Of the church escaped. but on the stair
way leading FROM tho gallery human be-
ings wero packed In q dense mass. strug-
| Cling to reach the floor, and as the flames
| rushed toward them many leaped to the
| door beneath and were tnmpled to death.
Tho gallery skirted both sides Of the
building, with only one entrance from
the front. Tho scene was fearful while
ii lasted, for tho whole was over in
twenty minutes. Besides siXty-siI dead.
there arc enough fatally wounded to car
~ the total loss OF lilo up to seventy
Ave.
Tho priests residence joins the
church In the rear. and many escaped
through tho entrance leading to the
house back Of tho altar. Tho priests
e~rertions to keep order were fruitless.
The screams OF the living and the
means of the diving made n deaicning
tumult above the orders Of the pastor,
who worked most heroically and was
personally instrumental in saving many.
Ono family of four were In tho church
and all killed. MANY were pulled out
by the arm. and f,o, 80 badly burned
that they lived but n few hours. tho
flesh peeling from them on being
touched. Some were taken ont with
scarcely any flesh remaining on their
bones. Tho Sisters Of Mercy from the
Convent woro soon OH hand, caring for
the wounded and holding services over
services. His mother was among those
terribly burned. He lost nearly all in
bis residence. 40 rapidly was II burned.
The laroo wooden tsnemont block NJ
Josenb Perew. near tho burned church.
mn. ,brovn oman for tbe r~eosntion oi
The lead and wounded. seyerai deaths
occurred In tba bu;IJing during The
nicbt. Several wer, also taken 10
The New York Mills boardiur.housc.
and physicians cave the wounded the
best care. Those who wcro too badly
burned To be- moved were nut under the
effects Of morphine and passed away
without q struggle. While exercises
were being held over the dying the most
intense quiet prevailed. and the labor
era knelt on the floor with uncovered
heads, About tho Morcue and in the
streets tho vailinc of the multitudcs was
pitiful 10 hear. The scenes at the doors
arc described rs terrible. They were
blocksd will struggling pcoplo seeking
s,;t Tba outside ]neonie Cleared tbs
way .syeral times. lint as often II would
beconas blocked nm again. Windows
wcro broken open and several escaped
i'm that way. The last to get ont Of the
church was said TO be a mar with his
wife and little Girl. Tho father took up
his daughter and rushed with her to a
place of safety. Louis Lanelors, Of the
| riverside mill. went to render aid. when
a little Girl camo tumblinc down before
the door under his feet, and although
bo burned his hands badly in doing Il,
he was able 10 null her out, but tho child