The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-29
.Ass rgh pss Panic al q Needy and
SaAkey Meeting.

The Lou don Standard of July 9th has the
following " 4 most alarming psEfc oc-
Cured at the meeting held yesterday En con-
nection with the Moody and Sankey services
at Cauberwel Hall. The time for the de-
parture of the reeiSalists drawing near, the
audiences are daiiS on the increase. Last
night the ball was densely crowded more
than an hour before the commencement OF
the proceedings; still thousands arrived
ouly to find the doors closed against them
Mr.. Moody commenced the service nearly
an hour before the usual time. A hymn mao
heen sung and prayer offered up, and Mr.
Moody was engaged in reading the fifty
frst Psalm. when suddenly the whole o!
the audience was startled by the Ee'se OF 'lf
doors being asrced and the uproar OF thou
| sands ent,eaysxing to rush into the bullding
The females present shrie6ed, end RIOT
seemed to threaten. Mr.. Moody inmediite'
Iv concluded his reading, and requested the
neonle to keep calm and to j,in 10 singing q
hrmn. The meeting was now left IN charge
nj Mr.. SatAey, while Mr.. Moody lett Inc
rostrum With the intention OF eRaeayoring
m ouiet the people outside. He, on seeing
the state Of affairs, returned ana toid Tue
ushers TO depart from the llsual fuie anu
a,IoU as many "a could be accommodated 10
st.nd in the aisles. The doors ha?ing Dccn
| nnanad thousands burst in, many rusnlng
tarard the galleries. The people Gcre De.
c,me alarmed. ard Mr.. Moody. who had
ret,Irned. was asked not to allo" any more
IN come there, or some evil consequence
mint ensue. In the mean time panic
snrpad among those who bad crowded into
the inouiry.rooms, which are situated ander
the platform and galleries. They were
terrified lest these structures should give
wav, and the Go Hd> IF people above IA
down upon them. MIR. Moody mounted in
the rostrum. and expressed the nope that al
would remain quiet. There bad been re-
port OF a threatened riot underneath. he was
sorry to say that many people had got INTO
the INQUIRY rooms, and had so far forgotten
themselves as to use violence. Under these
circumstances, many were lr!lng 10
get outside, but IT was no use, as
there we're Thousands in the rooms un-
derneath and around the building. Con-
seauently, il those below dld not leave,
violence must be met by violence 1t would
be iDjudiciouS for people to faint, 100, Tor
they could not he removed so every one
would co well to remain where they were.
Mr.. Moody then left the rostrum. The panic
now reached It's height. Numbers OF Wo'
ren, in spite Of all remoustrance, endca-
vored to leave. and many had to be kept in
their places by sheer force. Dir. Graham,
one of the chief stewards, entered the ros-
trum and said if the people did not keep
calm the committee could not now be re-
sponsible either for the safety of The build
Ing or people. Mr.. Moody had. gone out
side, aDd would not return until all was
quiet. Either the people in tue rooms uu-
derneath or the galleries above would have
to retire, or The service would at ouce be
concluded. In about half an hour the over.
wheIming crowd had considerably lessened.
and after provision bad been made for some
extra hearers The service proceeded. No
casualty occurred, although the maj)rily
were severely crushed, land Il plumber tainted.