New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-29
covered by insurance The furniture Of the parsonage
vas mostly saved. The inquest upon the dead viii be
held on Monday morning.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE IN THE BURNED
CHURCH.

DEATH OF NEARLY SEVENTY PERsoNs-ABoUT yoRTY
MORE SERIOUSLY BURNED OR OTHERWISE IN
JURED-rHE HERO OF THE pIsAsrER-RAPrp
REIMBURSEMENT OF THE FLAMEs-nEARr-REND-
ING SCENES.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 2S.-The bodies of
so burned TO death at Hoyoke last night have
been identified in addition to those Of Is or 20 who were
at once removed TO their homes by their friends Nearly
20 have died, and some 10 less burned
or otherwise injured The hero of the disaster John
Lynch, brave fireman, who the first TO respond to
the alarm he describes the hen he reached the
burning church as appalling Wedged tight and immov
able in the doOrways dense Of humanity from
six to eight feet In hight of them able 10 stand
upright from the terrible Of the crowd behind
while upon and them q sheet Of fire rolled
Ike wave, streaming far out into tine open air.
Without a moments pause TO consider their danger,
Lynch and Chief Engineer Mulin rushed into the flames.
surred On by the pteOus cries Of For Gods sake
and help u.s. and began pulling out the bodies.
moment later and well directed hydrant stream from
the Mount Hoyoke Hose struck the brave rescuerS and
undoubtedly saved them from being burned alive. The
first persona drawn out burning but they passed
directly through the stream OF water and the flames
which were devouring them were extiDgushed Some Of
the poor creatures fell faining the long fight %
wooden steps leading down TO the street. and few were
able to walk, though without considerable effort. BY
this time the entire fire department had arrived and
worked with such energy and VIII that when the fire was
cxtngshed the eharred wooden walls OF the structure
were standing. They were then pulled down by the
hook and ladder men, IN order that a search for the
bodies might be made.
Only very few moments elapsed after the water
struck the building before the fire out but the de-
strucon 10 HE during that brief period of time was ter
Iibe. Some sprang from the gallery windows and were
seriously injured. and person appeared at window
completely wrapped in flames, and after oteriIg there
instant fell to the ground dad and unacceptable
Hmm a. ~ f1aa
tunity Offered search for the bodies and police force
organized TO keep back the large crowd which had
gathered The work Of exticating the bodies sad
indeed; the greater number OF them found in the
fatal entry way Of them burned TO a crisp. The
body Of one found in the seat she had Occ
Pied her clothing entirely burned of feshy woman,
weighing $50 pounds. dragged screaming from
the mass She carried short distance from the
church and placed the grass, while the flesh actually
peeled on her back. In moment she fell over dead
The last night and to-day in the schoolbouse
basement where the bodies Of the dead were carried
were heartrending in the extreme. stumps Of limbs
burned crisp proruded from under the sheets, and
the face-coth lifted from the heads the SCARED
and baekened remains disclosed. In in
stances the features distorted, though extreme
agony had been suffered before death ensued but many
looked calm. though smothorcd, yet they were all
blackened with smoke. Some were burned beyond the
possibility Of Identification nothing remaining but the
trunk Of the body.
Coroner's Jury was summoned to-day but the excite
ment continues intense that judged best not TO
attempt the taking OF evidence, and the inquest
adjourned Till Monday.
Louis Deardin 81 years old whose wife and daughter
were both burned TO death, became insane to-day from
grief and cried continually agonizng tones, Oh, my
Julie my Julie" Some taken out alive who were
under who dead and owed 70 this fact ieir
own safyssiou At shesmae<4