Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-05-29
Eastern Dispatches.


the lawyer charged with forgery and de-
falcation to the extent of $500, 900, ar
rived in charge of detective. He de-
MES his guilt
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 28.-Intense
excitement prevailed last night in Hol-
yoke, centering opposite the Catholic
Church, at which disastrous fire oc.
cured, and at various points TO which
the burned were carried. Wild efforts
were made by the people to rush pell
nell into the burning building to rescue
friends, and it was with difficulty they
were kept back. This was particularly
the case with parents, who on the first
impulse rushed from the church to save
their own lives, but remembering they
had left their children behind to perish
returned impetuously. Actual personal
violence had to be used in several cases
to keep women back. All about the
streets men, women and children were
watching, piteously inquiring if their
friends had been saved. One woman
was positive her husband had persisted,
and could only be quieted by an assur-
ance from friend that he had just been
walking with him. One of the most
touching cases was that of two little
girls, about twelve years of age, who
rushed for the entrance OF the building
while the fire was at its height,
thinking to iud their father and mother
who were within. They could only be
restrained by an officer, who took them
in his arms. 1t IS a disputed question
whether both front doors were available
for escape. There are those who state
positively one of them were closed, and
that it was impossible to open it on ac-
count Of the crush. One man went to
the closed door aud fourished club,
threatened violence to any one who came
near, in order to get the crowd away,
but without success. Others state as
positively that both doors were opened
The church society was established about
seven years ago, and Father Dufresne
had been the only paster. The parish
included all the French Catholics of the
city, whose number is estimated at 2, 500
The church was erected in 1870, entirely
OF pine. 1t was about 100x6C feet, two
stories, with galleries on the side, and the
north end about twenty-five feet wide
There were two doors in the moth enc
and vestibule, from which two door,
opened into the body of the church; tn,
galleries opened into the vestibule. A
the rear end was another door, by which
a few persons escaped. Immediatel,
upon the breaking out of the flames al
the occupants of the galleries rushed t,
the east door, and falling upon one an
other, choked up the doorway with thei
bodies, piled in all ways, seven or eigh
deep. Here INST of the lives were lost
From this mass Chief Mullen rescued
one young woman after having taken OF
two dead bodies from above her. Tn
chief and Others had their clothes almos
burned from them and were badl
burned about the hands. In the rear q
the church was the priests residence
which was burned. The walls were pulle,
down after the fire was put out. On
woman jumped from the highest win
dow down upon the front steps breakin
her arm. A man with two children il
his arms jumped from the window an
escaped. 1t is not quite certain that a
the bodies have been taken from til
ruins. In the haste to get as many a
possible from the building before it fell
several were taken but short distanc
and 1t is possible few more may be Ia
ken from the debris.