The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-17
HOW TO BEHAVE In A PANIC.
THE IYOUEsT TNTO TuE ST.. PRINCES
AIpTER CIfURCH HORROR.
Text for ~ sermon against the Clowns thnt
Women Wcar-'rhc In,possibiiity Of Fro
willing Architecture to Keep Heads Level

Coroner Ellngcr held an inqucet ycstcr-
day in the ease OF the victims II the pqnic in tho
Church of St Francis Xavicr. EN -Commis-
siOncr OF Emigration James Lynch was fore
man Of the Jury. and DR.. Cushman was tho
Coroncrs secretary Father Iangrake. the
missionary who was preaching at the time Of
the panie, test fed ny follows
g began discourse on He'll and after speak
ing ten minutes | noticed slight connection
toward the Sixth avenue corner. which sup
posed was caused NV aomc one falntng. Tna
WIS under the gallery. perceived the whoc
congregation rising and showing signs Of
fright. within moment after the nrst noise.
All made subducd ordinations and thcwomrn
waved their hands M in fright. stopped my
discourse AMI told them to bc quict-that il was
only woman faintng. and thcrc was no dan
ger. After moment Father Mnrrick came Tor
ward and asked them again to bc quiet then
called to the or-anist to play. thinking that
would quiet them Then. by the advice Of
Father Mrrri X. | gave the bcncdcton Of tho
Blessed Sacrament. Ipcrccivcd from the be-
ginning that the impression of almost all was
that there was fire, and some of those nearer
the sanctuary asked mo whore the fire was. No
one shouted IRE. Aucr tho hrncliction, ut
about half past eight O'Clock. | went to tho
northwest door ON sixteenth street to move the
people homeward. for had no idea Their, was
ANYTHING worse than fright was informed
ihat tlefr were four hodi = in tn stables nnNt
lion, V""''"' saw ""l "n not fccoEn'lo
tathrr Iangcakc, srGkc of gthcr visits TO The
a,,,- t ~" W"u,'"' ~, rour or nV' i"N'rs W"re
''I' h't question Saiu tliut zoe tNuu. ht flaf no
a. ,,' Was stationed ia ia, gali.ry g. lCob after
ALMOST always somebody thrrr Father I.ln.-
cake said that nearly 800 who w'r'' in herhui IA
Wot' M'iurn, bt.au-o tIr uiI ION Va rsu... tl-
u tor WON ~ II Was his opinion that WIih "A
'Nn-rrs"p"h ol nolh son s i..'r' is less danger
y, i,,,.l !. ID ,uil-r, ~. vh "i W"N,ii
NM y p,l''Si "uP TIN ,nu'h' '' it' h'piN,
n'h' on hu, nts' sud ihW Ih "'aininat On Yf
.i,' .uNi.n ~ ms nnl"ttli. ni WNr uidd' HHuut
Two S,Ais H-9. anu Wal tir No. .u- ui ,grt~s
were declared &" o" ~uiIciO IT. Tia church hd
which That report was made. Tn. AtauA ftom
Wiud.ts, IN"t' has boon in cas- OF
crush Mr.. Adams continued. "mor, lives lost
on lNi. utin stars tAau ON W.uirrs. MIR.
Albums add 81 titt h.s ,raifnrui .ould su,,-
:, ~ NO iinrr9v 'm ni ana ga soriniuu AZ 'hi-
plg in po-s ss.on OF thrir m.nls
James Dow sexton oil So. frnH- Navicr's
as stauts. An usher named Mulr- AN and "A
stranger employ d fYr tha; special s.ryi-. lad
l"n,. Mr. Dow hoard some on st.y tnut tlDr
vs. Tire. amt hn stood ON a p.,V and t,Dl t.le.
oonsr,satcn turr' wH- no Az. AItnr,. or.
tlai ON" WIS h.ld hy a lido i,t t,.t would h,.
s-pped IA an instant. " .uun,. a.. p.,l,,. on
in' -i4iras. rIlcd. On top oi yu uuotlar IN Il
s ID 4 me- ia my Efforts to g,t p,lf a,ut.
NrrAtrl"u' 4 90 large number. NianN tainted
IN the chur Nv
Mr.. poW's opinion Is that 1000 persons nj
the church on ord nary ot...-. n- l. ut tl.af IN
tine night of the pane 5000 persons were. IN the
house.
Father Mnrr * pastor Of ths church enii hn
Ma~ nearing confessions n the ui. ~. cal 10 ffa
tin' nt ilr ilttr. | heard "a i.r,.lf suuNl ~
90 i~t ath NOM M when hnrw Father Lang
cake could not uase finished has sermon 1t
ON" tINuL 10 a ,tinir hi.,i CO.,. iitr.l ram nm
-'Ail~i .hi iount some women han ali,.t,iy
i'N o. II iilr riirl si}, WnlHh - h.iinl the sun
tuatN. NhHn ! reached tllr an r. the main
.htr"n - WIS N.d" op' u. Al th. Ni-t word from
tif 'uLiF ihr peupl" IN the iOly of me rnur-l
stopped going Out and " re- quirt. but tho-, who
Nrrr tnn.lllns over ,'s 10 other down the gallery
.l.r.,.s. KID up trlr nose OF curse. Ia
t"'ny minutes Inc church WIS tmptiod. wis
n"upi"d IN Trying u restore two or three
women VINO hid lalhi'i. and knew Of nothing
WITS uhlll n young man whiSi rcd In me that
tnnrr w're iouf dtad - rsuns IN the stable
WARY - ShhY, VINO was IN IN gallery at tho
u un on ,h', pihie' ara woman moan.
nnu l,hth,n ul"t rHe nal taihl a. She
I stored. yes MY Sic screamed ant
ir4n'.d. and th"n 'v r'thns w'- confusion.
,". MiNi Jun "H1 "iiNii@ Cue .u'NIh' "ND
'',''N N ,l'- iIh VS., ~" in'~s
.'"'i' D." u " n.'o 3. Gown - .iis. hut r|i f'-
n. ui'' sur " - ,tttrl'l N"tiN W'n-
80 ~, !, .,.,,n '' " ~ FIT d" "a d. a. 'l
"',H , ,'" S'"'' III ''' ~ re- "nL 70 priest WIS
.,i ~ ''i h,i. SH' H"l N''h lrAalpicI upon,
ani WIS laninlS woun lod.
l".. cue li.I' W. if'l' H. was 40 iln cole
WIN i.' d. ~ li' PAM. 3" many - i-nns
" '"-Nii.- W. .'.il & .''.A Ni' 100 n
'l 'u4iu nov x liln inc rnut Co.. J. s.t
a. ~ ai'i1 -'. 49, nm ILL., ,'itr DE- Az op'n