Scene of the fatal crush at Liverpool, 1870. Inside the 'Roman Catholic Church of St. fifteen lives were lost by the crushing of a [was] intended to accommodate about 2000 the chapel is the school-room, which will hold from 500 to 800 persons. There are only two modes of ingress or was at the north entrance where the terrible struggle for life took revival attended each Sunday evening by congregations of two or three thousand souls, besides an equal number of children, gathered in the school-room
Scene of the fatal crush at Liverpool, 1870. Inside the 'Roman Catholic Church of St. fifteen lives were lost by the crushing of a [was] intended to accommodate about 2000 the chapel is the school-room, which will hold from 500 to 800 persons. There are only two modes of ingress or was at the north entrance where the terrible struggle for life took revival attended each Sunday evening by congregations of two or three thousand souls, besides an equal number of children, gathered in the school-room under the cry of "Fire!" was raised by some one. Then arose screams from every part of the room, accompanied by a terrible scramble by those nearest the stairs to get people were thrown down on the stairs and landing, and some were trampled to death. Many others received serious injuries. exerted themselves to persuade the people to be quiet, and continued their religious services, with great presence of mind, while the police arrived and carried away the of them had died of suffocation. An inquest has been a recommendation of the jury that the doorway of the church should be widened'. From "Illustrated London News", 1870.
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