Davis County Clipper | 1908-06-12 | Page 2 | Attempt of Fiends to Burn Crowded Chruch

ATTEMPT OF fiends TO BURN CROWDED CHURCH cathedral cathedra I 1 antazo while congregation kneels in ri P prayer raye r cool coolness mess of priest prevents panic berlin ari an attempt was mado on monday to burn flown down tho the old st paulus C church chinch at belonging to tho the dominicans which was crowded with people assembled to hear a 0 hermon bermon by tho the famous dominican monk Donaven turl about 1801 persons were present including mom than it thousand women and children to hear tho the wass mass while tile tho congregation was kneeling in silent prayer somo some one informed father bonaventuri turi that the church waa allro without informing the congregation lie he coolly stopped over to the priest who was celebrating mass and requested him to close the service the priest left tho the altar and spoke to his assistants who walked down tho the arales and whispered to the that an einsig insignificant nial blaze had broken out and that they had better loave the building budding as ao soon coon as possible at this time tho the entire root roof of tho he church was a mass ot of lames flames and tho the fire brigade was hurrying to the burning building those in the church not knowing tho the extent of tho the fire fortunately did not realize their peril and on in the cler gys request made their exit rapidly and in an orderly manner