Show A I 1 PRIEST AVERTS dis 11 STEM while the congregation find ho he subdued the rice fire slay MAY 4 dispatch san francisco chronicle series I 1 A an a awful calamity was narrowly averted by tho the calro calm wisdom or rev iter rather father thill fit at st mry marys catholic church kt at the corner carrier of broadway and biddle street yesterday afternoon it il was just abt before weepers sod aad over lea little girls as first communicants were ranged be rate the altar la in the gauzy while robes above the tb altar were many artificial llorin of highly lu flammable character while altar boy asre uehling candies those tuo became ignited and nd bi blued ad fiercely the was at once illuminated faud ad the ib frightened ud lonco lence rushed for the street irrel while the girls maddt triads them most liable to be luied burned remained in I 1 halt seats eat RH as if paralyzed by fear cur several won inn rushed forward and 6 bummed the tide of panic oa people trampling upon ench each other meantime father ibell p procured brocat real water from the a and aed the are alre 1 |