Newspaper cuttings

Newspaper cuttings covering the collapse of two tenement buildings at No. 66 and No. 67 Church Street on 2 Sept. 1913. The reports provide descriptions of the disaster and the subsequent funeral of the seven victims at St Michan’s Church, Halston Street. Some of the photographic prints show the attendance of Capuchin friars at the funerals including Fr. Jarlath Hynes OSFC, Fr. Paul Neary OSFC, Fr. John Butler OSFC and Fr. Thomas Dowling OSFC. The file includes cuttings from the 'Evening Telegrap

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Level of description: File
Date: 3 Sept. 1913-8 Sept. 1913
Reference: 2
Extent and medium: 33 items; Newspaper cuttings
Scope and content: Newspaper cuttings covering the collapse of two tenement buildings at No. 66 and No. 67 Church Street on 2 Sept. 1913. The reports provide descriptions of the disaster and the subsequent funeral of the seven victims at St Michan’s Church, Halston Street. Some of the photographic prints show the attendance of Capuchin friars at the funerals including Fr. Jarlath Hynes OSFC, Fr. Paul Neary OSFC, Fr. John Butler OSFC and Fr. Thomas Dowling OSFC. The file includes cuttings from the 'Evening Telegraph', 'Irish Independent', 'Daily Sketch', and 'Freeman’s Journal'.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of St. Mary of the Angels, Capuchin Friary, Church Street, Dublin > Relationships with Local Communities > The Church Street Tenement Disaster (1913)

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Extracted Mentions

People, places, and terms identified via handwriting recognition and named entity recognition.

People

Byrne(2)
Paul(2)
Day(1)
Long(1)
Little(1)
Bridge(1)
Mountain(1)
Golden(1)

Places

Tenements(1)
Grattan(1)

Sample passages

The seven victims' bodies pass the scene of their death. Inset are Byrne's wife and daughter.
Dublin is still afraid of further rioting, but the police, apparently acting under instructions, are keeping as much out of sight as possible. The Irish capital was a day of sorrow…
Left to Jarlath - Right to Paul - Sentleman Drooking Cigarette

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Page 1

The Daily Minor - Sept 5th '13 Page 8 Left to Jarlath - Right to Paul - Sentleman Drooking Cigarette Children Killed in Tenement House Collapse. Mr. Mr. Maynihan C. J. to Kevin's Brother EIGHT BODIES RECOVERED FROM THE RUINS AT DUBLIN. Church-street, Dublin, where two tenement houses collapsed without the slightest warning, burying dozens of people beneath a mountain of debris, presents an extraordinary spectacle. (1) Priests who visited the scene to anoint the dying or give absolution. (2) Homeless children waiting for shelter. (3) Ruins of one of the buildings.

Page 2

DAILY SKETCH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1913 The Lesson Of Aisgill And The Remedy. DAILY SKETCH. No. 1,404. LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1913. [Registered as a Newspaper.] ONE HALFPENNY. DUBLIN'S DAY OF FUNERALS PASSES OFF QUIETLY, BUT THE STRIKES GO ON. The seven victims' bodies pass the scene of their death. Inset are Byrne's wife and daughter. Sergeant Woolfe, photographed just before the riot. Dublin is still afraid of further rioting, but the police, apparently acting under instructions, are keeping as much out of sight as possible. The Irish capital was a day of sorrow on Saturday, when John Byrne, the second victim of the famous baton charge, was buried, but the city was also the scene of the funeral of the seven victims of the Dublin house collapse. Sergeant Woolfe, Dublin's biggest policeman—he is 7ft. 6in. high—was knocked out in the famous riot. He is so big that they say he is always the object of attack during strikes.

Page 3

1) Priests of the Capuchin Priory, who helped in the rescue work. (2) Children who were saved from the ruins of No. 67. Jr. Paul. Two tenement dwellings, Nos. 66 and 67, Church Street, Dublin, occupied by thirteen families, suddenly collapsed without the slightest warning on Tuesday night, seven lives being lost, and five persons seriously injured. There were athetic scenes on the recovery of the bodies. One little boy, with long golden hair, was lying in his cot just as his mother had settled him, and had evidently been killed outright.

Page 6

The pictures show the wreckage of the collapsed tenements in Church street, Dublin. Freeman's Journal Thursday, Sept. 4th 1913.

Page 8

Funeral of the Church St. Victims. The funeral procession passing over Grattan Bridge. The sight of four hearses at a funeral was, of course, a most unusual occurrence.