Cincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette, February 18, 1880, p. 1. PANIC IN A CHURCH Windows Broken Out, Doors Thrown Down, and a Crush of Humanity Corydon, Indiana, Feb. 17-A fearful panic was caused at Perseverance Chapel, Harrison County, several miles from this town Sunday night. A number of persons were at the altar for prayers, and the church was crowded with people. A report had been put into circulation that the building was unsafe, and a good deal of uneasiness was felt in consequence of this report by the congregation. At the height of the services, someone in the church raised an alarm of fire. Many supposed the edifice was falling. A wild scene of panic and excitement followed, people jumping through the windows and breaking down the doors in their frantic efforts to escape. Many were badly cut and bruised, but no lives were lost. The excitement beggars description, and but a small part of the crowd could be inducted to re-enter the church after the panic had subsided.