Funeral Ceremony For 27 Young Fire Victims (1958)

Northwest Armory, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Cut story with American commentary. ceremony taking place for 27 young victims of the tragic fire at Our Lady of the Angels parochial school. Shots include of coffins, Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop Albert Meyer of Chicago celebrating mass and of the victims’ families going to improvised altar to receive Communion. F.G. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.