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Thousands of people pay last respects to 'Miracle Man', Brother Andre, of the St Joseph's Oratory, Montreal ,Canada.
Flags at half staff in mourning on roof of College of Notre Dame in Montreal, Canada (Collège Notre-Dame, in Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal). Thousands of people (a total of about 1 million in one week) pay last respects to the 'Miracle Man' of Montreal, who died January 6th, 1937. Brother Andre, the former Alfred Bessette, was a revered 20th century disciple of St. Joseph associated with St. Joseph's Oratory, a major Roman Catholic religious sanctuary in Montreal, Canada (l'Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal). On Saturday, January 9, the coffin is taken from the Oratory to the Montreal cathedral Marie-Reine du Monde (Mary Queen of the World), for a first funeral Mass. Six Firemen Officers carry it inside. Later, back into the sanctuary (St Joseph's Oratory) it would lie in state until January 12 for a second funeral ceremony. View of the open coffin. Views of the St. Joseph's Oratory. Brother Andre poses for picture a few years before his death.
Men inspect debris and vacate a damaged garage after a gasoline blast in Montreal, Canada.
3 firemen killed and 100 people hurt as a gasoline blast wrecks a garage in Montreal, Canada. The damaged garage after the gasoline blast. Firemen spray water with hoses. Men vacate the garage. Men inspect debris outside the damaged garage. Two men carry a wounded man. A man stands in front of a fruit vendor's stall.