Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-05-23
THE MOSELLE.

The factS rcldllVc ~ tiic dWiui ucotiuS'oh
of this boat, have ascertained that there
were t,co hundred and .tfly:Gr passengers
on board. The loss of life comes near our
former estimate of 100. The most heart
rending stories are related by those who
were near the sufferers, and yet we pre-
sumo no description could portray the hor-
rors Of this observance of all human ties.
The grey-haired were wildly seeking for
rhose who they hoped would have closed
their eyes. The mother mourned her nur-
sing babe; and stupefed with grief was
the lonely girl, whose parents and friends
were all destroyed and she in land of
strangers. Like pale ghosts have they wan
dered on the banks of the Ohio, waiting for
the river to give up their dead.
Agresably to the arrangements made by
the proper authorities, the ceremony of In
terring such of the dead as had been re-
covered, took place on Saturday afternoon
with the observance Of the most solemn
rites of burial. The stores were closed,
and an air of deep grief pervaded the thou
sands that sadly followed the long line of
hearses to the graveyard. where the Rev.
Mr.. Brooke read the funeral service Of the
Episcopal church, and the Rev. Mr.. Se-
hon delivered most solemn and appropri-
ate address. Nineteen were Inferred on
this occasion, others had been previously
buried, and on Sunday morning the body
of Mr.. Casey, Of this place, was recovered
near the place of explosion; on Monday
little girl six years of age was found, the
daughter of MIR. Kramer; and to-day, May
lst, another of has chllren, and the body
of woman named Hegber. The river
is rapidly rising, and there are several feet
of water in the ladies' cabin and it is sup
posed moth ing further can be done towards
getting up the wreck, or recovering the boz
dies, until the river falls.
The FUNERAL PROCESSION OF SATURDAY.
I'm our account of the funeral ceremo-
MES which took place on Saturday, for all
the bodies found from the blowing up Of
the Moselle, and not previously inferred,
we omitted 10 state the number buried on
that day. We learn from the Post of last
evening, that the remains Of nineteen per-
sons were conveyed to the burying ground
in fourteen hearses and other carrsges.--
The following is an extract from the article
in the Post:
"The stores and shops were closed,
and every window crowded with sympa,hl-
sing spectators. After the procession be-
gan TO move, it was stopped repeatedly by
the dense multitude that occupied the
streets who, had they fallen into process
sion, eight abreast, the front would have ar
rived at the grave yard, distant two miles
and half ere the rear had left front street.
We did not hear but single Individual
out of the many who spoke of it, who es-
timated the number in the procession, and
with it, at less than t,oenty thousand. When
the front arrived at the ground, and the
collins were removed to the sides Of the
graves they were to occupy, (Which were
dug in rows, with due regard to that or
der and decency which has marked every
movement of our citizens on this most aw-
full and interesting occason,) solemn still
ness prevailed, until the rear of the process
sion arrived, when the Rev. Mr.. Brooke
read the funeral service of the Episcopal
Church, in most solemn and impressive
manner. He was followed by the Rev.
Mr.. Sehon Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, in an able and eloquent address,
which went to the hearts, and drew tears
from the eyes of thousands it was, indeed
an awful and impressive scene."-Cincin.
natl Republican.