Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1843-03-04

smoke house had generated large qIanuty OF
gas, which found vent, without De-
ing on fire, into the contiguous closed pork mouse,
aud there comniDg! led with the common air when
that room contained, until an explosive mixture
had formed. Al this critical point the ire burst
nto the apartment; the necessary consequence OF
which was an instantaneous explosion OF the
whole contents of the apartment. No substance
is better calculated to produce the explosive gas
than The fat part of pork, and no gas is more ex-
posive than that thus produced.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
During Saturday night, throughout Sunday,
and all day yesterday, citizens were busy
engaged IN removing the ruins, Tearing that other
bodies might be discovered beneath them. None
were found. We hope sincerely, and indeed such
is the common belief, that ali the dead are
known No is missed inquired for at the
ruins. We happy 10 add that all the wounded
are doing we'll.
On Sunday evening a special meeting OF the
City Council was called, when the preamble and
resolutions below were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, by an affective dispensatior. Of Divine
Providence, a number of our feow-cIizens
suddenly deprived Of life by the accident
which occurred during the fire at tho corner Of
Walnut and Canal streets, on Saturday, 18th
of February, 1913:
BE it resolued by the City Council, That the
Mayor be requested to issue his proclamation, re
questing citizens to suspend their several oc-
equations and employ ments during Monday, the
9TH s'ant and TO attend the funerals OF the de
ceased, whenever they may occur, and thus pay
the las, tribute Of respect To their memory.
Resolred, That in the events of yesterday, we
have renewed assurance of the willingness of GUS
Firemen, and Other citizens to peril life and limb
10 the protection OF property, and while we re-
we're the momory Of the dead, and sympathlzo
with the wounded and the afflicted, tender tue
tina nks Of the city to tho living.
rnat haxyt
dance of tho bells of the city, be requested &c
toll them from half past nine o'clock to half past
eleven O'Clock in the forenoon, md from half pas
two O'Clock to half past four O'Clock in the after
On motion of Mr.. Britt
Resolred, That Committee of one from each
Ward be appointed to report upon the prayer O
petition from the Fire Association, to relieve
the sufferers at tho late disastrous fire on las
evening, and report soon as practicable.
! Messrs, Britt, Inskip, Neave, Grtfev, Fay lor
and Roll, were appoint ed said Committee.
In obedience to the first resolution, the Mayo
issued the following.
PROCLAMATION.
| In pursuance Of the Resolution of the Cit,
Council, do issue this my Procla ma ton, eXhort
ing all citizens to suspend their several occu
patious and employments during Monday 21h
lest, and to attend the funerals Of the decea~ e.
whenever they may occur and pay tho last ,rIb
Given under my hand this Goth day Of Febru
ary, 1913. SAM'L w. DAVIES, Mayor.
On the opening Of the Court Of Common Plea
upon these facts being stated, both the Bench M
! the Bar unite 10 expressing their wish thai Mon
day should 10 ,uueuciatud III rornor,hro CO Of tn
dead, and thereupon Mr. Storer. in touchin!
and eloquent manner, addressed the Court as fol
lows:
Nay 1t please your Honors:
Since your session on Saturday, a dreadfn
calamity has visited us: several of our most es
TINA BILE citizens have been taken away; house
holds are filed with grief; the suddenness wei
as the extern, of the visitation alike distress
ing and peculiar.
| 1t is ins, that our public tribunals should sus
pend their duties, token of respect Tor tn
dead, we'll as evidence that they sympathis
/ with the living. An officer Of this Court one O
its Jurors, an estImabie man, of pure spirit an
unbemished life, of the departed. Tina
your Honors, the members of tho bar, your off
GERS and suItors, may MI @ e with their fellow C
iizens in their duties TO the dead; and that the
NAV have an in erval from public duty, to remn
them 'wha, shadows they are, and what shadow
they pursue,' ! respectfully ask, that this Cour
be adjourned till TO morrow.
! Judge Caldwell in reply most teelingly respon
ded TO the suggestion and the Court mmedi ately
adjourned, directing their proceedings to be pla
ced upon the minutes.
And the example set by the Court was follow
/ ed by the whos city. Shops closed, an
the business of the day set aside. The bell
were tolled, aud little done to aid ii
performing the last sad rites of the dead. The
had fallen IN the public service. and the publ
mind anxious TO testify to their virtue, an
bespeak the sorrow felt for the common loss
Never, indeed did we observe deeper solemn
tv than pervaded the immense masses who atten
ded the funeral services of ChamberlIn and Ei
mands Close around their bIer5 pressed tn
brave Firemen who had stood by their side when
ever their common services were required, an
as the men OF God lifted up their voices IN pray
er and spoke Of the virtues of the dead. their e
motion was too strong TO be suppressed; and q
they stood at the altar and the grave, they CAV,
strong u,terance 10 their own and the public sor
row. And thus were these useful citizens anc
worthy men borne to their long home!
I To-day Joseph Bansal and G. ". Taylor ar,
to be buried. Thew were members of the So
ciety of Friends and marked for their purity o