The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-02
from the Madisonian.I

The FuNERAL-By order of the Committee of Arrange.
mens the volunteer companies and citizens of the Dis
rict OF Columbia and the neghboring cities invited
participate in the soemnies of the burial of those who
we're recently killed on board the Princeton
House on saturday at Ii o'clock, M and the process
Ground
The programme of the procession will be published in
he papers of tomorrow evening and Saturday morning.
The following are the Minutes of the Proceedings of
the Committee designated by the President to remain
with and to make the preliminary arrangements for the
nerment of the bodies of those killed by the bursting
OF the cannon board the Princeton February 49, 1914
COMMITTEE:
Com. w. Branord Shubrick, s. Navy.
Genera Roger Jones, U. s. Army.
General Hardin, House OF Representatives
Captain Auick, u. 5. Navy
Captain Ramsay, do
Lieut.. John T. Mclaughlin, U. s. Navy.
Col Murray. Of New York
Mr.. S Coxe' ofWashingtGn City;
Mr.. Reuben VI Whitney, of Pennsy lvania.
Gen John hnI II Eaton Washington City.
organized by appointing CON- Shubrck, Chairman, and
Lieut. Mclaughlin, Secretary when, upon motion,
subcommittee consisting of Gen Jones Capt. Au'
lick the Hon. Mr. Brown, and Mr. Richard s. Coke
deputed to visit Alexandra, to make the necessary
fragments with undertaken to prepare the bodies for
nterment.
The subcommittee having visited Alexandra. and
turned on hoard reported that cons &c. would be fur
nished on the follow ing morning at "A. NJ.
II was then. on motion,
Resolved That a subcommittee be appointed by the
Chair to wait the families of the deceased for the pur
pose Of consulting their wishes with regard the dspo.
son of the bodies, after their arrival in the city with
instructions to report to the committee the following
Whereupon the Chair designated the following gentle
men to compose the subcommttee-G Jones, Captain
Powell, Gen Eaton, and Mr. r. 8. Coke
The Committee then adjourned until IL AM. Thurs
day, Feb. 20, 1874
THURSDAY MORNING, Feb. 30, 1874
The Committee met, pursuant to adjournment
all the members except General Jones and General Eaton
The subcommittee appointed to visit the families of the
deceased to ascertain their wishes regard the dispo
son of the bodies their arrival in the cityhaving
executed the duties confded to them-reported,
That in the discharge of their duty they visited the IA
miles Of each of the deceased and acertaned that they
esirous their respective relatives should be brought
their homes and at the request of the President that
the body of Colonel Gardiner should be taken to the Pre-
sdents mansion. In consequence OF which arrange
made that hearses should meet the bodies
the wharf in the city, to convey them to their family resi-
| dences
The Committee, at the request Of Captain stockton, pro
ceeded to examine witnesses to the causes Of the expo
son and accordingly called upon the officers whose duty
was most Immediately connected with the loading of tn,
gun, for such information as they had to give.
Lieut. Hunt ordnance officer in charge OF the great guns
represents that he loaded the gun himself with but TWEEN
tyve pounds Of powderthe usual charge being thirty
pounds Over the powder was placed single shot, will
the usual number Of wads That the persons thu
gun at the time Of the explosion Capt stockton, MIR
King, the gunner Of the ship, and himself
Lieut. Hunt also states that this gun has been repeated
ly fred with charge OF hirysve pounds OF powder ant
once in New York. with charge OF forty mine pounds
In the statements oil Lieut. Hunt, Mr. King the gunne
OF the ship concurs. Mr. King is a blacksmith by trade
and is of opinion that the gun ndinercntly made
iron ofan inferior quality.
The Committee, as well from the foregoing testimony
az from their personal observation and examination
beforehand after the accident have no hesitation in exon
Grating Captain Stockton and every officer and unde
his command from the slightest mputation Of rashnes
or carelessness and are unanimously of opinion tina
this ma anchoy event rests upon causes over which the
could have control
The Committee having made the necessary provision
for carrying INTO execution the arrangements OF the sui
Committees appointed visit the families of the deceased
Resolved That copy OF these proceedings signed b.
the Chairman and Secretary, should be transmitted
the President of the United States.
On motion, adjourned sine die,
, w. CRAWFORD sHUBRICK, Chairman.
JOHN T. McLAueHLiS, Secretary.
BY order Of the Committee of Arrangement the W
unteer Soldiers and Citizens of the District Of Columbi