Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-05
e Presidents house, at ) o'clock, 10 arrange
me OF the funeral ceremonies.
From he .Nadisonian, March Isl.
ties of the proceedings OF the committee, de,
by the President In remain with, and To nal
'llminsry arrangements for, The in,ermrnt
lies of fLnse kIllsd hr The hnra iinr IL thu ~
From Me .,fadisonian, March III.

ted by the President In remain with, and make
preliminary arrangements for, The in,ermrn, Of the
bodies of those killed by the bursting If the cannon
on board the Princeton, February %, lS44
The Committee, consisting Of
Com w B,aniord Shuhrck. United States Navy
General Roger Jones, United States Army
General Hardin, House of Representatives.
Hon Milton Brown, do.
Captain Aulick, United States Navy
Captain Ramsay, do.
Captain Pow, II, do.
Lieut. John 7 Mclaughlin, United States Navy.
Col Murray, OF New York.
Mr.. r Coke, OF Washington City.
Mr.. Reuben M. Whitney, Of Pennsylvania.
Gen. John II Eaton, Washington Guy.
Doctor Thomas do
met in The CABIN Of the Prn e,on. and organized by
appointing Com Shubrck Chairman, aud Lieutenant,
Nc Laugbl,n, Secretary; when, upon motion,
4 subcommittee, consisting If Gen. Jones, Capt
AuIlck, the Hon. NJ Brown, and Mr. Richard Coke,
deputed 10 visit Al xandra, to make the neces
sarv arrangements with undertaken TO prepare the
bodies for niermen
The subcommittee having visited Alexandra, and
returned hoard, reported that collins, &c, would
be furnished on the following morning, at 3 A. NJ
1t then, moiion
Res0ircd, That subcommittee be appointed by the
Char, TO wait the families Of the deceased, for the
purpose Of consulting their wishes with regard 10 the
disposition of the bodes after their arrival IN the clig
with instructions TO epor, 10 the committee the fol
lowing morning CT III o'clock, A. NJ.
Whereupon The Chair designated The following gen.
demen to compose the subcommittee:
Gen. Jones, Capt Powell, Gen Eaton, and Mr. R.
S. Coke.
The Committee then adjourned until H. A. NJ,
Thursday, February ~, 1874.
TuuRspa. MoRxISG, Feb. 80, l-i4.
The Committee met, pursuant 10 adjournment
present, al! the members except General Jones and
General Eaton.
The subcommittee appointed TO visit the families Of
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disposition OF the bodies their arrival IN the city
having executed the duties coniided then-rPpoItet
That, in The discharge of their duty, they visited tie
families of each of the deceased, and nsrertancd ba!
they DESTROYS their respective relatives should be
brought 10 their homes and at the request OF the Pre-
sdent that the body Of Colonel Gardiner should be "a
ken 10 the Presidents mansion In consequence Ct
which, arrangements were made, that heafseS shauld
meet the bodies at the wharf, IN the city, 10 conye?
them to their family residences
The Committee, nj the request Of Captain Stockton,
proceeded examine witnesses 10 the causes of e
exp ,sion and accordingly called upon the o:iceti
y hose duty most Immediately connected with the
loading of the gun, for such information they had
give.
Lieut.. Hunt, ordnance officer in change Of the grps;
guns, represents, that he loaded the gun himself with
but tweuty-fv pounds Of powder-t the usual char.s
being thirty pounds Over the powder was placed
single shot, with the usual number Of wads. Tta' the
persons nearest the gun The time OF the explosoa
were Capt Stockton, MIR. King, the gunner OF the ship
and himself
Lieutenant Hunt also states, that this gun has hesa
repeatedly fired with charge of thrry-fve pounds
powder, and once in New York, with charge Of tog
nine pounds
In the statements Of Lieut. Hunt Mr. King, The gun
ner the ship, concurs. Mr. King is blscksnt
By trade, and is of opinion that the gun inc.as
emily made Of iron of an inferior qualify
The Committee, as well from The foregoing ,ssmt !
ny, as from their personal obser aud exam
nation before and after hs accident, have NJ hes SO
ton in generating Captain Stockton, and eve'y 't-
Ger and man under his command, from The sehtfi'
of rashnass carelessness, and unaS
mously of opinion, that ihis melancholy evrnt ~
upon causes over which they cnui have coolroI
The Committee having made the necessary prot
sion for carrying into execution the arrangements
the snb Committee, appointed to visit Tie families
the deceased
Resoired, That copy of these proceedings, se'''
ny III" Chauuan and S'cretary, should be transmits
to The President of the L Statss
On milton, adjourned sane die
w. CRAWFORD SHuBRlCK, Cha,rTai
Jso. I. MoLAuGHLiS, Seery