The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-10
DEATH or A MEMBER OF ihn
NEW YORK RECIPIENT.
A san CASUALTY

vaBy O, aud grandson Oh ''oN'
At what time aud how the distressing 0esu"''S
resulting ia has death occurred, IT tsihP"sS'"'' "
s.y The Information elected at the coroners IN
goes, threw little or no light upon the Su'9e'''
Tn. creek in which the body WAS found enters
James river Just below the wharf where tue "'en
Cave WAS moored when the Seventh Regiment en-
barked upon that steamer on Tuesday night aug
embsrkatiou took place at hafpast o'clock. The
watch found upon the body stopped at minutes
before O. The steamer departed At 10 o'clock 80
that the casualty occurred after the emearkatioh
The deceased had certainly been on board, IA he
hsi divcsted himself of his knapsack' cap anu
arms. The noise Of his fall o the water and his
cries for hap. If be uttered any, were drowned by
tue cheering and rafting drums. His body must
have been Aoated up the creek 10y the tide.
The deceased was missed at roll call, after the
dspar,.re of the Glen Cove; and information OF
the fact was given TO It. Bossieex, OF the Trays,
bv an officer of the 9th company, while the Trays
were about taking "a final parting with their Ne"
York friends some distance down the river, "hi-
Their they had gone On board the Old Dominion ~
our resdsrs know 10 await the arrival OF the hieh
Cove This information occasioned various fu-
mors one of which was that member oil Tue
Grsys named - Hamilton" was drowned IL
seems as if the death Of the deceased was iottSha
dowed; for even early as Monday last " fu"i''
WAS in circulation that Que OF the uuafu was
drowned: aud the rumor OF Casualty ny u'o"u
ing has continued with siraug" pertnaci'S' u"'i'
It terminates in the reality Of the untiheiF uea'u
of this young volunteer frcm New ioTk' We RNt
below q report of the circumstances OF the DISCO
very OF the body, the proceedings OF the Coroner
tnauast. and the prompt measures Of our volrn-
teers to pay the proper respect to the dead
The body was discovered at o'clock yesterday
morning, in Gilie's creek. message was seht
Immediately to Coroner P2AcHY. A few members
of the Grays hearing Of the discovery repaired 20
the place and being afterwards Joined by a oetaCh
ment of the Blues, they removed the BODY 10 II
building near by. No one could recoEulZe Tue
deceased: but 1t. Bossieu1 had card with
the name Of the missing volunteer gwen Nun d!
an officer of company &, it was concluded mat II
was LAWRENCE HAMILTON and this conclusion Was
soon Gorroborated.
DR. ps.cHY held his inquest at o'clock The
BODY had on the uniform of the Guards. On Vie
cross belt WAS inscribed L. Htmdton, Co. 6, and
on the waistband ofhis drawers were l. IL, which
satisfied the Jury as to the identity Of the deceated'
The body was without kuapsack or body belt and
he must have Invested himself of them before fall
ing overheard Dr. pBACHY made careful exaIni-
nation Of the body. No marks Of violence were
fopui upon it, The watch found upon it had
stopped at minutes before O'Clock.
The iury rendered verdict that "the deceased
came to his death by drowning in James River, on
Tuesday night, the 9th instant
The military now took charge of the corpse, de-
tachnen.s from each company being present 1t
was Immediately shrcuded, aud placed in metal
lie sarcsyhagus. 1t was then put on the heafse
aud escorted to the capitol, whers 1t was deposited
in the rntundo, under uaId OF volunteers.
About II o'clock. Col. DURYHE, of the seventh
Regiment, having been telegraphed to Washington
that the body had been found, aud that thu Rich
mond military desired TO escort il 10 New York re-
piled. requesting that it should be taken on TO
New York in the Roanoke where his Regiment
would receive it on Sunday.
Col. August required a detail of two men from
each company of TIA frs Regiment, AS n guard OF
honor to etcort the remains to y. Y. aud this the
commanders Of each proceeded 10 comply with, at
the same time giving their members the privilege
of volunteering for the melancholy service i'll any
number.
Lieut.. Col. CARY made the necessary arrange
menls for the transportation OF the body and the
escort by the steamer Roanoke, which was to sail
az O'Clock, p. NJ F@ ~
The new- of the discovsryassf the bodyssf young
Hamilton created the profopndest sensadShln this
community, and every m ark ofrssret which could
BE- given Mt the moment. was,dispfaSed. The flags
of the shipping were exhibftea at half mast, As
were those OF the Capitol the City Hall, the State
Armory, the ArmOres of the different volunteer
companies and several hotels and stores, while
several flags, draped iu mourning, were suspended
across the streets. Every counteuance expressed
~
At halfpast , O'Clock, p. II tho LIST Regiment
OF Virginia Volunteers paraded on Capitol Square,
and at O'clock the sarcophagus being placed on
the hearse, the column, commanded by Col AT
Gusr escorted it Rockets, to the solemn dirges
of the Armory oand. There the remains were
placed on board the Roanoke, and the following
details from zach of the companies OF the lst and
10th Regiments marched on board AS an escort to
guard the body to New York
Bichmo1.d Grays--Sergt. NJ Barrett, James
Vaughan + Carriugton, Corp'l NJ Page, V Eosseux
W Wood. Jr, Pegram, Corp1J Seth Mlchaud.
+ Bintord, Geo Besuchamp.
n. L. J. BlHeS--Lieut. l. Naule, Serg't Temp
kins, Privates Jarvis, Bray, Hewett. Sanxay, :
Jacobs, Jones, L Levy, Carter, and W Griffin.
Rocky Ridge RiReS-Private " S 4 Royal, and
" Gregory.
Montgomery Gaard-Corp'ls T Ryan, Disney, aud
b. Smith.
Fuginia Rtfes-Lieut. Schadd, sergt Weber, !
prvates A Noack, + Lehr, W Thon and L0hm- /
kuhl.
National G,lqyd-Privates Heath aud William |
Gibson
Iota,g Guard light Battalon-Moj II " Fry, Jr,
Lieut. Jas sizer, Jr, sergt Minor, Corp'l Francis
privates Jas Mathews, Krischmann. Robinson
d Trueheart, Vim II Wade, Geo Duasberry, NJ A.a.
thews ard Win Allegro.
Among the escort Loticed private JOSEPH
NEusrETEK, member Of company No. Of the New
York Seyenth Regiment, who here on fur
Tough, but ~ho on hearing Of the untimely death
of his companion in arms came to attend his re-
maius home
Col. AUGUST appointed Lieutenant MAULE Is
Commander of the escort, aud Sergeant A. BAR
EErT Us Sergeant.
To guard against having the ship qraraniined IN |
the port Of New York. Col, August also furnished |
i.ient. Maule with a copy of the Coroners inquest
over the body Of the deceased, aud certificate |
from the Secretary of the Commonwealth, show
ing that he did not come To his death by any con.
tagioDs or infectious diseesss
All the arrangements beiag now complete, the |
Roanoke cast off from her iavprinRs, ana as sue |
departed, the gun. Of the Arsilery, under the
con- uiand Of Lieut., SHINE fired ttx rounds The
military then returned to thssv quarters ana were
.
The citx eoppcfl met and took such measures as
the occasion required They also appointed
coz mittee to draft suitable resolutions express
ing their sense OF the ismentabie event. to repors
at their meeting on Monday next
We do not know that We have ever witnessed an /
expression of such deep and general sympathy a'
this most affective event has called forth from the
people of RichE.ond. Strong voices have become |
with emotion, aud the gentle eyes Of |
women sufused with tears. The generous aud
noble conduct of the Seventh Regiment, ia makin g
this distant pilgrimage, in honor OF one of Viz,