Daily gazette and comet., 1860-09-25
trrom The New orlssrs Picsyune.
The Calamity Of Friday Night
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THE GLOOM YESTERDAY.
HoNoRs TO THE uNTlMELY DEAD.
THE FUNERALS TO-DAY
CORONERs INvEsTIGATION.

ivy Nfe, r0pth " hht Fni
Of which we have already published.
As many of the fremen, hsdly yet ready
TO leave the ruin ut which 40 many cftheir
best comrades we're killed aud wounded,
were cslled away to the ctbet fire up town,
(an account Of which appeared In yester-
day's Evening Picayune,t returned from
that fire only to gave mournGully upon the
manqled bodies Of the dead ut the police
station. or to watch the digging away Of
the ruins which were known 10 conceal
other bodies and "a their fiiends aud rela-
tives, reading OF the disaster in the morn
ing papets, came flying TO know how many
more had been killed ot woulded. the
scene on Lafeyetts street. from the ruins
to the lcckup. was such aa seldom " ever
been witnessed In this city.
Mothers. wives, brothers. sisters, chill
dren, crowded TO both places upon com
mon level of anxious fear some went
away rejoicing, others went away IN silent
GRIEF. aud some of them. especially the
women. cited and sobbed from the very
centre Of their hearts. The scene alto
gether was snd, very sed.
The calamity, carrying away, "a " did,
some Of cur btsvest young men and most
courageous fremen, voung gentlemen well
known pnd esteemed throughout the city,
earning their small pittanee by saving pro-
perty. 10 pc. iect Innocence Of danger, east
q prseeptible gloom over the city.
The hsg OF the City Hall, and the Tags
of the different engine hosses, were flung
out TO the breeze at half mast. The Doug
as mass meeting, to have taken place at
Clay Square, was postponed neither did
the Bell aud Everett cubs. q procession Of
which was contem plated, turn out-all In
respect TO the untimely dead, and the grief
which sobbed around hresides, and cast n
gloom over the social circles Of friendship
and acquaintance,
Coroner Beach yesterday empanneled
Jury composed ofthe following gentlemesi
K. l.. Bruce, Alfred Ripscomb, J. II. Dix
on Aaron Harris and Simon Nathan
They viewed the different dead bodies at
the lookup, aud the Coroner furnishes GER
tiRcates of burial but no verdict was rem
dered, IL being the purpose Of the Coroner
TO investigate the architecture Of the bull
ding whose fall killed and wounded so
many. II IL the public opinion that the
building was mere shell. not at all NJ for
a warehouse in the heavy business part Of
the city.
We shall describe ths dead In the order
Of the discovery, and inspection, by the
Coroner
Arthur Cornu, q native Of this city ;
! aged 90 y member Of Pelican Hook and
Ladder Company No. 4.
9. Alfred Dellalonde, n native Of this
city. aged 10, who was doing service with
| the same company.
2. Antonio Hernandez, a native Of the
Canary Island, aged "a keeper OF the Sc
gar store opposite the st. Charles long q
resident of this city and q well known
and much esteemed gentleman and citizen
lie was not fireman hut, with generous
impulse, was assisting In the removal OF
property from the fatei warehouse hen
Il fell. He leaves wife and three child
rem aud he was buried Last evening with
Masonic honors, he being a ell-beloved
member Of the Spanish branch Of the Ma
sonic order.
Z. John Roy, Jr., native Of Louisiana,
aged 90, son ofJohn Roy, the architect s'
the new Custom house. We did not "a
certain what ere company, ifsny, he he
longed TO.
s. Louis wetliug, q native OF Germany
aged 20. lie was well dressed, wore sgold
watch and fine iewelry, and had money in
his pockets. 1iia friends took him away
and the Coroner did not learn where he
| lived, or whether he was fireman or not
9. David Cassidy, native Of this city
aged IS; son Of ar. Cassidy, the sail
maker.
7. Walter Clayton, a native Of this city
aged 40; n member of American Hook and
| Ladder Company No. 3, aud q well-known
| and estimable young gentleman, who
leaves q young ard lately-wedded wife to
mourn hls uutmely death.
q. John Winyste, q native OF Whining
ton, N. c., aged Is, and a youthful follow
or Of Pelican Hook and Ladder Company
No.4. We did not learn who his parents
were, or what was his regular occupation
| IN this city.
.. Nadre Larosa, native Of Italy, ages
10. lie was cheaply clad, and was sun
pesed TO be one Of the gang engaged ~
rolling out -four when the building fell.
10. Theodore +. Bartelsen, q native o
| Germany, aged 90; Assistant Foreman o
American Hook aud Ladder Company No
3, employed as clerk at Fassman's cottor
press; much esteemed young man. Wher
his mangled and roasted body was fount
under the pyramid Of ruins, his axe wa
found grasped in one Of bis oharred hands
II. Alexander II. Strawbridge, q nativ,
Of ofbouisiana, aged III, son OF the late Judg'
Strawbridge, aud n member of American
Hook aud Ladder Company No. 9, th'
well known advertising aud business
agent of Commercial Place. He was un
married, but leaves an aged and grief
stricken mother, with whom he lived, an,
other relatives 10 mourn his loss.
l2. Columbus King, n tall and slende
lad, aged 10, recognized by his mothe
among the dead at the lookup. Tho dis
tress of the mother upon recognizing he
dead son was a scene which forced th,
stubborn tear from the eyes Of all spects
tors.
Is. An unclaimed body Of ono Of the Ia
borers killed. A woman who called sal,
II was the body Of Johnny Cahill. whom
sho knew we'll, and whose wife she sal,
she would 60 and see. TIL, body had no
been called for last night, being the onl,
body left at the guardhouse. "A the FIRE
men aud others arc to be buried with pro
per honors to-day, It has been suggeste
by men who are willing to contribute thei
| x,tta that tho knlu Ia I.nnp,l,,