Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-18


some action CONCERNING the recent explosion.
He suggested that q committee be appointed
ments regarding the collection OF funds, and to,
superintend the burial OF the victims OF the late
On motion. the following gentlemen were
appointed from the different departments, to
act AZ q committee to make all the necessary
arrangements: Clerks, Mr.. F. White; saddlery
department., Mr. Hickman machinists, Mr..
John Stahl; biacksmithing, Mr.. Jas. King;
carpenters, Mr.. @. Collision; timers, Mr.. J.
Birch; painters, Mr.. Barry; armorers, Mr.. +.
Reilly; laborers, Mr.. Isdell.
On motion, Resolred, That every man con-
nected with the Arsenal contribute one days
pay to defray expenses; which was unAni-
The committee took a recess, and on reas.
sembling, Mr.. White, chairman, reported the
Messrs. Reilly, Birch and Isdeh committee
to select site in the Congressional Burying
Ground for the intsrmsnt of the young ladies
Messrs King, Stahl and Collision to procure
hearses, appoint pall.bearers, and conduct the
funeral procession.
Messrs. Hickman and Barry to visit the fam
lilies of the deceased and acquaint them with
the action taken by the different departments
concerning the late calamity. Also, to make
arrangements for their attendance at the fu-
neral.
On motion, the report Of the committee was
unanimously adopted.
MIR. Dudley suggested the propriety of some
action being taken by the various departments
to have suitable monument erected to the
memory Of those who lost their lives in the
Government employment He had no doubt
but the clerks in the different departments and
citizens generally would contribute generous
ly to such a noble object.
On motion, as mark OF respect to the men,
DRY Of the deceased young ladies, all labor be
suspended to-day.
The meeting adjourned TO meet tomorrow
afternoon at ? O'Clock, to attend the funeral.
The committee above appointed at once went
to work theoretically, and have perfected the
arrangements for the funeral, which leaves
the Arsenal at 8 O'Clock precisely and moves
up Four-and-a.haif street, and thence along
Pennsylvania avenue to the Congressional
Cemetery, where q lot has been procured in
the new portion near the brick wall on the
west side. 1t Is expected that all the hands
employed at the Arsenal will attend the fu-
neral, and all workingmen and mechanics on
the public works of the city are requested to
attend.
Mr.. John Dudley has been selected as chief
marshal for the occasion, and all the arrange
ments will be under his control and direction.
In addition to the list Of victims elsewhere
named, killed by the explosion, we hear Of the
following as also dead, viz: Margaret johnson,
Susan Harris, Emma J. Baird, Emily Collins,
Mary Burroughs tsupposed), Lizzie Lloyd,
An effort will be made at once to raise funds
for the erection Of q monument; and the CON-
mtttee state that merchants in various sections
Of the city urge the erection OF the monument
as proper undertaking. The committee have
received sums of money for the purpose of de-
fraying expenses, and an anonymous sympa-
thiZer contributed $50 In aid OF the cause.
INCIDENTS.
Melissa Adams, killed, is the daughter of
Edward g. Adams, huckster, Center Market.
Mr.. Adams and family have the general SYM
patty of the community from the fact that this
is the third child he has lost by violent deaths
within year or two, and singularly too, as if
In support Of a popular superstition, in each
case the disaster occurred on q Friday. The
first was that OF q boy who accidentally shot
himself on a cunning excursion; the next was
that OF another boy run over by a coach and
killed; and the third was that OF the daughter
Melissa who persisted in the flames yesterday.
Miss Gunnell is reported better to-day, and
it is believed she will recover.
badly burned from the laboratory, found her
self buried at the time of the explosion under
the bodies OF q half dozen OF the girls, and
ne yer expected to emerge alive. but by great
exertion, she managed to struggle free and
escaped from the building. Under the excite
ment she was not aware that she was burned
Arsenal grounds, when feeling a pain in her
leg, she examined it and found 1t terribly
blistered.
Mr. John Dudley was badly burned about
the hands and arms in his courageous attempts
to extinguish the burning dress Of one Of the
sufferers.
young girl employed in the laboratory was
yesterday morning dismissed for laughing and
talking in the room, contrary to rules. She
bewailed the fact Of her dismissal to an elder.
ly friend employed in the room, who tried to
all turn ont for the best but with no thought
that the events OF the day would 80 soon make
her words true.
BY an odd coincidence 1t was only Yesterday
morning that a letter had been received at the
Arsenal acknowledging In grateful terms the
receipt Of $40, contributed by the Washington
Arsenal employees for the relief Of the employees
at the Allegheny Arsenal, Pittsburg, who
suffered from some similar calamity not long
ago.
By another coincidence the despatch to the
War Department announcing the explosion
and fire at the Warrington Arsenal was re-
ceived at the same moment with one announ-
cling fire in the Wateryleit Arsenal, N. Y.
ORPHANS COURT, Judge Parcell-This morn.
ing, the first AID final account OF Mary II.
Stone, administratrix OF Aaron II. Stone, and
fourth account and balance and distribution of
the estate Of Alexander Mcintyre by Mrs.
Mary W. Mcintyre, were approved and
passed.
Letters testamentary were issued to Hudson
Taylsr, executor of the estate OF Eleazer Linds.
ley.
THE BALTIMORE SUNS report of the Arsenal
disaster, in its Washington correspondence,
reads amazingly like the Stars special report
OF the same on yesterday.
STATE OF THH THBRMoMRTER.-At Frank
lin & Co.'s, opticians. No. pa Pennsylvania
avenue, the thermometer stood to-day at
O'Clock, rs In the shade; 50 in the sun.
A RARE GHANCE:-For sale, in the city Of Al;
n exandria, a HOT Ell and BOARDING HOUSE
now doing splendid business. The reasons for
selling out that the proprietor is compelled to
go North To q good man this is 9 splendid chance,
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