The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-23
The Late Accident.

BUFFALO, December 2l.-AmOngst the
rubbish of the burnt car was found a
bunch of keys, marked ELLEN Porter,
Cincinnati, Ohio" also gold ring with
a stone and marked "E. L" supposed t4
have belonged to L. l.. Mattison. w.
II. Moore is not dead as reported. X. Z.
Gibbs, of Texas, and John W. Chapman,
OF Boston, is known TO have been on the
train. The funeral services of the I'M
claimed bodies of the victims Will he
held in Exchange street depot to-mor-
row Sunday at two o'clock y. NJ. Rev
crnd Doctors Lord and Hotchers will
Oliiciate on the occasion. The bodies
have beea placed in collins and will, at
ter the services he deposited in a vault
ut the Forest Lawn Cemetery, subject
to inspection by order of friends.
BUFFALO, December PIE. T. Matti-
son, of Auburn, n. y, supposed to have
been burned at the recent sad railroad
accident, is alive and well. The dead
body thought to be that Of Roman
Wohl was identified as that of Roman
Nichols, whose place of residence is I'M
known. Eighteen charrcd skeletons
still remain unrocognized. Great pre-
parations are being made fer 4 pubic
funeral to-morrO afternoon. All the
clergymen in the city and the choirs OF
the different churches will assemble at
the Central Depot to participate in the
solemn services. The Mayor nd men,
beers of the City Councils of Buffalo will
act as pail bearers.
LATER.
BUFFALO, December 22.-An immense
crowd filled the large Central Depot on
Exchange street this evening to witness
the funeral ceremonies of unclaimed
charred bodies of the victims of the
railroad disaster at Angelo. The large
platform, 100 feet in length by 20 deep,
draped in mourning. was erected on the
South Side depot. On this were placed
seats for the accommodation of those to
occupy it and large melodeon to aid
in singing. Nineteen boxes containing
the remains were placed on either side
of the desk erected for the use of the
clergy. The stand at 2 o'clock precisely
was occupied by the city clergy, mayor
and city council, the railroad officers
and choirs of the different churches.
Full 5000 spectators stood in front aud
around the platform. The services were
conducted in the most impressive man
ner.
At the close of the ceremonies in the
depot procession was formed in the
following order: A detachment of po-
lice, the Mayor and Common Council,
the clergy i'll carriages, wagons Of the
American Express Company, draped in
drawn by four bay horses
and thanked on either side by pall-bear
ers, containing remains, and thirteen
carriages containing railroad officers
and citizens. The procession was flank
ed by the police and proceeded to st.
Paul Cathedral, where the bodies were
deposited in vault. The church and
streets were lined with people where
tine procession moved slowly along.
Inquiries for friends are still being
made and relies are being found. A
gold lever watch marked No. 1912, bore
the inscriptions: Presentend to Joseph
Abel, by A. I. Morton, and not A. I.
Johnson, as previously reported. A
ring marked c. L., found on u charred
body is supposed to belong to Charles
assistant editor of the La
Crosse, Wis, Democrat, who, it is
thought, was on the train. Witnesses
for the Coroner's inquest have all been
and testimony will com
mence being taken tomorrow. The
body of Herman Nichols, an unknown
woman and child and au unknown man
ire still retained at "Rest" for identifi-
cation.