The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-29
RITRYING RICHM0NDS DEAD
cIrr,s ENTIRE PEOPLE FOLLOW
ING ITS nE4RSES.

Gov. Wells SOmeWhht bttttFs |
p,cuuoSp, Va, April 2S.-To-day oil houses
~ tr.,pcss Lave been closed, Grape on the doors,
,ndt,e inscription " Closed in consequence Of the
i,u,i,v a, the capitol" The streets are filled With
tcro, corcges In funeral cor,eges OF dead police
mon beth sets OF police joined. All late political
tceinr seems to have teen forgotten. The belis OF
te city have olcd MI day and the streets look IKE
tundsy crowd OF about seven thousand people Is
now assembled In the Purk hearing addresses OF
roniolonee from Governor Walker, Judge Orr, |
Tudrc Ciump, Governor Wise, and others, |
selvercd from tho southern portco OF the Capitol.
Thomas s. Baldwin. ere OF the injured, died to-day
lie was from Newark, N. j., and owned large |
clothing house here. Both houses OF tho Lesi'la- |
turc held informal meetings this morning, and
sFroed to unite with tie citizens IN any general
funeral procedure. Tie body of the colored Senator
(Rland) was sent home this morning, the hearse
being followed by white and coored members OF the
Senate to the depot Ex Gov Wells Is better to-day
committee left Alexandria last night TO attend to
tho wants Of the wounded aud to tako care OF the
Iemains Of the dead in this city.
TWO FUNERALS FROM ONE CHURCH.
Business Is almost entirely suspended II this city
to-day. Bells toiling, and the day is being OBJ
served as one OF general mourning. The citizens
are nearly all attending the funerals Of friends who
were victims Of the appalling disaster. So great is
The demand for hacks and horses that 1t is almost
impossible to supply IT, In several instances fune
fn" win 'ake pAoe rom 'he same onui'H' o"' io'''"
Ing close upon tie other.
inc .unc'"' VI MI "o-' - r
fin f1chesru y" oo"oik are NO" S'kne plaoe W
rether from the Sycamore Church. The church Is
crowded and tile remains are escorted by the How
e,ser's Grand Division OF the Sons OF Temperance
ind other organizations. The funeral Of n. p. How
ard ESQ, is being conducted from st. James, which
4 crowded. The remains OF Policeman Cor are
now oeinf eeeor'eu py 'ne nem0ers " oo," po'eo
forces AZ eiock' u'e uhorA' Vi isiisN ne".s
ASle"' Fo"ue'''n nooeIs' o~"uo' N. h~A' ~ "
many 'r'' Anu 'ount 'onn i.A''' "''' '-~' r'-N'
IN. s.
This mcrnine' o,c'ocs' Inomas :. ni'w.n,
ee clothing merchant, ossa rom MS INJURIES A.sr
rreai suffering. Mr.. W. O. Durham, agent Of the
nld Douiniop Steamship Company, 4. better, and
- 80. =, his ,aoox.-v F,.cov Wells IA
better but his condition is still considered critical.
Tho point of one OF his broken ribs has entered lis
,ao po'n' " Sns =, '.s - ~ &c., ."n,o.a
ieii lung, ana causes nluch spi'uhs o' o'oou'
INCIDENTS or TIE CALAMITY.
One OF the mos, remarkable escapes of yesterday
was that Of ID. B. White, member OF the Legislature
from Elizabeth city Ho fell through the floor with
The rest ana did no' receive u s1a'c". he u'u no'
leave the srot but despite the sunoeatns dust re
on,,a., on1 aa.a
MAI Kelly, OF Fredericksburg, was conyersng
with Mr.. Ayleit when the crash commenced.
Ayet. was killed by q beam from the gal
fsry. Tho larger number Of deaths occurred
among those persons who were standing under
che cutlery Dr. Brock was Just in reach OF It, sit,
ST., -, 80. 81. -s,,., ,,non 80 s,,,o no,rr th.,
ting at his table Nnung' when tAe sumo oean Una.
Killed Mr. Aylei strcek Lin "hohhe was prousN
pu, from the ruins he was breathing, but expired
90 a few minutes. TIE scenes on the Capitol
square we're such rs connot be described In several
In. "a, he bodea a tipir hue-
bands. One of them shocked that It is
scarcely hoped that she live throughout the day.
Anothcr Il insane, with but little hope OF recovery.
THE DEAD AND WOUNDED ALL AROUND.
Amember of the Legislature describes his fall ss
follows;
heard low rumbins sound, and felt myself
fs ayS ny Fc,trnns !, ie AZ no yreaph AMI s
j saw The men scramhlinr over each other in the
gni'ofy and heard wIat seemed to be one unearttly
yell Of apony Thcn ctme the crash. aud sank
Into darkness. found myself under q mnss of
rubbish, with a dead body over me, a wounded man
under me, and anothor al my .ide The poor fellow
uncer me said, 'oh. me! But II | could only
feur God always M j do nowf HOW Nlckeo
nave been al my dys. ga ,ipn.r ToS ot .fesus
fTe man at my .ide exclaimed, f" oh. DEATH where
Is tly sting : Oh grave where 10 thy yictoryf"
heard number OF cries all about me some We're
While others were begging for air / believe many
OF them died from sufocation for, although but htte
burt myself, should have disd ron sunocauon 1
NJ Jovre. tails tho following
-or,.,,o ,xc,nvx,
rouchfso NS'ph"
concerning Or. Brock:
"Iw.s ,,,,inr hebIpa DIR Brock and fell under
A., TIs I,y sith NV mon,iI 10 bis cheek md ennid
snnn I'M ,,,r LAWN r1Id M. asked inc nv name I
sod him who / vas. He said. / am dying Tell
~ ,onr IN Viz how mnch loved ber and thouaht of
~ N nm NV lat nomsnts. ~
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'stAoNA"s =, o.
one''hs s'' 'o w 80 =, ' "
parts OF tho country ciuzeh OF Ne" iork mas
given authority 70 q gentleman here TO draw him
O.. A, 900 ,or tho ,.lef of th. svyybrer. A tei.cram
.o' s''V" ''' INV wv" y - =, .,., = -
from Alexandra announces the tdeath from sorrow
of Mr., Brcyis, wife OF one OF the victims.
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rnE CAUSE or THE ACCIDENT
The cause Of the accatn. WIS the miserable work
"a. a.At,o., .r0n,ov.l . fau yenrs ngo 10 com.
o''nc "'en'' ''''0'" ~ -, n,H-,N. - 81,
sTuct hcor between ire Chamoer OF De'o1a'cs anu
the n irJ story tho building being then too small to
aHsHcr tie eels of the public The cross imbers
Wvrc locked into n walls instead OF being inserted
ip a scene nav: ana when the heavy weight OF 800
po,;lr r,.scf upon them they drove the walls out,