The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-29
THE RICHMOND TRAGEDY.
ALI Business suspended-Interring the
Dead-The Bells Tolling-Public Meet
ing OF Coincidence in the Park-Ano.
ther Death.
RICHMOND, April es-1a N.

RICHMOND April 2S-12 NJ.
To-day all houses OF business have been
closed having Grape on the doors, and the inscrlp-
tion, sClosed in consequence O. the calamity at
the captol'
The streets have oeer filed all day with funeral
corteges.
In the funerals Of dead policemen both sets Of
policemen join.
All late political feeling seems to have been for
gotten.
The bells Of the city have tolled all day, and the
streets look as if 1t were Sunday.
A crowd of 1000 people is now assembled in the
Park, hearing an address OF coincidence from
Governor Walker.
Judge oud, Judge Crump, Governor Wise and
others delivered speeches from the southern por-
tico OF the capitol.
Thomas ]. Baldwin. one Of the injured, died to-
day. He was from Newark, y. j., and owned
large clothing house here. His is the only death
that occurred since yesterday.
Both Houses of the Legislature held Informal
meetings this morning, and agreed to unite with
the citizens In any general funeral procedure.
The body OF Senator Bland, colored, vas sent
home this morning. the hearse being followed by
white and colorea members Of the Senate to the
depot
Ex-Governor Wells is better today.
sEcoNp DISPATCH.
This afternoon has been one OF funerals. III
some Of the churches three or four bodies were
before the altar at the same time. Many OF the
ministers denounced the carelessness Of modern
architecture, which placed In jeopardy the lives
Of citizens in nearly every principal street.
Thirty funeral professions were going 20 the
cemeteries. All business was suspended.
The Dispatch, Stale Journal and other news
paper offices were hung in mourning, and the
nags on the capitol, customhouse, public buildings
and the vessels in the harbor, were at hal. mast.
The railroad trains coming into the city were
covered with emblems Of mourning, and many OF
the trucks and carts through the streets were
also so covered At all the funerals, the old or
ganizations to which the deceased belonged,
turned out AT one of them the State Grand d.
vision of the Sons OF Temperance, now In session
here, followed the eorpses TO the cemetery.
At q mass meeting OF the citizens today, as
mentioned at noon, the following resolutions
were adopted:
Resolred That we mourn with profound sorrow
the loss which our State and city mas suHereo in
the death OF her citizens. That we offer, with
saddened hearts and fearful eyes, our Profound
est sympathies to the bereared and the suffering,
and ferVently pray that "as their days OF atnic-
lien are 80 may their strength be.n
Resolved That Wednesday next, the 4tn OF
May be set apart as day Of Illumination, prayer
and religious service, on which day the people oi
this city are requested to assemble IN tneir re-
spective places OF public worship, at snch hours
as NAV be designated by the clergy, who are re-
spectfully invited to cooperate in the purpose OF
this resolution.
Expressions of sympathy for the sufferers oy
the disaster are coming in from all quarters, fire.
quenty accompanied by the offer Of pecuuiars
aid. A telegram from New York merchant au-
,horizes the city authorities to draw on him Tor
one thousand dollars.
Up to a late hour g more or the wounded had
died, ant'their condition Was 40 worse.
Governor Walker tonight received telegram,
announcing that the Illinois Constitutional Con-
vention had to-day adopted resolutions expires.
sive Of regret at the calamity 10 Virginia, and
had adjourned out Of respect to the sufferers. A
suitable reply was sent by the Governor thank
ing Illinois in behalf OF the State OF Virginia.
dispatch to the Enquirer says that Fredericks-
burg had closed her business houses. The town
bells were tolled all day, and the merchants are
arranging means to raise funds for the sufferers.