, 1870-04-29
the R1cHHOED CALAMITY,
Over Sixty Persons Killed and Two
Hundred Injured.
Condition of Those Rescued
Alive from the Ruins.
The Streets Filled with Funeral
Corteges

EtBL1F AHET1EGS-INQUfK1Ez3 fltQA ABK0Au.
R1CH4oSn, Apr1l 2s-Last night great meeting
Of the Cnahoon and Euysuu police was held, at
which resolutions Of respect to the memory Of
agreed that both parties should ION IN and paricl
patc in the funeral ceremonies All dag kilograms
were being received from every portion IT the
friends and relations in 1his city, AMI what With
prcss reports and incessant messages sent and re-
ceiyed, tho operators here we're taxsd @ 70 tael
UTMOST capacity. To-day business VIII be sus.
to thc memory of tic dead It is neetlless to say
that NJ decision has been Iendered In tae Mayer
eA"N TIE CAPITOL BUILDING.
It is b2l1eyed that the Capitol Will now be ahan-
% i3ss, and + now nearly sesenty elsn: years old =
The burning q The theatre il ls1i, whcnIa large
number Of persons, faciudlna: many ladies, PCT
tshed, is the only disaster In the history Of this
city that ai1o11s the slightest parallel to the terri
ble calR1nity Of this l0ng-to-be-remembcze1 day.
T.. ExTENT OF TIE CALAMITY.
1t is apparent that he calamity IL much greater
reach over s1sy and the wounded nse ed oTn gsS to
Of 9aS e. e.
RICHMOND. April es--To- day ali houses of husi-
ness closed in consequence OF & the calamity at taG
sets of police Joined. All late political feeling Is
Tne streets iook Hke sunday: About 900 reopIe
are asscmn!ea N t9e raIk, 4Ea,1ns 7s anu.csses "
coincidence HUN GotetN4I nHAcs: 14uee UT
| ANOTHER DEATH
| Thoa s. Baldwin, one Of the injured, died to
oss. LIZ "sS s;v1r4,c 11uln nT 11,s tssTw.,x.
Both houses OF tue Legislature hcld IN informal
meeting aud agreed to unite with the citizens In
s1os se'4e''A' '"A'I1 nTaEr FUNERALS
The body Of the colo1ed Senator Bland" WAS
E viii. and cniopr msmhers Of the senate TO lie
denor
wao'fo;! In = nnvar1 y, ro'IccSan cox PaIres
Hen1T Axtsli. PoHnattsau RoaeFss, Samuel Z.
t Est1n. f' IL MauW. If. snG 3ohn Turner.
| tars r'1,.a5r frtnn niare 'e~
A''' = ''n ~ r1SnrT,nY nF TuE s1,S1ynRs-
aonas. rre entertainer fnr the rfsnoveyr of Mr.
Dunfsm. .' .'> ~ ~ '.t~.
M MeS 1s y oee 6at H. nas Soaa,,oa r Is
@ entered tns LEFT luhs' whicS causes much splitting
" s nExAnkAn1E EscArE,
was shst It Of q l. ' white membef & IL Ieeisa
ture from Elizabeth City. He fell through the
ana 'p wpoTfed vigorously to rel ont tho Wounded
+ Major Kelly, Of Fredericksburg, was cunrerdng
wilh Nj Aylett when the crash occurred: and ssssy
,a3t,cr nnt,;,el 4 dea.hs fxtn,,:: ss1on7 thnse
staSdIne. rt;er the onl1er I1r NrocE Tsas inst IN
reach q i s1tlag e als sele, x1tt!aF, when ths
came beam Inat ktlled ATlett 6tTHcE nm. Whcn
| inr. bnt died in lev m1nutes. 49, 17
80 II TuE clF1Tol. SQUARE.
| scrtlci. In several Instances wives came up,n
hodles nf hnshan;a. One Of them wns 30 stockct3
s ~ ~ notaer ~ insnnc th itttic hona of -
cnTeIT,
'''' s7A7ExEsz OF 4 srny1von.
1de y e 3i 1sSSIpSs n3s ~ ~.
vs sintinr ranv Gw as fscin@ H. 1ai.
snd saw faiine to.a1is me t Foftnnate1y m.
~ nes .TaGa r. ms, -" Msn scIno1ng Nt W.,
easn o.nel - sas Enue M ana nea1T mnaa sse ~
c1ash uTd sant into II fortnrsse 7 .fonnd mrsef
under mass of rubbish, VIII dead hody oSeE
Me, S Mon1sa M -, an 4a, uSa @ as, t ta Sns
~ n{ sdS' tnw & iTa 1 asoM , iss u I eiu a. o1,
III c9h hnt aeh1 5 Sou III ax Us ~ ~ Mo,
forgive me. snarc me. and vii be tue foIoWer
q Jssus:" The man a ~ sl1s exclaimed: " Oh,
s!dcs Of he. some % Wcro % speaiias @ i ahous Il teif
| wives. aud Others Of the,r children. while othess
focaiton, fu,s altho1gh uu1c hurt myself, should
hare died from sunocauon Il not removed when
Mr. Jaynes teNs the following toachfng Incident
foncs1ng D n9c9: was stnE 6snina D
to his cheek, and could feel him growing cold lie
asked my mime told him. Hs aaid: l am d.
ing: Tel ~ peor wife bow much loset1 her and
sYARA7uY.
Tcleerams Of sympathy and Offering aid for the
afaicted are coming from ali paris Of the country
4 citizen Of New York has Ctycn arthnrity Ia n
gentleman here to draw On him for 81 200.
TIE DEFECT ss me BUILDING.
An experienced architect, who has viewed the
| place OF the CnpItDl bnfltiinr RaTg fhn ptrter
| which gave way was Composed Of two nIeces OF
| wood b0lted together. making when combined an
area Of Is by 20 inches 1t was formerly sun
| ported by columns, which were subsequently r.
| moved to improve the appearance OF the Hall Of
| DeleKstes In the centre Of the giruer was q
mort1ce which fct1nced the available Strength To
| 9H By 20 inchea The fatal error was In making
1nterGhaDges without examining the giFt}els H1th
reference to capacity to endure the new strnin
placed upon them
| EVENING FuEKRlIs-
RICHMOND, April . -Ercntng-Therc have been
about twenty-five additional f1neral41hls evening.
Hea1Bes could not be obtained for ali Of them aud
furniture wagons, appropriately draped had TO 0.
used. The funeral OF John IL Turner, page In tic
| House Of Delegates, was attended by the General
Assembly In bOtlr. The paEeS Of the House we're
paltheareB, and the scene vas vcrT imposing.
STATEMENT OF MAJOR CAIyERT.
Major Calvert, late State srreasuter, makes the
| following statement: was In the Clerks oflce,
Under the gallery looking thruuzh the window IN
the courtroom. Standing by Iny side we're Aaurr
Roberts. and Baldwin I W8R npnre4t the ttn1r