Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-30
THE RICHMOND HORROR.

Twelve funerals OF the victims of the disaster
i'm Richmond took place i'm that city yesterday
including r: M SchOheld, City Assessor, and a
brother OF Major General Schoteld, (Which was
attended by nearly 900 people, the Collector
of city taxes, Julius A. Hobson, and the Chief OF
the fire department, W. A. Charters the latter
being attended by an immense crowd, the body
being conveyed on an engine, with all the en-
giDes of the department decorated with ever
greens A letter has been written 10 Gen Can
by by Gov Walker thanking him for his kind
ness IN furnishing a surgeon and other kind
nesses 10 the wounded in the late disaster.
Mayor Fox, of Philadelphia, states that a sub
scrption is being raised in that city for the suf-
ferers, and that Mr.. Childs, of the Public Ledger,
had headed IL with 81 600. A merchant OF Chi
cago has also advised the committee 70 draw on
n,m 1;nn f0r neeessasy funds; hT L.st night proc.
ing that Wednesday, the 4th day Of May, be
observed by all the people of the Common
wealth as day OF humiliation and prayer. The
following dispatch was received in Richmond
from New York city yesterday: "My heart
bleeds for the sufferers by the calamity. Draw
on me for 81 goo in aim Of them. j. HART, 20
Broadway, y. Y"
ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES.
An additional list Of casualties is given by the
Richmond papers, as follows:
staanton, came 10 this city to see bis ,rSs mfs
Charles Branch, and B. w. Lynch.
W0sndod.-Dennis B. Redding, compound
fracture in left leg, it is thought smputation will
be necessary; b. III. Alley, seriously; Daniel
Driscoll, severely; Joseph Ellis, badly; John
Tyler, slightly; Thomas A. Tyler, not severely;
John Dowden, badly; - woodhouse, both
legs broken; X. s. Massie, slightly; - Bethel,
leg broken; w. NJ. Parish, cut in head; VIM.
Goodman, badly; Capt. George w. FowlkeS.
olos., ShlSe; ,ecdy = gohn {; Kelley, badly wounded;
B. Fields, collar bone broken and otherwise
injured; Hon. james Neeson, very paipfullv
wounded about the head and neck; Geo Cha
hoon, ESQ, severely wounded about the head;
Judge John A. Meredith, severely; Col. A. K
r rker, cut and bruised in several places about
the head; John Howard, Esq.. badly wounded;
Chas. Bishop, of Petersburg, badly bruised;
kin, policeman, badly hurt; w. G. Brazeai, coal
dealer, badly injured; 4. p. O,Dell, John N.
Lewis, (eolored,) John McCaulley, Jno- H. GU
mer, ESQ.,, slightly injured; r. G. Wilson, severe
cut on the neck; Marcus Tankersley, in q very
critical condition; Geo. Bloomer, ". III. Fray
ser, X, r. Hill, Antonio Linnenan, A. ID. LET
few, Chas II. Langford, Thos- Mosley, slightly,
Ednonson, colored member from HaMfax,
wounded severely in the back; Victor Dabney,
slishtiy; Patrick II. Hoy, bsAly; StepHen
ID. Letellier, badly; Colonel Sherviu McRae
Sergeant A. j. James, police force, badly;
Mordecai Angle, Thomas Nowian, badly; Thos.
=. scott, A. y. Peebles, not seriously; Elisha
Bethel IT,, William Shell, bruised severely q.
4. Mooers, Of Charles City County; DR.: Pen
s distoni aststant clerk Of the F ssn.te' slightly
neg broken in two places; - Reddins, right
leg broken; W. N. Snead, legs and arm badly
broken; Captain Robert Roberts, Of TIE Old
Dominion Steamship Company, severely: VII
liam A. Jones, leg badly broken; Thomas O'Con-
ners, i've ribs fractured; Henry Townsend.
bruised about left shoulder and leRs and ankle
joint injured; X. b. Harris, severely bruised.