The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-18
THE NEW YORK RIOT,
The Funerals Sunday.

His body was not at the church. There
was large attendance Of his relatives
and friends present The Rev, Mr.. Key
scr preached the sermon, and made few
remarks; abiding TO- the sudden and sad
death Of LAttlmer, and the severe affiic.
to his family, HIS remains will be con.
veyed 70 Albany. "a -rifa
Among the other funerals that took
place yesterday was that of Thomas
Sullivan, d victim Of the riot His death
was caused by volley!fred by the mil.
Itary. His remains were escorted to the
cemetery by the Tweed Benevolent Asso-
citation.
Charles II. Petit, the young man who
was shot down in tho street by q stray
bullet after be had Just parted with his
affianced bride, In order To- make some
purchases, was buried from tho residence
Of his uncle, James Morton, No. 1901 West
Twenty.hrst street. James Monaghan,
alsO killed by the military, was buried by
the HibernIan Society Michael Tuly
was also buried.
All along the route the procession oil
Page and Wyatt, Of the 9th Rcgt, was
accompanied and followed by an immense
crowd, Notwithstanding the rain, which
was pouring down in torrents. Every
window in every house was filled with
groups Of men and women, who had been
patiently watching all the afternoon for
The appearance ofthe procession. All the
stoops Of all the houses were blocked
with people, and the house-tops were
lined with hundreds Of anxious sight.
seers. About halCpAst six the funeral
train started from the depot A rumor
had become current during the early part
Of the day that the train would bo at.
tackled or thrown from the track, and
superintendent Kelso placed a special
patrolmen guard on every block through
which the railroad tfaversed. Instead,
however, Of the train being attacked,
hepeople in the cottages in the suburbs,
and everywhere outside the town near
the track, were sympathlzers with the
regiment, and assembled OF the windows
and plazzas and testified their respect for !
the noble dead by plously uncovering until
the whole train had passed by. At
WoOdlawn, the regiment and escort Of
police, some 200 strong, who accompa.
MED ltirom New York, in the capacity Of
mourners rather than as protective eS.
cort, were met by an immense crowd.
The procession TO ths grave was very
solemn, and the Ninth returned safely TO
the city about 10 o'clock, and on It's way
to the Armory was loudly cheered by
the people in the streets. At the Armo-
ry, the police and the regiment cleered
one another till they were hoaDe The
experience Of the Ninth during the past
few days has made many hearts sad, but
the regiment has evidently gained in pop
nlarity since the fatal Wednesday n |
LITTER FROM BOND, THE ORANGE
LEADER. i
Among the important documents bear
Ing upon the causes Of the action first
taken by the civil authorities, in regard |
10 the recent troubles, there Is published
this morning letter written by John j..
Bond, the Orange leader, to superinten.
dent KelSo two days before the riot, IN
which he implores that functionary TO
stop the Orange demonstration and spare |
the efFlBion Of blood. rra. ... |
Capt Petty Is to be tried to-day. Lieut..
McKlin and others, belonging to the 9Th |
regiment, will testify in his behalf
The funerals Of two more victims of
WedneSday'srlot took place to-day All.
gustus p, Gilbert, a compositor In the
Herah Office, was buried At Cypress Hill
Cemetery, and James A. Clark, proprte.
tor OF paper collar factory, was buried
at Greenwood. Two more wounded died
to-day.
Atthe Yorkville police court this morn.
Ing John 1fahony, a aItespeclable young
man, was arrsigned at the board to an.
swer charge Of felonlous assault com.
mitted by him on two officers Of the
list Regiment, yesterday, while on their
way home from the obsequies Of young
Page The prisoner said that he was
ashamed Of the position in which he
himself, but he Mad no one to blame
Tor II but himself, he having been drunk |
at the time, lie was held in the |
sum Of three thousand dollars 70 answer.
In the Board Of Police today, commits.
sioner Menierre offered a. preamble de.
claring that the occupation Of the public
thoroughtareS by parades and professions
has grown TO be an evil of such mapni.
tude as to require police regulations for
its prohibition, and that such occupation
which Is not right but only q liberation
has become odious and dangerous
therefore 1t il resolved that excepting pa.
rades Of the National Guard and funeral
professions no procession of any kind
shall be permitted to occupy the streets
OF New York without permission from
The Board Of Police, in which event the
Superintendent shall give an escort and |
the proper protection. Commissioner
Barr offered a resolution for obtaining
legal opinion on the best method Of deal. |
ing with street professions Both reaolu. |