The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-09
NEW YORK.
Excitement over Fisk's Death.


NEW YORK, January S.-The excite
ment over Fisk's death is still high in
the city this morning. The police and
military continued to preserve precau'
tions against forcible attack on either
Mrs. Mansfield 8 residence or the Tombs.
The plan decided upon, in case OF an
attack, was that portion Of the police
and military should hold the crowd at
bay in front while another portion at
tackled them in the rear. At midnight
intelligence was brought in by one Of
Superintendent Kelso's details that
about two hundred men OF the Ninth
regiment had assembled in front OF the
Grand Opera Honse and that demon
strations had evidently been intended,
but some of the members advised
quiet dispersion, which prevailed.
Nothing else indicating an outbreak
occurred during the night. MIR. Stokes
was informed OF the spprehensions OF
the authorities in relation to the proba-
bility OF attack on the prison but re-
ceived the intelligence quite cody.
Everything was quiet at the Erie
railroad office during the evening and
night. At the post mortem examina-
ton made by Drs. Janeway and Marsh,
between 7 and 10 o'clock last evening,
it was found that the ball producing the
fatal wound had entered Fisk's body
six inches above the umbilicus, and an
inch and half to the right Of the med
icum line, passing downward to the
left through the omentum and mesen-
terry, piercing two loops Of the small
intestine, aud was found in the un-
auinal, about twenty-five inches from
the point of entrance. The lungs,
heart and kidneys were found healthy.
The body was placed in plain, rose
wood coffin and carried to his late res.
idence in West Twenty-third street,
where it was placed in the parlor, to
await burial. Among those assisting
as bearers of the coffin was VIM. NJ.
Tweed. An unceasing stream of friends
and strangers visited the house during
the evening. Mr.. j. L. Young took
plaster cast of the face. The body will
be removed to the lobby Office of the
Grand Opera House at ii A. NJ. to-day,
where it will lie in state, in charge OF
six officers OF Fisk's regiment.
The public are to be admitted to see
the body. The funeral services will
be held here at 1:30 P. NJ, Chaplain
Flasg, OF the Ninth Regiment, officiat-
ing. The remains will then be escorted
by the Ninth Regiment and brigade
and division officers, headed by the
regimental band. The members Of the
Oschen brudal Musical Society, Of
which the deceased was member, will
turn out in citizens dress with their
instruments, and march in company
with the band, playing the Dirge music
alternately. Each company OF musicians
will be one hundred strong. The
burial at Brattleboro, VT, takes place
at o'clook Tuesday. On the news OF
Fisks death being brought to Stokes
yesterday, he said, "Is he really dead 2
and on being answered in the affirmative
he turned from the door of the cell and
commenced a rapid pacing forward
and back as if much agitated. lie said
nothing further, however.
LATER.
Before 9 A. NJ, groups began to
assemble before No. 3l3 West Twenty
third street, where Fisk's body lay.
Before IL o'clock the group had swelled
into a multitude numbering 1000.
No persons, however, were admitted
except members Of the family and those
engaged preparing for removing the
body. A strong force of police were
present. At 1890 the undertakers
wagon arrived containing a handsome
rosewood casket with heavy gold.plated
mountings. While the crowd waited
in the street two artists were engaged
in the lower room of the house fashion
ing a model Of the dead millionaire.
The police guarded the Erie offices
and Opera House, keeping an open
space along the sidewalk for some dis
lance. At ll:45 small and sad pro-
cession emerged from the door
of 3l3 West Twenty-third street,
bearing the casket. Six members
of Fisk's regiment in uniform
and ave men in citizens dress
carried the remains along the open
space to the entrance of the Erie offices,
and thence to the apartments prepared
for them. The crowd was very i'm.
patient to see the casket and clamored
for sdmittauce. After a short time
lines were formed and all marched in
to take one last glimpse OF the dead
man.
The Board of Directors of the Erie
Railroad met this morning and passed
resolutions expressing the deepest emo
ton and regret at the death Of Fisk,
and resolved Cd attending the funeral
in body, and sympathizing with the
widow and family Of the deceased also
expressing the confident belief that as
soon ss the officers Of the Erie Com
pany fully know, the memory of Fisk
will be fully vindicated and the calumny
attaching to his name dispersed.
Fisk's body. as it lies in state, is
dressed in full regimental uniform and
the body surrounded with flowers. The
casket bears q plate on which is en-
eraved, james Fisk, Jr., Died Janu-
sry 7th, 1872. Aged 81 Years" The
casket was covered with the American
flag.
It was rumored last night that Miss
Mansfield, from some cause as yet un'
explained, had disappeared from her
bonse IN West Tweuty.third street, and