, 1873-08-19


blamed tho engineer Of the passenger tram.
They seemed to think TINT q watchful engineer
would havo Soon glimmerings Of the hcad-light
in tho donsest fog that Is over known in that
vicinity.
THE VICTIMS.
ROGER ]. nnAss.
Tile mombera Of the Union Catholic Library
Aasociaton mot last evening aud passed tho fol-
lowing resolutions in momory Of thor departed
| aHsooiate, Roger j. Drass. Touching illusions
to lis unblornishod character aud auporabundant
goodness Of heart were made III brief, but olo-
quont, addresses by Mossra. Moran, McCue and
|; othora:
wuEnEAs, It has pleased tho Divine oreator in Ills
wisdom to suddenly take from midst catcemed
WnrnE4a Roger J. Brass was thc nTst presldont Of
this ABsocihtlon to whom, moro than to anybody elsO
IS indobtod for It's existence and s progress and
who Was alwaya the warnest friend TO- and most
ont who by his Christian spirit md forbearanoo had
Reached, That wo, tho nnembora Of tho Union
oath9lio Library Association, while bowling with
doncc, in this Bad aud deporabo event. desire to c1
press QUE deep md profound sorrow for the sudden
and untimcly delao Of Our late respected aud loved
nesc!ued That IN tho death Of nr. Brass tho Union
Catholic Library Association has lost ono Of ia most
carncat and oficfont menl5cr the Catholics Gu
1ghtencd and devoted mcnbers Of thcir faith, nnd
ths city Of Chicago most influential and valuable
RESOLVED, That the Union Catholic Library Asaocia-
ton tender to tho vito Of tho deceased it's sympathy
rooms Of the Society bo draped in mourning:
them DO transmitted to the wfe Of the dcceasod and
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/ Tho mombors of the Association arc roqueBt-
cd to mcot at the Into residence Of deceased, No.
1876 Huron street. at half past o'clock this morn
| ing, md attend tho funoral in body. Religious
| services will bo held at tho Church of tho Holy
Name, corner Of cass and Superior streets,
THE FUNERAL OF WILLIAM DAVIS,
ono of tho victims of the railroad disaster, will
tako place at 10 o'clock o. m. ut the residence Of
| his mothor, Mrs. Davis, No. 20 Vest O'Neill
| etreot. William WAS ayoung man "a yoara OF ago.
| BY his uniform kindness and readiness to giyo
nd when In his power, md by Lis strict moral
Christian character Ind proved himself to DO
| worthy Of the confidence and oatoom Of his
to tho fro ho lived on tho North sido, and was q
regular member Of 11r. Cragin's Biblo-c1ass CON
nocted With h1r. Moody's sabbath-school. He was
at tho time Of tho accident !taking the place Of
1roman who had been killed but two DAYS
previously. 30 lived but twenty minutes after
he was found. The Superintendent Of the rail-
road company. Mr. Mok1ullin, has shown tho
family every attention possible.
| dEon0E REUTER-.
Among those who woro victims Of this dispstor
WAS George Routor, No. 868 sedgwick street,
who was employed as salesman by Simon
Strauss l. o., Wholesale tobacconiBte. Ho had
been married one year. and had . child three
| weeks DID, Saturday morning tho firm reteiyod
| o dispatch to tue effect that their travelling
agent had gone mad at st. Louis, and LII.
Reuter- was sent down that evening to bring, him
homo. His wife did not hear Of what had be-
fallen him until yesterday morning, when sho
saw it in the staats zei{ung. Tie neighbors,
fore, wero discussing in whnt, way they should
break tho intelligence to her, when thoy hoard q
fearful sh1iek, aud, rushing into the house,
found her lying eenaoleBs on tho floor, with tho
to nurao hor child, but, probably owing to tho
| shook tho mother had roceivod, tho former died
about IN hour aftorward. Mrs. Reutor herself
is now in tho hands OF the doctor, and is not OK
pected to live.
Purchasing Agent Of tho State ponitentiary, OK
pred at the Briggs House ut II o'clock in tho
forenoon: It is said he becamo ungovernably
Mr. Smith, and all who were IN tho room min
iatoring to hia wants. with the exception Of his
brother, wero compelled to leave for safety- Ho
remained uneontrollable for long tmo, "a and I'D
o frightful 1nanner with his 1nger-nails. About
ono hour before his death ho luieted down, and
was attended by clergyman. Tho last minutes
Of his lifo woro calmly spont His body, together
| with TINT Of Mr, Smith, Wa8 removed to Joliet in
tho evening.
THE HON. JOHN ". SMITH,
Warden Of the State penitentiary at Joliet, diod
peacefully at tho Briggs House at o'clock yes-
torday morning, after two nights and day Of
fearful agony, which le bore almost uncomplain-
ingly. Hia deatl-bod was 49, surrounded BY largo
| number Of weeping relatives and friends, among
the latter being Gov, John I. Boyerllge. The
| remains woro takon to Joliet Oh tho o'clock
train last evening.
! THE DEAD.
The following is q complete list Of the Killed: