The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-22
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From the Washington Star.
We notice an item going the rounds
of our exchanges concerning the ad-
ventures OF a misdirected corpse. This
case, though rather curious, is very
much surpassed by very remarkable
affair oil the same sort that occurred
here and heresbouts, in December,
1866. Reference was made to it 10 the
local columns OF the Star at the time,
but we have now some data before US
completing the history Of the singular
occurrence. On the 18th Of December,
1865, a terrific explosion occurred at the
Washington Arsenal, in the building
used for sorting fixed ammunition, caus-
ing the death OF ten men. Among the
victims was Johnny M-,a good
humored companionable native OF the
Emerald Isle, much liked by his asso.
ciates, who determined to give him q
nice eenteel funeral. 1t was at first ar
ranged that he should be buried here,
but some of his kindred being inferred
at Parkersburg. West Virginia, it was
finally decided that what remained Of
poor Johnny should be sent TO that
place. Accordingly, after a wake
Zone OF the good old sort) the remains
were accompanied by his sorrowing
friends and relatives to the depot to take
the cars for the place of burial. The
funeral procession arrived at the depot
come time before the departure OF the
train in which the remains were to 60.
and the mourners spent the intervening
time in drowning their grief at the
neig hboring bars, then 80 abundant IN
that vicinity, the corpse meanwhile re-
naming on the platform ready to be
placed on the 9 P. NJ. train, which would
connect at the Relay House with the
Western train. The mourners mean
while drank 60 many libations to the
N emory of the departed that they re-
turned to the station in very mellow
condition, and the railroad officers
being apprehensi that they would be
incapable of taking care OF the corpse
telegraphed to the agent at the Relay
to see that it was taken off at that
point. Shortly before the time OF
starting, the corpse was placed on the
train. aud an attempt was made 10
muster the mourners, when it was as,
certained that one or two OF them had
got 90 obfuscatei as to have taken the
New York train. The rest OF the
party, however. managed to get aboard
and ere long Ms body was again
marching on"
At the Relay the corpse was Trans
ferred to the Western train, but two OF
three of The mourners were too far gone
to get out 10 time, and 30 proceeded to
Baltimore, while the remainder oil the
party with the corpse was hurried on
with extra speed Westward. AT The
points along the road where the engine
stopped ito water" the mourners In
yariably stopped to wet" and not being
up to time, quite as invariably a brace
or more were left behind at each water
ing and wetting place, and by the time
Grafton was reached, where the corps
was to change cars Tor Parkersburg, bu
few of the mourpers remained with 1t
and these were 60 bewildered that the.
tailed 10 get 10 the proper train or u
have Johnny's corpse properly trans
ferred and it went on to Wheeling with
out them. From thence by some mean
il was sent to Columbus. Ohio, th
wrong State, while the mourners wer
scattered through Maryland and Yves
Virginia, and along the line OF the Cam
den aud Amboy railroad. By this lin
III. telegraph was put in excited opera
, ton, and numerous messages wer
whsked over the wires in various direc
!. tons in regard to the missing corps
and scattered mourners. making con
fusion doubly COMPOUNDED for awhile
= From Grafton an anxious mourner en-
ouired, Where in the ID is tn
corpse p This dispatch was crossed o
the way by loud enquiry from Colum
r bu. az to the ownership of stray corps
arrived there uuconsigued. A Baltic
more-scaltered mourper telegraphed
"postpoue that funeral until g
there; :" and the squad OF lost mournel
3 by the New York train were sendin
" wildly confused messages to Parker'
!. burg, Grafton, Relay House and WASH
i ing,ou, all helping to intensity the pre-
i yailing muddle. The corpse, mear
y time, had resumed it's travels, and, Ink
l. poor Joe, not being wanted In any Il
cality, had been KEEP. moving on unit
. il arrived at the little Miami depo
where it created no little excitemeu
n being without any mark for identified
h ton and .oul play being at once su
% pected. A coroner's inquest was he
s. without throwing any light upon Il
mystery; which was, however, Gear.
IN little later by telegram Tor Il
- missing corpse. The railway officia
I. then got the corpse in motion Esstwar
d while the mourners were at the san
e, e, time headed Westward, and fnall
after the most eventful history OF al
. corpse or set OF mourners On reco'
e. job nny's body was duly committed
:. mother earth, where we trust it rests
peace, uudisturbed by body snatcherE
The following letter gives the finale
this curious affair:
p PARxERsBuRG, WEsT VIRGINIA,
" December 90, 1865.
H.F Heekert, Esq, agent, Cincinnati
- DEAR THE corpse came SAT-
~ >, bond Last nigbt by express, and