The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-12-15

Tho IFnsos Of cssmAiing Tho body Of shs
Isss barun Do Palm. II DR.. Is Moyne's Crema.
'osy, asar Washlngtoa Pa, wAs successfully
sonotApakhsd on The oh Inst.
4 Hs~ York Telegram says John Alorri.asy
- declared on III pools sold In liz house IN
shs direct result u ths Presidential slecslon.
large majority OF thtas ~ho posistsd N
ths nFoohiyn Are vsrs msn and boys. Only !
ssw women aud children wsrN lost, m far -
known. Most o. thoso lost wesp occupants ol
shs gallery or third sisF OF shs thcatsr. In 40.
scsndlng The stairway thsy wcss met ON sho
SECOND landing " second hoes os tho ,hsases
~ binding and suaocatlng volume Of
smoke, and tell IN hears on tho stairway.
THIS 9avs way under their accumulated
weight and tlsy wsvo precIpltatod u,on tLs
'ooey on Nas afst Aoor of tho building. This
also gave wsy. and the entire body OF ms,,
thus sntsappsd fell vicslns 70 sl,e 6smA~. Os
,hoss who occupIsd thu dress circle (sroupd
f'oor, and family circle l,scond tlor) only !
few appear 70 havo brsn Lost.
Mayor Wtckhaai, of Nsw York. hA. appointed
John Kelly Comptroller of tho city, liz place Of
Andrew n. arssn.
bsiel' Of tho victims of Tho awful lIrooklyp
calamity n had not bssn identified and ela,u,sd
ny friends and relatives we're buried II tho
dlsys eIpsnss on saturday. ths vsll of 10.
csmbss. From lsrookiyn paper wc clean tia
following parsiculass of the nscusnfuI funeral
The burial Of the bodies u Tho victims lhs
afternoon VA fitting and 10 onc OF ths mort
dolsful histories of modern iimes. THIS morn.
lnx III Tho bodies IN tho morHus were rsmovod
" tho Temporary dssA AhoMss III tLe old
mathst, where tiiess we're In all 100
o. the ehssrsd cospss~. A hundred oossins with,
dssmsn silver mcnniinKa wsss brought in
Aad placed upon The hoor, and Into them tho
unidentlnsd and destitute dsAd were placed,
bhoruy after ! o'clock tho gha~sly ccYtDee
stastsd through Nsrum place. and ll.en en-.
tered hchesmssl0rn street. Hundreds of men,
woman aud children followed, rushing aious
Ne aldewslk IN = state VI great agitation.
when ths hssssss and wagons reached Hchsr-
mssi,orn sasst, thsy wsrs formed In parallel
lins~, And sAsss wAa ! delay u nearly .hreS.
qasrtss of IN hoM. Although ths weather
VA bitterly cold and = cutting wind was blow.
ing xsls the nslshborhood Of Hcl,ermss horn
alss~t snd rtAlbush avenue wA4 crowded
with participants and sympAlhs,lc spectators
1hs sadness IN sAs faess of The wcmsn waiting
on HE pavement wss very markell. Tho esoltilsss
who wsss awaiting orders 10 move suffered In.
tsssaely from The cold. The procession lmu,e.
dlatsly moved from the haaA ol ncheru,erlorn
ssFsst Into Platbnsh Assnus amid r<nersl
mouSnt0g. and timed ty the measured roll u
drnm4 aitl by The atenl sobblng of .hs slmo.,
brohsn.heasted psople. Within tho hn,,sen
and without thsn, far along tho ~lde avenue
and acrtas Tho bsoAd streets many IN sye was
msise and many > iip aulvss,Mg - the dead
wars horne y Greenwood. having behind ,lt i,
sasfed nonsorles and crurl poverty TOO, which
vii nos b sasosd, and BY their very stillness
and ssclusion appalling more icudly tIasn Tho
noise Of wovds IN behalf of their stricken and
fsnishtne loved ossss IN ! wise ana reusrous
charity. Compared with ether funeral mo
csasloa1, ths great PROCESSION of to-day
had many characteristics ~ Il. own,
Tho nunber and appearance Of the many
ostspsd aud dtsneabersd forms, the eec,,.
l'snss oe essrtaSes. oil of them nearcs, fvtends
~ sho dad. n0ne 0f them. ~ il ol.on Tim
caas. distant relations aud msrc arr,alnsanees
with fearless snd conventional msdueau. wars
distinct and terrible features but lhc ONE
feature which psfvAdsd Tho sesns aud l.ot d
y dtslineslvs and deeply touching Significance
was The manifestation of popular sympathy
Aad sorrow. a community hsd bean afflicted.
mo ssdnsAs wss common. Many Or Tin pri-
vats and Ainosl oil os The public lutjdltnxa
were heavily dsApsd. All asgs wore Il half.
mass, aud torn by the gale almost into
shrsd~, - u The great occasion l,.A !
right - ~ Tho sssvlcs they conid svss render.
A. sh~ costsxs paSssd through ~ gass liz
bsll In The tower tollsd noarnfuily. tDn sisLs,
side alonK The pathways on ths Lillsldes and
Invading private piats there were large crowds
" people. farming 10 Tie lot Tho funeral
party proceeded directly 70 iAlsio avsnue,
where, shout 10 yards from shs entrance ii
shs csnstssy, nsash haA bssn prepared sot
tia reception u The dsAd. Tue great crowds
which vs,s ~ near and just wtlLln ths c&u,.
stssy wsss f,wnsd about ths vsst grave. TAs
sits bsIn9 - The siops u shs illl ana con.
plsasly sApossd. ~ sotd ~ Aim0st Insu1lsr.
". bu. silll 10 people held sAsts plss4s.
There N ~ 1@lay u removing ths rsnalns
fvoG The hssrsss aad Wagons and deposjtes
them 10 the circular trench. Then The
sesve~ bsxsn Rsv Dr.. Noah II. soheuet
vssd ths beautiful butiAI service Of ths
Ep,se ,vai church.. which W. ll4scnoi ii II
ssuussiy Ly shoss who wsre within isasl. IL
hts vu.es. Thsts wss iusApssss,bis sadn1ss