New-York tribune., 1876-12-08

Thcater and Edmund Draes, PRESIDENT ~, sinn INN
Cypress Hills Cemetery Association ;,. oft othea,real
stated that n ths this cT and Broon
To take steps toward raising $4,000 70 ana the and Sy
gS rSrs "a ored suitable plot Of ground in the Cypress
Hills Cemetery for the lntermet OF such uoau
thot Henry E Pierrepot had offered on oehalt Oh tne
Directors of the Greenwood cemetery pVt u the
I'm that CEMETERY These offers were acceptCu anu c %
Chairman announced tho following subcommittees On
Plot for Burial-AldeFmen Guthrie ArnOLt anu n
aaaIGermen RoweS. Black, and French aud Super:
yisCrs Sexton and Curren In reference 70 inc Yv .
OF dead TO be buried by the cty-Alderinen burnot'
Acker and Donoyon and Supervisors Brown and Byrne
The Committee Burial announced Jitt LntS Ha xiJ
been able to determine the nnmper1 sn received
Offers of burial plots has also Deen aDd Wash.
from the officers OF the Maple Grove anu that
ingtSn ~ SnyiHd IN one blot BY hs city II
SO desired aud that the unrecoguized snouq pe
care care Oh ~ ne au1 a1u 80 desire The Brooklyn Taber
nacle had been offered to the city TO De nsed 'QI thS
secure tho Rink in Clermontaye This not available
however, account OF repairs, Dnt ue Acauony ~
had been suggested that services should also be he n
the Park Theater and at HUOleys Opera HOUSE at to
tins Of the disaster in the Greenwood Cemetery. prob
ably on Saturday at D. The public services VIII DO
Amopg the eersymen who viii particip in the
are Bishop Loughin, Bishop Littejohn, the Rey Dr. n
NJ Scudder the Rev Dr. Cuyler, the Rev. A. T. Putnam
the Rev A. g. Hunt the Rev DIR. Steine, the Rev. A. s.
Walsh, and the Rev. III. Nye.
The report OF the cOlnmlJLee was auOpIoo, VA""
was appropriated to drape the City Hail. Alderman
Fisher then said that the people OF Brooklyn were Pc
culiar in the thOughtuness and care which tney mani
tested for each Others interests was city OF homes
and the citizens were especially social and benevolent In
character The city had peculiarly blessed thus FAR
In suffering great disaster, but the people stood
face to face with horrible calamity terrible TRACE
dy had occurred in the midst of social enjoyment and
many had been plunged from the funess OF life and
health to a dreadful and deporabe death The bodies
OF loved and cherished friends incapable of oeing
recognized and the city called upon to perform the
functions Of friend parent and brother and to place the
dead in a grave which should be marked simply " Un-
known"
The Special Committee win meet to-day and take def
mite action in regard to the funeral The Mayor VIII be
requested TO issue proclamation recommending tha
business be suspended the sad OCCASION and that the
streets along which the funeral procession passes Do
draped in mourning.
Toe Board OF Health adopted a resolution yesterday
that prompt be taken for the proper dsnfee
ton and OF the bodies Of the victims OF te
disaster and the President OF the Board be author
ICED to employ such assistance and take such measures
rs he night deem necessary
Mayor schroeder was authorized by the Aldermen TO
act as the treasurer Of all funds which might be contrib
uted for the relief Of sufferers from the fire. The hayor
said Yesterday afternoon that hc had received 6OO OF
which s. b. Chittenfcn, who was IN Wasningisn' nan
contributed u 900. Tho Rev. L. DE Witt Tamage tee-
Claphed as follows from Chicago to the Mayor:
The church sympathizes deeply with the oyerwhelm-
in Disaster of our beloved Brooklyn Take tle Taber,
uacle for meeting OF sympathy IL you DESIRE May GOd
comfort the DeTeaFod