Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-13
200 DEAD AND INITIATED
MEMORIAL SERVICES
For Those Burned in Brooklyn
Theatre.

NEW lohh, DcCs Js-NAuyOI SCIiIO.
der, Of Brooklyn, asks the citizens to
close their respective places of BUSH
ness from l to s o'clock, and rclin-
quish their customary employments,
in respect 10 the dead and to those
who through sudden and terrible
afiiiction are borne down with grief
and sorrow.
The funeral Of Harry Murdoch and
Claude Burroughs will take place to-
morrow from the "Little- Church
ArOund-the-C Corner" The expenses
will be borne by Mr.. Sheridan Shook
and A. M. Palmer, losses of the
burned theatre, and the proprictors
Of Union Square theatre. The MEM
bers of the two theatres have adopted
resolutions rendering sympathies to
their managers and holding them
blameless of the awful catastrophe.
The following assignments for the
memorial services in brooklyn have
been made;
Academylof Music-ReadingIof the
Scriptures, A. s. Hunt, d. d.; Prayer
by DIR. E. s. Porter. Addresses by
DR.. w. /. Burlington, Judge Geo. &.
Reynolds, DIR. j. s. G. +. Duryea and
Rev. +. w. Sticmic in German. Ben
ediction by Rev. Geo. +. Kcttcll.
Park Misunderstanding of the
Scriptures by Rev. Chas. Il. Miller.
Prayer by DIR. Thomas. Addresses
by Theo. Cuyler, Ex-Alderman John
A. Taylor, Rev. DIR. Bancroft, and
Rabbi Dranderstcne in German. Ben
ediction by the pastor Of the Church
of Incarnation.
Hadley's Opera Housc-Rcading of
the Scriptures by S. B. Halliday.
Prayer by H. II. Nye. Addresses by
DIR. David Inglis, Hon. Mr.. Strong,
Rev. Henry Ward Dccchcr, and Rev.
Chas. u. Shuttez in German. Benc-
diction by Rev. Mr.. Erickson.
Services are to be held simultane-
ously at2 o'clock.
At a meeting of clergymen invited
to the memorial services, Father Ma
lone said the usages of his church
would not permit him to ofiiciatc in
the exercises, but that he would
be only too glad TO cooperate per-
sonally as far as he could. His own
church had been sadly afflicted and he
should hold appropriate services.
At missionary meeting in the
church of the Pilgrims, last night, the
regular missionary collection was
dispensed with and a collection of one
hundred and twenty dollars was ta-
ken up to defray the expenses of the
burial Of the sons of Mrs. Rose, mem
bers of the church.
Forged passes to the Morgue and
Adams st. Market, where bodies and
fragments of the bodies were taken,
were sold on the streets for twenty.
five cents pice.
The following is list of addition.
al identifications:
Christopher Armstrong, G. Burke
Fred. Burke, Montreal; Harwick ii
Brown, David Carlyle, VIM. Cruick
Samuel Calhoun, Edward Deherman.
Edward II. Doody, II. Farrell. Chas
Hargrave, Geo. Mathews, James Nor
ris, w. II. Peace, Geo. r. Randall
Amelia &. Simpson, Arthur Taylor
Christian Vech, Harry Vockman
Harry Webster, W. Hester, Josopl
| Weik,
i NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The polio,
have stretched ropes SO as to eflcctual
ly repress the crowds from the vicin
ity of Brooklyn theatre, whose totter
ing walls threaten to fall at any mo
ment Almost the entire inside O
the theatre has now been explored
the vestibule cleared and only a heal
Of rubbish remains under the stat
case and few parts Of the stage tina
Is unexplored.
i The body of Murdoch, which wa
discovered this morning, was terrihl,
distigured and charred, only the RICH
side and one third of the trunk hav
ing escaped the flames. The remain
were fully identified by means of vel
veteen, which adhered to his legs an,
J was a part Of his costume.
Two women and two men were to
day added to the list of missing.
Gen. Dakin has conntermanded tn
order for military procession on &C
count Of the bitterly cold weathe
and only volunteers will participat
J in the services and procession.
In front of the Morgue long line
of wagons, draped in black, wer
drawn up and undertakers were di
recting the removal Of the cotline,
bodies and preparing to convey then
to their burial places.
Along Flatbush Avenue, through
which the funeral procession is to pas
shops are closed and cmblems o
mourning appears upon many door
and windows. Many of the stores il
the principal streets, also are closed
Two building experts inspected tn
gable wall of the theatre. overhang
ing the rear part of the First Precinc
station house, and decided that 1t wa
liable to fall. 1t was thought par
of Dietcr's restaurant was also in dan
ger, as it is next to the theatre walls
and it was abandoned by its propri
etor, his walters and other occupants
j. Stinson, who lives in Nelson
street, and who was seriously injured
while trying to escape from the the
atre, died this morning from the cf
feet of his injuries.
Sarah Goodrich, a widow 50 years
Of age, committed suicide to-day a
her home, All Myrtle Avenue. 1t
said she lost relative in the fire, and
in her grief became slightly dc.
ranged.
Brooklyn Sufferers.
| New YORK, Dec. II. - Mayor
Schroeder has called meeting of the
different relief committees for the pur-
pose of concerted action He rouuasts