The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1877-01-05
BuriaI of the Victims.

The last act of the fearful tragedy
which began with the fire in the Brook
lyn theatre, the burial of the bodies of
the victims, was fitting end to one Of
the most dOleful histories of modern
times.
All the bodies in the mOrgue were re-
moved TO the temporary dead-hOuse in
the old market, where there were in all
one hundred of the charred corpses. An
hundred cofiins with German silver
mOuntings were brought in and placed
upon the floor, and into them the
unidentified and destitute dead were
placed.
Fifty-six hearses and undertaken
wagons drew up at the entrance on
Adams street, and the remains were
lifted in. There were two cofiins each i'm
a number of the vehicles. Considerable
delay in forming the procession was
caused by the desire of persons in the
Adams street morgue TO continue their
efforts for the Identification of friends,
and several additional bodies we're recog-
nized.
Shortly after one O'Clock the chastity
cortege started. Hundreds of men, wO-
men and children followed, rushing along
the sidewalk in a state of great agita-
tion.
Many of the private and almost all Of
the public buildings were draped. All
the flags were at half mast, and torn by
the wind almost into shreds, rs If the
great occasion had a right to all the SER
vice they could ever render.
AT GREENWOOD.
Twenty thousand people stood shiver-
ing on the slope Of the hill just above the
inner gates of Greenwood, rs the funeral
procession entered, while the roadway
leading from the avenue up to the ceme-
terry buildings was 50 crowded that the
military brushed against the people in
passing up.
THE BURIAL.
There had been an immense circular
trench dug for the reception of the
coffins, and in the center of the trench
was space of ground some twenty feet
in diameter, upon which the services
were conducted. it took nearly half an
hour for the workmen TO deposit the sew
enty-nine coffins in the trench.
Then the services were begun. Rev.
Noah Ii. Schenck read the beautiful
burial services of the Episcopal church,
which were listened to attentively by
those who were within reach of his voice.
There was an ineXpressible sadness min
Hundreds of people wept the tears freez-
ing on their cheeks as they issued from
the eyes.
Current Mention.
The Toronto curling and skating club
have built $25, 900 skating rink.
The 'longshoremena at New Orleans have
in enforcing their demand for
thirty cents an hour.
= al
we're completed in Pennsylvania during
the month of November.
Connecticut brown stone is now being
shipped to Europe by quarrymen at
Portland.
Nearly $4,000 working men are out Of
employment in New York city, and
many of them are quite destitute.
An infanticide epidemic is raging in
Liverpool, the number of cases occurring
daily being totally unprecedented.
The great organ exhibited at the cen
tennial has been purchased by Bishop
Ryan for his cathedral at Buffalo, New
York.
The different charities Of New York
,ity expended last year the enormous
sum of 81, 1878, for the relief Of 642,-
$50 persons, an average Of about "a 80
zach.
A special election will be held in the
seventh congressional district Of New
York on the I'd OF January to I'll the
yacancy caused by the resignation Of
smith Ely, Jr
Tickets for reserved seats for the Rev.
Adirondack Murray's services in Boston
ire sold for fifty cents each. About one
hundred are disposed Of to strangers
very Sunday.
A remarkable musical organization is
hat of the convict choir at Auburn
Prison, New York. The oiganist is sen
enced for grand larceny; the first violin,
irst tenor and double bass are all mur.
lerers; the second tenor, bassOs and sop
amos are all burglars, and the professor
8 forger.
The first bank in the United States
vas the bank Of North America organ.
zed January 7, 1772, at Philadelphia,
md it is still transscting an extensive
business in the Quaker city.
So far this year not less than $4,000
head OF beef cattle have been driven rom
eastern Oregon and eastern Washington
iown toward the Pacific railroad, the
rreater part destined for san Francisco.
San Francisco consumes 9OO0O,OO0
,ysters per annum. One-third this
7ast total are transported all the way
rom Baltimore.
Seventeen cargoes Of California wheat
and -four were Ian led in Europe lasA
month, aggregating 58l, 800 centalss worth
1921 500. For the next six months, 30
east. a cargo day of California whsat
viii be landed at various European portA
One of the leading features OF the Paris
exposition will be the great lighthouse,
by Gail. IL is 10 be four
II kxrf f,aat ffrl. nd OF
he exposition will be removed to Ply
mouth, England, for permanent erection
Mr.. p L. Barnum has been Corro-
ponding with English carpet manuiac-
urers, with view of inducing them to
stablish factories in Bridgeport. One
las refused on account of the protective
ariff, and another shows a disposition 10
.ccept Mr.. Barnum's proposition ior tho
,ery reason that the other refused 1t.