The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-12
THE wALLINGFoRD VICTIMS.

A SAD DAT IN THE LITTLE NAV ENGLAND
vILLAGE,-rUNERAL RITES OVER THE BODIES
OF THE DEAD-IMMENsE CROWDS IN At
TEsDANcE-coNDIrIoN OF THE WOUNDED
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
wALLSGyoRD. Conn.,, August IL. 1878
A solemn and iunersai stiffness rsigned over this
New England village all day to-day, In spite OF the
presence OF hundreds Of curiosity seekers who locked
into the place from all neighborng towns Every
species OF vehicle which It possible press late
the service brought lis load OF human freight, and
Notwithstanding there special trains from
either Hartford New Haven there seemed to be
an increase rather than q diminution In the
the crowos Of yesterday. The sand roads which
through the plain whore the devastation was most
complete were lined with double rows OF passing
carriages from the early morning until late this
ing and wherever there anything to be ssen-a
house fattsnsd out by the gale, unroofed f,sd
away from It's foundations, tree uprootsd twisted
OF BY the mad fury Of the stsrm-tnsrs was an eager
crowd 70 see II and comment upon II.
g. THE VILLAGE GRAvsYARp lae .tset
The interest," OF tho day centred however, In tho
little cemetery In tho OF the Roman Catholic
Church In Colony street, already reported coul-
plctsly destroyed Without single exception
the victims OF the whrlwind we're members Of this
church. and Father MalIon, tho village priest, was
busy from early hour tins morning superin-
tending the marking out aud digging Of
the graves Tho little country cemetery never
before had such demands made upon IL and never
before there occasion for such wide trenches In
the village graveyard. or all the graves dug To-Day
the most noteworthy 10 that Of the Mooney family,
which was made 10 contain 1--WE bodies but some Of
the others almost wide, and there prob
ably as many fifteen trenches In all IN the little
graveyard. In q corner nearest The railroad
track, and al by itself, Is the grave Of
Frederick Littlewood, who was walking with
| his wife the tms the whirwind
assoc and was found dead In gutter by road
side A little further on, but the street which
runs from railroad to Colony street, the Mooney
trepcn already spoken Of, and IN close proximity TO
is many othsr gravss-a grave TOR every individ
ua or family reported in the HERALD's list Of fatal
cases yesterday. During the forenoon wsrkmon were
busy digging the graves, and rather Mallon. whose
advice and necessary the location OF
ali OF them, almost overcome With the excess OF
his iaboIs
II had been determined that the intermens should
place late IN the day. but the church being only
a heap Of dust ana ashes anu broken timbers II was
for the dead In the schoolhouse The bodies had all
seIacted for tho religious services. A temporary
altar erected 10 the porch, and there, with
school house tins solemn rites OF the Church
formed. Father Leo, missionary priest OF tho Fran.
from The Faf Wei, on his way 10 Boston, and who
was stopped At the request Of the BISHOP Of
m.' hour 20 , ~ss A' aaa Near h ns
and assisting him now and thcn IN the
Offices Of religion was Father Maon himself, his eyes
filled with tears the misortunes Of his people
Al the conclusion OF the mass Father Leo made
shor. address, which he SAID that In the face Of tu's
awful calamity, the most sad and gloomy that any Of
ssso silence 10 the most eloquent sermon
thst can be preached.
tIt only yesterday" be continued, sthat, COM
ing from tho Far Msst, 1 was shown a copy Of the
HKKALD contsining the, details OF this terrible
possible to conceive the reality. stopping a, Hart
ioru. asked by your beloved bishop TO
Ssss 80 81 his
diAercnt the from fourteen years ago. when
/ arst came into this beautiful VILLAGE Tnen with
plcsaure 10 joy and gladnoss-now how
Iamontable the necessity OF my coming ~
In conclusion Father Leo pointed outline grandeur
l,fo Is uncor,ain except death, excaimed:-. 81 nt9
.sCone, ~ Americans and ys n6dels VINO have moth.
ID ,his cssmityshs hnssr Of Cod" sai !, H,9- +.
i.l rdx iNTxRngxT. se.s ~
Altar the mass the multitude dispersed aud the
preparations for the interments which take
place lew hours later were completed. Three O'Clock
tore the SAD ceremony was to be performed there
was q movement and futter IN she crowd aud mill
...y ,snsrc attended y x Of ss ss'GSa
more sorrowiui event OF the day. Then. although
the hour named Tor the interment bad come, there
was a long wait Tor The appearance OF the
sorrowful cortege, but at last u came, dread
arrsy OF wagons bearing the dead to their
lsst resting place. In tho meantime the crowd had
swslicd very great proportions and Gordon The
militia was formed TO keep bs~k the multitude from
sucroaching upon the cemetery. But the crowd
patient, az American crowds always are, and when
the unsrai cortege passed into the cemotsry every
head WAS barred and every form bowed In the sacred
The services for the dead previous to the removal
OF the remains were very short and simple, but on
hat mt Mi "a mi Inn safva Nm
lime was required in placing the coihs In the o.
press wagons which were 10 convey them TO tho
otsry. but this al last completed and the sombre
procession began its march.
THE FUNERAL PROGRESSION.
FIRST tho priests, led by Father Leo, chanting
thu solemn ritual OF the Church. Then
friends the dead and then the wag ons, twenty In
were the pallbsarers and The multitude. 1t was,
iudeod, sad sight, and many eyes werc
nIied with tears as the procession vsnded ITS
way the cemetery. to tho sorrowiul tones OF
the iriar's voice. Arrived within tho graveyard ali
the wagons were arranged IN a semicircle, when al
address made by Father Slocum, OF New Haven,
ana the religious rites completed. The intermenis
nutshsd, the sad work Of the day and the went
dows on tho now made graves In which were buried
tho hopes ana affections Of more than score Of lam
lilies.
the day was an exceedingly quiet and ORDERLY one.
Probably AZ many as twenty thousand visitors
tbo VILLAGE to-day, wbat is the
iaS ,na al ao os aas.on ~ sass 10
bot while most OF the wounded doing well there
few here there 10 no hope OF recovery.
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'f- AID FOR. TIE WALL CHORD sUFREREns.
Ntia1f MERIDEs, Conn.,. August II, 1873.
A meeting OF ciifzsps held on Saturday evening
totakeactof regard TO assistingho sufferers by the
Walling ford tornado. Mayor Limos presided. There
was q good attendance of tho wesitiiest people, aud
plan TO canvass the city Tor subscriptions on Mon.
day formed. IL Is believed that Morlden will
oniribute at least $40, 00U.
SITUATION All THE COAL MINES.
DANCED OF A GENERAL STRIKE AvELTED.
PorrsviLLR, Pa, August IL, 1878.
The Ninsys, journal to.morr will publish the to-