The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-16
Accident at srs. HILLS burial.

Relative 10 the burial OF Mrs. Hull tWho
was recently urdcrcd and 7robbcd) the
Herald Of Saturday says:
| When the procession arrived ut the gate
OF the cemetery at Bound Brook the CONN
was carried to the grave by six ncighbors
OF Mrs, Hulps mother. They were Messrs.
| u. G. Somcrs. X. r. Field, John Mcbride,
A. G. Mollison. Daniel ConnoFar, ana IL
X. Ramsey. TWENTY-FIVE mournerS ioi'
lowed the caskct, among whom were tue
l,partv who went from New York Mr.. DE
wit. De Forest, Mr.. Peter Dumont, Mr.
| and Mrs. Dumont Frcinghuyscn, and Mr.
| Rypear ii. Veghtc.
The coffin was placed on TWO bars laid
across the top OF the pine box or outer
case. This in turn lay on two bars placed
across the open grave. The six pa!i-bearers
stood close around for a few moments wblIc
the mourncrs came up and stood LOOKING on
at the preparations. DR.. Hun. WIN ms
sister-in-law on his arm. stood cioscto me
foot OF the grave. He WAS apparently
calm, and his face wore the curiously i'm
massive EXPRESSION so often commented on
! during the last three days.
| SrGdenlv the earth ut The head OF the
grave caved IN. one OF the crOssbarS fell,
and the end Of the box dropped to the bot
| tom OF the grave. The bar under the heaG
OF the coffin slipped, aud the coffin itself
was thrown with 4 dull crash down into the
crave. 1t Law for a moment ut an angle OF
about forty-tve degrees, the foot still sup
ported by the crossbars. and the head on
the fallen box below. Mr.. Mollison and
Mr.. Field had fallen partly under the coffin
and partly into the grave. \ small monu-
ment over the grave Of one OF Mrs. Hubs
nephews was upset by the starting back OF
one OF the palt-brarcrs.
A shudder Of irrcprcssiDle horror passed
over the entire company. For an instant
every one was parayzcd. Several OF The
women wept and turned away their faces.
! DR.. Hull stood as il rooted to the ground.
| He n,oaned and walled with awful grief.
| The tears rolled from his eyes, and as he
| wept he repeated again aud again, "Oh,
dear oh, dear! OBJ, dear" Apparently
he could not stir. and he stood absolutely
still while the coffin was lifted up by dozen
quick hands and placed OH grave near by.
1t was slightly broken, though it retained
its shape and held together. The seams OF
tile head had sprung apart about 4 quarter
OF an inch, and the lid over the plate was
partly d,placed. though, fortunately, not
enough to disclose view OF the rudeiy.
shaken corpse. II was replaced at once. and
preparations were again made for lowering
the coffin 10 its last resting-piace.
Unfortunately this could not be readily
done. II suitable pieces OF timber had been
at hand q trcs.le-work could have been
easily made, even with the edges Of the
grave displaced. But no such timber was
there. Excepting the four stout crcSSbars,
I'LL that was available was a lot Of worm
eaten, dccaycd plank. This was broken
into bali u dozen pieces, and one laid upon
another TO form an edge for the support Of
The bars. after at least twenty minutes Of
confused work and much talk by dozen
men. Even then the support seemed trail,
and many thought the body, thus pursued
by seemingly relentless fate, would again
fall.
The mourncrs stood for these twenty
minutes in the fall glare of the afternoon
sun, unwilling witnesses Of the unscem!y
occurrence, and when at length the lower
in. was actually accomplished there was Il
general Sigh Of relief. Rev. Mr.. 4. L.
Baldwin. the Presbyterian clergyman Of
Bound Brook, then stepped forward and
offered Il short prayer. AT its conclusion
lie said: "NUw as We commit dust to dus',
Us we lay in the earth the body OF our dear
sister. | wish to return thanks iii the name
OF her bCreaved relatives to all those pres.
cnt for that sympathy which does so much
to tighten SORROW