The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-06-11


clergy have been busy all day. Every avaia-
biz, vehicle il t}, CITY WIZ in w., and the hack
drivers and livcry-kr,pcrs put th' figures up
to ing cxtsst ionateiute All Pi ~ jcfy
hAc tt-dritcrs Will be TN d Tor csc""d'h. inc
charges hid down in the city ordinances; bur,
t%ssne tinr i A:qitcd, trey !csspfysh ,ttslHns
! d.cl times over and a,ilt &c largely ahead or
III. dlvs trade Instance are known
w'q 9 ytcns dollars was cA"rsed for two
ho,,,ss uN sbf e fohohnon dr;N,s that
,seansb Observation-Disclosures r. lor, w eAty1Aye
! cc,,,S IN hour. All sorts OF vehicles were used
! us ncit SIS 'nnd IL lisvet-endns procession OF
7 funerals was kept up. They met and nlln%lrI
| al every street co nrr. and it was impossible
! after they got started to tell where one party
ended and tho otner began, save by the p:''s-
encc OF Il colin in SUmc Of the cUntcyan'c'
! Milk carts, grocery delivery waco ~, demo-
| cfat wagons, lnmbrr wa rons--in snort, every
| thing on wheels wa pressed into service. AZ
| one street corner seven funerals merged
| aud proceeded in oSc procession. ono
| of the most mcnnchOIy sights was Il
procession of SIX Vehicles. Inc nrat
one contained Il colin, the second TWO
collins, the third three collins. and the
! other three vehicles the friends of the flnl'y'
or. ut least, such Of tho friends rs were not ~
tending funerals in other quarters OF tn city
| AS tho melancholy professions passed, people
lined the sidewalks alu sobs were Audible Ill
many strccts. Strong men turned aside to
conceal their emotion, and many "ept out
right. Prayers were heard all along the line
Business was entirely suspended, 3nd tho
saloons closed their doors and refused TO dc
business in the face of the solemn ccrcmOnic:
of the day. People from the surrounding
district Eocked in by train and convey
ance to express their sympathy with the
hcreayed city and take part III the funerals
| Several who live, IL Il distance and hat
friends in the vicinity or the city, as soon a:
the news was received. came to SEQ if their
were among the lost From carly in the morn
ing the roads leading to the city were crowded.
with vehicles driving in to hear the news OF
the disaster Wherever any one could b.
found who had been on the Victoria there wa
crowd gathered around to hear the detail
of the accident. There were but few who ha'
not lost some relative or friend and abnu
whom some fond rcmcmhrancrS were lol'
of "thc last time ! saw poor Tom,
or how such mother and father hnd los
I children, or how such children were LEI
orphans and thrown on the charity o
the world Cases were mentioned where
q whole families had been blo,ted out and tn
houses remained locked up and the keys il
the dead mems packets. until they Wcr
! recognized at tho dead house. There wa
nothing but wailiug and lamentations AM
un.tlevanIe woe. The ud1-IcilUw>, Mason
,ad ether societies turned out and paid ,h'
II last mark of Spcct 10 such rs were mem
b.rs OF their ORDERS Owing to the sc;lrct,
!, Of cil,irens cniiiis, III many Instances i
was t und necessary to bury Il small chilt il
an adults colin. A carload o! collins ar
rived per Great Wcstc, n Railway on yest"r
. day. but they were not equal IL tho demand
/, Miss Fanuic Co"ncr and Mr.. Within GlaS
# died in each others arms. They were to hay
J l. been married in I'VE o:iis, aud tue troSSea
had been prcpar,d. Ih y were buried ,o
gc,hcr. she wearing the dress III which Sh
was to have been married.. '' -'Gf -'.t
= a number of persons in the city have BIZ
come insane, and it is feared that the unal
. asylum in this city will nave to be utilized t
conlinc some. Most of them, however, Can b
: cared for by their friends. They have taIie
into Il slAlc OF mclanchOiX.a much more il
durable form Of insanity than the acute mani
: which grief geuc'ully produces. ,
l All the bodies bayr now been identified.