Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-06

ADoGIuoual TaeeeApue ugU8
cuseson's 0ssye.
WAsnHo1ua, July 1.-0dtssu was
buried tin afternoon n the northeast
corner Of tho Jail and 20 far - known
to the contrary his remains win lie
undisturbsd BY any future sspulohrs.
Under the Law the disposition Of bodies
Of criminals who are executed, roGts
within the discretion Of the warden
In the CASE Of 0uitsau, his sistse, Mn.
Scovills, Was without means and could
not have undertake. his burial sxpsns-
-, svsn II - wsss permitted 70 Do -.
The only Other relative who has ap-
psarsd o. the sceos i hi brother, John
". Guitssu, Who vas unwilling - tahs
The risk Of assuming charge Of The ~
mains, belisving that b woald b pow
sriss to prevent body matehsFs from
stealing them. Gen. Croker resolved
to bury the assaasin's body within ths
wallis Of the Jail, where il would b BE-
yond reach alike Of vengeance or spsou-
lation. The northsase corner, in which
Guitsau i buried, ID upon tie opposite
side Of the rotunda from the one in
which be WAS hung, and from the win
dow of the cell in which hs vas confined
one can look down upon his grave. The
brick floor was removed this morning
and grave seven feet deep was dug and
at 1 o'clock this afternoon the coffin
containing Charles ]. Guitsau was borne
from the chapel upon the shouldsrs Of
nix Jail prisoners and without any ssry-
Toe o. ceremony whatever. Was lowered
into the grave and buried from sight.
The only persons present were John w.
Guiteau, DR.. Hicks. Warden Croker
and q son, Mr.. Wright, Undertaken
Warde, the engineer Of the Jail, Deputy
Warden Russ, Captain Croker, and the
six prisoners who acted a. pail bearers.
The coffin was closed last night, and no
one has since been permitted to 80 the
remains. Miss Sooville, accompanied
by Miss Chevalier, arrived at the Jail
shortly before o'clock, and importuned
the warden that they might be allowed
to see the remains and witness the bur-
ial. Gen. Croker, however, remained
firm in his determination NOT 10 accede
to her request, and altar few minutes
she returned TO the city, leaving q num-
ber Of flower pieces which she had
brought with her, and which she had
expected to place upon tho grave. Az
the body was being taken down the
steps leading from the chapel to the
central rotunda Of tho building, the
mourners, or rather witnesses, stood
near the door leading to the northeast
rotunda, silently aled in behind the con-
vict pail bearers. Arriving at the grave
the little procession halted, and Warden
Croker looked inquirinaly. first toward
DR.. Hicks and then toward J. w. Gui-
teau. "All right" said the latter, with
the same imperturbabls composurs he
has exhibited all through the ordeal Of
the last three days, and the coffin was
lowered to it's place. After the earth
had been replaced, and the top Of the
grave levsled of, John w. 0uiteau
stepped forward and placed at its head
a crown of white immortelles. Not .
word was spoken; not . tear was shed;
an outcast from human sympathy,
when living, Guiteau had found an I'M
wept sspulohre in an unmarked grave.
A Fearful Fourth Of July Excurslsn.
PIrTsBuBaH. July 5.-The steamer
Scioto, with an excursion party Of 500
persons, collided with tbs John Tomas,
near Mingo junction, Ohio river. One
hundred persons are reported drowned.
The Scioto was coming up the river
under full head of steam: when about
half mile from Mineo Junction, the
John Tomas Vas sighted coming down.
The pilot Of the Scioto whistled for the
channel, but owing 70 Misunderstanding
both boats took tho Same side, the Lo-
mas striking the Scioto and sinking her
in fifteen feet of water, in three minutes
from the time Of the collision. The
scene ON the Scioto was heartreuding,
and the life struggles in the water were
frightful TO behold. The Tomas was
only sliehtly disabled and went to work
at once to saye those on board the un-
fortunate 8cioto. This taak Was rem
dered easier by the bright moonlight,
and no doubt many lives were saved for
this reason. Il il now believed that the
first report was exaggerated and that
the Loss Of life will not exceed twenty
persons.
Arthur NoNully. who lives ct Croes
Creek, was an eyewitness Of the whole
matter. He was standing in door I'M
msdiately opposite where the collision
occurred. Il vas about O'Clock. The
Lomas In passing the ialand chute, whis-
tied for the preference Of sides, and a.
near - hs can judge, Il WAS three min
utss before the Scicto answered, and
neither Of them appeared to ahser OF.
Almost Immediately the collision 90
CURED. He continues: General confu-
sion followed. I sav psopls jumping
from the hurricane deck and Ill parts
Of the Scioto. A far - I could - the
Tomas struck Tie 6ejoto forward, for
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