Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-21

pable of comfortably seating about go peo-
pie. It had q fair-sizsd stage, with scenery,
curtains, etc.
THE DEAD.
Lawrence Miller, who was killed by the
falling wall, was bookkeeper for ID. u. May
l. Co. By the cry of fire he was drawn from
his room, near by. and ran to the spot IN
time to enter the saloon and meet his death.
His mother and brother live near Orland,
Colusa county. He was unmarried,
j. Q. Rsdemacher was proprietor OF the
City Hotel baths and barbershop. be leaves
wife, two daughters and 3 son.
John Hitzenberger was q musician, and
played the second alto horn in the Artillery
Band, and was partner in the saloon. he
was unmarried
Henry Hoppe was carriage painter, hav-
ing shop on Ninth street. He was also
member of the Artillery Band, and played the
L fat tuba. He leaves q wife and three
children Mrs. Schroerer, of K street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth, is his sister.
Henry Schweitzer was carpet-heater and
member of the Artillery Band, and played
the first B fat cornet. Hewas unmarried,
and leaves widowed mother whom he was
supporting.
Mr.. Brelsford was machinist, and unmsr-
ried.
HOPPE, Hitzenberger and Schweitzer being
enlisted men Of the First Artillery Regi-
ment as musicians, Colonel Sheehsn has
issued orders for detachment of sixteen
men from each Of the companies of the reg
iment located in this city to attend the funeral
of the three men and accord them military
honors II ia stated, how ever, that beyond
this official recognition, which is in accord
ance with regulations, the full COM
panies Of the battalion will appear st
the funeral of the deceased musicians,
all three OF whom will be buried from Turner
Hail at P tomorrow. The musicians OF
| the city will attend the funeral In BODY.
| Mr. HOPPE was a member OF Sacramento
Lodge, No. 2 l. o. o. F., which meets at
1:S0 P. NJ. tomorrow to attend the funeral.
He was also member of California Lodge,
| Ne. l $50, Knights of Honor, and was IN.
sured in it for 81, 000 The Lodge will attend
the funeral Mr. Hitz .nberger was a mem.
Der of Red Jacket Tribe, Improved Order oil
Red Men, which will meet to night to ar
range for attendance at the funeral. Mr.,
Rsdemacher was member OF Friendship
Council, Order of Chosen Friends His life
was insured therein for 81 GOO. He was 8
member of Union Lodge. +. and A. M,
which will attend the funeral at Masonic
Hall tomorrow at 8 P. NJ. Mr.. Hitzenbergel
and Mr.. Schweitzer were members of the
Verein EinTacht Association, which ia called
to attend their funeral tomorrow.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The Grand Army Hall property is owned
by p. Neuman, and not by Mrs j. Gregory
Mrs. Gregory sold it over two years ago, moi
because she considered it unsafe, but because
she made handsome profit by the trans
action. The property is insured to cover
damage. with Sweetser l. Alsip's agency
Mrs. r. R. Hermosilla owns the saloon prop
erty, which was uninsured, and if it had been
It would not have mattered, as it was moi
harmed by FIRE; the same applies to the
building on the west, owned By Chris. Weisel
occupied by Wilcox, Powers & Co, and in
sured with the Sun Company, A. g. Hoag
land, agent. 1t is said that the wall of Army
Hall was known to be unsafe, but the former
and present owners deny any such knowledge
It was but eight inches thick, and the
debris appears to establish that the NOR
tar was of a poor quality. a brick
mason informs US that the wall was under
stood by masons to be unsafe some twelve
years ago. Another citizen says he was for
hidden TO applaud at a recent performance IL
the hall because it shook the wall. rumol
| prevailed that only a week ago the tenants
were notified not to permit dancing in tht
hall, IS it was unsafe. On the other hand
it is said the hall walls were examined foul
years ago by Chief Engineer Burnham and
architect Cooke, and pronounced sound
9 There was a general and outspoken sentiment
{ among ali the people yesterday ON the street
q that there is need of official inspection o
e buildings, and that Army Hall would no
5 have stood the test of such examination. l
t was also warmly urged that attention be givel
? and rigid regulations enforced as to sufficien
3 exits from public buildings, and as to require
8 doors in such to swing outward. The ext
( from Army Hall was very narrow and steep
8 and consisted of single stairway. Tn
i damage to the Campi restaurant by ire an
E water was heavy, and not covered by insur
5 snce. Cbas. Dodge is the owner of the fix
3 lures.
. THE INQUEST.
Coroner Clark will call jury of inquest t
meet at 7:30 this evening. He will have tn
advice and aid of District Attorney Carey
The Coroner says the inquiry into the caus
, of the accident shall be searching and patient
and it is therefore probable that it will ex
! tend over several days, being continued from
: time to time as the development of evidsnc,
demands. The universal desire is that MIR
Clark will insist upon going back to the date
of the building OF Army Hall, and search
} out the truth or fslsity of its having been in
secure from the outset, as is now openly
charged. Since the fall of Moors's Opera
House in 1876, there has been no accident in
Sacramento which has engrossed so much o.
public attention, or has so deeply moved the
people.
THE RAIN AND THE CRoPs.-There was s
slight rainfall in the twenty -four hours pre-
ceding o'clock last night at all the Signal
Service stations on the Pacific coast, ranging
from oil of an inch in Sacramento to .S3 of ar
inch at San Diego. According to records kept
by S. II. Gerrish, the rainfall for the recent
storm amounted to .401 Of an inch, making q
total for the month of $50 Of an iuch, and fol
the season, Is AGO inchas in 1882, for that
season to same date. IL 944 inches 1881,
"a 1863; 1880, 20.394; 1879. 1902
1878, % 1913; 1877, $3.50; 1876, 25.5S0
The prospect for crops throughout the State
is very hsttering. compared with that Of
three weeks ago. A dispatch received at this
office last evening from Ioue City says that
some forward grain and alfalfa was Knocked
down by the storm, while upland and late.
sown crops will be impro 7ed by it. The
frosts last week nearly demolished the fruit
crop in that county. Plums, peaches and
apricots have been damaged ssventy.fve psi
cent, and apples fifty per cent. A dispatch
from Princeton, Coluss county, says that
there is but little damage from frosts.
An Orland dispatch says the crops of Coluss
county are not injured fifty per cent. by the
fdec lEOStSs uccu EtpUTL6ut anu I0bf
the damage is confined to an occasional
field near ths river, while the crops on the
plains and foothills and on thu larger por.
tion Of the river lands have not been hurt,
and the prospects are still good for hslf a
crop in the county, and more wheat than
last year in that section. A MERGED dis.
patch says that the rain actually iusures
crops far above the average unless frosty
weather se's in, which is not probable
The damage by frosts in the vicinity of
Oakdsle, Stanislaus county, is reported to
be very light.
STATE BOARD OF SILK CULrURE.-Gov-
ernor Stoneman has appointed members Of
the State Board of Six Culture as follows
Mrs Robert J. Trumbull, of Marin county (;
Mrs. Flora McKimball, of San Diego; Mrs.
Jeanne o. Carr, of Los Angeles Mrs. b..
:. B. Williams, Mrs. L. FL. Hitteil, Mrs. Z B.
Barker w. B. Ever and DR.. G. A. Buck
hee of San Francisco r. w Hil0ard Of