Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-13
A DAY OF MOURNING.
Remains of the Victims of the Wood
Street Accident Inferred
WITH IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
The Search for Bodies in the Wrecked
Buildings Concluded.
BRIGHT HOPES FOR THE WOUNDED.

The search for bodies in the ruins of the
Wiley building and Weldin's store ended
yesterday. No more victims of the dread
full accident were found. A deputy sheriff
is now in charge of the building and at
midnight the ruins, with the exception OF a
few officers, were deserted. The work of
removing the debris will be continued on
next Monday morning.
The condition OF the wounded at the
different hospitals at midnight was very
favorable. The chances for the recovery Of
those who were in critical condition are
rapidly increasing. Quinton Barber, the
colored man from Millvale, is yet in dan
gerous condition, but at a late hour last
night was resting easy. Michael Hollerin
and John Donnelly, two of the patients at
the Homeopathic Hospital, were discharged.
The funerals of a number Of the victims
were held yesterday. A brief report of each
Is appended.
A large congregation of sorrowing friends
attended the funeral services of DR.. j. L.
Read, which were held in the Christ M E.
Church yesterday morning.
DR.. o. j. Cowles, pastor of the church,
and Rey. Charles Smith, D. D., read an
impressive service as the funeral procession
made its way slowly up the aisle of the
church. The casket was carried by Rev. I.
j. Leake, D. D., Rev. G. A. Holmes, d. D.,
Rev. Horner, D. D., James Brooks, T. j.
Arnold and Adam Almond.
A CHANT WAS SUNG
by quartet composed of Miss Belle
IL II
O. Homes, Jr., and Will McCutcheon,
after the casket was placed in front of the
altar. The congregation then sang hymn
and DR.. Smith lead in prayer. DR.. Cowles
read the regular funeral service of the
church. The remains were inferred in the
Homewood Cemetery, where further services
were held.
The funeral of Joseph L. w. Gearing
took place yesterday morning from St.
Peters pro-Cathedral in Allegheny. Father
O'Connell celebrated high mass and deliy-
cred touching sermon.
The remains rested in a white cloth
covered casket and were surrounded by
MANY floral offerings. The little errand boy
had a host OF friends. The body was buried
in the St. Mary's Cemetery.
Rev. Goettman, of Trinity Lutheran
Church.. and Rev. Hermann, of the West
End, conducted the services at the funeral
of Willie Goettmann, who was employed in
Thomas leather store. The services were
held at the home of his parents, No. 16O
Ridge avenue, Allegheny. The interment
took place at Rosedale yesterday morning.
The remains of George T. Mason, a car
penter, were buried from his late home on
Fountain. street, Allegheny, yesterday
morning. The members of the Carpenters
Union and the Duquesne Greys' Band, both
of which organizations he was men,
ber, attended the services in body.
The funeral services over the remains of
Samuel Brown, Jr., one of the victims,
were held at his late residence, No. 48 Race
street, Allegheny, at P. NJ. yesterday.
The many friends of the young man
thronged the house. A large number
were unable to gain admittance. On
every side expressions of genuine
sorrow and regret for his untimely
end were heard. The casket containing the
remains lay in the parlor of the little home.
Here was a scene of inexpressible sadness.
The old father and mother, the promised
bride and the brothers and sisters sat around
all that was mortal of the loved one, in deep.
grief. Rev. j. w. Witherspoon
read scripture lesson, and then briefly
spoke of
that had saddened so many homes. He
dwelt upon the grand character and esti-
mable qualities of the deceased and uttered
words of comfort for the living. The ser
vices closed with an eloquent prayer for
Gods blessing and comforting love. The
interment took place at Hilldale Cemetery
after brief service.
About 150 members of Carpenters Union,
No. 211, of which the deceased was men,
ber, attended the funeral in body. The
father, who was also hurt in the accident,
was able to 60 to the cemetery.
The floral offerings were numerous and of |
elegant and handsome designs.
The funeral of Charles McKeown, the |
packer at J. r. Weldin & Co.'s, took place |
afternoon from the residence of |
his sister, Mrs. Samuel Steele, on Williams |
street, Mount Washington.
The remains:lay in handsome, cloth |
covered casket within small room, which |
was crowded with the friends of the bereaved |
family. Around the remains had been |
scattered natural flowers, and about the |
casket had been placed many beautiful |
floral offerings which were received from the |
friends of the deceased, who had been very |
popular young man.
Rev. Nevin Woodsides, of the Grant |
Street R. P. Church, conducted the services. |
In his address he referred to the true and |
noble qualities of the man who had been so |
suddenly summoned before his Master
The interment took place at the Union |
dale Cemetery in Allegheny City. 1t was
largely attended.