Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-07
Over a Score of Victims Laid in
Their Graves Today.
REPUBLICANS WIN In OREGON.
Fierce Wind and Rain Storms in
Texas.
MEETING OF CAR AND KAISER
MOURNING AT OIL CITY.
Twenty-Five Victims of the Recent Disssser
Laid In Their Grayes

Laid In Their Graves.
OIL CITY, Pa, June I'm accordance with a
proclamation issued by Mayor Hunt last even
ing every place Of business and mandatory in
On City is closed and for the fret time since
the disaster attention is being given 20 COM
forting the bereaved living and burial of the
dead. The mayors request that business
De suspended between the hours of 80 a m. and
9 m today and the time be spent in recover
ing from the terrible disaster, that the injured
may receive needed attention and that the dead
may receive burial, was generally observed.
Yesterday everybody engaged in the search
| Tor the missing. Today thesearch goes on but
the citizens have taken time to mourn. All
public and many private buildings are draped
in somber emblems. The first interments took
! place this morning and during the day twenty
two persons will receive burial. Among them
were Myrtle z. Hawk, Frank Watson. the Mills
family-Edwin, Mary and their children, Emily
Edith, Florence. Amy and Maud. l. Dill
worth, ]. D. Reinbold, Simon z. Steck; W, ID.
| Eakin, VIM. Hasenfritz.
The remains of L. V. II. Planke we're taken Ia
Carthage, n. Y, for interment. The body Of
| Mrs. John Roach and her infant were taken 10
Cochranton last night
The funeral of the Mills family AT 8 O'clock
this morning Was perhaps the saddest incident
OF the catastrophe. The interment was con-
Quoted by the Odd Fellows Not a relative was
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the bitterness Of death the last little casket
| WAS consigned TO the earth. The Mills family
came from Ireland five months ago.
The funerals OF the remaining identified dead
| will be held tomorrow.
TITUsvILLE, Pa, June THE coroner .
| jury this morning made trip over the ground
where the lives were lost during the recent out
break OF fire and food, picking up information
which may be OF service TO them when they
come TO examine into this calamity. The .nen
| on the jury are among the best citizens here
| and are thoroughly familiar with both the prop
| erty and the people whose lives were lost They
have no doubt whatever that the disaster could
not have been avoided. But, nevertheless,
they intend making a thorough and complete
examination.
The board of health has taken the matter of
| interment in hand and has raised resolutions
directing the burial Of all bodies possible today
and the remainder Wednesday. No body
hereafter recovered is TO be kept unburied more
than twenty-four hours. IL is expected that
twenty to twenty-five of the dead will be in
TERED today.
The total amount Of money subscribed at this
writing is Sll,573, but il will take more
practical good.
NEW YORK, June Mayor Grant announced
this morning that be was ready TO receive all
contributions in aid of the sufferers from the
OIL creek disaster. He has as vet received no
direct appeal from the authorities of Titusville
or Oil City, but believes that any help would be
timely and the generous hearted people of New
York should not be backward in giving.