Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-16
.RALEIGH'S SAD DAY.
TREASURER Balm SOON TO JOIN THE
DEAD cHlEf-JUsTice.
The Funeral Services and Interment OF
tho Jurist-Boy Killed by fuiiy-
Charged Electric Wire.
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RALxroH, N. c., November i5.-To-day
was another sorrowful one here, witn
Chief-Justice Merrimon dead and state
Treasurer BAN dying. 1t seemed really
wonderful that the latter. frail as he is'
should have lived through the night In
quirles as to his condition were constant.
Just before 10 o'clock this morning the
remains of Judge Merrimon were escorted
TO the supreme-Court room from his late
residence. In the procession were the
hesrse containing the casket. the latter
covered with black cloth; the active pan.
bearers, eight colored men; the officers OF
the court State officers, members of the
bar, DO. The casket was placed In the
centre of the handsome room. t was
covered with chrysanthemums. and at the
head and foot were handsome floral de-
signs. On pillow of snow-white flowers
perched q snowy dove with spread wings.
A great many persons saw the body. On
the various trans people of prominence
arrived from all parts of the State. sena-
tor Ransom and Congressman-elect Z. a.
Woodard were among these.
FUNERAL SERVICES.
The funeral services were held at
o'clock from Edenton-Street Methodist
Episcopal church. There. was very
large attendance. not only OF haleign
people, but of those from other points.
All the officers of the State, officers OF the
Federal court, bank officers, members OF
the bar, &C., were present. The honorary
pail bearers were ". G.. Upchurch, Charles
II. Belyln, Rufus S. Tucker, j. u. Brown.
Thomas G. Fuller. Ed. Chambers Smith,
s. +. Mordecai. Armistead Jones, Charles
NJ Busbee, and John Devereux, Jr. Ihs
burial was at Oakwood cemetery. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev:
]. N. Cole pastor Of the church, assisted
by several other pastors.
THE FATAL ELEcrRIc WIRE.
There was q very severe electric and
wind-storm last night. Torrents OF rain
fell. Many telegraph wires are down. A
fatal accident was one of the results here.
A guy wire, size No. 8, which supported q
pole of the electric street-car line, broke
and fell across feed wire. just after
o'clock A. M. l2-year-old boy, John
Haynes. son of 0eaf-mute and grandson
of Chang Booker, one of the siamese
twins, passed by the place carrying news
papers. and seeing the end of the wire on
the ground, seized it to put ii out of the
way. He received the full current ant
was thrown INTO some water in the gutter
There he was found dead, his flesh burn
ing and fre flashing from the heavily
charged wire. 1t is claimed that the cur.
rent is light, that wire of that size viii
not carry over $50 volts, and that 1t re
auires 900 TO kill. Now it is certain tha'
the wire either carried more or that less
voltage is deadly under certain conditions
THIS is the first fatal accident OF tho k1nC
here. and 1t has created decided sensa
| ton.
THE MKT CHIEF JUSTICE.
1t is said here that James L. Shephert
will be promoted from associate justic
| TO chief-iustice. and that Armistead Bur
WE'LL of Charlotte. will be appointed asso
ciate justice.