The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-06-16
The Earth Embraces the Remains
of Unfortunates.
A SAD SUNDAY At WASHINGTON.
Most of Them Members of Benevolent
Orders Considerable Resentment
Working Up, Though Hard
to Place the Blame.

about the streets. Everyone knew
what the sad professions meant and the
sympathy of all was extended. albeit
unexpressed in many cases. to the sor-
rowing. stricken ones. Inquiry con-
firms the statement that none of the
victims were men of property. but lived
on their salaries, which furnished means
OF livelihood and left little for day
like this. Most of them were married
and some had large families, who are
now left. il not entirely dependent
upon friends and relatives, at least
lacking in funds for immediate use.
The body of George @. Allen. of Penn
sylvania. was taken yesterday to Phil
adelphia, where his relatives reside. for
interment. after funeral service con-
Quoted by Rev. Father Kervick. After
the last sad rites had been performed
over the remains of Emanuel Gates
Shull, also of Pennsylvania, the caSllet
was taken to Gettysburg for interment.
The remains of ]. Boyd Jones were
sent to his home in Evansville. Wis,
where a widow and three children
await their arrival. The body of Capt.
Michael Z. Mullaly is now on its way
TO New Orleans; that of Samuel =.
Banes was taken to Bristol. Pa: that
of jeremiah DAILY to Romota, Pa; that
( II. 5. Miller to Cumberland. Ohio.
Nearly all these men We're members
of various military or civic Organiza-
tions. and their comrades in each case
attended their funerals and escorted
their remains to the railway station.
j. Il. Gage. was Grand Army man.
and Kit Carson Post gave him q mill
tary funeral and buried him among
his comrades at Arlington. George VI.
Arnold was one of the best known
colored men in the government employ
here. and his funeral at the Metropol-
itan 4. VI. +. church attracted an enOr-
nous attendance. which included the
colored militia companies. Funeral
services were held over the remains of
Frederick Is. Lotus at his home on
Ninth Streets North Washington. in the
presence of his wife and six children
and many friends.
The Masonic fraternity. through Il.
y. French lodge. conducted services
over Capt Ben Miller. Rev. Mr.. Bog-
ers. of the Un:versalist church, preached
short sermon. and at o'clock the re-
mains were started for Utica. y. V,
where the internent will be made. Kit
Carson post, q. \. r.. sent delegation
to the funeral.
What remained of Otto F. W. Maedcr
was Inferred at Arlington after services
by German Lutheran minister. The
body of DR.. Burrows Nelson was in
tered at Mount Oliyet cemetery and
that of Frank NJ. Williams. of Middle
town, Wis, was buried in Congression-
al cemetery. Rev. Samuel Green preach
ing the funeral sermon. The indie
pendent Order of Mechanics laid to rest
in Greenwood the mortal remains of
Joseph Richard Pagan, and Garfield
post. g. \. K, inferred at Arlington
the body of their late cOmrade, j. t.
Chapin.
TALK OF THE DISASTER.
Much of the talk upon the disaster is
row of relief measures. and the circU-
lators of subscription papers in the de-
partments and the Washington news
papers IN their efforts to gather funds
for the relief of the victims and their
are meeting with success TO a
degree that does credit to the bcEevO-
lence of the citizens. The government
as Il class are not well to do
and the expenses of living here about
absorb the most of their salaries: but
few, indeed were too poor not TO con-
tri6ate Il sum that appeared generous,
in view of their means. for the relief of
the widows and orphans.
One notable fact is the growth of the
feeling of resentment on the part of
the public against the persons response
bic for the wreck In advance of the
verdict OF the corcner's jury and of the
findings OF the court of inquiry ordered
by the war department. there is no
general agreement upon this point. but
the public are rather indiscriminatelv
everybody who had any
thing TO do with the control of the
wrecked building. from congress down
to the very iaborers who We're digging
in the cellar when the crash came. The
injured now in hospitals are. With the
of two, in a fair way to re-
cover.
Deputy Coroner Shafsher was en-
gagged YESTERDAY in preparing for the
inquest which will be continued to-day. !
He has subppnaed several witnesses |
and it is his intention TO secure all the !
eyc-witnesses to the affair that he can.
Patrick Doyle. contractor for forty |
years in Washington, says that five |
months ago he was sent for By the Of |
fcials of the record and pension divis- !
ion. war department.
They wanted me-" said Mr.. Doyle, |
'to take the job of undermining the |
old structure. for the purpose OF put
ting in an electric plant. 1 would not |.
touch the job had several reasons
for this refusal. The first was that it |
was risky and dangerous undertaking;
they did not have any plans
or specifications for the work: thirdly, |
there was no civil engineer @. expert to |
the operations and the con-
tractor was supposed to go ahead at
random or in haphazard manner:
fourthly. they were niggardiy about the
amount they wanted to pay for the
work. and evidently desired il done in 2
Cheap Holm fashion. For these very
good reasons kept my hands off the
work. and in the light Of recent events
! am glad Cid.
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