The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-06-12
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.


WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE remains
OF the dead victims of the horrible wreck
at Ford's Theater on Friday are nearly
all disposed of. Washington to-day was
city of funerals, and all day long
mourners have gone about the streets.
Every one knew what the sad PROFESSIONS
meant, and sympathy was all extended,
albeit unexpressed il many cases, to the
sorrow-stricken ones.
Inquiry confirms the statement that
none of the victims were men of property.
Most of them lived on salaries which
furnished means of livelihood but left
little for day like this. Most of them
were married, and some had large fami-
lies, who are now left, if not entirely de-
pendent upon friends and relatives. at
least lacking funds for immediate use.
The body of George Q. Allen was taken
to Philadelphia for interment after the
funeral services here. After the last sad
rites over the remains of Emanuel Gates
Shull, the casket was taken to Gettys-
burg for interment. The remains of J..
Boyd Jones were sent to his home in
Evansville, Wis, where a widow and
three children await the arrival The
body of Captain Michael L. Mulledy is
now on its way to New Orleans, La.
That of Samuel P. Banes was taken to
Bristol, Pa; that of Jeremiah Daily to
Homole, Pa; that of r. S. Miller to
Cumberland, O.
Nearly all the deceased men were MEM
bers of various military or civic organiza-
tons, and their comrades in each case at
tended the funerals and escorted the re-
mains to the railroad stations.
j. b. Gage was a Grand Army man.
and Kit Carson Post gave him military
funeral and buried him among his COM
rades at Arlington. George NJ. Arnold
was one of the best known coIored men
in the Government employ here, and his
funeral at Metropolitan African NJ. +,
Church attracted an enormous attend
ance, which included colored militia
companies. The funeral services held
over the remains of Frederick B. LOTUS
were at his home, in tho presence of his
wife and six children and many friends.
The Masonic fraternity conducted the
services over Captain Ben Biller, and
started for Utica, N. Y, where the in
terment will be made. The remains of
Otto f. w. Maeder were inferred at Ar
lington. The body of DIR. Burrows Nell
son was inferred at Mount Olivet Ceme-
terry, and that of Frank Williams of Mid
dleton, Wis, was buried in the Congress
slonal Cemetery.
The Independent Order of Mechanics
laid at rest in Greenwood the mortal re-
mains of Joseph Pagan, and Garfield
Post G. A. r., inferred at Arlington the
body Of their late comrade, J. Chaplin,
Much of the talk upon the disaster is
now CT the relief measures, and circu-
lators of subscription papers in the de-
partments and Washington newspapers
in efforts to gather funds for the relief of
the victims and families are meeting with
success to a degree that does credit to the
benevolence of the citizens.
One notable fact is the growth of feel
ing of resentment on the part of the public
against persons responsible for the wreck.
In advance Of the verdict of the Coro-
ner's jury and the findings of the court
of inquiry ordered by the War Depart
ment, there is no general agreement upon
this point, and the public are rather in
discriminatory condemning everybody
WIZ itlSi al ming " w WIFI Tie control
of the wrecked building, from Congress
down to the very laborers who were dig
ging in the cellar when the crash came.
The injured in fridays catastrophe
now in hospitals, with the exception of
two, are in fair way to recover.
Deputy Coroner Shaffer was engaged
to-day in making preparations for the in
quest, which will be resumed tomorrow.