River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-06-15
THE FORD THEATEa HORROR.
The Total Number OF Deaths Now Placed
at Twsnty-Three - Funerals of the Vic
fims-Relief for Thier Dependents.

at TwsntyThree - Funerals of the Vic
tims-Relief for Thier Dependents.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The list of
dead by the Ford theater collapse now
numbers tsSenty-three, the latest vic
tim being A. y. Gerault, of New Jer-
sey, whose death was reported Satur-
day morning
The remains of the dead victims
of the horrible wreck have nearly
all been disposed of. Washington
was on Sunday city of funerals,
and all day long monrners went about
the streets. Inquiry confirms the state
ment that none of the victims were men
of property. Most of them lived on their
salaries, which furnished means of live
lihood, but 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 Q. Allen, of Penn
sylvania, was taken on Saturday to
Philadelphia, where his relatives reside,
for interment, after a funeral service
conducted by Rev Father Kervick
After the last sad rites had been per-
formed over the remains of Eman-
uel Gates Shull, also of Penn
sylvania, the easlxet was taken
to Gettysburg for interment. The
remains of J. Boyd Jones were s,nt to
his home in Evansville, Wis, where a
widow and three children await their
arrival. The body of Capt Michael L.
Mulledy is now on its way TO New Or
leans, La; that of Samuel Z. Banes was
taken to Bristol, Pa; that of jeremiah
Daily TO Romola, Pa. that of II. S.
Miller to Cumberland, o.; that of Capt.
Ben Miller to Utica, n. Y.
The remains of j. Il. Gage. George
NJ. Arnold, Frederick Il. LOTUS, Otto
Maeder. DIR. Burrows Nelson. Frank NJ.
Williams, Richard Pagan, J. f. Chaplin
and John Bussius were buried in this
city.
The injured in Fridays catastrophe
now in the hospitals are, with the ex-
ception of two, in fair way
to recover The serious cases are
those of j. r. Mccormack, of
Wisconsin, and Frank Metcalf, of
Massachusetts. The former received
depressed fracture of the ribs and
has been in a critical condition. Death
is likely to occur soon. Mr.. Metcalf
sustained dislocated hip and was do
ing as well as could be expected under
the circumstances until pneumonia de-
veloped and the physicians are not now
able TO predict the result in his case
Deputy Coroner Shaffer is engaged in
making preparations for the inquest,
which will be resumed to-day. lie has
subpnnaed several witnesses. and it Is
his intention to secure all the eye-wit-
nesses to the affair that he can.
Much of the talk upon the disaster is
now of relief measures, and the circu-
lation of subscription papers in the
departments and the Washington
gather funds for the relief of
the victims and their families are
meeting with success to degree
that does credit to the benevolence of
the citizens. The government clerks
as a class, are not well to do, and the
expenses of living absorb most of their
salaries, but few, indeed, were too pocr
to contribute a sum that appeared to
be 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 responsible
for the wreck. In advance of the YER
diet of the coroner's jury and of the find
ings of the court of inquiry ordered by
the war department there is no general
agreement upon this point and the
public are rather Unfortunately con-
demning everybody who had anything
to do with the control of the wrecked
building, from congress down to the
very laborers who were digging in the
cellar when the crash came.