Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-06-15
THE FORD THEATER sHoRRoR.

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at Twenty-Three Funerals Of the VIC
tims-Relief for Thier Dependents.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-The list Of
dead by the Ford theater collapse now
numbers twenty-three, the latest vic.
tim being A. n. 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 a city of funerals.
and all day long mourners 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. if
not entirely dependent upon friends
| and relatives, at least lacking in funds
for immediate use.
The body of George O. Allen, of Penn
sylyania, was taken on Saturday to
Philadelphia, where his relatives reside.
for interment, after 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 casket was taken
to Gettysburg for interment. The
remains OF j. Boyd Jones were sent to
his home in Evansville, Wis, where
widow and three children await their
arrival. The body of Capt. Michael T.
Mulledy Is now on it's way to New Or
leans, La; that of Samuel p. Banes was
taken to Bristol, Pa; that Of jeremiah
DAILY to Romdla, Pa; that of H. S.
Miller to Cumberland, O.; that of Capt
lsHH Miller to Utica, N. Y.
The remains of j. b. Gage, George
IN Arnold, Frederick b. LOTUS, Otto
Maeder, DR.. Burrows Nelson, Frank nj.
Williams, Richard Pagan, J. E. 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 a fair way
to recover The serious cases are
those of ]. P, Mccormack, of
Wisconsin, and Frank Metcalf, of
Massachusetts. The former received
q depressed fracture of the ribs and
has been In q 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. He has
subpenaed 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
newspapers in their efforts TO
gather funds for the relief Of
the victims and their families are
meeting with success to degree
that does credit to the bepevolence of
the citizens. The government clerks,
as a class, are not well to do, and the
expenses Of living absorb most Of their
salaries hut few, indeed, were too poor
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
dict 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 indiscriminately 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