The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-12
A DAx OF FUNERALS.


bu1tol Of the Victtms 0e Ford Theater
Disaster as Washington City.
WAsHrSeroN CIrY, June 1.-THE re-
mains Of the dead victims Of the terrible
wreck at Ford's theater on Friday have
nearly all sent away or buried. This city
today was city of funerals, and all day
long mourners have gono shout the
streets. Every one knew what the sad
PROFESSIONS meant, and the sympathy Of
all was extended, albeit unexpressed in
many cases, to the sorrowin9 stricken
ones. Inquiry confirms the statement
that none Of the victims were men of
property. Most of them lived ON their
salaries, which furnished them . means of
livelihood but left little for day like this.
Most OF them were married and some had
large families who are now left. Il not en-
relatives, at least lacking funds for im-
mediate use.
Nearly all the deceased were members of
various military or civic organisations.
and the comrades In each case attended
the funerals and escorted the remains to
the railroad stations. J. B. Gage vas
Grand Army man. and Kit Carson post
gave him a military funeral and
buried him among his comrades at
Arlington. George NJ. Arnold was one of
the best known coiOstd men in the
government employ here. AID the funeral
at the Metropolitan African II. Z. church
attracted an enormous attendance, which
included the colored militia companies.
Funeral services we're held over the re-
mains Of Frederick b. Lotus at his homo
in the presence of his wife and six chill.
dren and many friends. The Masonic
fraternity conducted the services over
Capt. b. X. Miller and started for Utica
n. ", where the interment 10 to be made.
The body Of George Q. Allen was taken
to Philadelphia fer interment after funeral
services here. After the last rites had been
performed over the remains of Emanuel
Gates Shuil, the casket was taken to Get
tysburG for interment. The remains of ].
Boyd Jones were sent to his home in
Evansville, Wis, where a widow and
three children await its arrival. The body
Of Capt. Michael T. Mulledy is now on the
way to New Orleans: that of Samuel p.
Banes was taken to Bristol. Pa: that of
jeremiah Daily TO Honeoye. Pa. that Of
Il. s. Miller to Cumberland, 0.
The remains of Otto +. w. Maeder were
inferred at Arlington. The body of DR.,
Burrows Nelson was inferred at Mount
Olivet cemetery and that Of Frank WILL
Jams, OF Middletown, Wis.,. was buried in
the Congressional cemetery. The Inde-
pendent Order Of American 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. B. Chanin.
Much of the talk upon the disaster ow
IS of relief measures. and the circulators
Of subscription papers in the departments
and Washington City newspapers. in
efforts to gather funds for the relief Of the
victims and their families. are meeting
with success to degree that does credit
to the beneyolence OF the citizens. One
notable fact is the growth OF a feeling of
resentment on the part of the public
against the persons responsible for the
wreck, IN advance Of the verdict of
the coroner's jury and the findings
Of the court of inquiry ordered
by the war department There il no
general agreement upon this point, and
the public is rather Unfortunately con.
demning everybody who had anything to
do with the control Of the wrecked build.
ing, from congress down to the laborers
who were digging in the cellar when the
crash came. The injured in Fridav's
catastrophe are now In the hospitals and
with the exception Of two are in q fair wav
to recover. Deputy Coroner Shaffer was
engaged today in making preparations for
the inquest, which will be resumed To-
morrow