New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-01
DEATHS REACH NEARLY l,oOo'
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co,t,rued from First Page
- -, ., their contents, regardless OF the
an,.o,,s ~ The injured and dying Mary o' '"e
san.s who were given memorial cups are
ou ,eferinp TO sell them for ruble ana 'i h,,,
ns souvenirs not only Of the corol' , =, the
Of one of the most terrible catas,,Iop rohasers
annals of Russia. They ma reaoy, he mouiiks
The stolld and calous den.eahor u III, ,nh COM
ord others in face Of the disaster Is HILL HILL ,,,h
n ented upon by those who are nor in issaa one
rho character of the Russian loweI r,out,t
ne vsnaper correspondent questoiru drdvrSkv
,rho WIS carving child from the iou' ' 20
plain after the tragedy, as TO Whstne, ha had
hes in the crush. The man replieu tna ha and
not hut instead of being thF rktui tna. il" ~ "
tic child had perhaps ESCAPED an 9Wiui ue' -,
he complained asainet what ne 'e', nI,honrh
bad luck In not r'ceNl.S "ir nectation
no had tramped thirty versts IN tne eHpe 49,
- Getting one in addition to an unllfniteu tu III,
tty Of free food and drink. AS an olse' ~
cailousness however there nave peen or,en
tnstonccs ,eported Of heroic rcscues or WOMEN
os;ldran from the fate that befe 80 many
hundreds Of their cOmpatrio's ,or of
r. would not be surprising II the n9n ios e ~
deaths was largely in excess OF the oIcni iiS
mrs. There is n chance that the list VIII ne
swclled when those who nave iost ilieli menu ~,
their families apply for the rehei ier to pre
cent swindlers from attempting to benent py 'n.
charity Of His Majesty. ana ainp.s p,U uthor,
death will have to be submitted u tic
Th,rtv bodies were found to-day in an ola dls
used we'll In the middle of the pam. tne me WI WI
had been covered with panks, Wh!c c nav cou,e
iansod whom the crowd passed over then'' SUN
~ The victims had in their hands cutcneu VII n
q death clasp. the memorial cups Will VIII ' ,%a
been presented to them at the ooo'hs oe'''e VIZ
rush began.
MADE INSANE BY TERROR.
Among the bodies in the well were TWO i',,s
persons. who had been made INSANE ~ w
horror of their position Their rawlings wiz"
rescued were terrible to hear
Cro,t efforts were made throughout the uay
~ clear the plain but late this afternoon !. vas
sim Uttered with fragments OF cothhs, 49,,
victuals and human hair. In some P'a.eo "ai,ad
tho crush was greatest. the GROUND ""r 90
Nth tho Mood of those whose life had neen .rou-
den out Large crowds OF people, many OF tne,,.
attracted by morbid curlosty, VIZ drresnon
about the field all day. The foreign ,,
Int vvore afforded every facility tpl iedIiilIis
rho details OF the calamity and the spsC.' p s ~
that were issued to them at the open.ns ~ 100
coronation ceremonies were eVe'!"".to 80
nlzad AZ giving the wearers privileges ina ~ :,
tofore it had not been customary 10 gram y"
members ~ the press ,,..s pross Who
c,ith the single exception of correspondent. "a
New-York newspaper. is the only Iepl a., 70
tive of the American press mere, WIZ ot n,,ro
| Tho Vocankoffsky Cemetery. where graf nun.
ter ~ the dead he'd been transferred from lh
ho=rital5 and the Plain. Many OF the inJ 1,1
v,sr. also taken 10 this cemetery, the hosPIai,,
| ,,,,. -, c~,,,lcd thai II was impossible 10 ma
/ accommodation there for them. ne sctne "" s
| sad one The Genet ry occupies sPd.e -
about eight acres. and all the pains VIZ St,,I.
| nd hv armed sodery The ground was tnirhIs
occupied by the living and DEAD. IhEsIcia a,
/ who were present were Dusty e.Aaeru ~ -,
/ ,ina broken bones sewing up ana cTeHslhs s'p
i've wounds and otherwise attending 10 lhe
wants az the injured. So great was thc a.'na nan,
for medical and surgical assistance ,.at Inn
! siclans and surgeons were rVHu9''o'''
| other cities and towns.
IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND COFFINs
~, 49,, r ,lacod in long lines upon the
cround There were very few collins 10 be seen
In fact the supply OF collins was exhausted
carly Yesterday. and to-day it is impossible 10
rrocure one I'm tho city at any price. the Dodles
were covered with sheets. and the long INES OF
whi,e-shroudcd dead presented a ghasly Speol
/ tacle Here alone the number OF ''du eAVcr'.
the official figures, for IN the ro"S '"V'' W."
2S2 victims. .,.,,,,
An immense crowd slowly and contlnrousiy
passed along the paths. on both si'"s OF "nicn
! iho bodies were laid, seeking for some lost one
A. tho sheets were removed the living would
eagerly scrutinizc the faces OF the dead 10 see II
the features were thos" of the ones LOT w"I h
they We're looking. The sight presented by t"e
/ wlthdra wal of the coverings was teartui one
Al yariou. points in the cemetery priests were
| osraring nrlyers for the dead. II was necessary
,rot many Of .hc bodies should be- buried as
| sneadlv as possible. and after that had oeeh
Gonc the famous priest. Father Joih 81 oro oaa
| siadt. known as the Mliacl' "oIne', i''I l,'
/ among the mourners. blessing ana cohsohhB
them. If, =, .
At the request 4 the car there VIII De d
| solemn raoucn mass In the chapel Of the pal
/ ACC I'm tha Kremlin tomorrow morning All
thn members 81 the imperial family will attend.
The Bishop If Peterborough, who Is In MOS,
/ cburcb ~ Euglard preached sermon in tho
| English church here to-day. Among those VINO
wore present we're the Duke u Connaught VINO
| nrcbess of Connaught and their suite. col
| lection was taken up Tor the ben"nt or the'sut-
| ferers and roodly sum was raised
The statement that the disaster would prins
,h rorDnotion festivities L. a close has not the
slightest basis in truth. The functions nave
not been stopped. ball was given at the
| French Embassy last evening. IL was a,tehutu
foreign princes diplomatists and the highest
/ Russian ana visiting aristocracy. Tn" function
v,as nne Of the most brilliant that has taken
| nIace i'm connection with the coronation ceTe-
monies.