The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-01

Cured. AS a matter of fact, however,
the authorities were in no wise to
blame. It is impossible for them to
foresee that such a multitude would be
present at such an hour, but at any
rate the precautionary measures adopt.
ed would have been sufficient had not
the people become so frenzied. After
the disaster the large force of military
and police had the greatest difficulty
in restoring even semblance Of order.
The czar's promise to help the be-
reaved families, coupled with the pub
lished expression of his intense grief
and deco sympathy, has allayed the
bitter feeling, and the people are warm
ly grateful to him for his action. AS
stated in yesterdays dispatches his
majesty has ordered that the sum of
1000 roubles be paid to each family that
has lost member through the catas-
trophe. In addition the state will pay
the expense of burying the dead, while
the physicians at the hospitals and
elsewhere have been instructed to spare
nothing to alleviate the sufferings of the
injured.
Although the official report places the
number of dead at 1,13S, it is probable
that the exact number of victims will
never be known. The vice mayor reck-
ons that 1885 persons were killed and
2S6 seriously, perhaps fatally, injured.
The official accounts, however, do not
include many dead and injured who
were removed by friends. 1t would not
be surprising if the number of deaths
was largely in excess Of the official
L., oh, t1,n%
will be swelled when those who have
lost members of their families apply for
the relief promised by the car Every
measure will be taken to prevent swind-
lers from attempting to benefit by the
charity OF his majesty.
Thirty bodies were found in an old
disused well in the plain. The we'll had
been covered with planks, which had
collapsed when the crowd passed over
them.
Great efforts were made throughout
the day to clear the plain, but this af-
ternoon it was still Uttered with frag-
ments of clothing, boots, victuals and
human hair. In some places where the
crush was greatest the ground was
soaked with the blood of those whose
life had been ttodden out. Large crowds
of people, many of them attracked by
morbid curiosity, were lowering about
the field all day. The foreign CORE
spondents were afforded every facility
for learning the details Of the calam-
ity.
The representatives of the United
Press went to-day to the Vagonanoff-
cly tuh q orc
of the dead had been transferred from
the hospitals and plain Many of the
injured were also taken to this ceme-
terry, the hospitals being so crowded
that it was impossible to find accom-
mediation there for them. The scene
was a sad one. The cemetery occupies
a space of about eight acres and all
the paths We're guarded by armed SOL
diery.
An immense crowd slowly and con-
tinuouslX passed along the paths on
both sides of which the bodies We're
laid, seeking for some lost one. AS the
sheets were removed the living would
eagerly scrutinize the dead to see if the
features were those of the ones for
whom they were looking. The sight
coverings was fearful one. The faces
and limbs of the dead were horribly
mutilated and the clothing was in
shreds. In most cases the disfguration
was so great that it was impossible to
identify the bodies.
At various points in the cemetery
priests We're offering prayers for the
dead. 1t was necessary that many bod
les should be buried as speedily as pos
sible, and after the interments had
commenced the famous Father John
of Cronstadt, "the miracle, worker" !"
passed among the mourners, blessing
and consoling them. At the request Of
the czar there will be a solemn requiem
mass in the chapel of the palace in the
Kremlin tomorrow All the members
of the imperial family will attend.
The bishop of Peterboro, who is in
Moscow, who is the representative of
the Established Church, preached ser
mon in the English church to-day.
Among those who were present were
the Duke and Duchess of Connaughton
and their suite. A collection was taken
UP for the benefit of the sufferers and a
goodly sum was raised.
The statement that the disaster
would bring the coronation festivities
to a close has not the slightest basis
in truth. The functions have not been
stopped. A ball was given at the
French embassy last evening. 1t was
attneded by the imperial family, the
foreign princes, diplomats and the high
est Russian and visiting aristocracy.
The function was one of the most bril-
liant that has taken place in connec-
tion with the coronation ceremonies.
London, June THE Daily News
publishes a dispatch from Moscow say
ing that the chief of police is reported
to be in utter despair over the terrible
catastrophe, and has attempted suicide.
The dispatch adds that many of the
attendants at the booths are among
the dead. Some of the booths were
broken into splinters by the resistless
rush of the crowd.
It further says that the great ball
given by the French ambassador was,
owing to political reasons, not can
celled. 1t was also determined that it
should be held, lest the disaster be
supposed to have been greater than it
actually was.
Funerals of the Victims.