The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-09-22

The Total of the Disaster at Shiloh
Church Placed at lie.
FUNERAIS0N SUNDAY
Thrift. Eight Or the Victims Buried
from the Various Ssgre Churches.
Ballou DisclaIms AL Respon-
slbility for Catastrophe.

Birmingham. Ala, Sept. 22.-Sunday
was a day Of funerals In Birmingham
and tn eremains of IS Of the ITO vic
tins OF the panic in Shiloh church
were inferred in the various eeme-
teries for negroes around the city. All
OF the negro churches were crowded
and the naturally excitable nature Of
the southern negro was wrought TO
high pitch by the euIogistic sermons
over the dead bodies at the various
churches. From all of the churches
walls OF the grief stricken negroes
could be heard and great throngs of
monrners followed the hearses to the
cemeteries
The death list now is known to
number los and 100 of these have been
Identified. The police assert that at
least Ave bodies have been taken TO
private houses that have not been re-
ported. rhis would swell the number
20 10
In nearly all Of the churches for
whites sums were raised TO assist the
negroes who are unable to give their
dead proper burial, and with amounts
contributed by wealthy citizens. a
burial fund aggregating $500 has been
accumulated
J. II. Balioa, who IS in jail charged
with preclpiiating the stampede at
Shiloh church. says be does not feel
responsible for the accident His
statement follows
Il vas seated 40 the front row Ok
ths reaF platform az the rn8trum in
company with Major r. H. Wright
president u the Industrial School Of
1 Georgia The president Of the couyen-
tieu was arranging for seats for the
prominent delegates tn close proximity
Ia Becker r. washington, hut evil
IDENTIFY aas having some trouble. In
\ the same row with w vfere other dele
gates whom the president of the con-
yentson had requested 20 give up their
I saats but he said nothing 70 Major
/ Wright ca myself aud /. Of course be'
ing ia company with Major Wright.
thought ihai as be was To retain his
seat aeuld also Mr. Hicks came 70
1 us and said wc must give mp those
SEATS and used abusive language We
< paid no attention "a him. All of the
/ aboge was before the arrival OF Wash
/ lngton.
The waoia trouble. which resulted
/ In . stampede, was reported as being
caused by Hicks and myself. bat such
/ la not the case There we're at least
] bali of these present sho came 70 hear
/ Washington and Immediately after he
/ elueed his address they left their seats
and started for the door not only from
/ the arat floor. bat from the gallery as
/ sell.
About THIS time Hicks again ap-
preached Major Wright and myself and
| ordered as to move, and | As spokes.
/ man refused. he then catching me on
/ the lapel Of the coat, reaching In his
| hip pocket While wsre scuffiing the
| stampede occurred Every ONE In the
| church was uneasy owing to the fact
/ that the chairman had given instruc-
| tions that NO one else be admitted az
/ the building would not be safe.
| Il do not feel responsible for the
| stampede. nor do / think Hicks ts re-
sponsihis because the stampede oe-
/ Cured NJ fhe door during our ARRAY.
Il am 40 stranger ia Birmingham
| and fear no harm could give bond,
/ but my friends advise me 10 stay Ia
| prison fer my own safety.