Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-20

Monument in Congressional Cemetery.
tolled and business in South Washington
was generally suspended during the funeral
hour.
The procession was headed by the Finley
Hospital Band; then came divisions of the
Sons of Temperance, which was flourish
Ing fraternal organization In those days.
consisting of Excelsior, No. 6; Good Samar-
itan, No. 1; Equal, No. 3; Armory Square,
No. A; Columbian. No. s.; Aurora, No. o,
and Lincoln, No. II.
President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton
and son of the latter rode in carriage as
chief mourners.
There were many ambulances containing
officers and employees of the navy yard and
ladies.
The following is list of the pallbearers,
many Of whom have since gone to Join the
majority:
The Pallbearers.
E. Champion, e. D. Clapp, ]. H. Gran
ger. Dishard L. Anderson, I. Mansfield.
G. Dalton, N. Jones, w. Whitmore, John
Condy, w. America. A. ]. Cawood ]. H.
Huntington, g. Hercus, Leach, - Hall,
T. F.. Mockabee. A. Curnon. E. McElroy.
L. Martin, J. Indermauer. w. Beagle. w.
Powell, E. Mullet, c. s. Draper H. H.
Lemon. H. Marders, r. King. B. Young,
G. smthson, J. Meddler. G. sorrell J.
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John Weeden. T. Dickson. M. Rhyon. j.
Rhyon, H. w. Young, J. Glover, o. Spicer,
O. Bailey. M. Spicer, ]. Miller, T. Row
land, r. Johnson. H. Leesnitzer, w. II.
Tcf1ng, w. J. Carmichael, C. Callaghan.
r. Gracey, j. Redmond, N. Nolan, w.
Handsberry. F. Shay, II. Edgar. W. Boyd,
j. Farrell, 6. Ritz. A. Ariston. c. Zell, +.
keetz. G. Brandman. e. Hoffman, III.
Ter, j. Kelley, J. Beacham, J. Richmond,
G. Neff. Joseph Gunnell. C. Shook, F.
Daffer, VIM. Moore, VIM. Meeks, A. Love,
j. Schaeffer, f. Hoover. Jos. Green, r.
Jacobs. w. Kidwell, j. Fry, A. Ferguson,
II Van Horn. Joseph Coderick. O.. Dunn,
Thos. Dunn, on the part of the working
mer at the arsenal. and c. F. Smith, J. 8.
Hellidge. J. T. Gallard. H. Henry Hag-
gard. III. p. Pillsbury, c. c. Bushnell, D.
L. Haggard, B. F. Scott. G. s. Dali, C. s.
Maxwell. J. H. McMurray. J. HI. Wooley
and Robert HAZEL on the part of the Sons
of Temperance.
the number of 80. The sixteen collins were
placed alternating in hearses and ambu-
lanceS, there not being enough hearSes to
accommodate all the collins.
There was large express wagon belong.
ing to the Adams Express Company in line,
draped in mourning and carrying number
of employees of the government express
company.
Procession Augmented by Another.
When the procession reached street
southwest it was joined by the funeral cor.
tege of Miss Sallie McElfresh one of the
victims, whose funeral exercises had been
held at Ryland Chapel corner of 10th and
d streets, where she had been a member.
Rev. Lemon preached the sermon. The
pallbearers were George A. Hall. w. III.
Greenwell, E. II. Hoover and J. F. Hail.
One of the victims, Susan Hams was a
member of Wesley Chapel Sunday school
AS a tribute to her memory the school
marched in a body to the south side of
Pennsylvania avenue near Az street and
lined up. AS the cortege passed the school
sang: Sister, Thou Vert Mild and Lovely"
They then returned to the church and were
dismissed with benediction.
At the cemetery an immense concourse of
people had gathered many hours before the
procession arrived. The ceremonies were
very simple. The clergyman, Rev Leech,
and Mr.. w. F. Crutchley. chaplain of Ex-
celsior Division Sons of Temperance, read
their respective services for the dead
The collins We're lowered into two large
pits, where the monument now stands. each
pit being six feet long, fifteen feet wide
and 1--WE and a half feet deep. There was
passageway of about five feet between the
pits. The closing scenes at the interment
were very affecting and not without re-
markable exhibitions of extreme anguish.
Some of the relatives of the unfortunate
victims We're overcome by hysteria and
some hung dangerously over the pits call
ing their dear ones by name. 1t was with
great difficulty that they were restrained
The remains of Miss McElfresh were
placed in a grave near by containing the
remains of her father, who had died a few
months previous. Miss Bache's remains
were placed in a vault.
Some Victims Inferred in Mt. Olivet.
The remains of four victims were inferred
in Mount Olivet cemetery under Catholic
auspices. They were Catherine Koran. Jo-
hannah Connor. Bridget Dunn and Gather |
inc Hull OF the fourteen collins lowered |
into the pits, there were only six that bore |
names Of recognized remains: Julia McEwfn.
Mrs. Collins. Elizabeth Branagan Lizzie |
Brahler Eliza Lacey and Maggie Yonson |
The names of the eight unknown were not |
discovered until some days after the terri
bic catastrophe Later the number of VIC
TINS of the explosion was increased to |
twenty-One by the deaths of some taken to |
hospitals and discovery of those missing
1t was estimated at the time that almost |
every hack in the city was engaged at the |
funeral, and the hackmen previously agreed |
IN meeting to charge only the regulation fee |
for funeral service.
rnent sent an order to Commandant Benton |
at the arsenal declaring that the funeral |
and all expenses incident to the interment |
of the victims would be paid by the gov |
srnment. closing with the following state
nent: You will not spare any means to /
express the respect and sympathy of the |
government for the deceased and their sur
viving friends
Movement for Monument. /
On the Monday following a movement |
was inaugurated In meeting Of employees |
at the arsenal to devise means to erect