The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-23
ServicesHeldO OverSeven
Flag-Draped Caskets
on Single Altar.
THOUSANDS VIEW
SAD SPECTACLE
Injured Men Are Recovering and
List Of Fatalities Will Not Be
Increased-Failure Of Safety
Mechanism to Work Is
Blamed for Accident
Which Cost II Lives.
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deeply impressive Joint funeral services
on the campus at Fort Monroe this
afternoon, at 1890 o'clock. the bodies
or seven OF the victims OF the tragedy
at Battery De Russy Thursday morn
ing. which cost eleven artillerymeh
their lives, were shipped to their homes
for burial.
Five OF the bodies went over the
Chesapeake and Ohio and two were
forwarded North by steamers.
The bodies OF the dead artillerymen
and the points 10 which they were sent
were: Private Clyde w. King. Dayton.
o.; Private John w. Chadwick. New
TazeWeil, Tenn: Private j. H Turner.
Ripley. Tenn; Private Roy Duffey. Ke-
nova. w. Va: Private Andy j. Sulli-
van. williamsburg. KY; Private l. N.
4idy, Albright. W. Va; Private Judson
Hogan. kenton, o.
The bodies OF Sergeant Harry c.
Hess and Corporal Charles o. Atkins
were removed from the morgue in the
hospital to their homes in Phoebus.
The bodies OF Private Alfred w.
Smith and Corporal Albert Bradford
remain in the fort morgue.
Seven Bodies on Altar.
The several thousand persons who
assembled on the parade ground at
Fort Monroe this afternoon witnessed
sight that has never before been en-
acted in Tidewater Virginia. Seven
bodies. encased in coffins and covered
with United States flags. lay on the
inprovised altar under the magnificent
cluster OF live oaks, while Captain j.
II. Scott, the post chaplain, read the
impressive burial ;seryics. a mixed
choir Iof forty or more voices sang
touching hymns The bodies were
brought from the morgue to the cam.
pus on three large caissons and three
beautiful black heases. and beside
each funeral wagon walked six stall.
wart artileryE1en, who acted as the
pall-bearers to their dead comrades.
Two or the bodies rested on the first
caisson, while the remaining five wag-
ons each carried one body. Behind tho
funeral wagons rode Colonel Clarence
p. Townsley. the commanding officer,
while the entire garrison at the res
ervation. including the artillery school
officers, students and visiting compa-
MES. marched behind the Fourth Artil.
lery Band.
A Touching Tribute.
) When the funeral procession reached
the campus the band rendered Nearer,
My God. to Thee" The seven caskets
Were carried from the hearses and
catssons to the improvised altars
erected for their reception. Placing
them on the altar, the services began,
Chaplain Scott requesting the choir to
sing. MY Faith Looks Up to Thee"
following which the army minister
read the prayer.
The choir sang Jesus, Lover of Ny
Soul" and Chaplain Scott read the
touching though simple burial services
of the Episcopal Church Mrs. +. P.
Reynolds. wife of Major Reynolds, and
Sergeant John Cuagher sang as a duet
Nearer My God to Thee" at the con-
clusion OF which Chaplain Scott paid
touching tribute to the dead artil-
lerymen.
The choir sang "Abide With Me
and the impressive services closed with
the prayer and benediction by Chan
lain Scott. AS the forty-two artillery
men were conveying the seven bodies
back to the caissons and hearses, Mu-
sician-Sergeant John Cuagher sang
Goodnight
Rrigadler-Ge Arthur Murray
chief of artillery, with Mrs. Murray.
was present at the funeral services
having remained over from Thursday
night especially, to pay his tribute to
the memory of the men who lost their
llVes IN the tragic accident.
All Are Recoyerinr.
Colonel G. P. Townslet. commandine
officer at Fort Monroe to. night eaws
out a statement in which he saws 1 that
all Of the artillerymen' hurt in yester.
days explosion are getting along nica-
ly and every injured man is now eS.
pected to recover. Colonel Townslay
said that both Lieutenant Van Dussen
and Lieutenant Hawek are inproyinr
rapidly and that Lieutenant Van Dus,
sens condition is so much improved
that his recovery is assured.
s&S Colonel TOwnSley further stated thai
the board of INQUIRY Was still worsine
on the nvestigation of the cause
of the accident, and that it will likely
be a day or two before a final re.
port is made to Wash fngton.
Faulty Mechanltm Blamed.
washington. July 2t-To the failure
of a safety mechanism to operate
when a sudden and powerful pull was
given by an artilletyman in attach
ing the lanyard. is now laid tho re-
Bponsibtlity of the accident which
cost the lives of eleven men at Fort
Monroe during the battle practice yes.
terday.
Such is the conclusion of General
Crazier. chief of ordnance, United
fl Il