The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-27
A fternoon Mob Held
Back by Ropes and
Mounted Police.
GRAVE GUARDED
DURING NIGHT
Beattie Section Protected Against
Crush, Though Crowd Was
Drawn There by Morbid
Curiosity-Police Estimate
Is $1,000, Mostly
Women.

More than 10000 people, mostly wo-
mon, swarmed into Maury Cemetery
yesterday afternoon to look upon tho
grave of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr. They
came from all sides. street car ser
Nico was congestcd to tho point where
IL was necessary to operate extra cars
on the Southsidc division, while horse
and motor vehicles added to tho lam.
The wise pol!cy on the part of tho
family In holding tho funeral shortly
after sunrise was clearly demon
stt1tcd when the mass OF humanity
reached tho cemetery gates
Driven Away From Grave.
While there was no disorder. Captain
Wright, OF the Third Police Precinct,
acting under instructions from Major
Werner. had an extra detail OF mon
about the grave. two Of whom were
mounted Double ropes were stretched
about the Beattic section, and the moro
morbidly curious who tried to push
their way In closer were driven back.
For hours the crowds Kept moving
The whole place was fillcd, but after
Elancing at tho mound of flowers the
multitude went away, apparently aatis-
fed. There was no disorder, but there
iuiEht have bec;l- except for the pres
cnce Of police officers.
The police estimated Tho crowd 1T
as that. The crowd, however. was
greater than tho entire population OF
South Richmond.
Guard Duty nj Night
When the cemetery was practically
cleared at dusk, the police were with
drawn. but the keeper detailed an
extra guard around tho grave, and ST.
len, watch was kept throughout tho
night. Without police help In tho ar
fnr II. 80.
and ovcry bud would have boon
stripped from the murdercr's grave.
The exact hour OF the funeral was
printed In The Times III dispatch ycstcr-
day. aud the ceremonies were over
before tho town was astir. Being uu-
able. therefore, to attend, the morbid
element waited for the afternoon and
then flockcd TO the cemetery, on
curiosity bent Hundreds came over
from Petersburg on the electric cars.
but Richmond furnished the greatest
number. The one bridge over the river
ahook with It's weight of humanity.
No Show of Sympathy.
Silent. for the most part the crowds
were moro Intent upon u glimpse of
the place where BcattIe slept There
was no show Of sympathy hut had
the funeral beep advertised for the ar
ternoon. 1t could not have been held
so great was the crush.
Although il was expected earlIcr
In the day that tho cemetery would
be tho one point toward witch pco-
pie moved, there was no thought or.
idea In advance that Il multitude would
swarm there. Tho exhibition was 40
unlike anything ever seen in this town
before that IL was Observation-Disclosures
oven by some OF those who were eager
10 no near. Tho police had. instruc-
tons to show no mercy to those who
failcd to show respect to tho dead. and
they were prepared to arrest anybody
inc least inclined to be disorderIy nv
act or speech. 1t was feared that the
grave might be stripped of its flowers,
the SLIT of men and women whose
hearts nched for that grlcf-strickcn
father who stood by his boy to the
end.
Then Into Porter Street.
But not satisfied with the visit to
the cemetery. hundreds camo through
Porter Street. simply to look upon tho
house In which Henry Bcatttc had
lived They saw blinds that were
drawn and IL porch that was empty. :.
AS is always the caac there were
many wild and sensational reports in
circulation, but without exception they
were as baseless rs they were cruel.
Henry Beattie was given n funeral as
decent as IL he had died I'm his own
homo, and the GRIEF of his people was
all the moro poignant when they heard
OF the mobs that swarmcd about his
grave.