Evening star., 1932-04-17

THE explosion took place on Friday, and on
! the following Sunday, June 20, the funeral
took place from the north side of the old
Penitentiary building where a report tells us
Fifteen bodies were placed on a platform
covered with duck, and trimmed with black;
over this was canopy draped with the Amer
ican flag. Eight bodies were on the north side
Of the platform, and marked unknown several
were on the south side, each coffin bearing a
name. and the whole were covered with flowers
Friends had taken some Of the bodies home
and held private funerals.
"On the platform were seated Gen Ramsey
Maj Benton. Maj. Stebbins. Surgeon Porter
and Lieuts. Prince. Mckee and Stockton. 1t is
impossible to describe the distress and the wall
ing and crying. which were most painful to
hear and witness and many friends tainted
and became hysteric
'The remains of Miss Bache were on the
corner of the platform. and the family fran
tically seized the coffin and insisted that it
should be opened. 1t was agreed to place it
last in the hearse, SO that it could be taken
to vault in the cemetery, and there be
opened
REV. Father A. Bokel, of St Dominic's
Catholic Church, and Rev. S. " Leech, of
Gorsuch Chapel conducted the services A
band from Findlay Hospital headed the pro-
cession, which was in the charge of John C.
Dudley as chief marshal. Sergt. Hepburn.
with a force of policemen from the Tenth
Precinct, followed the band, and then came
80 pallbearers. large number of the grand
officers of the Sons of Temperance under the
marshalship of E c. Graham, and Excelsior
Division. No. s. Good Samaritan No /; Equal,
No. g. Arnory Square, No. 4: Columbia No S.:
Aurora No 9. and Lincoln, No II, also acted
as escort Then came the oficiating clergy
man. the long line OF hearses, alternating with
ambulances; President Lincoln, Secretary STAN
ton and his son, officials Of the Arsenal; reia-
tives, employees, a large wagon Of Adams Ex-
press Co. drawn by six white horses; more than
$50 hacks. scores of other carriages, and many
on horseback
In this order the procession moved up Four
and-a-half street to Pennsylvania avenue and
was IS minutes in passing a given point At
street south, the funeral of Miss McElfresh
which had taken place at Ryland Chapel
Joined the procession. Church and engine
house bells tolled as it moved along. At Four
and-a-half street and Pennsylvania avenue the
Wesley Chapel Sunday School under Supt
B. F. Gettings, marched in a body and
sang in memory of one of their number
Sister, Thou Vast Mild and Lowly' Thou
sands filled the streets all the way to the Con-
gressional Cemetery, where the interment took
place. There was some delay at the gate as
the funeral of gohn jerks, of the Navy Yard
Baptist Sunday School, reached there Just as
the head of the large column arrived"
DRESIDENT LINCOLN and Secretary Stan
ton and son of the latter rode in carriage
as chief mourners.
There were many ambuiances containing Of
ncers and employees Of the Navy Yard
The pallbearers included the following: "E
Champion E. d. Clapp. ]. H Granger. Dishard
L. Anderson, T. Mansfield G. Dalton N Jones.
W. Whtmore, John Condy, W. America, A. j.
Cawood. ]. H. Huntington, G. Hercus - Leach,
oil
Elroy. L. Martin, j. Indermauer, w. Beagle
w. Powell, E. Mullet. c. S. Draper H H.
Lemon II. Marders, r. King B. Young. c.
Smithson, J. Meddler, C. Sorrell j. Dickinson
w. Weeden, Thomas McCook, John Weeden T
Dickson. NJ Rhyon, J. Rhyon, H. w. Young j.
Glover o. Spicer. o. Bailey, NJ Spicer, J. Miller,
Z. Rowland r. johnson, H. LeeSnitzer w H.
Toffing. w. ]. Carmichael c. Callaghan R.
Gracey, ]. Redmond. N. Nolan, w. Handsberry,
+. Shay, H. Edgar. w Boyd, J. Farrell, G. Ritz,
A. Ariston. c. Zel, F. Keetz G. Brandman. E.
Hoffman Fl. Wiskett, M Sullivan, A. Anderson
j. Miller, ]. Kelley, j. Beacham j. Richmond
q. Nef, Joseph Gunnell, c. Shook, F. Daffer,
William Moore, William Meeks, A. Love, j.
Schaeffer, E. Hoover, Joseph Green, r. Jacobs
w. Kidwell, j. Fry, A. Ferguson, H. Van Horn
Joseph Coderiok, o. Dunn, Thomas Dunn on
the part of the workingmen ut the arsenal
and C. F. Smith J. S. Holhdge ]. T. Gallard
H Henry Haggard, H P. Pillsbury, C. C. Bush
nell. d. L. Haggard, B. r. Scott, G. S. Dali
z. 8. Maxwell, j. H. McMurray, j. H. Wooley
and Robert HAZEL on the part Of the Sons of
Temperance"
At the Congressional Cemetery II collins
were lowered into two large pits, each being
feet long, Is feet wide and 51a feet deep OF
these, only six bore plates Of identification
namely Julia McEwin Mrs. Collins Elizabeth
Branagan, Lizzie Braher, Eliza Lacey and
Maggie Yonson.
The remains of Miss McElfresh were inferred
In a grave nearby, and those of Catherin
HOran Johannah Connor, Bridget Dunn and
Catherine Hall buried in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
The monument to the memory of the VIC
tins in Congressional Cemetery was placed
there by the people of Washington and is the