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town till 10 – Nothing new – bed 12 – Mose Simmons has been up in Washington territory and about Puget Sound last five years, engaged at sawmill and lumbering work – Came now direct from there, and at Carson, on his way to Glenbrook he found everybody knew and spoke well of me – Came up here purposely to see me –

Another Big Funeral day

Tuesday, July 12

Same – the funeral the 6 mining victims took place today – Kennedy’s from the Catholic Church in Gold Hill – He was buried in the Catholic cemetery, GH – The others were all buried here – Eddy first by the K of P before noon – At noon I rode with Charley Legate to Gold Hill in his one horse, two-wheeled cart – Funeral of Foster Hamilton and Martin Tregallis took place from Masonic Hall – Immense crowd occupied the town – the funeral procession to Va was big – brass band, at head – Charley and I were in the line of carriages, and it was a double line, with the two hearses abreast, and the miners and others on foot, 4 abreast – First time

Largest funeral of all yet –Double Funeral Features
this double hearse and carriage arrangement was ever seen on the Comstock – Made very imposing appearance – passing down C st – out to the cemetery – At 5 PM funeral of Jeffrey and Doherty took place from Odd Fellows Hall & was the largest of all – Miners Union 500; AOUW 130, IOOF 120; Pall bearers, 16, Band 14; in 60 carriages, 240 people – Total over 1000 people, making the largest attended