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Bartlet A. Grimes
Norfolk Landmark Funeral Honors Burial of the Late B. (Bartlett) A. Grimes Yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock, the various fire companies of the city assembled at their funeral rendezvous in full uniform and having formed into procession, and followed by the New Hampshire band, proceeded to the residence of the deceased on Wythe Street, near Fourth. Here funereal ceremonies took place at 5 o’clock as briefly as consistent with the occasion and were conducted by Rev. J. Powell Garland, pastor of Monumental Methodist Church. At the conclusion of the services at the house, the coffin was taken by two members from each company acting as pall bearers, and placed on the hose carriage of the Chambers Fire Company, which was neatly and appropriately arranged and arrayed for the purpose of burial. The cortege to the cemetery was then formed and marched off in the following order, about one hundred fifty firemen being in the column:
To the solemn tones of the "? march" the procession moved out of the city and meanwhile the rain came down in perfect timing and drenched every body and everything. At Portlock Cemetery the service of the church concluded and the remains of the gallant soldier, fireman,, and citizen, were laid away to rest until resurrection’s morning. The procession returned to the home about 7 o’clock, very much fatigued with the weary march and saturated with the drenching storm. The procession was very imposing, and the men individuals never looked in better trim. Fireman’s Funeral Bartlett A. Grimes Born 1840 - Died August 16, 1875 The funeral of Bartlett A. Grimes took place yesterday (August 18, 1875)
afternoon at 5 o’clock from his late residence, Wythe Street, Newtown. At 4 ˝
o’clock the several fire companies assembled at their headquarters and
proceeded to the residence of their late comrade. The Reverend J. Powell
Garland, pastor of Monumental M.E. Church, preached an able and affecting
funeral sermon. After the sermon had been concluded the coffin was placed on the
hose carriage and borne to the grave. The procession was led by the Naval band
in full dress uniform, followed by about two hundred firemen in full uniform
under Chief Engineer Cherry, and next a long train of carriages. On arriving at
Portlock’s Cemetery, the ? services were concluded and the body deposited in
the grave. "Earth to earth, dust to dust." Norfolk Landmark Tuesday morning August 17, 1875 Fireman’s Funeral Yesterday afternoon, about 5 o’clock a terrible accident occurred in the depot of the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, by which Bartlett A. Grimes, a well known builder, was instantly killed. The track of the railroad within the building is about three feet above the floor, and when the cars are inside there is a space of about six inches between the sides of the cars and the floor. It appears that Mr. Grimes was walking on the track and entered the building as the freight train was backing in and before he could get out of the track was caught by the rearmost car and crushed to death between the floor of the depot and the side of the car. He was caught in a standing position, whirled around and around until the car passed, when he fell on the track lifeless. The alarm was given, and the engineer stopped the train before the fourth car had passed. The body was then removed from the track and laid out on the floor. The pulse continued to beat about ten minutes. He screamed when the car first struck him, but never spoke afterwards. His coat was torn in rags, but there was no blood or bruises apparent on the body. The fatal injuries were internal. Coroner Mathews held an inquest soon after the accident. The jurors Messrs W. E. Woodward, Jr., W. P. Sturtevant, Sr., Peyton Coleman, W. T. Townsend; Lindsay, and M. J. O’Connor rendered a verdict of accidental killing. The deceased was a very popular man about thirty-five years old and leaves a wife and three children. He was a brave and gallant confederate soldier, having served through the war as a member of the Third Virginia Regiment. He was an active and efficient member of the Chambers Fire Company. He was a carpenter by trade, and extensively engaged in building by contract, having recently completed Mahoney’s Row, in Gosport, and a fine brick store on Market Square for William West, Esq. The hall of the C.P.C’s of which body he was a member, and the building of the Chambers Fire Company have been heavily draped in mourning through respect to his memory. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 5 o’clock, from his late residence on Wythe street, Newtown, to which the members of the C. P. C.’s are requested by the President to attend. In the death of Bartlett Grimes our city loses a good and useful
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