Bristol County Obituaries

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The San Souci Funeral.
Victim of the Bristol Explosion Buried Yesterday Afternoon.

Providence, June 13--The funeral of little NAPOLEAN SAN SOUCI, the 10-year-old boy who was killed by the explosion of the flash-light Saturday evening, was held yesterday afternoon at the residence of his father. Many people viewed the remains before they were removed from the home on Hope street. It was a sad scene when the father, mother, brother and sisters took a parting look at the dead boy. Placed on top of the casket, and on tables and stands near by, was a profusion of floral emblems. Included in the designs were pillows, wreaths, and flat bouquets. The family received the following note:

38 Brown street, Providence, R. I., June 12, 1899

To Mrs. San Souci:

Mrs. Oliver Iselin wishes to express her sincere sympathy to the parents of Napoleon San Souci, for their sad loss, due to the terrible accident which befell him on the night of the launching of the Columbia. Mrs. Iselin sends these few flowers in the hope that they may be placed on his grave.

The note accompanied a floral tribute of pinks and tea roses.

Other floral remembrances were from Mrs. Francis Herreshott of Brooklyn, the teacher and schoolmates of the dead boy in the Oliver school, C. W. Sparks, John C. Connery, H. Le Clair, Miss Hutchinson, Miss M. Newman, Miss Burns, the sons of the designer of the Columbia, Nat. Sidney, Griswold and Francis; the Sunday school of the State street M. E. Church, Miss Blanche Myers, Mrs. Suydam, Miss Wyatt, Louis Young, Mrs. Bliven, John F. Hickford, Willie Malette, Miss Hatti Morris, the family of the deceased Willis A. Manchester, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Dixon and Miss Sarah Well. The funeral procession wended its way to St. Mary's Catholic Church on Wood street, where brief services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. P. McCabe. At St. Mary's Cemetery on Bristol Neck the remains were entombed until the autopsy is held. The bearers were Joseph San Souci and Fred San Souci, brothers of the deceased; Peter San Souci of Central Falls, a cousin, and Napolean Lavinodiere of Woonsocket.

The remains of William Young who died Sunday evening in Bristol from a stroke of apoplexy, which he received while viewing the Columbia Saturday afternoon, were brought to this city yesterday afternoon on the steam yacht Augusta and then transferred by rail to Baltimore, where the funeral will be held tomorrow.

There appears to be other minor injuries of people from the flash light explosion beside those reported. Allister McDougall stood beside young San Souci at the time of the explosion and had his clothing torn. Others had slight scratches. The badly injured, George Balfour and Willie Siddall, remain in about the same condition.

Attorney General Tanner yesterday afternoon mailed to Bristol his permission for an autopsy on the body of Napolean San Souci, who was killed by the explosion at the launching of the Columbia Saturday night.

Source: Pawtucket Times, June 13, 1899, Transcribed by C. Anthony

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