“The funeral of Elsey Brooks, universally known in the community as ‘Aunt Elsey,’ held yesterday afternoon at Zion’s church, was a most beautiful and impressive ceremony. The church was thronged with the rich as well as the poor, who came to pay a last tribute of respect to the good old woman…. During the services in the church, quite a little excitement was caused by the floor settling several inches, owing to the great strain upon it. The plastering fell off the ceiling in the basement, making a great racket, and for a moment it was thought the floor was going through. A panic in the audience was prevented, however, and the floor was strengthened by some posts which materially allayed the fears of a disaster. The number of persons at the church at the time, we are informed by one who counted them, was 888.”