Following this, various territorial lords sent envoys to express their sympathy, among them were executives of the Mito clan who were treated with contempt by soldiers of the Hikone clan.
これにならい、諸大名からも続々と見舞いの使者が訪れたが、その中には当の水戸藩の者もおり、彦根藩士たちの憎悪に満ちた視線のなかで重役の応接を受けたと言う。