The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-06-24

Inc IOllOwlng graphic narrative OF tn,
burial Of the bodies removed from TIL,
wreck of the ill-fated Schiller is from
the columns of the London Standard:
Under the direction of Mr.. Smith
collins had been prepared, and the fina
task Of screwing them down had beer
left until our arrival, in the hope that
more Identification might be made. An
inquest had been formally opened by Mr.
Hall, the Senior Magistrate, who acts as
coroner, and all preparations made for
the funeral of the bodies, except the few
which the friends had telegraphed to re-
quest should be allowed to remain un-
buried for a while.
There had been one funeral before we
came-that of Mrs. Weste; but for the
remainder joint funeral had been ar
ranged. To say that it was an impres.
sive spectacle is to use merely words of
course. For hearses there were little
two-wheeled island carts, drawn by the
little, shaggy island ponies, some of the
carts being too small to carry two bod
les. Each horse was led by its driver,
and the cortege proceeded slowly, in
Indian file, on its way. 1t was humble
but touching token of the feeling hearts
of the islanders that there was not one
coffin that was not bestrewn with flowers.
1t mattered not with the brave Scilli-
ans that the bodies contained therein
were all unknown. 1t was not for them
to act selfishly and for themselves alone.
Death was before them in that dreaded
shape which Scilly knows only too we'll,
and they pay it all the respect in their
power.
One of the saddest sights in the whole
procession was that of Herr Renddrin
walking feebly behind the carts which
contained the remains of his wife and
little child-heart-broken and desolate.
A few more carts, and then came another
surrounded by a group of young men
who wore the insignia of the Order of
Good Templars. Why this? The answer
was simple one-on the body that lay
within the coffin was found card which
showed that the deceased belonged to
that order; the Good Templars of Scilly
had never seen their brother in life, but
in life or in death he was their brother
still, and they acknowledged the broth
erhOod by the last and only means in
their power.
The dead-carts were drawn by all kinds
of horses-gray, black and brown. At
length the long line came to an end, and
then followed the mourners. These en-
braced nearly all the inhabitants who
could witness the spectacle. There were
scarcely any spectators for all the actors
in this mOurntul tragedy.
Among those who followed were Mr..
Dorrien Smith, Lieutenant Smith Dor
ried, Mr.. Hall, Mr. Banfeld, Mr.. Hardy,
Mr.. Moyle, Mr.. Buxton, Mr.. Il. S. Ste
phens, Mr.. John Stephens, the Rev. Mr.
White, Mr.. Smiths chaplain, by whom
The funeral service was to be performed,
md the whole of the survivors on the
sland.
The interment took place in the little
tone-walled island churchyard, near the
lid town, the former capital of the island.
About mile from the pier, along n rug
red road that commands the sea on each
ide for a great part of its course, two
raves had been prepared, in which the
,offins were piled, one OH another, and
he solemn burial service of the church
cad over them. Two of the previous
nterments had been in separate graves. ;
)f the immense number of bodies of the |
rowned more are arriving hourly, so
hat space could not be had to provide ;
ingle grave for each.
he CarnatiOn Through a Microscope.
1t is well known that the examination ,
t flowers and vegetables of every de- |