The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-08-17
BURYING THE TIvoLI VICTIMS.

buried to day and the streets in Nor ,hcast
and Northwest Baltimore. where most of
them lived, have been filled with funeral
professions. All but one was buried nc.
cording to the rites of the Catholic Church.
Nearly all belonged to two parishes
Corpus Christi and st Johns The Church
of Corpus Christi, of which the Rev. vii
liam +. Starr is pastor. has been open MI
day, and one funeral service has rapidly
succeeded another all the afternoon. \
young lady, Miss O'Conncr, was the first to
bc buried from this church. AMI us soon as
the coffin containing her body had departed
another procession arrived. Many of the
people remained for both services. The
march up the aisle wasled by G,thnr Starr.
Following him came four pallbcarcrs bears
ing the coffin in which lay the body Of
John McAnany Four more followed and
bore the body Of Mrs Annie McAmnv,
his wife, Next came man bearing across
his arms small coffin confirming the body Of
Mamie their infant. After this were TWO
men who carried the coffin which held the
body of Alice Mc.lnany, tlcr little daugh.
ter. Walking closely behind these collins
was Johny McAnany the only survivor Of
the family. He seemed heart broken
!
down his cheeks. Ills face was the most
piiiiul spectacle Of the whole funeral The
little fellow sat up al night Tuesday night
watching and keeping the flies away from
the dead bodies of his sisters The strain
on his system was clearly and sorrowiuliy
| pictured in his features. 1t was almost
impossible to look at him without crying.
Two of the coIlins were placed in the aisle,
one upon tn" cataialquc, the other on stools,
and the collins of the children woro put
upon the backs otthc benches. After read
ing the service Father Starr mad, short
address "lt is not necessary" he said,
"to tell you how sad this scene is. 1t is
but the beginning Of Il series Of sorrowiIul
sights; IL is only oac Of th> first Of the
funeral trains which for the next two days
will proceed through the streets of the city.
To many of us this disaster was mc st
bcwildcring and completely uuncrvng dis
pcnsation We could not, and many Of us
do not, recognize the providence Of the act,
nor understand why our picnic should
be made the OCCASION Of such fatal and
such an appalling calamity. We must i'll
pray Tor the grjwa persons who lie there in
their cJtins For the children you need
not pray. In their innocence the little
ones went from the bosom Of that dark riv.
cr to the bosom Of Cod" After speaking
ottho necessity Of prayer for the dead adults
he said "Whcn | saw my people strug.
Cling in the water rand could not save them,
granted each aud all of them absolutiou
firom their sins. = did what could. ,7rsYeu
know dear friends, | would have given my
very life TO save those people. would
have" At this point tho priests feel
ings were too deep. The members Of the
the moment he bowed his head and wcpt
AS soon as he recovered he said he woald
not draw on the already ovcrchargcl hearts
the mourLcrs. The service was finished
and the cOrtcge moved away to the cemetery.
Quite number Of persons remained
at the Holy Cross Cemetery during the day
to witness TIC six or seven inicrmcnts
made there. Along the Hartford road
leading to this cemetery groups Of rcoplc
gathered ii the cross roads and street cpr-
ncrs to sec the funerals pass by, and many
shed tears at the melancholy sights.
from ST. Johns Catholic Church. corner
oG Eager and Valley streets. there were five
Of the victims buried with Christian rites,
and the clergy Of that parish also ofliciatcd
at several other funerals durin" the dag
/ he Saddcst and MCS; impressive funeral
IN the Northeastern section Of the city was
that Of Mrs Mclaughlin and her three
children, of No. | 10 Ste. ling street, who
went to their dc?th together, and together
were borne to the tomb. The little parlor
q! the modest dwelling where lh"y had lived
was scarcely large enough to hold the coi,
fins, AID two were placed in a back room
While the grief stricken husband and father
with his eldest son, who is weak minded and
almost an imhccilc, moved from coffin to
collin and took Il look at the pale faces of
his loved ones, mcighhor held in her arms
tn Youngest child, which, together with
his helpless boy, are all the poor father
now has left Of the large and happy family
he had Il few lays ago. The narrow street
III irunt Of the house was thrnmgcd with
people, not only from the immediate neigh
borhood, but other parts Of the city. There
were four sets off pail bearers Such scenes
aS thcsc were frequent at the funerals of
the victims. On Sterling street. in North.
cast Baltimore. there We're six funerals in
one square four in one house all members
OF the Mclaughlin family.
There is no evidence that there will be
""y criminal prosecution oi the owners OF
lessee OF the property. but William IL.
Nhytc, son Of Mayor Whytc, will bring a
number o. civil suits fr damages against
the owncr>- the estate of William }. Albert.
Iivrli is ill Baltimore County, and the city
authorities are powcrlcss i'll the matter.
The County authorities are not likely to do
much. No more bodies have been found.