Milford chronicle., 1883-03-02

erly arm, and she uttered 70 sound but
with her childish face uptulned toward
heaven, she staggered up the ISL, wiring
ing her hands one moment and the next
swaying her arms upward and downward
the perfection Of grace. the incarnation
Of grief
Each coffin was much the same as the
other and each was covered with white
flowers, cheap and artificial What a
company they made under the glow Of
the altar lights The organ begins q
dirge, the doors are again opened to let
in enough people to fiji the seats not oc-
cupied by the mourners, and the mass
begins.
Thirty liatle girls, schoolmates Of the
dead, kneel before the rail, clad in white
and wearing black sashes and white flow
ers in their hair. A company Of Sisters
of Notre Dame occupied n front pew.
Their faces could scarce be seen, but
their hearts must have been heavy, in
deed, with such a sight before them.
It was a trying spectacle to look upon
this long line Of coffins-this carnival OF
death-and hundreds cf moistened eyes
sought the door as if to ask: "Will the
line never end ?" But it did end, long
drawn out as that half hour seemed. One
after another the little victims Of human
carelessness were lifted from the hearses
and carried through the crowd one af-
ter another, until fourteen of them were
lying in a row before the altar.
Through the long and solemn service
the congregation sat with hardly STIR.
Father Hespelein celebrated the mass,
assisted by Father Arend and
Father Weiser. Twenty acolytcs and
some Franciscan brothers were in the
procession. After Father Hespelein
had twice walked along the row of cofiins
performing the aspersion he staggered a
little as he ascended the altar steps, and
one Of his assistants supported him.
The sermon was delivered by Father
Sciloeper. 1t was brief, and contained
but little reference to the accident itself.
He did say. however. that those in charge |
Of the school had done their duty
although they had been maligned hy /
some of the newspapers. These chill /
dren, he said, "were yours yesterday, /
they are Gods to-day. They were taken
away in their purity through the provi- /
dence of God. Everything that happens
is an ordering Of Providence.
The address was made in German. At
its conclusion the long process Of carry
ing the cOffins to the hearses and form
ing the procession began. The crowd
outside had become denser than ever.
In Third and Fourth streets and on ave
nues A, B and G there could not have
been less than 10000 people.
The line of hearses and carriages-fo
or five carriages standing behind each
down Third street 10
First avenue and long distance up the
venue. The vehicles moved through
.he crowd with the greatest difficulty {
Every truck by the roadside, every porch 4
md every window was occupied by
ators. Even the housetops We're util-
zed by them, and Captain McCullagh !
vas obliged to warn the people to leave
he roof of the house opposite the church
or fear of another calamity.
One after another the little collins
anne out of the church, more solemnly d,
ven than they had gone into it. The
learses having received them and the
arriages having been filled with mourn !
rs and friends, the line gradually ex ]
ended along Third street to Avenue @, 7
o Fourth street and back to Avenue a.
}y the time the last coffin had been
laced in its hearse the head of the pro- a
csson was nearly back to the church 4
gain. c
A squad of policemen headed the line,
ollowed by the Jaegers, whose drum h
orps played the Dead March. Such a g
recession has seldom been seen any
here, and let us hope its like may d
ever be seen again. IL wound its way a
trough the crowded streets TO the Hous- h
ln street ferry, and thence to the Cal n
my Cemetery, where the interments r.
lostly took place.
The circumstances surrounding the Il
cath Of Katherine Gerlag are peculiarly II
ld Her father is in an advanced stage 4
consumption, and has been unable to
ork for some months past. =,
The family, which lives on the second 3
oor Of No. 219 East Third street, has tC
cen supported entirely by the efforts Of Ii
lie mother, a neat, pleasant appearing n
erman woman, devotedly attached to nj
er little family. During the time that :,
atherina fingered she was in great ~
lin. Her chest was badly crushed and %
le experienced great difficulty IN h'
al
The father, who idolized the child, be- fo
me almost frantic as he watched her
iferings, and saw her mutely appeal to
m for aid which he was unable to give. fr
hen, on Wednesday night, the child fir
ed, his transports Of grief gave way to g
sud EN- calm He took to his bed, N,
mere he has remained, sunk in a stat !,
apathy, since the night OF the child's =
ath Il
The physician attending the family VI
ties that his case is hopeless, and that SO
death may be expected within the ea
xt few days. The mother, also, Is ,.c
prostfated, but never wavers
her attention to her sick husband. w
lie family is in almost destitute circum-
lnces. and IA subscription for their ben
{ has been started by German news
per.
MIR. LANarRY, the husband Of the
ly who is now in this country, owns
ne land in Ireland which an agent
images. The agent recently wrote to
II, saying that the tenants demanded
YER rents aud had threatened to resort
the shotgun policy TO obtain compli-
&c with their demand Mr.. Langtry
once wrote back as follows: "Dear
!: You may say to my tenants that
Y threats to shoot you will never ln-
lidate me.
DURING a game of draw poker in a
xas tavern, two of the party drew re
vers and commenced firing at each
Ter Those IN the room remained
fol aud aeoo,a1 mimi fttra1 b,,f q