Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-03
BURYING THE TIvOLI VICTIMS,
Heartrending scenes at Thirty or More
Funerals.

more of the victims of the Tivoli wharf dis
aster were buried Wednesday, and the
streets in Northeast and Northwest BALI
more, where most of them lived were filled
with funeral professions. All but one were
buried according to the rites of the Catholic
church. Nearly all belonged TO two parish
es-Corpus Christi and st. Johns. The
church Of Corpus Christi, of which the Rev
William 4. Starr is Pastor, has been open
all day, and one funeral service has rapidly
succeeded another all the afternoon A
young lady, Miss O'Conner, was the first to
be buried from this church, and as 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 was led by Father
Starr. Following him came four pal.b
ers bearing the collin in which lay the body
of John McAnany. Four more followed and
bore the body OF Mrs Anne McAnany, his
wife. Next came man bearing
across his arms small coffin
containing the body Of Mamie their
infant. After this were two men who car
ried the coffin which held the body OF Alice
McAnany, their little daughter. Walking
closely behind these coiiins was Johnny Nc
Auany, the only survivor of the family. He
seemed heart broken. The tears filed his
lhlSc cyCs anu stICallltu tpWu MS
His face was the most pitiful spectacle of
the whole funeral. The little fellow sat up
all night Tuesday night watching and keep.
| ing the flies away from the dead bodies Of
| his sisters. The strain on his system was
clearly and sorrowfully pictured in his fea-
| lures 1t was almost impossible to look at
him without crying Two Of the collins
were placed in the aisle, one upon the cata-
| falque, the other on stools, aud the collins of
the children were put upon the backs of the
benches. After reading the service Father
Starr made short address. at is not ner-
essary," he said, ito tell you how sad this
scene is. 1t is but the beginning of series
| OF sorrowful sights; it is only one of the 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 Il most
bcwildcring and completely unnerving
dispensation. 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 IA fatal and
such an appalling calamity. We must all
pray for the grown persons who lie there in
their collins. For the children you need not
| pray. In their innocence the little ones
went from the bosom of that dark river to
the bosom of God" After speaking of the
necessity of prayer for the dead adults, he
said ''When saw my people struggling
| III lHc water anu COulu mol save lNpin,
granted each and all of them absoution from
their sins. did what | could You know,
dear friends, l would have given my very
life 10 save those people. | would have"
AT this point the priests feelings were too
| deep. The members OF the congregation
were sobbing aloud, and for the moment he
bowed his head and wcpt. AS soon as he
recovered he said that he would not draw on
the already overcharsed hearts of
the mourners. The service was finish
ed aud the cortege moved away to the cemc-
terry. Quite number of persons renamed
at the Holy Cross Cemetery during the day
to witness the six or seven interments made
there. Along the Hartford road leading to
this cemetery groups of people gathered at
the cross roads and street corners to see the
funerals pass by, and many shed tears at the
melancholy sights.
From ST. Johns Catholic Church. corner
| Of Eager and Valley streets, there were five
| OF the victims buried with Christian rites, and
| the clergy OF that parish also OBLIGATED at
| several other funerals during the day. The
| saddest anu most impressive funeral in the
northeastern section of the city was that of
Mrs. Mclaughlin aud her three children, of
NO. ITO Sterling street, who went to their
death together, aud together were borne to
the tomb. The little pallor of the modest
dwelling where they had lived was scarcely
EfrSe enough 10 nOlu lie Tour collins, and Two
| were placed In q back room. While the grief
stricken husband and father, with his eldest
son, who is weak-minded and almost an I'M
beetle, moved from coffin to coffin and
took a look at the pale face of his loved
ones, neighbor held in her arms the Young
est child, which, together with his helpless
boy, are all the poor father now has left Of
the large and happy family he had few
days ago. The narrow street Ia front OF the
house was thronged with people. not only
from the immediate neighborhood, but other
parts of the city. There were four sets of
pail bearers. Such scenes as these were fire.
quent at the funerals of the victims On
Sterling street, IN Northeast Baltimore, there
were six funerals in one square four in
one house, all me nbers of the Mclaughlin
family.
There is no evidence that there will be any
| criminal prosecution Of the owners or lessee
OF the property, but William II. Whyle, son
OF Mayor Whyte, will bring a number of
civil suits for damages against the owners
the estate of William j. Albert. Tivoli is
in Baltimore county, and the city authorities
arc powerless in the matter. The county
authorities are not likely 10 do much.