The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-04

has been arranged, ami rates have been Sc
cured ou the y. y, T.. and .. road for
trip % Chautaugua lake An excursion
will also be 'a6ea to Cleveland with ride
on Lake Erie. On Wednesday evening
July 9th. "a grand reception will be rendered
the members ofthe association by the citi-
zsns of Ncadville, at Library Hall. This
viii be an elaborate affair. including a ban
quet. The Northwestern orchestra, OF y
pieces. viii supply the music
DECORATION DAY AT UEsINA.-The good
people of Ursiua and vicinity observed the
day set apart for honoriug the soldier dead
IN a most fitting and appropriate manner.
At an early hour in the morning citizens
from the surrounding country commenced
coming into the town, and by half past
nine cloaE. lhe time fixed for the process
sion TO form, the streets were literally
crowded with people The procession was
formed ia front of the odd Fellows Hail,
and was composed of the Ross Rush Post,
O.. 4. r., of rsiua, delegations from the
Confluence. Ursina and Hiawatha, Addison,
odd Fellow Lodges, and large numbers OF
men, women and children, on foot, horse
back and in wagons and buggies, many of
the horses and vehicles being decorated with
flags and eyer-recus. The New Lexington
brass band headed the procession, and in
conjunction with the ia. Alcott Band, OF
Ursiu4. furnished choice and appropriate
music for the occasion Mr.. Noah Scott act
ed as Chief Marshal, while Col T. D. Nuizy
was ia command of the veterans. The pro
ce-si0n moved TO the Jersey Church, about
two and oue-halimi.es distant from Crsina,
where thg ceremony Of decorating the graves
otthe soldiers buried there was gone through
with according q, the custom observed
wherever There is a Poet orjAe Grand Army.
The crowd tlcu marched 10 the beautiful
grove south of the cemetery, when Col. Z.
p. Nu,zy introduced ;. a. VIII, Esq, of
Pittsburgh. the orator of the day. Mr.. Will
was formerly from this county, and is yet
crau ul the late war. His address. Of about
thirty minutes IN length, was listened to
with marked attention and pleasure by his
large audience. Mr. Viii is young nan
pleasing personal appearance and possess
cd of considerable 0ratoricsl ability. lie
spoke with much feeling, aud as only q
ramradc who had shared the privations,
hardsuip- and trials of those whose graves
had Just been strewu with flowers. could
speak. Atthe close of Mr. Wills address
Hon. A. J. Co.born was called upon, and
made few timely remarks. IL was late in
the afternoon wnen jhe procession marched
back 10 the town and disbanded Il
is estimated lla, the crowd at the
cemetery numbered fally fifteen hun
drci, there being people present from all
Jhe adjoining townships and neighborine
towns. The ceremonies were performed
throughout ia manner that showed
careful preparation and that the hearts Of
~ participants was in what they did.
the tuiliugof knupp's tunnel viii eyel
figure as CHASTITY page in the history OF
Naultrbats new road, the south Peuusyl.
yauia. Seven men me, their deaths there
wednesday in q horrible manner Two
more were mortality wounded and several
N-hers injured. Knugg~ tunnel is design
O.! 90 pierce Laurel Hi. az a point about i.
mL. from Somerset, on the line Of West
m8reIanG and Somerset counties. Under s
contract. Aie-sr~. Patterson and Kuhn, o
Pittsburgh, have had gang OF 20 men al
work at the place since March. ~ tn,
western end. where the accident occurred
She face oi the hill Las been cat into for {
distance OF nearly a hundred feet approach
ling the tunnel proper and leaving a perpen
dielIa- face of about 50 feet. ON Wednes
say morning q gang OF go men were at worB
5aein- this with large iimbers. At about
5 O'Clock iu the afternoon this work hat
been completed and the incision for The tun
mel was begun when suddenly the gang boss
SIR John Duffy. noticed q movement in tn,
mountain % earth above. He gave louC
cry 1E alarm. but, ere it could be needed. tht
bill seemed % meet from above and rusl
forward from underneath the barriers. Tn,
men had dropped tleir tools and fed. bu
tle destructive avalanche was too quick
Then came the crash. The immense timber
gave way and. as stated, nine ofthe bus,
warEmen iay buried. ], seemed to the hor
r5--,.rlckeH number that had escaped tha
fse very mountain bal moved forward
N.s several moments ere there came a real
.zs.iou of what had taken place. and tha
under taa mass of earth and Jimbers ther
were human beings. possibly yet living, bu
this was not known. andtime could not b
taken 10 a-tsra.iu. All night long by th'
light or torches. the work was kept up, an,
by O'Clock ia the morning the bodies o
seven men had been uncovered, and tw
o.aers. almost dead. The names Of tho-
killed outright; ares
Joseph Fauk, Angelo Frank, FranI
Franz Francisco Gizzi. Luigi Co7ladiao
Giovanni CHi-cio, David Carmichael
They are Austriaus and Italians. Tn
scenes Of the night were terrible Thre
uen were found lying ander beam, thei
bead, crushed together Two Of these wen
the brothers Franz. Another was crushe,
20 a jelly while In sitting position. Ther
were @ few old women who reside in Ii
uei-Aa1rhoad al hand and in the midst o
their loud lamentations they insisted upoi
the last rites of the Roman Catholic Churcl
I being performed overthe bodies. There be
+ ing no priests a, hand they undertook tn
ecrem0nia, aud placed lighted candles in tn
dead hands Of the bodies ranged in row
they spriukled water upon the faces an,
,hautel their prayers. The exae, numbe
OF the injured could no. be learned, but tw
of them viii surely die
. A son Of Mr Daniel o Barr. Of Pittsburg
&. time seeper At the tunnel. and he rod
six miles % S;ahistown, 10 summon Di
Campbell o. the scene Squire Levi
Thompson, Of Stahlstovn. held an inQncs
on the boiie- The verdict eXOnerate,i tn
contractors from all blame, every precautio
having been taken for the safety OF tn
men, aud the accident was found to be tn
effect Of quicksand
Mr Kuhn, one Of The contractors was o.
f thc ground Immediately and did everythin
iu bis power to relieve the wounded men
Collins were provided and the bodies Of th
dead were reyerently laid To Test in tn
grave yard Of the Disciples church in th
/ presence Of several hundred citizens an
workmen. Miss Kuhn decorated the grave
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