Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-10-20

Mary Cannon.
Kate Kennedy,
annie Hart. AL O, Hyde Pork.
Miss Kate Fca.herstone,
Andrew (or Barney Mc!ghan aud
daughters,
Thomas Reddick,
L. Muiherin,
}. s. Nhalon,
Miss LiEzi Feathcretuue,
Frank and Harry ia .k,on.
Mrs. T. Is Brehony,
John McKeehan,
Willie Kelly,
Ben O'Brien,
Mrs. NcAndrews and two soos.
Oscar Gibbons. OF Pleasant Valley.
John NJ. Coleman and TWO sons.
owen k"lkiilcr.
Mary Ann (oI Ellen Bu.k!u, Of Scran
MIX Iy.cll, DOdgelo~n.
Allie keiif"y, Bellevue.
Harry Burke, Bellevue.
MIhe Koane. DJdgetoW@
James kline, Providence.
John Ncish. Miners Mils.
John Hogan. Winton.
Anthony Mullisan, Olfhant.
Palich Dolar. Providence.
Nikc Dolan. Providence.
Secretary Kelly. Pleasant, Valley.
farrirk Wee.r, p'easaI; F4lle!.
John Con95oy, Mncck4.
RitchfOrd A. foT. FtnOcht.
Mrs.. !. = Bre-u"y, Pleasant Ehltg~
Mlcbac! Mufit. IL ,lcgGc.
+. Mulntrin, NlBocEe.
WA. Ee-lv.
PalIick turrAu,
James Jackson.
Maui" Atkin~~q,
Mrs, i Farrell,
Lewis Dor8u
Patrick DoYan. % Pleasant VeiC..
Annie leftus. 0iypIsn,.
James ilynr, Sir,rs' Minis.
TRL FUNERAL TRAGt.
At&,30 THE evening a fung ri train ar
gived}n Ni!besbarre bcarin- ffty-scvrr
dead bodies. They had Nsvn partially
prepared 10: burial and Ia, lpon boards
placed upon the backs ot 1bc seats iG
thres psssez' ger coaches. x was IN aw.
ful sight in.ecd 10 look though the lone
coGrhcs atthe bodies. c&rD covered with
a white clc.h; here the fsrm Of d boy OF
y years srd beside it a s,Gfyart man. A.
tts. train ts.ew up 10 VIE esbarrc depot .
dozen policemen were required to kceI
lK.rk the frantic crowC Of friends anG
ho had coivt from Scranton
and Pleasant Valley ro meet the dead
a special coach 4ad been pro.
"idel e. these friends, but they insisted
on entering the ears containing The dead
anG WEI only stOppeG uy force, and Tx
Efforts of i've priests whO were On tht
train. 'Dne body was removed from the
GAYS a%Ni!kesDarre. the train then con
ti1utd on its way up The Delaware an
iIude4r foed c Miners Mills and ~crat
ron, 'Ihe people IL the special coart
again haran TO clamoc for permission e.
enter Nhe funeral cas-, but we're again *
fuss. 4 being alleged that no one had
kryf. several who were IN search q
misyiag friends lco&mc desperate, ar
soon
EEOKE DOWN IE CAR DOORS
andbeGan a frantic search for loved ones.
T~heCsJrhes were ,cr from the m~apgied
and sosld,d bodies, revealing the gav uGi-
forms Of 81. Alcye'us men, cadets end
other members of societies. Those wAo
knee. their rc}ativessscre on board aiJo
tiockci into the cars.ind began rcarraTg.
ING the attire and coverings Of tle
ccrpses. hany were distorted and in hor.
ribie attitudes, and friends cndcavoreG Il
Lessen their frightill appearance. Al
Mines MIls tho ram stopped 10 leave
the BODY o. James Flynn. No lights
coui. be obtained ard much Of the work
w3s done in partial darkness.
It~as ~ the train drew up al Pleasant
Na5ES- that he most h~tartrending scenes
were enacted Ropes had been stretched
about tAe depot and guards kept the TN.
meneC throng back.
I'VE S~HRIgnSrND SCREAMS
Gf stricken friends and relatives were
pitifui in the CXtrem2. The first hoiy
Carried out was that Of Oscar GIbbOSs,
i3 years OF age, borne in the arms OF
his stslwart hrcihc then one after
ano,be, forty six " hitc-shected bodies
were carried out and given into TIC
c"harge,of friends. The shrieks and cries
OF and the hoarsc shouts and in
precautions Of men made a terrible scene.
When all were out the train was agaiy
pulled oIt 10 bear thee emaining dead T.
Scranton Ninocke and points beyond.
Therc.are ten bodies still unidentified
II ~ impossible 90 ten the number 81
the wounded, Twenty five were brougii.
TO the hospital and numbers O.
Others slightly injured have gone TO theit
homes oTure beng cagedfcr else where.