Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-24
TIE LIST SID SCENE.
Funeral of the Victims of the Disaster at
MeaderviIle-The Saddest Sight Butte
Has Witnessed i'm Its History.

Funeral of the Victims of the Disaster Al
MeaderviIle-The Saddest Sight Butte
Has Witnessed i'm Its History.
The last scenes of the Meaderville disas.
ter were enacted WednesIa lay when the re-
mains of four of the men who persisted by
the bursting OF the boiler at the concentra-
tor on Monday evening were committed to
their last resting place. About 1 o'clock
the mournful strains Of funeral dirge we're
heard on Park street coming west, and
shortly after the procession accompanying
the remains OF VIM. O'Connor on its way
t" the depot reached Main street and
turned south. The Boston and Montana
Band headed the line, followed by the
hearse, which in turn succeeded by the
banner Of Meaderviile Assembly K. of L.,
and a long line of the knights of Labor,
alter which stretched an almost endless
line OF vehicles. They proceeded to South
Butte, where the body was shipped on the
LAO train for Ottawa, Canada, accom-
panied by the brother of the deceased.
The hand and vehicles returned to Butte
and took part in the funeral of the lou
remaining victims, Warren D.. Edmonds,
George Hickman, Jacob Kraemer and
Henry Winters.
The fu"eral services over the body of
jacob Kraemcr began at the late residence
OF the deceased, according to the rites OF
the Roman Catholic church, and about
half past 2 the hearse and mourners fol.
lowing appeared on West Park street and
Joined the other three hearses, falling in
with the procession that formed there.
The Masonic body held their services over
the remains of Warren D. Edmonds, who
was a member OF Butte Lodge, No. 20, in
Masonic Hall, and when these were con-
Guided the lodge filed out into Park street
and the procession was formed by Under
taker Kirby.
The lead was taken by Father van de
Ven. The Boston and Montana band came
next, followed by the Masonic body on
foot, marching by twos, wearing white
aprons n Grape scarfs on their arms, to
the member OF ". The hearse containing
Edmonds' remains followed with three
Masons on each side as pall-bearers, fol-
lowed by two carriages. Then came the
hearse with Kraemer's remains and two
carriages; a white hearse with Winters re-
mains and two carriages, and the hearse
with Hickman's remains, followed by a
long succession OF vehicles. By actual count
there were d hundred and three carriages in
Cuo piOCcSoIou, UHOuSu any Oue G5UImdIluS
it would place the number at twice that.
Park street between Main and Montana
was ~thronged with spectators. During the
over Edmonds' remains at Masonic
Hall, the cries of the female relatives of the
deceased could be plainly heard in the
Of the hall, and many of
those near there we're deeply affected by the
sad sounds.
In Earring contrast with these were the
wild shouts and laughter OF the children of
the Central School building, it being then
the recess hour at the time the funeral be-
gan to move, and the yard of the school
being filled with d romping throng of chill
apparently unconscious OF the solem-
nifty OF the scene passing in front of them.
Many ofthem climbed thefencet to witness it
go past and ceased their play foraninstant,
but their exuberant spirits were innocent
OF restraint and they chartered with all
the heedlessness OF children.
1t vas undoubtedly the saddest scene
had witnessed for long while. Super
intendent Couch and ali the employees OF the
Boston n Montana Company were pres
emit in the procession to pay the last tribute
respect to the unfortunate men who were
suddenly sent to their account on Mon
day evening. 1t is to be hoped it may be Il
long while ere Butte is called on to witness
such another cad scene as the spectacle of
four hearses in One funeral due to such q
terrible calamity.