The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-15
ANARcHY's GRAVE.

| Tho Tombs Of Spies; Parsons, LIngs; Err.
Ga and Fischer. q Chicago, Visited BY
Their Former Followers ON the AnnI-
versary Of Their Burlsl-A Quiet, Or.
DERBY Assemblago Moved to Tears by
tho Reading Of Parsons Farewell Letter
to His Children.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-Between 1000 and
| 5000 men and women braved the bleak
November wind and stood for two
hours on the damp sod In Waldheim
Cemetery Sunday afternoon to do
honor TO the memories of Spies,
Parsons, Engel Fischer aud Lingg. Most
of the women were in deep mourning,
while the men had Grape bands around
their coat sleeves or hats, or badges Of the
same material upon their breasts. Five
out Of six displayed red satin ribbon, the
symbol Of revolution.
AS result Of the ultimatum Of Mayor
Roche there was no parade in the city.
1t was 8 o'clock when the formal exer.
cises at the cemetery commenced. Previ-
GUS to this number of magnificent floral
offerings had been placed upon the five
graves.
The assemblage was called to order by
George A. Schilling. who reminded those
present that they had met together on that
| beautiful autumn day to celebrate
the death of five American he
roes, and Robert Reitzel, editor
OF Der Tsafd, of Detroit, delivered brief
address in German. When he had con-
clu led, fifty pupils of the Northwestern
Socialist Sunday-School, boys and girls,
sang in German the song: For truth and
right"
Them with letter in his hand. George
Schilling stepped forward and read the
letter written by Parsons to his children
with the Injunction that it was not to be
opened until the first anniversary of his
death. Schilling broke the seal with q
trembling hand and commenced to read
with q voice choked with emotion. The
effect of the first few sentences
upon the audience was electrical Tears
began to roll down tho faces Of the men.
and women, and before the reading was
completed it seemed as though one weird
sob and moan from the thousands of
Threats was mingling with the wailing Of
the wind as it swept through the lifeless
branches Of the trees. The letter in full
reads as follows:
DUNGEON No. Z, COOK COUNTY JAIL, CHI
CAGo, Nov. 9, lsSz-1o My Narling, Precious
| little Children, AUsrt r.. Parsons, Jr.. and His
Slater, lulu Eva Parsons: AS 1 write this word
blot your names with tear. We will never
meet again. Oh. my children, how deeply,
| dearly, your papa loves You. We show our
love by living for our loved ones. We also
prove our love by dying, when necessary, for
them. OF my life and the cause Of
my cruel death you will learn
from others. Your father is SELF
offered sacrifice upon the alter of liberty and
happiness. To you leave the legacy OF an
honest name and duty done. Preserve it,
circulate it. Be true to yourselves, you can
not then be false to others. Be sober,
industrious and cheerful. Your mother
ali, she is the greatest the noblest
Of women, love, honor aud obey her.
My children, my precious ones. I
request YOU to read this parting message on
| each recurring anniversary OF my death in re-.
membranoe of him who dies not alone for you
but for the children yet unborn. Bless you,
my darlings-farewell.
| "Your father,
| "ALBERr r. PARSONS"
| The weeping and sobbing continued for
some minutes after the reading had con-
cluded, when 500 voices of the United
Mannerchor sang: AT the Grave of Our
| Friends"
Other addresses followed in English and
German, and after q final song by the
Mannerchor the exercises closed and the
crowd quietly returned to the city.
Dispatches from New York, Brooklyn,
Pittsburgh, Boston, Baltimore Milwaukee,
Newark. London and other cities, say the
Anarchists honored the memories of their
dead comrades on Saturday and Sunday
The meetings were in the main orderly,
and the speeches were not of the one-time