The Penn's Grove record., 1889-01-19
THE READING CALAMITY.
INTERVIEWS OF VICTIMS ON sATUR'
DAY AND YESTERDAY.-THIR-
TEEN FUNKRALs.-FIvE OF
THE INJURED NOT EX-
PECTED TO RECOVER.

READING, Pa, Jan. 13.-Yesterda,
and to-day witnessed the interment o
thirteen of the victims OF the recen
cyclone. There were evidences of th,
last sad scenes IN almost every section
Of the city; they were 9 in thu
mournful~ professions, and in the larg'
crowd which filled the cemeteries.
The spectacle of holding service:
over three bodies In one church await
ing final interment is not often wit.
messed. This was the Gene In st
Luke's Lutheran Church this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. The bodies O
Matilda @. Grow, Laura EN Kerchel
and Ella Reitnauer lay side by side il
separate caskets inside the chancel
Their ages ranged from IA to II years
and in their placid, calm faces few
evidences Of their terrible death wa!
seen. Miss Crows body lay N {
white casket. She was thu
youngest of the three. bu'
IA years old. The church was crow.
ded with the friends OF the three
families, while outside the street wa.
packed with q surging throng. Miss
Reltnauer was an only child. The
body of Miss Kercher vas attired il
the costume she wore when she wa.
confirmed In this church nine month!
ago. The pastor, Rev. +. X. Hunt
Finger, preached a funeral sermon
from the text. Matthew, XIV, 18Th
"W atch Therefore, for ye know neither
the day 10 the hour wherein the Sol
OF Man cometh."
At the close Of the sermon the bodie!
were exposed to view for the last time
They were then carried out and placed
in separate hearses. when the cortegt
proceeded to Alsace Cemetery, where
all three of the bodies were inferred
Five squares of cabs followed them t
the grave.
This afternoon the funeral services
Of Miss Eva Leeds, another victim
were held in the same church, and
were also conducted by Rev. Mr.. Hunt
ginger. The funeral OF Miss Sophia
Frederick Winkseman, the dead fore
lady Of the silk milk, and Amelia
Christman took place in Saint sJohn's
Lutheran Chapel, the Pastor, Rev. J.
j. Kuendig, officiating, and the inter-
ment was made in the cemetery adjoin'
ing. At the same time Miss Sadie
Shades body was carried to Aulen'
bach's Cemetery, where Rev. Francis
Hoffman conducted the last rites.
Yesterday the body Of Harry
Croker, superintendent OF one or the
departments, was taken to New Lon
don, Conn, where iEterment was
made to-day. He arrived In Reading
but two weeks ago. with his bride.
Yesterday the body of William J.
Snyder was laid in the Catholic Gene
terry, Miss Barbara A. Sellheimer In
Aulenbach's Cemetery, Sheridan L.
Jones in Charles Evans Cemetery and
Mary C. Fitzpatrick in the CATHOLIC
Cemetery at Port Carbon. Miss Emma
Nester's body was conveyed to New
RInggold, S%chuylkill county, where she
was buried. She obtained employ
ment at the silk mill only three days
before the accident.
Tomorrow the other victims will be
buried and on Tuesday evening the
Coroner will hold an official ~investiga.
ton of the silk mill collapse. He has
placed on his jury several practical
builders.
The money for the relief Of the suf-
ferers has been flowing in various sums
from many different sections and the
Relief Committee has over $4,000 on
hand. In a published card they say
that they now have enough money.
food and clothing to supply the neces.
stiles Of the distressed. AS instances
of the widespread sympathy for the
sufferers it may be mentioned that
William T. Ryle, of New York, sends
his check for 5000; George V. Cresson,
Philadelphia, $50; Bower, Mayer &
Co., New York. 500; Daniel j. Shee.
han, Paterson, N. j., $25; Charles r.
Homer, New York, $50; Herman A.
schiller, New York, 500. and the
First National Bank, Of Billings, Mon-
tana, $50. .a
Among the victims who are likely to
die are Katie Coxen, Katie Hippler,
Ellen Rauenzahne, Kate Sullivan and
Bertha Taylor.
Thousands of people visited the
ruins of the silk mill to-day, and it is
estimated that several thousand people
came in on the trains. Nearly all the
clergymen In Reading had as the
theme of their discourse the visit OF
the cyclone. Among the sermons
preached on this subject were those OF
Rev. W. II. Myers, of Grace Luth-
eran Congregation; Rev. G. NJ. Dietz,
of First Baptist; Rev. G. S. Gerhart,
of st. Stephens Reformed Church;
Rev. T. c. Billheimsr, OF st. Mat.
thew's Lutheran, and Rev. G. ".
Kent, Of the Universalist.