The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-01
DAY OF MOURNING IN CAMP.
Funeral of the Two Victims OF the
Black Sunday.

BLACK SUNDAY.
franklin, June 30.-(special This was a
day OF quietness in camp and of mourning
among the strikers. Collins for the dead men
had been shipped up. and the preparations for
burial occupied the morning. The bodies were
placed on an extra car attached to the freight
train for removal TO Black Diamond, where they
were buried In the cemetery.
The white miners asked Colonel Haines for an
escort of militia to accompany the train through
the negroes camp, as they were afraid OF being
interfered with. He then detailed Lieutenant
Booth and men to escort the train to the old de-
pot The miners, however, concluded that they
did not want to receive this protection, and told
the Colonel that they would withdraw
their request, but asked that de-
tail be put in charge of the fats to
protect their homes during their absence and at
night This seemed 10 be necessary, for some
of the negroes were talking of cleaning out the
flats. Their victory had made them pugnacious,
and one OF them remarked to the Posr-INTELI-
GENcER reporter when asked how he liked the
intimidation: sWe don't need no protection;
we're all lighting cocks ourselves" Lieutenant
Booth and twelve men were detailed to protect
the miners homes in the flats, and marched
down there. They made their headquarters at
the side OF the Green river bridge, and protected
the fats all day. patrol also went down there
at night, and any man who should have made
q target of the houses beside the river would
have had them to deal with.
The freight train was delayed for some time
for the funeral party, and did not leave till AS
O'Clock. Lieutenant Gorham and twelve men
were detailed TO escort the train to the switch
above the store and formed on the platform.
AS the train drew up the coffin containing
Morris body was put In q box car, and the train
stood for some time at the depot, guarded by
militia and stared at curiously by q crowd of
negroes None except those who had business
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many who gazed on the colt, with different
feelings. The Franklin band was on fiat car
behind the box car which carried the body. Not
motion was made or an unpleasant word said
by members of either hostile body as the train
moved down to the switch, the presence OF the
boys in blue with their bayonets having a
peacifving effect
On the way down the train stopped near the
house where Williams had died and his body
was taken on. his weeping mother, sister and
brother following. The detail of militia fol-
lowed the train down TO the house of the
Williams family aud stood guard while the
body was embarked q number of miners follow
ing. The train then started on its mournfuI
journey to Black Diamond, the band playing
Nearer, Ny God, to Thee as IL passed under
the negro camp. When the train approached
Black Diamond the band played so, Come All
Ye Faithful" The Black Diamond men were as
sembled az the station 10 receive the funeral
party and procession of 40 men and women
was Immediately formed to the cemetery, a mile
distant, the band playing funeral airs as it
went. Outside the gates part of the procession
formed in line on each side of the road as the
other half passed in. As the families of the de-
ceased gathered around the grave R. S. Price
played "Nearer, Ny God, to Thee as a cornet
solo. The hymn "Jesus. Lover OF My Soul"
was then sang and Rev. II. p. Hughes, the Con-
gregaffouai miuister who hald sarvfaas % 49,
Williams residence In the morning. offered
prayer in both English and Welsh. The bodies
were then let down into the graves and the
crowd wandered back TO Black Diamond