The Indianapolis journal., 1891-04-05

BURIAL OF THE VICTIMS.
The Dead Coke-Strikers Inferred at scottdale
Yesterday-No Disturbance.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SCoTTDALE. Pa, April 4.-Two more men
died, to-day. from injuries received at More
wood Thursday morning. They are Paul
Salinsky. of Donnelly. and Joseph Klas-
man. of Mullins. The report of their death
sent thrill of excitement through the
region. and gave rise to rumors of bloodshed
and violence.
There were reports tonight from ali
points of the region announcing gatherings
of strikers but no violence has been re-
ported up to 9 o'clock.
This afternoon the Standard Band, of
: Mount Pleasant, led the procession from
the Catholic Church in Mount Pleasant
to the Pennsylvania railroad sta
tion, escorting the bodies of the
Morewood victims. There were five
coaches in the. train, and all were filled
with friends and sympathizers of the dead
They arrived at Scottdale at $3.50 O'Clock
this afternoon. and were met by the Ever
son band. Jefferson Assembly, No. 245. X. of
L.. and about 5000 people. Rev. Father
Landing had sent request to all of the
licensed saloon keepers to close their bars
at 2:3O o'clock, and in response to his re-
quest every saloon in town was closed when
the strikers began to assemble to greet the
funeral train.
1t had been showing heavily since noon,
and for three hours and half the densely-
packed crowds stood around the depot
patiently waiting for the arrival of the
funeral train. Ninety out of every one
hundred were foreigners. and were unable
to speak the English language while at
least one-half of them wore emblems
of mourning to denote their sorrow over the
death of their fellow-workers at the hands
Of the deputy sheriffs. They were very
quiet. Scarcely word was spoken, and
when they did address each other 1t was In
subdued and awe-stricken voices.
1t was q scene never to be forgotten. The
falling snow. the depot. the muddy, streets
hiled with men pregnant with subdued ex-
citement while one hundred yards away up
the track towards Mount Pleasant were
6 five companies Of the Eighteenth
FFss%en Fssy had pndsI puisa HS NJ into n s%sa seo,s
dale early this morning and were
given orders 20 sspLess all disturbances
and preserve the peace at any cost. The
whole formed picture of the most intense
interest.
THE MARCH TO THE CEMETERY.
The bodies were taken off the train at the
depot and placed in the large road-wagons.
The funeral cortege did not move until the
regular train arrived at 3:S7. The large
public square was not spacious enough to
hold the great crowds of people. and the
delegations that arrived on regular trains
had to form on Pittsburg street and Broad
way. The foreign element did not take
kindly to the road-wagons being used as
hearses to bear the remains of their conn.,
| trymen to their last resting place. and the
coffins were taken out and six of them were
carried to the cemetery. distance
of .one mile. The seventh was
placed in a hearse. The procession
Miners Cornet and Scortdaie bands, both
| of which played the dead-march the entire
distance. There were fully 5000 people at
the depot, but scarcely half this number
| of those that did follow the remains were
Poles. Slavs and HunRarians. American
| tags were conspicuous, and q number of
the delegations carried banners. The
workmen nearly all wore badges and Grape,
| and when the coffins were lowered into the
large trench, which was twelve feet long
| aud seven feet wide, a number of the work.
men threw their badges and Grape on the
coffins. Father Lambing and Father
| Scbmeigle conducted the funeral services
according to the rites of the Catholic
| Church. which were simple but impressive.
Rev. Schmeigle delivered an address in
the Polish language, in which he coun-
seled his countrymen'to return peaceably
| to their homes to commit no breach of
| law and to abstain from intoxicants and
shun salOons. Rev. Lambing made brief
address in English to the same effect.
Though the town was overcrowded with
| all Glasses and conditions of people there
was not The least disturbance, and every.
thing passed Off In manner creditable to
| the workmen. The funeral procession
formed about fifty yards from where the
hve companies OF the Eighteenth Regimen,
are quartered, and marched past the Frick
Coke Company's Office. The foreigners
hocked around the militia, talked to them
in broken English and were evidently
much interested. The appearance OF the
soldiers no doubt had quieting effect or
them.
| MEETINGS AFTER THE FUNERAL.
After the funeral the vast crowd assem-
bled on the Everson flats and Porter Wise
district master workman of the knights o.
Labor. called the meeting to order. Rober
Watchorn, ex-secretary of the United Mine
workers, was the first to address the crowd
1 AAo oo'ASe0 PS"S0s anu odiQ tua
the law was the only course fo
the strikers as we'll as for the operators
He deplored the tragedy at Morewoot
| Thursday morning. and said that the peo
pie who were So irresponsible as the depu
ties proved TO be were not fit to 90 {.
heaven. The other speakers wer,
Patrick Mcbride. of the executiv,
committee: Vice-president Penna. O
the United Mine workers, tn,
president secretary and treasurer. ant
several Others. They all coipcided will
Robert Watchorn in their expresslons O
peace.
Meetings were also held to-day at Over
ton and Stauffer. which were addressed b.
well-knowD local leaders.
Notwithstanding the fact that all of tn
leaders counsel peace 1T is generally be
lieved tonight that there will be troubl
IN the region within the next two or thre
days Robert Watchorn addressed a meet
ing in the Young Mems CHRISTIAN Associa
ton tonight. Mr.. Watchorn was YER
indignant over the reports In tn
Plttsburg papers OF an interview
with H. c. Frick, in which tn
latter condemned the labor leaders witt
being responsible for the present trouble
in the region. Mr. Watchorn says that b
will have athdavits by Monday to shoy
that III. c. Prick paid for the passage o
workmen from Europe to America. an
that many OF these men were forced to g
down into the mines at the muzzles o
rites and revolvers. where they were com
PEELED to stay until such time as Mr.. Fricl
saw lit to liberate them.
A sensation was caused here to-day whe
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