Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-05
THE FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS.
Poles, siays, and HuDgarians Carry the
COINS to the Cemetery-s, 900 People.
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tBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l
ScorrpALE, Pa, April s.-The special
funeral train bearing tho bodies Of seven
of the victims of the Norwood shooting,
left Mt. Pleasant at 2:52 and arrived here
at 3:20. The train was composed of Six
coaches packed full, and standing-room
was at O premium on the platforms. The
bodies were taken off the tram at the
depot and placed IN three large road
wagons. The funeral oortege did not move
until tho regular trains arrived at 337. The
large publicsquarewas not spacious enough
to hold the great crowds of people, and
the delegations that arrived on regular
trains had to form on Pittsburgh street
and Broadway.
THE coFFINs CARRIED.
The foreign element did not take kindly
TO the road-wagons being used as hearses
TO bear the remains of their countrymen TO
their last resting-place, and the collins
were taken out and six of them were car
ried to the cemetery, distance of mile,
the seventh was placed in q hearse. The
procession moved at o'clock, headed by
the Standard Miners Cornet and Scottdsle
bands, both of which played the dead
march the entire distance.
FULLY 5000 PEOPLE.
There were fully 5000 people OF tho
depot, but scarcely half this number went
to the cemetery, and largo majority Of
those that did follow the remains were
Poles, Slavs, and Hungarlans. American
flags were conspicuous and number OF
the delegations carried banners. The
workmen nearly all wore badges and Grape,
and when the collins were lowered into the
large trench IL feet long and feet deep
number of the workmen threw their
badges and Grape on the collins.
FUNERAL ADDRESSES.
Father Landing and Father Schmeigle
conducted the funeral services according
to the rites of the Catholic Church, which
were simple but impressive. After the
services the Rev. Schmeigle delivered an
address in the Polish language, in which
he counselled his countrymen to return
peaceably to their homes, to commit no
breach of law, and to abstain from intoxi-
cants and shun saloons. Rev. Landing
made brief address in English to the
same effect.
PASSED OFF QUIETLY.
Though the town was overcrowded with
all classes and conditions of people, there
was not the least disturbance and every
thing passed off in manner creditable TO
the workmen. After the funeral great
mass-meeting was held at Everson, across
in Fayette county. The speeches we're
conservative IN tone, but the men were en-
couraged to remain steadfaSts Inc re-
sponsibility of the Norwood shooting,
Vice. President Penna said, was. on the
shoulders of the guards and coke COM
panies.
EFFECT OF THE SOLDIERS.
The town is quiet tonight and the large
crowds have gone TO their homes. The
funeral procession formed about fifty yards
from where the five companies OF the
Eobteenth repiment are uuartered and
marched past the Frick Coke Company's
Office. The foreigners flocked around
the militia, talked to them in broken Eng
lish, and were evidently much interested.
The appearance of the soldiers, no doubt,
had O quietinR effect on them: The saloons
were all closed at noon and intoxicating
LIQUORS could not be had in town.