The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-27

when 0rosso hai anlss.esi as. the Italians
present thzeE handkerchief. fanera. en-
0ssuls and hsas.gglls 0f earth GA the
colhus-the cssson of Italians the worfa
ever FOR centuries-ia baryiaE their dead.
SAld one Of Ghe Italians afsex the ceremony
vas over:
We did not throw earth on the eoffius;
no no At j. our custom the world over.
cannot explain = IA Eag lsh. b1s it sig
ntAes great deal TO u "A the expression
o. our love and respect }0r tie dead.
Crosses address, translated, VAS sub
staniially ss fo.loxs.
AZ ITALIAN PATRIOTS SPEECH.
''I'aliaas cad Friezsfs. We are here 70
perform sre sal ute at buryinE our dead
those who we're taken from among 4.
without warning. Inough We weEe All
born Italians. Ne were bora poor. and TO
live ~e must work. Many of u. wishing
10 better our conditions. Jeff the mosAcT
countFF and came 10 America. Though
We are clt'z ms Of this great coantgv. and
attl ue Loyal 10 It's laws sc cannot areak
the ties which made us o. one tongue or
FORGET the mothers who bore as IN Ttalv.
Coming 70 Ameriea. our people scat-
tered. Work Ne must. and some of us
vent into tue bowels OF the earth 10 earn
eur bread Rnd maintain cur families.
Among car deal ls De Mari. Tie came 10
America 20 prepare a home for his wife in
this great country; great because Christo-
pheT Columbus one of our own tongue,
discovered II and has thus made il dear to
ns forever. Though We we're born IN the
u0~eTy land OF ltsiv many OF rs will never
be buried there. Way not then permit
cur bones 20 lie III America the land nTst
found By Columbus whose name " q revere
and love2 De Mari has a wife in Italy.
tut she cannot mourn Tor ms last resting
place when she knows that the Soil Of
America contains his body. Next to Itaiv
she would be satisfied with America For
the dead | viii say:
"Adiea, Italy
'Adleu. dear ones
"Adieu. America, the land Of our
hopes 70
FATHER AND son LAID AwAY
Almost before the grave enclosing the
three men was filed the sound OF the dead
march was again heard. This time the
bana led procession of 500 People follow
Ing the bodies Of John Z. John and Evan
ID. John, father and sou, Who died Ia eAch
Others arms. Mrs. John, supported by
her daughter az one arm anu friend Of
the family on the other, could scarcely
keep her feet but she struggled along
not altering sound, her paliid face which
her mourning veil could not conceal,
plainly indicating her poignant grief. Up
hill and down the men, women and children
followed the dead, the long line of slowly
moving humanity stretching behind until
lost to view in the dense foliage, The pro-
eession appeared TO have no end. IL was
certainly the greatest eortege Franklin
ever Witnessed. To the right of the trail
along which the procession passed lowered
the mountain, its steep sides thickly tim
bered. while to the left appeared an abrupt
decllvity of about l. 200 feet, at the base of
which the Green river tumbles aad pitches
on its tortaous way 10 the sea. Beyond
the river rises at an aorupt angie another
ridge of hills thiekiy timbered. while in the
distance the higher peaks OF the mountains
wore patches OF white-snow. which even
the summer heat had not yet melted.
Behind, clinging to the steep mountain
side. could be seen the town Of Franklin,
but. except for a lazy column of smoke
arising from one of the tire rooms the
place showed no signs of life. Everything
appeared tranquil, peaceful and satisfied.
The sun looked innocentlv on the dead
the same as it does the sea after
tempest-as If beneath the smooth water
there lay no good ship which few brief
hours before had brayely breasted the
waves.
When the procession arrived at the
cemetery the dead were placed by the side
of en- open grave dug for two. The people
ranged about without uttering a sound,
and the members of the Independent
Order of odd Fellows lodges of Black
Diamond and Franklin formed a circle
and uncovered their heads. Then DIR. j.
J. Smith. the Oregon Improvement Com
pany's physician AZ the mines, acting as
prelate, took his stand among fourteen
newly made graves aud read the ritual
istie burial service. The bodies were low
cred, men covered them over with earth
and the widow and mother with her
little children about her gazed at
the filling graves but did rot cry; their
grief was too deep for that. Finally Mrs
John was led away. She appeared 10 be
thinking about something, not in the
present, but in the future; of some place
not on this earth. In moment CHM
mer of hope lis her features, then she re-
laxed into state OF semi-eoma and ap-
peared oblivious of her surroundings. Her
condition this evening is said TO be critical.
During the past two days she has worn
herself out with crying and moaning, bat
now her strength is falling
NEARLY ALL NOW BURIEp.
In the course of the afternoon Ike Clem-
mems and Edward Maxwell. both oolored.
were buried near each other. other
funerals foilosed in rapid succession. the
bodies OF Joseph Standridee. Peter Hay.
John +. John. Charles Stevens and Evan
John being consigned 10 the earth. Evan
John aud John f. John we're accorded
funeral under the auspices OF the Knights
OF Pythias Saturday nine were buried
here. and other buriais took place at Black
Diamond and Seattle OF the shir;y.seven
dead, there remain not yet buried bat two
-Evan .. Jones and Chris Dankers-
whose bodies wii be held until tomorrow,
awaiting word from relatives
THK coNrASy's TOSS $1,000.
I. r. Corey. superintendent Of mines for
the Oregon improvement Company. was
asked last evening what the losses caused
bv the Fraakiin disaster would foot up
and replied that it would amount 20 100.
This. he said, vas mere guess work. bat IN
figuring the loss be counted what would
be lost bv the decrease in the oatput oi
coal the damaze done. the necessary re-
usirs. tbe funeral expenses and the amount
given 70 the widows and orphans Of those
xho wege killed IN the disaster.
Mr. Corey estimates that the output will
he iessened one-halL The mine had Just
gos IN such shape that so tons per day
could be gotten onL New not more than
~ tons can be removed
Ttwtll he three or perhaps four months
before The sixfh level can again be oper-
ated. Twill have 70 be kept closed for
ions r~r3od before the Gre vail 10 smoth-