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


Friday mas about =absiiied With the burial
OF the dead today and ia its place has
come feeling Of loneliness. deep. over
powsring and depressing. On the afgi cted
grief has taken a new hold, and they nox
seem TO reaiize more keeniy than ever
the loss that has befai'e en- them; while the
miners generally. those Who lost no reIa-
lives, have awakened to the fact shat their
"bgtties" who we're are no more, that
they have reached thas bourne from
which no traveller returns. Men walk
about the town. solemn and in drooping
spirits. while. 10 add TO the somber aspect
OF the scene, there il liberal Supply cf
black and white erapings on the buildings,
and also about the main slope OF tie mine,
which throgghouE the day has been hang
ing listless IN the not. smoky atmosphere.
The burning sun. shielded IN a small de-
gree by the murky air. seems 10 have
taken on mourning out Of sympathy for
the dead and the stricken families The
mine has closed down for the day, and
not sound disturbs the stiffness OF tie
place except the occasional sound of
heartrending vail emanating from the
households OF the bereaved.
Today was made the occasion of gen
eral funeral, twenty-seven bodies being
buried one al Newcastle, one az Cedar
Mountain, eleven at Franklin. five at
Black Diamond, three at Renton and two
at Seattle. A funeral train left Franklin
at Gas clock this morning. carrying
nearly all OF the local people To Black Dia-
mond, where everyone attended the
funerals of John GrantiIli. Joseph Daw-
son, John T. Pugh, Joseph Bossio and
David ID. Jones. The Black Diamond
brass band, consisting of nineteen pieces,
rendered appropriate marches. and the
procession, with the Eve coflins carried in
line by pali-bearers. were escorted 10 the
cemetery. The funeral OF John I. Pugh
was conducted under the auspices of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, ana
Joseph Dawson and David ID. Jones under
the auspices of the Foresters. Rev John
Il. Damon. the veteran preacher of Seattle,
preached the funeral sermons, and ia q
little while row OF five mounds. with
PLAIN wooden headboards, marked the
graves of the asphy xiated miners.
At this funeral the grief OF Mrs. Dawson
for her SON Joe and that of Mrs. Pugh and
her six motherless children for the hus-
band and father was pitiful TO behold.
Mrs. Dawson was overcome With sorrow
and her violent cries filled all with deep
concern. Mrs. Pugh is now dangerously
i'll. Her grief, though OF less violent
form. is none the less great and she has
passed from one spasm into another until
her Ife is almost despaired Of She is not
a strong woman and the attending pny-
sician expresses grave fears lest she will
never recover from the shock consequent
q IL
est child is but years old.
THE FUNERAL TRAINS PROGRESS
At Cedar Mountain the people of the
little town turned out en- masse TO pay
their last respects to all that was mortal of
John Morris. AT Renton three funerals
were in progress. those of John Hall,
Evan Hughes and William Secor. The
different church bells tolled out their
mournfll peals. and throughout the val
leys from Franklin 20 Renton the people
were performing their duty to the dead.
When the funeral train reached Renton
one coffin. containing the body Of Robert
McCulsky, was transferred 10 the train
coming east in charge Of Superintendent
l. Z. Smith, of the Columbia & Puget
Sound railroad. and thence was conveyed
10 Newcastle, where the funeral aud burial
took place.
The train Immediately returned to Rem
ton, and. reaching the franklin branch,
started for Black Diamond. BY this tine
the funerals % the latter place we're at an
end. and nearly the whole town, IN addi-
tion to the Franklin people. was in wait
ing at the depot The baud and about $50
people we're admitted to the coaches, and
the train departed for Franklin, going
back again FOR the second load OF people.
By l. o'clock all vas in readiness for the
funerals here, and at / O'Clock the bodies
OF the three Italians. PHILIPPE De Mari,
Rocco Ietti and Louis Farrisi, carried by
pallbearers. were IN line for the cemetery
on the SIDE hill thFee-quariers of a mile
away. The band boys took up their stand
in front, and then followed the palibear-
ers Directly behind came Italian women
and children. all mourning and crying
piteousJy. The men have no relatives az
Franklin. and their homes are so far re-
mote that il vas deemed impracticable 10
send their bodies away. 50 the funeral
took place here Fsrrirl has no family,
bai leaves hIs parents IN Italy. DE Mari
caves wife IN Italy. lie was working
hard ana saving his money, in the vain
hopo that before the year closed she coald
be with hjm. Tetii vas cot married, out
has father ln Phiiadeipbia.
TuE HUEisE oF rHE grAusxs
The trail TO the Cemetery leads in
devious way along tie mountain s.de
amid the dense gfowtA of green bushes
and ferns that shoot up and from any
angle hide she pedestrian. In this path,
which Is iust wide enough to 4dml; Of
three persons marching abreast. flied a
procession of 80 people. uen. women and
children. white and black The baaa
played slow march untu the cemetery
was almost reached. when the musicians
lined az ga each SIDE e the trsu in the
bFasa, continuing 10 p.ay untii the pro
Cessson bad passed
IT the cemetery the three coffins weTc
loWercI side by side .ut5 ore BAG grave.
and then 81 ass leut The men WsTe
Catholics, aud ira the absence Of a priest
thefe xzs = painful curiosity on the part
~ taose present as 30 how tas ceremonies
would conclude. Suddenly John Grosso.
az Italian miner from l,ewcast3e, stepved
forssrd aa3 anno1nce3 IA brokea Ga-
gsish
.sTs the Engiish speaking people Ssh
20 say that i do act On terstAud your Ian
gaaer yerv sell Ne are here to barry oar
ae4A. aad. Wtth yulr permission. 1 will
address 8 fen Wofts ire Italian 70 iAase of
Ky mother country.
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