The Dickinson press., 1894-11-17
AT THEIR GRAVES
COMMEMORATION EXERCISES IN
::EMORY OF ANARCHISTS.
The Graves ~ August Spies and the
Others Hanged With Him Are Vis-
tied by Sympathizers-Alm .
Disaster.

Chicago, Nov. 13.-The seventh ami
versary Of the hanging of August
Spies and his fellow anarchists was
observed by Chicago anarchists Sun
day with a parade. Later they re-
paired to the cemetery where the
bodies We're buried and the graves
were decorated with flowers.
West Twelfth street Turner hall was
crowded i'll the afternoon with social
lists who had gathered to attend the
commemoration exercises of the ami
versary of the hanging of the an
archists. The meeting was held under
the auspices of the Socialistic- Labor
party Of Chicago. The stage was dec
Grated with flags and red bunting and
a lffe-sfze portrait of August Spies,
heavily draped with red bunting, was
suspended from the stage. The meet
ing was called to order by Bernard
Berlyn. He said:
1--WE are not here to commemorate
the tragedy which occurred seven
years ago to-day, but to express t,ur
views and also to express our SYM
pathy for the departed" He said
that the meeting was the first which
had been held since the hanging of the
anarchists which was composed en-
tirely Of socialists with not a mingling
of anarchists. Jesse Cox was the next
speaker. During his remarks he said
It was not the purpose Of the social
lists Of Chicago and the world to gain
their point by using force, but it was
their object to gain strong fOothOld
by having complete organization,
and then to win out by ballots and not
dynamite.
T. ]. Morgan was loudly applauded
when he appeared to make his ad-
dress.
81 am not an anarchist" he COM
menced, "but am a socialist, and
still we are here to pay tribute to those
Chicago murdered. have waited ever
since tile hanging of our friends to
attend meeting Of socialists freed
from anarchists, and at last 1t has ma
terialized."
Mr.. Morgan dwelled at great length
upon the organization Of the social
fists. He said that without organiza-
tfon the socialistic party could never
gain its point.
Hundreds of men. women and chill
dren who were passengers OH tile spes
cial train on the Chicago 4 Northern
Pacific road en- route for Waldheim
cemetery experienced q very narrow
escape from serious injury and proba-
BILE death by the derailing of the en-
gine and one coach. The only persons
who received injury were Patrick
Larry. the engineer. and Walter Charl-
ton. the fireman. Their Injuries con-
sisted of slight bruises about the arms
and body.
A train. consisting OF ten coaches, was
crowded with people en- route to Wald-
helm cemetery to attend the annual
commemoration exercises over the
graves of the anarchists. The engine
left the track owing to un open switch
md was followed by the foremost
coach. When the first shock occurred
the passengers throughout the train
were thrown from their seats and a
scene of wild confusion followed. Men
brushed past women in trying to reach
the car door. and frightened cries Of
women and children could be heard on
all sides. The stopping of the train,
however. put Il stop 10 the panic, and
men more collected than others sue
ceedetl in calming the frightened pas
sengers.