The record-union., 1897-09-14
VICTIMS BURIED.
Funeral of Those Who Were Killed
ON Friday.

HAZLETON Pa.), Sept. 13.-Indica-
tiOns last night pointed to danger. Dur
ing the entire night the street in the
front and rear of the headquarters was
guarded by sentries, and no person was
permitted to pass the lines under any
pretext.
The first official action of the day was
the closing of all liquor saloons until
4 clock this afternoon. This was done
after a conference between Mayor Alt
miller and General Goblin. 1t was done
because of the funerals Of the ten vic
tins, and fear of what might follow if
the strikers had access to liquor when
so wrought up with grief and rage.
When morning broke many of the mi
litiamen began to make preparations to
leave their commands for the usual
promenade through the city. General
Goblin, however, had issued orders that
all passes We're discontinued for the
present and no one could leave camp.
The commanders of the regiments at
all points in and about the city were
given orders to hold their commands in
readiness for any call at Lattimer.
By General Gobin's order the Polish
priests and citizens met him at brigade
IledQQudI ne lOlQ IiIul lIIdI DE
had no objection to the funeral, but
under no circumstances must there be
anything in the nature Of a military
procession or demonstration to show
large numbers. They could bury their
dead with all the show of mourning
and religious services of any kind
would not be interfered with, but they
would not be permitted to carry flags,
banners, side arms, or to have music in
any form.
General Goblin was very much dis
pleased at the parade of uniformed
men during yesterdays funeral, and
because some of them carried heavy
sa.bres. This will not be allowed again.
All along the line of the funeral pro-
cessiOn and in front of the church
where the services were held and
at the undertaker's establishment
crowds of miners and their wives began
to gather at an early hour. They came
in town from all the mining suburbs in
/ the region and taxed the capacity Of
the trolley cars, while inside of the ed
ifice there was not an inch of space.
! What may be called two branches of
| the main cortege came in from
| Harwood. Notwithstanding General
/ Gobin's order, one of these was headed
! by a brass band. which was beating a
/ mOurnful accompaniment to the tramp
/ of the marching miners as the brigade
! headquarters was neared.
A big crowd of onlookers filed the
/ street so thickly that only a narrow
path was left in the center for the pas
! sage OF the procession. Before the mil
| itary Headquarters was reached even
( the drums had been silenced, and the
/ line moved quietly on to Undertaken
Bonin's shop. where lay the bodies of
the eight Poles.
There were fully 1000 men in this
line. The second line carried no band,
and il moved to the undertaker's shop
/ quietly The lane on which the under
! takers shop fronts was packed thickly
from curb to curb by a surging throng
of foreigners, but there was not the
/ slightest disorder and not a trooper was
! in sight Within lay exposed to view
the corpses Of the Poles. and the crowd
was permitted to pass in single file
/ through the front door of the shop and
out at the rear.
The exposure Of the bodies to view is
thought TO have been unwise. Decom-
position had set in. and the bony. wax
en- features presented a sight that sent
every beholder out of the place with a
/ shudder OF horror.
/ OUTSIDE the preparations were mean
while under way for starting the big
( parade. Three other bands were also
I in waiting here, with the members of
the St. Joseph's and Italian Mutual
1 Aid Societies wearing their regailia-
General Goblin, at The conclusion of
his talk with the Polish priests. said
that everything had been settled as he
! desired The priests" he said, were
4 sent for by me because of the reports
/ that uniformed men bearing arms
/ would be IN line. This would GER
tainly have a tendency to prove a
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