The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-13
HAZBLT0N In GLOON.
Shadow of the Past and
Present Fears Brood
Over the Mining
Town.
FUNERAL OF TEN VICTIMS
Pennsylvania Troops in Force But
Little Fear Of Further
Bloodshed Today.
FUNERAL OF TEN VICTIMS

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HAZLETON, Pa, Sept. 1S, 1S97.-This
ominous date stood out on the calendar
with conspicuous meaning when those
who had managed to steal any sleep
awoke this morning. All the indications
last night pointed to danger and tnat
the military authorities realized that the
aspect was ominous became apparent at
an early hour today. The troops were
SO assigned to cover every territory where
there was prospect of action however re-
mote.
During the entire night, the street in
the front and the rear of Brigade Head
quarters, at the Valley Hotel, was guard
ed by sentries and no person was per-
mitted to pass the lines under any pre-
text.
The first official action of the day was
the closing of all the liquor saloons until
four o'clock this afternoon. This was
done after a conference between Mayor
Altmiller and General Goblin. The Mayor
has been laid up with rheumatism, but
the developments of the past twentyfour
hours induced him to hobble to his office
this morning for the first time since the
rioting began.
Brigade Commander Goblin consulted
him by messenger and the liquor embargo
was soon afterwards declared This was
done because of the funerals of the ten
victims fixed for this morning and the
fear of what might follow if the strikers
had access to liquor when so wrought UP
with grief and rage, for those are feelings
which prevail among them however silent
and subdued they may be.
The strictest discipline prevailed at the
camps of all the regiments. When morn
ing broke many of the militiamen began
to make preparations to leave their COM
mands for the usual promenade through
the city. General Goblin, however, had in
the meantime issued further orders that
all passes were discontinued for the pres
ent and that 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 readi-
ness for any call at Lattimer. A very
ugly feeling is prevailing among the
miners and rumors of disturbances
reached the city but could not be verified
AS a result of General Gobin's order to
the Polish priests and citizens, they met
him this morning at brigade headquarters.
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the funeral procession, but that under no
circumstances must there be anything
about it in the nature of a military pro-
cession or demonstration to show large
numbers. They could bury their dead
with all the show of mourning natural
and no religious services of any kind
would be interfered with, but they will
not be permitted to carry flags, banners,
side arms or to have music in any form
General. Goblin is very much displeased at
the parade of uniformed men during yes
terdays funeral and especially because
some of the men carried heavy sabres.
This will not be allowed again.
All along the line of the funeral process
sion and in front of the church, where
the services are to be held, and at the
undertaker's establishment, crowds OF
miners and their wives began to gather
at an early hour. They came into town
from all mining suburbs in the region
and taxed the capacity of the trolley
cars, while inside the edifice there was
not an inch of space. A persistent rumor
was circulating throughout the morning
that deputy sheriff had been hanged
at Lattimer. A telephone message to
that hamlet brought the response that
Up to noon no trouble of any sort had
developed, but the big funeral procession
had not yet gotten under way. What may
be called two branches OF the main cor
tege had come in from Harwood Not
withstanding General Gobin's order one of
these was headed by a brass band, which
was beating mournful accompaniment
to the tramp of the marching miners as
the brigade headquarters was neared. A
great crowd of onlookers filled the street
so thickly that only narrow path was
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procession. A buzz of expectancy went
through the crowds, but before the
headquarters was reached even the
muffled drum beat had been silenced
and the line moved quietly on to Under
taker Bonin's shop, where lay the bodies
of the eight Poles. There were fully
carried no band and it moved to the under
takers shop quietly. The narrow land
upon which the shop fronts was packed
thickly from curb to curb by a surging
throng, but there was not the slightest
disorder, and not 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 public
view is thought to have been unwise.
Decomposition had set in, and the bony,
waxen features presented sight that
sent every beholder out of the place
with a shudder of horror. Outside prep
arations were meanwhile under way for
starting the big parade. Three. other
bands were also awaiting here, with the
members of the st. Joseph's and italian
Mutual Aid Societies wearing their re-
gala. 1t was learned that the order of
General Goblin prohibiting strikers from
carrying bands had not reached these
parties from the priests to whom he gave
1t, but before it became known by them
the Brigade Commander revoked 1t and
gave permission for the musical accom-
paniment BY noon it was clear that the
funeral parade would not get under way
until possibly late in the afternoon. The
outside the church was clearly UNDER
stood and it is unlikely that any attempt
will be made to dispute it. The miners
seem to be perfectly docile and no trouble
is anticipated unless something unfore-
seen occurs.
TO AVENGE THE DEAD STRIKERS