Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-13


party. They presented v eird appearance
as they stood sorrowfuliy in the gloom
Upon the scrap heaps. As the Ere nlsd
past the watchers took their places Ill the
ranks. the women giving way TO lamenta-
items as the hearses drove by. Other wo-
men who did not join the marching sat
upon the culm banks, and, throwing their
apron: over their heads, rocked 10 ana FRO
sobbing and moaning. At the head of the
line was the Hungarian band playing
dirGes, ami following were the members
o. the several societies in their fanciIut re-
gala The Italian company wore black
glazed hats with immense dropping black
feathers. and carrying regaia SWORDS.
Some of the militia officers consider that
the carrying of these swords amounted 10
being armed
Following them were several hundred
miners dressed in their best clothes. which
in most cases were poor enough indeed.
Viewed by ThOUsnnds.
Several thousand people lined the city
streets and as the procession passed along
an impressive silence pervaGed the throns
broken occasionally by sob from wo-
man or smothered grcan from man.
There was nothing of imprecaution against
the authors of the act which caused the
victims death. and no eNcitement-Just that
impressive. ominous silence
One needed only to look into the faces
of the mon in the procession TO interpret
their feelings. however. Deadly and bitter
sled with 1t look OF despair, as II
they realized their impotency-
Behind each hearse was a carriage con-
tanning the family of the deceased. In
every one there were children. The wo-
men made no ffeort 70 SHE'D themselves,
but exhibited their grief-stricken and tear
stained faces to the onlookers. When tie
cemetery was reached two OF the bodies
were inte rred in one grave.
1 visited the hospital during the after
noon. where thirty-four wounded men are
lying The surgeon said six of them Will
surely die. Some of them are shot in sew
eraI places. and the bullets passed clear
through their bodies. Nine of them were
shot in the back. The deputies had sur
rounded the strikers upon three sides. and
this is thought to partially account for
their wounds in the back. although others
Were shot while trying to run away. The
known dead number seventeen. but four
additional bodies are reported to have been
removed by friends. while several men are
said to be missing, and are thought TO
have crawled into the woods and died.
Some of the men were wounded with
buckSkOt. while most OF them were hit b.
the bullets from Winchester rifles The
surgeon said there We're no traces OF any
having been beaten with gun butts. as re-
ported. The wounded are receiving every
attention in the hospital, and are carefully
nursed-
The unnistakable effect upon the popu-
lace of the funeral procession yesterday
caused Gen. Goblin to decide to prevent
be held today. He says the strikers are
surrounding the funeral ceremonies with
every element calculated to excite the pso-
Pile and that ii is liable to result in some
emotional outbreak which would be dis
astrouS-
Disappointment to Strikers.
This decision was a great disappointment
to the strikers. They had planned for an
elaborate funeral, the ten bodies to be
borne upon the shoulders OF relatives ard
friends of the deceased ard placed side by
side CT q platform where speeches were to
be made by the priests.
The circulation of the report of these de-
tails and General Gobin'S decision last night
caused a great deal of uneasiness through
cut the city. The fear was expressed that
the strikers might resent the interference
with their plans, ard every BODY felt sure
that the lea-t resistance TO whatever course
General '-obin should insist Upon would be
Y-eoT@ .sly suppressed by the militia. When
TIE miners heard of General Gobil's de-
I.sion thry Were outspoken in their bitter
hess. the Interpreters say.
They held that they had n right to at
they could not afford To hire carriages, 50
they must march. Some of the residents,
however, commend his course and said the
OF ly way TO deal with the miners is to Keep
& neavy hand upon them. They say I'D
these Huns and Poles. accustomed Tor e.
q att rs TO Military arbiiraCir S. are easily
cowed ny show Of Free and that il
would ne bettsT IS keep them down than
s.ble bloc ,shet
- lf:.s morning finds HazIeton in a state Of
anxiety The night had been full of rumors
of depredations by the miners in outlying
districts. but only one case was verified
This was resident of the hamlet of Nc
AGoo who had been Blasting of his con-
nection with the deputies. His house was
invaded during the night by twenty-five
~ n m 14at r in ,,#1
h:iIty and then fled into the darkness be-
fore the troops arrived from the neighbor-
ing camp.
Scouting Parties of Miners
Scouting parties of miners were abroad
dl-r.nS The night searching for deputies.
bit TO others We're found. The determine
ti"n of General Goblin to prevent the sery-
Ice of civil warrants upon the deputies en-
gagged III Fridays shooting has aroused "A
spin: q Vengeance among the miners. who
saS tley viii settle personally, and rot
through the medium OF the law, with any
OF the deputies they can find. 1t is thought
that nearly all the deputies have fled frcm
this region. and those who remain are in
hiding with their friends. They could find
shelter with the troops if they choose, but
prefer 10 keep out of sight altsgether
The city began TO fill up early with the
throhSS coming on from the surroundiI.;.
country 10 attend the big funeral today
by CLOCK there were several thousand
People on the streets, principally fcre;;.n-
ers. and every road leading into town was
thrUnget.
General Goblin told The Star corresDond-
ent this morning he would avoid, as far as
possible, Interfering with the funeral hut
Woaii not allow any marching with arms.
nor permit any service which seemed TO ne
OF senli-miiitary character to take art
lie Is very much opposed to any demon
strttioT at ALL but deems il the par; of ex-
uediency to give them as much latitude as
car be permitted with wisdom Where the
hhe Is To be drawn and what the conse-
qtences will be are the causes of the anx,e-
" thls morning. One more of the wounded
miners died in the hospital during the
night. and several others are expected 10
dc ducipe the day. The soldiers patroI,ed
the road curing the night, gu. the strikers
VINO were abroad kept out Of their way
Soldiers Held Up and Robbed.
One soldier, who strayed away from mis-
companions. was promptly held up and
robbed Of si3 and his watch. At General
Gobin's headquarters the staff officers were
astir early this morning. Mounted order
lies arrived and departed at frequent in
tervals with reports from the various COM
nands scattered around the country End
with orders for the days movements