The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-07-26
PARK CITY.
Utah's Great Camp Still Mourning
the Loss of Brave Miners.

Our correspondent at Park City last
week was in attendance at the A. o. H.
convention in Denver, returning only
the other day. Our news from the
camp, therefore, is mostly obtained
from the columns of the Park Record
of July 10. Following is a partial ac-
count of the funeral of the victims of
the disastrous explosion:
The horror and excitement of We'd
nesday and Thursday, during which
time all thoughts had been occupied
With the recovery and care of the dead.
gave way yesterday to that of mute
sorrow and sadness, when the hours
were given UP to the consignments of
the unfortunates to their last resting
place in the solemn cftadels of the
dead. 1t was funeral day. Words fail
TO express or compass the feelings of
our citizens who barred their heads in
respect or reverence-hearts outflow
ing with pity and eyes yelling with
unshed tears, as the long professions
passed them by on their solemn
marches to the cemetery plats, to ten
derby lay in the beds of their last long
sleep all that was mortal of those who
but few hours before were in the
full possession of vigorous manhood.
No sadder spectacle has even been
witnessed by the citizens of the Park
than that of yesterday morning at 9
o'clock, when twelve of our fellow men
were borne through our streets in step
to the time of funeral march. Few
eyes remained undimmed by the sight
no hearts were there untouched at
the thought that beneath each mound.
new raised, a mothers heart was also
buried. It was funeral day in the
r-1- h.
The twelve We're all taken from the
Catholic church, and were followed by
at least 600 miners and members of
the Order of Hibernians. Every vehi-
Gle in town was pressed into service,
ten of them serving as improvised
hearses. Hundreds unable to get
horses or conveyances walked to the
cemeteries, and with credit it may be
said the whole city turned out The
names of the twelve were Patrick
O'Neill John Devlin, Harry Devlin,
Mike Conlon, James Murrin, Chris
McAlinden, John Maloney, Wade Clio
doski, John Lively, Chris Cullen, John
Carney and John Dillon. Rev Father
Galligan OBLIGATED. They We're Inferred
in the city cemetery.
Immediately on the return from the
cemetery the funeral of Johnnie Nc
1@chNE AlAlAAs NOOh ploSC, also the
Catholic church. The Park City lodge
of Elks, of which deceased was a
member, attended in a body, nearly 100
strong, each carrying bouquet of car
nations and evergreens, which COM
pletely covered the coffin, as they
were deposited thereon after the body
was lowered into the grave. The in
terment was in Glenwood cemetery
The floral tributes were probably the
largest and most magnificent ever seen
here. The stage hands of the Dewey
theatre, fellow workmen of the de-
ceased, also followed the remains in a
body.
Funeral services over the remains of
Thomas A. Kelly took place at the
same time and place, and his body.
accompanied by his wife of but two
months, was placed on the cars for
shipment to Anaconda, Mont Rev.
Father Galligan offfciated at both flu
nerals and preached a splendid sermon
at the church. 1t took more than an
hour for the congregated people to
view the remains of the two young
men. The Order of Hibernians fol-
lowed their brother, Thomas Kelly, in
a body.
The funeral of George Garvin was
held Thursday from the Catholic
church, and like the others, was at
tended by nearly every citizen.