Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-11
CITY BOWED IN GRIEF.

Chicago Jan. 3.-Chicago's head was
bowed in grief yesterday over the aw-
full catastrophe of wednesday after
noon. Business generally was sus-
pended, banks alone being the only
commercial centers, which for obvious
and legal reasons could not close their
doors. For an hour at noon bells toll
ed a requiem instead, but when at
noon the sound of the silver chimes
of st. James church on the north side
were Eorne by the wind over the heart
of the city, it seemed as though every
other church in the city caught from 1t
the inspiration and the bells of each
responded at once. The churches in
the outlying portions of the city were
the last to hear the tolling of those
nearer the business center, but they
at once followed and the bells of st.
James had been silent two hours and
more when the bells of the churches
in the southwest portion OF the city
began their tolling.
City of Funerals.
Outside of the little business that was
transacted downtown, the city was CIV
en- over to the funerals. There was
not cemetery in Chicago which did
not see one or more, some having as
high as a score. Extraordinary ar
rangements have been made for those
to be held today, which will number
100
Double and Triple Burials.
Two double funerals passed through
the downtown streets just as the large
merchandise houses were dismissing
their employees at noon. The sound
Ct the ST James chimes was floating
on the air and the people, recognizing
the solemnity Of the occasion, lined
the streets. many of them with barred
heads, while the funerals passed slow
IL on. One of these funerals was
that of brother and sister, John j.
Fitzgibbons, Is years old, and his sis
ter Anna, 16. The other was that of
two sisters, Mrs. Ella M. Cantwell and
Mrs. P. p. ODonnell. A triplei
funeral was held at noon from S237
Groveland avenue, whence the re-
rains of Myron A. Decker, his wife
and daughter, Mamie, were taken to-
Rose Hill cemetery. The sole sur
vivor of this family is daughter,
eight years old, who did not attend the
theater ..
The bodies of Francis and Agnes
Kennedy were followed by hundreds of
relatives and friends from ST. Ber-
nard's Catholic church. Fifty young
women followed the caskets as they
were carried toward the altar. The
sisters were both teachers. in the Chi
cago public schools.
Whole Families Extsrminated.
A triple funeral at 21S3 West Mon
roe street was that of Mrs Z. Shriner
and daughters, Irene and lrma. The
husband and father had been dead
some time and catastrophe of Wednes
day exterminated the family. There
were several other double and triple
funerals held during the day.
The largest funeral to be held today
will be the other entire family of
Morris Eyer, S7GO Indiana avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. Eyer. who were aged
people. lost three daughters and two
Grandchildren and are left alone out of
their family. ...
FUNERAL FOR THE UNKNOWN.
Mayor Harrison yesterday approved
he suggestion of Coroner Traeger that
! public funeral be held in the near
'uture for the Unidentified dead
Nearly all Identified.
The number Of dead is now definitely
nown to be 597, of these SIS have
zen identified The remainin- 90
0dies we're last night removed to tho
ity mOrgue. where they VIII be kept
or the present.