The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-04
Day Of Funerals At Chicago
Taxed Undertaking Facilities.
MEN DUG GRAVES ALL NIGHT.
Many Bodies Gould Not Be Buried After
Funeral Services Because Hearses
Were So Busy.

time I'm the history OF the city all OF the
people who desired 20 bury their dean
were unable 10 do so. The unprecedented
demand for hearses and carriages would
have been enough In itself TO tax Ia the
very utmost the resources of the under
takers. but the heavy snow that has
fallen during the last two days has In
creased their difficulties enormously.
All the cemeteries I'm Chicago are miles
from the business centre and residence
districts and with good weather and the
street IN passabe condition II is matter OF
several hours 10 reach one OF them.
Yesterday. when every hesrse was In mr.
gent demand. II required about twice As
long TO reach cemetery as under normal
conditions.
Arrangements were made by the fire
undertakers 10 have as many funerals as
possible held In the early part OF the day
in order TO allow tho use OF the hearses
for a second funeral In the afternoon. In
a number OF cases this was done, but
there were instances where the families
who were compelled 10 wait for the re-
turn OF the hearses were disappointed and
were compelled TO defer the burial OF their
dead until today II Is not expected that
there will be any further trouble In this
direction after today, and by tomorrow
the streets TO the cemeteries win be I'm
such condition as TO permit the pas
sage OF funerals in almost the ordinary
time
The cemeteries were compelled to keep
men at work all through the night dig
eing graves and i'm some OF the large
cemeteries they barely managed TO make
them with sufficient spt ed. AT one time
this afternoon IL burials were in progress
in Rose hill cemetery and all OF the in
terments were OF victims OF the fire.
In the rooms OF one undertaken a fra
ternal organization held services over
a,sA t,~et ~ fIAtr Al GO
time and all OF them were buried side
by side In Waldheim cemetery.
The funeral services over the remains
OF Ella and Edyth Freckelton. sisters,
was held in Boulevard hall. at Fifty
fifth and Halstead streets. fully 1000
persons being I'm attendance and 500 more
stood outside In the biting wind until the
funeral had departed for oakwood ceme-
terry.
In the home of the millionaire manu-
facturer. Ludwig Won. on Washington
boulevard was held the quadruple flu
neral Of his daughter Mrs. William II.
earn. and her three children. A crowd
OF more than 1000 people surrounded the
house and the police were compelled to
open a passageway for the pail bearers.
LIST NOW 5ss
The list Of dead was increased to SIS
by the death OF Leroy Raimbold. boy
OF 4 years. who was severely burned. and
died in st Luke's hospital. OF the 10
bodies at the county morgue four were
identified today. They were Mrs. Mary
A. Fair. Sadie IAudwig. Dorothy Le-
menager. 13 years: Emma Reynolds.
years.
The injured now number 1o3 Of whom
there is any record, although the num-
bsr of those who were hurt slightly
would swell the number greatly.
John Schmidt. the stage hand who Is
aatd hQya left the reflector which
prevented the asbestos curtain from de-
scending. In still sought by the police.
He is believed 10 be In hiding In this
city. but the chief OF police received an
intima ton from his friends that Schmidt
will be ready when wanted n witness
At the coroner's inquest next Thursday.
Assistant Chief OF Police Schuettler
said today: "I have been assured by Klaw
4 Erlanger that any members OF the
company who are wanted as witnesses
will be returned from New York and with
that understanding I have ordered that
there be no further interference with the
departure OF the company"
WILL PLACE RESTRICTIVE LAWS.
Beginning at o'clock this morning
Coroner Traeger and the jury impanelled
10 sit at the inquest will resume their
task OF collecting evidence In the theatre
building. Because OF the unlimited scope
that the coroner intends TO give to the in
NeStlHdIlOn IL Is expected tnat the Work
OF taking testimony will consume several
weeks.
From all Indications the meeting OF the
city council will be taken up entirely by
the introduction or resolutions relating 10
the fire In the lroquois theatre. Ordinances
will be presented covering almost every
detail or the management and equipment
or n theatre. Alderman Dunn will intro
duce an order forbidding members OF the
city council 10 accept passes either from
railroads or places OF amusement.
Mayor Harrison will hold a meeting In
his office with all the aldermen. and IL
possible with all the theatrical managers
also. To talk over what Is best 10 be done
The mayor said that he heard nothing
or rumor that warrant was 10 be
taken out for his arrest
''One cannot tell" he said. what a
man who has lost all his family In a Are
like that OF Wednesday will do He could
hardly be held responsible for his ac-
uons."
PANIC IN A CHURCH
A serious panic occurred this afternoon
st the funeral OF Miss Carrie sayers. one
OF the victims Of the fire. The services
were In progress I'm the South Chicago
Congregational church and the building
was filed with friends and relatives A
hre broke out three doors from the church
and the first lntimatlon OF the fact was
conveyed 10 the people In the church by \
. cry OF IRE on the street. II needed but
the one shout to bring all the people 20
their feet and many started for the door.
Policemen O'Keefe and Peterson calico
out 10 the people that there was no
danger and urged them to resume their
seats Their advice was not needed. how
ever; the pail bearers went TO the side of
the casket and stood I'm readiness to re-
move II, and the family OF the dead girl
prpared TO leave. Suddenly cloud ofa
smoke came in through the open door and
the sight and smell maddened the people
In an instant The two officers barely
had time TO swing the doors open when
the rush came. This was all that saved a
severe crush and probable loss OF life as
the crowd plunged through the doorways. |
When the street was reached and ~ was
seen that there was no cause for alarm |
the greater part of the people returned |
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