The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-02
CHICAGO NEVER KNEW
SUCH A DAY OF MOURNING
Narrowing Scenes and Experiences
Following the Holocaust.

Narrowing Scenes and Experiences
Following the Holocaust.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-Such a day of
mourning Chicago never witnessed as
that which ushered in the New Year
In every portion of the city almost, it
seemed as though there were funerals,
or undertaking wagons arriving with
dead, who were being brought to their
homes, for the last time.
While the funeral professions were
moving through the snow covered
streets to various cemeteries, the
throng about the various morgues and
undertaking establishments seemed al
most as large as ever. Many men APP
peared at the door of Rollston's and
Jordan's morgues this afternoon who
had been on their feet for forty-eight
hours, constantly searching for those
they had lost. The greater number
of dead are in these two places, and
men who had viewed the CHASTITY rows
of corpses and had gone on unavailing
searches to every other morgue and
undertaking room in the city to which
the dead from the theater had been
taken, came back once more to Roll
ston's and Jordan's almost in despair,
but hoping against hope that they
might have overlooked their dead in
the great number that had crowded the
tables and floors on Thursday morn
ing. In some cases they were success
full. in many others they were not.
Practically all of the bodies which adj
nit of careful identification have been
carried away and of those which re-
main, the majority are in such condi-
ton that only the most minute and
careful inspection will be able to re-
veal their identity to those who knew
them best.
CIergymen Kept Busy.
From the Regensberg home DR..
Hirsch went to that of Dr. Joseph
Zeisler 1856 Lake Park avenue, to at
tend the funeral OF another young vic
tim, Walter B. Zeisler, who was con-
sidered one of the brightest students
in the University of Chicago
The experience of this one clergy
man in his round from home to nome
is but an instance of what dozens or
other ministers were called upon 10
perform during the day.
1t was absolutely impossible for the
bereaved relatives to secure all the
carriages they wished with which to
convey their friends and relatives to
the cemeteries. In many cases IL was
not possible for all members OF the
immediate family to ride in the funeral
cortege, because no carriages could be
procured for them.
The lverymen We're Simply over
whelmed by the demands made upon
them and earnestly urged that as far
! as possible the relatives should con-
! tent themselves with a carriage for
the pail bearers, the hearse and one
other carriage for the family. Where
| there were more members of the fam
| ilv than could conveniently ride in the
! sinoIe carriages they were compelled
10 make their way to the cemetery
by other methods of transportation.
This was the situation in Chicago
| to-day, and tomorrow 1t will be IN
| tensified. \The coroner's office to-day
| issued neaNy 300 burial certificates Tor
people killed in the fire. Some OF these
were for PEOPLE residing in other
cities, but they were comparatively
! few.
A mournful variation was the occa-
sional appearance of bands playing
dirges as funerals slowly passed TO-
wards churches, railway stations ana
| cemeteries.
May Break Up the Strike.
The majority of the striking drivers
have returned to work. and It IS not
likely that any funerals will be inter-
fered with.
1--WE ordered them back, wages on az
waga 70 help the city out of the great
calamity that has befallen II, SAID
President Hagen of the union. AT
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