Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-01-09

making their way 10 the outlying dis
tricts where the cemeteries are sitn-
atcd-thesa circumstances evidenced
Chicago's outward grief Tor the VIC
Tins OF the Iroquois Theatre disaster
Saturday. Priests and ministers of the
different churches were kept busy. as
they will be for some days.
The unidentified dead will be kept
as long as possible at the morgues IL
no one comes TO lay claim 70 the bodies
they Will be buried at the cities eG-
pense. by common consent or the
clergy. lead. Kindly Light" the great
hymn written by Cardinal John New
man. IS being sung at all the funerals
When it was 10 o'clock the chimes
OF tho North Side Church tolled dirge
and the northeast wind waited il over
the city. Before the first notes had
died away. another chime. farther
/ south. sounded n mournful intonation-
+ Then n hundred bells broke forth in
/ mighty diapason. whose iron means
seemed TO reach the gray clouds and
echoed back again in solemn accord
A snow storm which prevailed added
20 the socmni.y An intense quiet
ness i'm tho atmosphere itself. the alb
scnce OF all holiday appearances and
tho numerous funeral corteges. as they
slowly moved through the snow-storm.
while the church bells were tolling.
combined To make the occasion one a.
peculiarly cherries as Il was solemn
and impressive.
The city hall. except the absolutely
necessary departments. was closed to-
day. The board OF tarde closed an
hour earlier than usual. and a number
OF mercantile and manufacturing cstab-
lsihments also closed earlier. The big
state street department stores closed
their doors at noon. The purpose OF
the proprietors had been 70 afford IA
cilities for the bereaved thousands to
secure mourning goods by keeping The
stores open.
! Thirry-f0ur teachers in the public
schools are known 20 have lost their
lives in the fire. and the schools were
ordered closed Monday in their mem
DRY.
Chicago. SpeciaI-Sunday wos day
3 Of funerals in Chicago and for the first
e thine in the history OF tho city all OF
j. the people who desired TO bury their
dead were unable 20 do so The un-
J. precedented demand for hearses and
y carriages would have been enough in
y itself 10 task 10 the utmost the re-
l. sources OF the undertakers. but the
u heavy snow that has fallen during the
,. last two DAYS has increased their dif-
"A ! hculties enormously. All OF the GENE
s teries in Chicago are miles from the
- business centre Arrangements we're
e made by the undertakers 10 have as
ie many funerals as possible held in the
II early part OF the day in order 20 allow.
a II possible. the use OF the hearse for a
n second funeral in the afternoon. In a
~ number OF cases this was done, bur
of there were Instances where the fami-
lies who were 10 wait for the return OF
- the hearse were disappointed and were
h compelled 10 defer the burial on thelr
-. dead until tomorrow.
AZ The cemeteries were compelled 10
I'd ksep men al work all through the
III night digging graves. and in some 81
IN the larger cemeteries they barely man
AGED 20 make them at sufficient speed
AT one time this afternoon, Il burlalS
were in progress in Rose Hin Gene
terry and all OF them were the inter
IN ments OF victims OF the fire.
-o- In the rooms Of one undertaker Oh
the south side OF the city fraterna
OF orranization held services over hV'
3. members OF their order at the sam
=" time. and all OF them were buried sia
ed lv side in Waldheim Cemetery IN
IN funeral services over the remains O
Ella and Edyth Freckelton. Sisters
ne -vere held In Boulevard Hall at ttty
It'll ffth and Halstead streets. fully 20
&C. rersons being in attendance and %
:. more stood outside In the wind unt
'" tho funeral had departed Tor OaA"oO
- Cemetery.
he In the home OF the millionaire manu-
nd facturer. Ludwig Wolf. on Washinl
-ni. TON boulevard. was held the quadrup
funeral OF his daughter. Mrs VIM.
earn. and her three children. A crow
of more than ! 900 people surrouhot
the house and the police we're con
ent peled 20 open a passageway TOT u
ing pall-bearers. ,.u,.,
he A funeral conducted In a humDn
manner was hele a few squares ITO
peu the Wolff residence. IL was that
ent. Mrs. Mary w. Holt and her three en-
TO dren. ALI OF whom n,Sd In the lii-s@o
ing aecond balcony Fully as many peop
lich we're around the small frame chui'
the IN which this funeral was held as We
lied gathered outside the pretenuous w =
mansion and here. as in front OF y
yVoIfr's residence. the police were cci
peIled 70 open a passage way ior
=, baskets as they were borne ="
i Of TIsT OF DEAD INCREASED TO .
,ent The list OF dead was increased 10
-, nv the death OF Leroy Rainooiu,
p IF four years who was severely OuI y