The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-01-07

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Bells tolling at noon suspended busl-
ness activity, and long lines Of funerals
making their way to the outlying dis
tricts where the cemeteries are situ-
ated-these circumstances evidenced
Chicago's outward grief fer 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. II
no one comes to lay claim to the bodies
they will be buried at the cities ex-
pense. BY common consent OF the
clergy, Lead, Kindly Light" the great
hymn written by Cardinal John New
man, is being sung at all the funerals.
When 1t was II o'clock the chimes
Of the North Side Church tolled dirge
and the northeast wind waited 1t over
the city. Before the first notes had
died away, another chime. farther
south. sounded a mournful intonation.
Then a hundred bells broke forth in
mighty diapason, whose iron moans
seemed to reach the gray clouds and
echoed back again in solemn accord.
A snow storm which prevailed added
to the solemnity. An intense quiet
ness in the atmosphere itself, the alb
sence of all holiday appearances and
the numerous funeral corteges, as they
slowly moved through the snow-storm,
while the church bells were tolling,
combined to make the occasion one as
peculiarly cherries as it 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 number
OF mercantile and manufacturing estab-
lsihments also closed earlier. The big
State street department stores closed
! their doors at noon. The purpose Of
the proprietors had been to afford ia
cilities for the bereaved thousands to
secure mourning goods by keeping the
stores open.
Thirty-four teachers in the public
schools are known to have lost their
lives in the fire. and the schools were
IL In fhoir MI
ory.
Chicago. SpeciaI.-Sunday was day
of funerals in Chicago and for the first
thine In the history Of the city all OF
the people who desired to bury their
dead were unable to do so. The un-
precedented demand for hearses and
carriages would have been enough in
itself to task to the utmost the re-
sources OF the undertakers, but the
heavy snow that has fallen during the
last two days has increased their dif-
ficulties enormously. All Of the ceme-
teries in Chicago are miles from the
business centre. Arrangements were
made by the undertakers to have as
many funerals as possible held In the
early part Of the day in order to allow,
il possible, the use of the hearse for
second funeral in the afternoon. In
number OF cases this was done. but
there were instances where the fami-
lies who were to wait for the return OF
the hearse were disappointed and were
compelled to defer the burial on their
dead until tomorrow.
The cemeteries were compelled 10
keep men at work ell through the
night digging graves, and IN some OF
the larger cemeteries they barely man
aged to make them at sufficient speed.
At one time this afternoon, IA Durials
we're in progress in Rose Hill Gene
terry and all Of them were the inter-
ments OF victims Of the fire.
In the rooms Of one undertaken on
the south side of the city fraternal
organization held services over nVe
members of their order at the same
time. and all OF them were buried sue
by side in Waldheim Cemetery. Inc
funeral services over the remains OF
Fila and Edyth Freckelton, sisters
were held in Boulevard Hall at Frty.
fifth and Halstead streets. fuliy 1Uo
persons being in attendance and oVU
more stood outside in the wind until
the funeral had departed for CakWood
Cemetery.
In the home of the millionaire manu-
facturer. Ludwig Wolff. on Wasnlng-
ton boulevard, was held the quadrupIe
funeral of his daughter, Mrs. VIM. n:
earn. and her three children. A crowd
of more than 1000 people surrounnen
the house and the police were com
pclled to open a passageway for 1h'
pall-bearers. ,,,o-
A funeral conducted in a number
manner was held few squares iroli.
the Wolff residence. 1t was tnat %
Mrs. Mary w. Holt and her three cnll,
dren all OF whom died in tAe lli-tateu
second balcony. Fully as many peop!e
we're around the small frame church
in which this funeral was held as were
gathered outside the pretentious ~otn
mansion, and here. as In front oi W.,
Wolff's residence, the police were cIin
pelled to open a passage way Tor the the
caskets as they were borne 10 'ne
hearses. ,.zD M 5es
The list of dead was increased 10 200
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