The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-23
EIGHT FUNERALS
 IN PRATT TODAY Victims of Virginia City to be
 Inferred RESIDENTS OF PRATT CITY Four Funerals to Be Held This Morn- ing and Three This Afternoon.
 One Sent to Blount
 Springs.
RESIDENTS OF PRATT CITY

Fratt City, February 22.-(Special)-The funerals of the eight Pratt City miners who lost their lives in the explosion in Virginia City mine last Monday afternoon will be held tomorrow. The bodies were brought to Sam Foley's undertaking es- taolishment in this city and Echols & Anguine's place at Ensley today.
 The dead are: James Meachen, aged 55 years, leaves wife and elgh chl- dren; Henry Meachen. aged 21 years, nn- married; Charles Crowley. aged 50 years, married; Steve Crowley, aged 20 years, unmarried, Dick Tidmore, aged s3 years, leaves widow and three children; Kirby Powell, aged 2s years, leaves a widow; Ira Powell. leaves a widow and one child; J. M. Brown, leaves a wife and one child.
 The funerals of the two Crowleys and the two Meachens will be held tomorrow at o'clock from the St Catherines s church. The members of the St. Aloysius society are requested to meet at o'clock at the residence of James Meachen. The interment will be at Greenwood cemetery.
 The funeral services of the two Powells will be held tomorrow afternoon from the residence of their father. r. J. Powell. formerly city clerk and justice of peace of Pratt City
 The remains of Mir. Tidmore were sent to Blount Springs this afternoon and the funeral will he held tomorrow
 The funeral of J M. Brown. who was killed in the Virginia City mines explos- ion. will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the Presbyterian church.
 The deceased was about 27 years of age and was very popular. He leaves wife and one child. MT. Brown was a mem- Der of Black Creek tribe No. 36, Red Men, Pocahontas council No. 10 of Red Men and was also an Odd Fellow The members of the lodges will attend the funeral.
 All the men had lived in this city most of their lives. having left here when the strike was declared last summer, going tc Virginia mines to seek employment.
 Today large crowds of friends viewed the remains at Sam Foey's place.
 Hardly another town in the district with the exception of the il-fated Vir- ginia City, suffered as much from the catastrophe as Pratt City. A number of former citizens of this city perished in the disaster whose remains will not be brought here for burial.
 Pratt City has also sent hundreds of men to assist in the rescue. As soon as the explosion occurred party was formed and ever since that time the miners have continued to depart for the scene, until nearly every able-boded ni- ner in this division has left town. Pratt City citizens have also started a movement to relieve the widows and orphans of the dead miners Tonight a mass meeting was held at the city hall and steps were taken which will probably result in several hundred dollars being raised. Mayor Hudnall was elected chair man and several committees were ap- pointed to begin soliciting subscriptions for the relief fund. Dr. Hamrick is treas urer of the fund.
 The Welsh tea party. which was to have been given on the first of March, in honor of St. Davids day has been postponed indefinitely on account of the Virginia City disaster.