Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-03-23
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pay, and their example will be FOLLOWED
in several other factories.
| Mayor Keith, today, received the fol.
lowing telegram from Senator Lodge
dated Washington, reading:
| Il have received with deep sorrow
the account of the serious disaster
which has fallen upon Erockton. Pray
| accept my sincere sympathy, which
deeply feel for all those who have suf-
fcred by this accident
| District Attorney Asa p. French said
| this afternoon that the question ci
criminal responsibility in connection
with the explosion was on" of the most
delicate imaginable Until he received
an official report from the inspectors
nc would make no statement.
Mayor Keith announced that the cit \
mal 3hai's list Of the missing would b.
kept open until early morning for re-
vision.
During the afternoon, many of the
buildings of the city were draped with
embems of mourning and streamers of
black bunting hung on a large number
| of private houses in anticipation of
| the public funeral tomorrow.
The great public funeral service will
| be held at the city theatre, beginning
| at O'Clock in the afternoon. At this
service all of the religious denomina-
| tions will be represented, either by
| speakers or by the attendance of
| clergymen Of the various sects
The funeral service will be held in
honor of all those persons. known and
unknown, who perished in Mondays s
| disaster. Mayor Edward H. Keith will
preside band which has volunteered
it's service will open the exercises with
an appropriate selection and this will
be followed by a scripture reading by
| Rev. Robert II. Rae. Of the Waldo Con-
| gregational church. Rev. j. S. Wads-
| worth, of the Central Methodist Epis-
| copal church, will offer prayer Ad-
| dresses will then be made by Rev w.
r. keating. of St. Patricks Roman
| Catholic church. and by Rev. Rush K.
Shippen of the Unity church.
1t had been arranged that Rev. James
| a. O'Rourke, the curate of St. Mar
| SaretS Roman Catholic church, who
| rescued seven persons from the burn
| ing factory would offer the benedic-
| confined to his parochial house suffer-
| ing from bruises received during the
work OF rescue. and it is doubtful
whether he will be able to participate
| in the services.
simultaneously with the services at
the city theatre. exercises will be held
at the Porter Congregational church
the largest religious edifice in the city,
and also at st. Paul's Episcopal church.
Rev. w. II. Morrison will preside at
the Porter church. and Rev. Francis B.
White at st. Pauls. The speakers at
these places will include Rev. A. A.
Anderson, of the Swedish Lutheran
church. and Rev. George c. Curtis, of
the First Baptist church, as well as
several other clergymen.
At the conclusion of the services the
funeral procession will be formed. Then
will begin the march to the cemetery
at MelrOSe, where the city of Brocton
has purchased a special lot for the in
terment of those bodies found in the
ruins.
1t was arranged tonight that the local
militia should take part in the pro-
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cieties. including the labor unions. have
voted to participate. This will be pos
Sible because. in accordance with the
proclamation of Mayor Keith. it is ex-
rected that every place of industry
throughout the city will be closed at
noon tomorrow.
In connection with the funeral services
tomorrow. solemn high mass of requiem
will be held in the forenoon at st. Pat
rick's Roman Catholic church in honor of
four members of the parish who are still
missing, and who are believed to have
nerlShed The funeral services for anoth-
er of the identified victims of the eXplo-
sion were held, this evening These were
in memory of Miss Emma NJ Talman at
the home of her family. The body will
he taken TO Chelmsford. Mass, tomorrow.
for intcrment.
Late i'll the afternoon. it was reported
that portions of the bodies OF two human
beings had been found in the ashes of the
Dahlhcrg block. at the corner of Calmar
and Main streets. directly opposite the
Grover factory. Immediately a systcmat-
ic examination of this section of the
burned area was begun, but it was dis
tOlltuiutt utuIlIS ullt evening, NpOlCaI
Examiner Paine deciding that what had
been taken for the remains of human be-
ngs we're in fact nothing but two bundles
of leather. badly burned and charred.
The list of the missing which was
found TO be SO in the late afternoon,
was cut down considerably during the
evening when many persons whose
names were contained on the list as
missing, reported that they were alive
BY 10 o'clock tonight. this list had been
reduced to A in consequence and the
names were given out by City Mar
shal Boyden as the persons. who III
addition to the Is identified dead were
lost in the explosion.
The following is the list of the miss
ing given out by City Marshal Boyden:
Jalmer Anderson. Mrs. Claire At
wood, w. Abbercrombe. F. w. Bell
Irving Baker, +. Boudrey. George B.
Burgess Lena BurgesSOn, Myra Burgin
Jessie Chandler. Mrs. NJ. J. Curtis, AL
bion Bahlborg Timothy j. Desmond
Frank Emerson, c. Either, Mary F'itz-
patrick. Wallace Final, a. J. Fortier
NJ E1n1ey A1mOrap Hallat