The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-12-29
Funeral Of SO Of the IA Dead
Takes Place Sunday After
noon With Burial in Snow
EnshrOuded Cemetery.
White BedeCked CasketS CT
Children Are Carried by
Sta|wart Miners, Bringing
Tears TO Eyes Of Many.

Ffiy-nine OF the seventy -four vie
Tins of the Italian hall disaster in the
Italian hall were laid to rest yesterday
afternoon ia l.akcyicw cemetery. Four
funerals were held Saturday 1ud the
remaining bodies were Inferred today
Forty four Of those buried yesterday
were children, The white flower be-
dccked collins were carried to the SNOW
cnshrouded cemetery, a mile and al
half away, by stalwart miners. The
hcarscs aud uudcrtakers wagons bear
ing adult victims we're in the van Of
the procession
Thousands OF slddencd miners FORM
ed the escort of the funeral parties
and passed between other thousands,
Who, as spectators testified to the
gricf that has oppressed the communi-
" since the seventy-four mcn women
and children were killed in tic Christ
mas eve panic An were united by
common bond OF sympathy and The.
Joined toFothcr in paying lribp" ="
the dead.
For hours the sabbath calm 7aS
broken by the tolling of bells and the
sound Of voices intouing burial chants
I'm half dozen churches services were
held and the mourncrs went about the
streets passing from their homes 10
She churches. back To- their homes for
brief respites and again to the
churches for the last sad "trip To the
grave sides.
No written word may describe the
bitter sorrow. the deep grief and AN
guish of the bereaved during the luh-
eral services both in the churches an'
at the grave sides Of their beloved
dead sMothcrs and fathers, children o'
sisters and brothers of the dead purs
into uncomfortable sobbiug and WliiinE
The Union Host Assemblies
delegations of strikers began comma
into Calumet early in the day. y sl'
ciaI train OF nuc coaches brough, s''
,ral hundred fcdcrationists from TN
iron mines " Negauuee ana E"i'''
ing and every town and miuing '"''
uou in the copper country sent meh
bcre and friends ot the union 10 S"'
th. ranks ot the marchcrs IN the 81
tsrucuu.
Py noon the union host WIS assem-
hlcd. rive months of experience
pa,admg had taught the men TO io''
ranks quickly and with little delay tue
lined M four abreast The ranks open
ed leaving iane throU5" "'''''
ooflins were carried.
The supply of hcarscs was ''',u'
guatc to accommodate all the conn
Fourteen of the conventional Ne''i0''
were i'm the lead then came '''''e - -,
dor,,k.r wagons and an autoihoD'
truck. the latter carrying Iic' 20"
kct9. These vehicles
adult victims and the oI''r ''''''''
B,,idc ono marched eight women W.
ac,.d AK nail bearers fpl a meiilo'I
,ho rnman's Auxiliary of the Nes'r
Federation. II was thus ol olIal''"''''
which was distributing CUTS ol - ',',''
shoes cans and mltlcns 20 the cnlu''
nr strikers when me pau'r pi'''
Bchind the hearscs was s'''''''
,,, ,ortcpe which brought ie''TS !"
.,bs from the onlookcrs. Inc WI,
c,siscts the!r size testify lns 'o
sho,, life Of the little torins WIN
,ycr. carried by relays ot N'' ','l ~,
I,,,,. men borc each co,In ana ''S Wv
arms grew weary or feet stu''''''u
IN, slippsry roadway comPa,'o''. -,
lie,vd them of their bur'e', - 'a,. r,.,,,
a never forgoden pl''o''' -,
inr tho tragedy which ensh'o"",'
,lis,ric in deepest gloom @" az,
','.,,,, ,,i,o, over To- the joy oi
childish heart, .o,or,
Persons drawn to Calumet SUI, .,,,
the curiosity Of the spectator -,
u,ournar. os these men passeu ',,'
Men turned away to brush from ,,a' y,
cbcoks The tears that courseu -
Women. especially the mo'n'.S ,s.s
crowd sobbe1 openly ana uoI,, ,,i =,
able to endure the siglt r"'''N 49,,
the streets. taking refuge ]" ,i
- y,Io,,de had not been saou
ed by death. ,.,,,, am,
Tears too were in eNlu''''. -,
the foil hardened men VINO o''' ~ :,
coe,ns These were the bodies VI ',
neighbors' children ana rna"S a. 90,
sleeve was brushed hurr'eu' -
the down turned faces WV