The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-12-26
CALUMET SPENDS CHRISTMAS
DAY in SORROW BESIDE THE
BODIES OF ITS LOVED ONES

with baby in h,S arms on the fre es-
cape OF tue building. Not knowing
whose chilli IL was, ne carried IL to MS
home only 10 find that il belonged TO
the family with whom he was rooming.
,ts mother was Gead.
\ girl leaped from the second-story
window into the arms OF Fire Chlet
lrudell.
Another was caught by two boys,
md all three were badly hurt wnen
,hey crashed together to the cement
ldewalK.
A little boy seven years old found
ais mother and sister in the morgua
his mOrni.g, He Is the sole surviving
.hember OF the family.
} Edward Manley, of New York, chief |
OF the WadeItMahon deputies In the
pay OF the mine operators, fought his
way into the hall and was the first
man to enter after the panic started
$ Foremost among the rescuers who pull
ed men, women and children back
from the struggling crowd he was
caught in the eddy OF humanity ana
was himself bau'y crushed. 1t Is
doubtful whether or not he will live.
Despite The efforts OF every officer in
the country. 'inelading some of the
most expert operatives In the Burns
and Pinkerton agencies, all attempts
10 locate the man VINO first gave the
alarm OF fire nave proven fruitless.
Mrs jacob Lustig, of Laurium. wife or
q striker, says the ma nwas sitting be-
side her She says that she believes
he really thought there was a fire. !
She SAYS she commanded him to keep
quiet, but he yelled again and ran for
the stairway. He may have perished
IN the pane which ne created.
4 careful investigation seems TO
bear out the theory that the man mis-
took the CRIES for water for u girl who
had tainted as al alarm of fire. Mrs.
i.ustigs description OF the man tallies
with that offered By Mrs. Caesar. yes
terday Mrs. Lustig lost one child in
the panic.
Prosecutor Lucas has authorized a
thorough probe o. the affair. and Spe-
cial Prosecutor Nichols, in charge or
the work OF the grand jury which has
been investigating strike cases, has
stated that he would advise his
charges TO turn their attention TO the
catastrophe in tho hope OF placing
the blame where II belongs.
President Charlea II. Meyer. OF the
Federation OF Miners, has demanded a
federal investigation OF the affair, a.
leging tna., had the women and chill
dren Killed been members OF the Citi-
zens' alliance, every striker Ia the
country would have been either lynch.
ed or under arres. before this time.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted at the mass /
meeting, yesterday are as follows:
"On the day which, throughout all |
Chrtstendom Is set aside as a day of
rejoicing over the birth Of the Savior,
Calumet. stricken to the heart by an
almost unbelievable catastrophe, |
stands mourning by the side OF Its
dead.
"All bitterness and ill-feeling that
has existed In this community during
the last few months is wiped away
by one great common aftlction. To.
day the people of Calumet can only
see their neighbors, their brothers
their sisters and their little children,
staggering under an almost unbear-
able burden of distress and grief.
1T Is not for us today to try TO
ascertain the cause or TO speculate
az 10 how il might have been pre-
vented With feeble mortal minds, |
we grope in vain, we try To penetrate
the veil which hides the logic and |
the reason for the acts OF God, and
from the hearts OF our people. the |
cry goes ont today.
WHY must this overwhelming |
blow al this time strike community |
and a people who have suffered 40
much already?
AND THERE Is NO ANSWER. !
that somewhere, sometime, and in |
His own good way, He himself will |
, give reply.
And so. today. We have gathered |
= here to devise some means of alleviat |
ing the suffering OF our people. With |
| the kindest feeling for those who offer !
= IT, We ask no outside help These |
= are our own people. II is our sacred |
privilege go care for our dead and 10
comfort the living.
Therefore we order that the pur-
pose OF the meeting may be carried |
, out in an orderly way and that the !
heartfelt sympathy, not only OF this
, community, but OF the entire state !
. and nation may be conveyed 10 each |
!, one OF the afflicted. 1t is further re-
, solved that the president OF this meet !
ing and the presidents OF Red Jacket
, and Laurium appoint a committee OF
10 as a relief committee.
such committee shall meet at once |
and appoint a chairman, a secretary !
and treasurer.
such committee shall be instruct !
ed to take charge OF the work OF re.
ceiving donations and extending to the !
, sufferers all comfort and assistance !
i'm this. their hour OF distress.
Such committee may, at any time. /
call for such assistance II may need
in it's work. and. by this meeting, rep \
resenting the people OF Calumet such
committee Is hidden Godspeed on its
, errand OF mercy /
THE WEATHER