Evening journal., 1915-12-08
TEN UNRECOCNIZED
ARE BURIED As ONE
EulogieS of Powder Workers
Who Lost Lives Delivered
by Four Clergymen
RELATIVES BEAR THE
REMAINS TO GRAVE


Fitting tributes were paid yesterday
afternoon by the officiating clergymen
OF several denominations to the ten
unidentified victims Of the explosion
in the Hagley yards Of the DUPONT
Company. when funeral services were
held at Hagley Community House,
within sight of the yards where the
men were killed. Relatives, friends
and fellow workers attended the OBJ
seduies of the ten men who we're bur-
led as one. There were brief SER
mons by several ministers and in their
remarks the dead were lauded as he
roes as great, If not greater, than
those who fall on battlehelds.
Owing to the late arrival OF rela-
tives of the dead men, it was just 3
O'Clock when the Rev. W. II. Laird.
rector OF Christ and Emmanuel Pro-
testant Episcopal Churches, offered
prayer for the dead. AS the choir Of
mixed voices sang Jesus, Lover of
NV Soul" the whistle Of the mills
nearby announced the changing OF
shift Of men and many of the employees
filled into the Community House, at
tired in their working clothes.
/ The hall was crowded and many
! persons were compelled to remain
outside. Even those on the outside
showed their sorrow. Men and women
wept. Several women tainted during
the services. The Rev. Mr.. Laird had
charge of the obseQuies and he was
assisted by the Revs. ]. w. Easley, OF
/ McCabe NJ. E. Church; William Craw'
ford. of Greenhill Presbyterian
Church, and Thomas p. Holloway, oi
Second Baptist Church. All made
prayers and, following the singing by
the choir, brief eulogies were deliver.
ed by the clergymen The Rev. Mr..
Laird spoke of the accident which
ended the lives OF the young men
saying he felt sure events Of the past
week had made deep impression OF
the minds OF those present. He spok'
OF the uncertainty Of human life ant
the necessity OF being prepared 70
death.
The Rev Mr.. Crawford urged thos
whose dear ones had been killed Z
turn to God. the one comforter Il
their hour of trial, and that faith il
God would sustain all.
Having known the two Smack boy
who were killed, the Rev. ]. w. Eas
ley spoke of their Christian lives, an
he sketched briefly their career an
their characters as we'll worth emu
J lating by others
7 The Rev. Thomas r. Holloway iii
p ened the present trouble to a storm
J the clouds of which darken ever,
( thing. but he gave assurance that N
sun will shine for those who feel no
? that everything is dark. He said N
l DUPONT Powder Company could an
=. will make the shock of death as ligl
! as possible for the families of the VII
a Tins, yet no amount OF money ca
D compensate for the loss OF life. +
lauded the dead as heroes.
= The Apostles Greed was recited I
@ the entire assemblage, and the funer
\ services were concluded. The cask
+ was borne TO Silverbrook Cemeter
where services we're conducted at II
g grave, and then it was lowered in
r its last resting place. Four funer
e coaches had been provided by q
}. powder company for each Of the fan
!. lies.
k Among those at the cOmmuni
v house was Irenee DUPONT and son
d other officials of the powder compaI
II and the men in immediate charge
s the powder yards where the accide
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