Evening journal., 1915-12-06
WORKERS
At SERVICES FOR
BLONUP VICTIMS
Hagley Yard Will Close to
Give Men Opportunity
TO Honor Dead
Unidentified TO Be
Laid away TOMORROW

Out of respect to the memory Of the
unidentified victims of the Hagley
yard explosion of Tuesday last, the
powder plant of the DUPONT Company
along the Brandywne will close at
noon tomorrow to permit all the en-
plOyes 10 attend the funeral services
to be held during the afternoon at
Hagley Community House. II Is ex-
pected that hundreds of pOwderwork-
ers will attend the services.
Ii was learned today that one of
the boys who lost his life in the eX-
plosion had given the powder yard
officials an impression that he was
much older than he really was when
he obtained employment. Child
Labor Inspector Charles II. Grantland
sent a communication to the powder
company two days before the explo-
sion pointing out that the boy was
not OF legal age to engage in a
hazardous occupation, but before the
communication reached the powder
yard officials, the explosion occurred.
The powder officials are making
I careful convass and are dismissing
from service in the various plants.
wherever there is risk involved, all
boys under the age OF eighteen years.
With three funerals this morning
the last Of the twenty identified bod
les of victims of the explosion at Hag-
ley Yard we're buried. One was Pat
rick Hanrahan Of No. 1923 Lancaster
avenue. who was buried at $3.50 o'clock
with high mass in ST. Paul's r. G..
sv4tr az RfUnTNInNT
Cemetery. Mr.. Hanrahan was forty
seven years old and single. He had
made his home with W. II. Powell, on
Lancaster avenue, for a number OF
years.
At II o'clock this morning the fu-
neral Of Bryan O'Conner. "a years old,
OF Kentmere Road, was held from
Chambers undertaking parlors, NO
212 West Ninth street. lntermen'
was made in Cathedral Cemetery,
In Philadelphia, this morning Wes.
lev Simpson. % years old, OF No. 47lS
. Woodland avenue. was buried under
the rites OF the Roman Catholic
, lChurch
Funerals Held Yesterday.
Elmer Mace. 54 years old, driver Of
the powder car. of which no trace has
been found. was buried in Lower
Brandywine Cemetery at 2 o'clock
: yesterday afternoon. after services
over the remains at his late home. NO
i153 Long Row. Henry Clay. The mem.
bers of st. Georges Castle, X. OF G
e. attended the funeral in a body.
James Francis Baird, 10 years old
= the son of James and Elizabeth Baird
= Of Rising Sun was buried from th'
81 home of his parents yesterday after
= noon. Services we're held in Green
= hill Presbyterian Church at o'clock
J. Clarence Pleasanton, % years old
= was buried from the home OF his
= mother at F'leming's Landing yester
d day afternoon at 1 o'clock. lntermen
; was made in the I. o. o. +. Cemetery
: in Smyrna.
), Elmer Spruance Fox. 21 years old
j. son OF John W. and Margaret V. Scot
n Fox. No 1903 Chestnut street, wal
hurried at 2.30 o'clock yesterday after
= moon. After the services at the hcus
d interment was made in Riverviey
II Cemetery.
No More Bodies Found.
d The country around the scene OF tn
, explosion has been carefully gon
o over in search Of bodies or parts G
., bodies. but none has been found sine
o Friday. No other bodies have bee
e identified from pieces now at ]. Z
70 Chambers undertaking establishment
e although many relatives Of missin
lf powder workers viewed the remain
}: with the hope OF finding something b
st which identity could be made
With the burial OF the unidentife
victims tomorrow afternoon. with sci
ST vices in the Hagley Community Hous
Of all will have been laid away. Twenty
n. five have been identified and burie
n, but only parts Of the remaining te
have been found. Joint services wi
rs be held over them tomorrow afte
10 moon. with the Rev. William II. Lair
rector OF Christ and Emmanuel +.
ne churches. in charge OF the funeral. Pa
Is, tors representing the Baptist, Meth'
e. dist and Presbyterian churches wi
ut take part in the services. One reg
n lation size metallic basket will col
el tain the remains and the name pla
is OF each OF the missing victims will
or placed on the casket. The unident
he fed are
a. List of Unidentified.
a James Mallow, 16 years, 1922 We
Sixth street.
is James Gemmell. 10 years, 1924
street
D. Edward Gross, % years, 1917 Lii
re den street.
by Norman Fisher, IL years, 5155 Wy
en- lusing avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
l." Elijah Springfield, % years, 3
L. North Fisty-eighth street, Philad'
,st phia, Pa.
let Paul Smack, % years. and Jol
Smack, 10 years, sol West Seven
al street
If James Silvestri is years, 616 See
NJ street
ID. Harry Elliott. II years. Newport.
us Marge Bricotti. aged II, OF SquirI
Run. Mass for the repose of his 50
was said in st. Josephs r. c. Chur
yesterday morning.