The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-03
Mrs. ThOs. Ciesielski
and Two Others
Overcome
FUNERAL is
IMPRESSIVE
st. BOniface Church
Crowded to Over
flowing


church. Vermont-ave. and High-st..
tolled their solemn requiem for the
dead. Wednesday morning. Mrs.
Thos. Ciesielski. one OF the mourn
ers In the Knuth family funeral,
lay unconscious upon the lawn, near
the churtl
Overcome with grief and the
heavy nervous strain that has been
placed upon her since the tragic
happening Of last Friday afternoon
when her father. mother. sister,
brother and sister.in.Iaw were plung
ed into eternity, through collision
OF their auto with an interurhan
car. near Wayne. Mrs Ciesielski.
with a great, gasping cry. fell TO the
door OF the church while FT Lefevre.
assistant pastor OF St. Boniface, was
conducting the solemn high mass.
Confusion among the spectators,
who damned the edificc 10 capacity
resulted. and there was hurried
effort 10 obtain a physician None
W " aAAiE1AhAF iAl NAf Nv Rh
borhood Then a request was tcle-
phoned for police auto 10 convey
the FRUSTRATED woman 10 r hospital.
but BY the time the auto arrived
Mrs. Ciesielski had partly revived,
and she declined to be taken away
Though all but undone physically
the brave spirit that had carried her
through as heavy a burden of woe
as seldom taxes human endurance
was still alive, and Mrs. Ciesielski
insisted on participating in the last
sad obsequles in Holy Cross GENE
terry.
SO the police auto was sent on
its way empty. Shortly afterwaTd,
Mrs. Ciesielski again lapsed into un-
consciousness. and was carried into
the fresh air. When the autos re-
served for the mourners drew up
TO the curb, she was carried 10 her
seat. and I'm this condition she tray
eled TO the last resting place OF her
loved ones.
A sister, Mrs. John Miller. also
tainted during the services, but she
was quickly revived A woman
spectator swooned as the caskets
were being borne from the church.
She was sent 10 her home in a po-
lice conveyance.
Probably no more impressive fu-
neral was ever held in Detroit. and
the publicity the accident received,
together with the subsequent sensa
tlonal conduct OF Undertaken I. -.
Skwierczynski, who made a circuit
OF several cemeteries. last Monday,
IN an effort To bury the bodies. with
out the consent OF the relatives OF
the deceased. attracted hundreds OF
curious persons to the vicinity OF
the church.
As 10 o'clock. the hour set for
the services. drew near. Undertaken
X. Il. Konkel with several assist
ants. drove to the front OF the
church. Then came the hearse con.
tanning the body OF Mrs. Julia
Knuth. the wife and mother. This
was followed by the hearse in which
lay the remains OF Fred W. Knuth,
the husband and father. and in the
order named came the hearses con
tanning the bodies of August, the
son. Christina. the daughter, and
Mrs. Frances Knuth, the daughter.
in.law.
The bodies were inclosed In pre-
tentious steel caskets, all OF which
were covered with beautiful floral
tokens. There were pretty wreaths
for the dead women and broken
wheels for August, the fireman. Com
panion laddies from ladder company
No. 2, where he was n pipeman. ap
peared in uniform 10 ofIiciate as
bearers, while st. Bonlface society,
OF which father and son were mem
bers, contributed generously TO the
procession.
Little girls in white placed lilies
on the casket OF their young friend,
Christina, who was only 10 years
old. and women OF the l.. G. NJ. b. A.
also paid their tributes In floral Of
ferings and a large attendance.
Following the Ave hearses came
the autos for the beroaved. As the
women, heavily CARRIED in black,
aughted, their grief overwhelmed
them. and they fell to walling pitt
fully. Women on the street wcrd
also melted by the sadness OF tn"
scene, and men hardened 10 human
suffering turned away with sobs in
their threats.
Fr. Lefeyre. who conducted the IN.
neral services, was assisted by Fr.
Schawke as sub.dcacon. FIR. Froe-
bus, 8. j.. made an address OF con-
ISOLATION. In German. TO the bereaved
family. He extolled the memory Of
the parents who had brought their
faith from The old country and per-
petuated II among their children In
the land OF their adoption.
Then the grim procession, with
It's FIVE hearses, its FIVE Baskets. and
It's trail OF weeping relatives, re.
formed. and moved on out to Holy