Evening journal., 1917-04-14
EDDTST0NE Dead
PUBLICLY BURIED
10000 Persons Mourn at
Graves of 81 Unidentified
Victims Of Explosion
BUSINESS SUSPENDEDIN
CHESTER THREE HOURS
Chester mourns.

Chester mourns.
For .hree hours yesterday all busi'
ness was suspended while 10000 per
sons there paid their last respects a,
the Chester Rural Cemetery to the
ffty-two unidentified victims of the
Eddystone explosion
In a heavy rain the mourners stood
while bareheaded clergy Of all de-
nominations gave their blessings to
those who had sacrificed their lives
in making ammunition for the ma ions
fighting the enem es Of the American
people.
Absolute silence was kept by the
,hrong as the prayers for the souls OF
the unfortuna.es were said, and as the
services ceased the rain stopped and
for a moment the sun burst through
the clouds.
Although the services were not to
start until II o'clock. at 10 The large
grave, twenty-five feet wide and
thirty-twO feet long, was surrounded
by a large crowd.
Later three companies Of uniformed
guards OF the Eddystone Ammunition
Corporation arrived under Captain
Heffernan and Lieutenant Edwin Gre
bel and formed a large hollow square
around the grave.
Flowers were sent in abundance.
Each Of the uppermost Collins lying
side by side in three tiers I'm the
open grave, had a large spray Of
flowers laid on the lid while at the
head OF the grave was n wreath OF
lilies and roses These flowers were
sent by tho Associated Charities Of
Delaware county and corporation.
The latter. in addition, paid all the
expenses OF the funeral Two wreaths
were sent by the Russian inspector
and French commissioner Many
more flowers we're brought by friends
and relatives
Each coffin was covered by an
American flag. and at the head. Just
behind the large wreath. was another
large flag. The ceremony was ex-
tremely simple. Only the rituals oil
the churches we're said.
The ceremonies were begun BIZ Cath.
Ollie priests. After prayers the Rev
Thomas f. Ryan. OF St. Rose of Lima
Church, az Leperville, and Other
priests chanted prayers for the re
pose OF the souls OF the dead The,
ended with the Lords Prayer, in wh,cl
all Joined
The services Of the Protestant min
l'ters began with prayer by DR.. c. lie
Gaul OF Trinity Methodist Episcops
Church. The Ninetieth Psalm the
was read by the Rev J. W. Hauser.
the Trinity Lutheran Church. DR..
l,,E. Lathem. Of the Third Presbyteria
! Church, read from the Scriptures. an
y the Apostles Greed was recited by n
Rev Francis NJ. Taitt. OF ST. Paul
Protestant Episcopal Church.
Other clorgymen who were preser
included DR. George w. Anderson. th
evangelist; he Rev. Fl. NJ. b. Dare. {
North Chester Baptist Church: IN
Rev f. J. Andrus. OF the Providenc
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
the Rev. Robert White, OF the Sout
Chester Bap.ist Church: the Rev. WI
liam r. Houston. OF the First Presby
terian Church; the Rev John Graham
Of Bethany Baptist Church; the Re'
Alfred f. Taylor, Of South Cheste
Methodist Episcopal Church: the Re-
Frank Macdonald. Of the First Bar
hist Church. the Rev. Thomas
Clooney. of S. Michaels Roman Cath
Ollie Church; the Rev. John Walsh. {
St. Michaels Roman Catholic Church
the Rev Antonio Garritano, of ST. AT
ihony of paduas Roman Cathol
Church; the Rev Elmer Stapleton.
the Church Of the Immaculate Hea
tRoman Catholic; the Rev. Joseph
Ploczaj OF the Polish Catholic Church
the Rev. Peter J. Ryan. OF the In
maculate Heart Church. Chester; n
Rev. Dr. William McCallen, OF Rid,
Park Catholic Church: the Rev WI
liam Fitzgerald, OF Darby Cathol
Church. and The Rev Joseph Monzell
OF Sharon Hill Catholic Church
As the services ended the guards pr
sented arms Then slowly the crow
passed by the open grave. many d
posting flowers on the collins. II TO-
two and one-half hours for all to pa
the grave.
Oficals o. the company who pa
their RESPECTS 70 the workers who b
given their lives and others OF pro-
fence, included Alba B. Johnson. pre-
dent OF the Baldwin Locomotl
Works; Captain Walter NJ. Wilhel
vice-presideut and general manager
the Eddystone Ammunition COrpoi
ton; Senator William G. Sproul a
Officials OF Chester and neighbour
towns