The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-27
IVIINERSBURYl TWO
o. /. Their | H: DEAD.
Men Killed in Riot Friday Laid
to Rest With Rites in
Clarksburg.

Between 5000 and 5000 members
of the United Mine Workers OF
America participated IN the funeral
services for James Marietta and
Marshall Palutta, Italians, who were
shot last Friday morning when an
attack was made on g trolley car
near Reynoldsyille, Harrison Coun-
ty-
The funeral party move. from
the undertaking parlors ST.
Johns Catholic Church in later
street, Clarksburg. There the
marchers halted and formed two
long lines OF humanity through
which the two hearses passed. A.
the church door, two of the men
with flags stopped, and others.
spreading the folds of the flag
across the sidewalk, forming an
entry way through which the two
coffirs we're carried.
Brief services were held in st
Johns Church with the Rev. Father
Giro Cosenza chanting a short ser
vice in Italian and with RESPONSES
by two fellow workers OF the dead
men. These responses were Tnaae
by Dominick Oltverio and George
Resovsky, who, like the other
mourning of the UpiteG Mine Work
ers OF America. wore tie black and
gold badges of local union 1882,
United Mine Workers of america,
with "in memoriam" printed at the
top.
The funeral services we're in
Latin, but as the two casketS. both
metallic, were taken from the
church, the two men and the organ
ist sang, Lead Kindly Light" At
the grave, the last rites took place,
Father Cosenza officiating.
The floral tributes were numer-
Gus and very lavish. These were
contributed by locals Nos. 4032,
Ais, 4O25, United Mine Workers of
America, and relatives of the de-
ceased.
After the Catholic ceremony had
been concluded in the cemetery at
Broad Oaks, the officials Of the
United Mine Workers of America
took charge Of the ceremonies. Il he
regular burial service of the organ
ization was used and was read by
B. A. Scott, Charleston, internae
tional board member, assisted by
Nick Aiello, Fairmont. president OF
sub district 4; Frank Mccartney,
Wilsonburg, district board member:
ttdlpl AlCllOr vi alum, a3oIA ~ cNehAN
member of sub district 3, and Ar
mando Folio, Wendell, vice pres1-
dent of the West Virginia State
Federation of Labor.
Upon the conclusion OF the rites
as prescribed by the United Mine
Workers of America, every mem-
Der present passed by the graves
and tossed a sprig of evergreen
upon the casket Three thousand
United Mine Workers of America
are said to have headed the pro-
cession, after which came the FAM
/ lilies of the deceased coal miners.
| Then came another large delega-
ton of United Mine Workers of
America.
Miners from the following locals
were in the procession: Reynolds
VILE, Wilsonburg, Mt. Glare, Pin
nickinnick. Pitcairn. Adamston,
Dawson, Hepzibah, Erie. McIntire,
Zeesing, Meadow Brook, and Cooks
mine.
Assemblage was not permitted in
Clarksburg, and county officers
and State Police kept the miners
moving. Considerable bad feeling
has arisen as result Of the occur
renee, and the officers were not
taking any chances of trouble re-
Occurring. Thirty-one miners work
ed at the plant of the Hudson Coal
Co. at McWhorter yesterday, the
inter-urban car being policed by
twenty-five officers and five State
Police LAY II