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THOUSANDS SEE ALLEN BURIAL\itlt;Three Ministers Take PartSolemn Service.in Iatla:tlMrs. Floyd Allen, Prostrated, Could Not Leave Carriage—Miss Wis-sler Was Deeply Affected.IEvJBilleville, Va., March 80.—The final chapter of the HilSaville tragedywas brought to a close this afternoon when In the presence of 6,000 people the funeral services of Floyd and Claude Allen were held in the family burial plot, one mile from the home of Floyd Allen at the foot of theBlue Ridge Mountains.In spite of the heavy clouds and a slight rain people travelled more than thirty-five miles to attend the funeral.The bodies arrived at the late home of Floyd Allen yesterday afternoon at 6 o’clock. A short while afterwards the caBkets were opened and members of the family viewed the faees^of their loved ones.Artnir ti^ o’sltdt this morningthe crowd commenced to gather. They came in conveyances, astride and on foot. Many came from Grayson, Wythe and Carroll counties, scores of them coming distances oftwenty-five miles or more.By noon the crowd was enormous, and it was conservatively estimatedat 5,000.At 2 o’clock the caskets were brought out of the home and placed in wagons to be conveyed to thee( Pnnf innnHnn
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Harrisonburg Daily News
Harrisonburg, Virginia, US
Tue, Apr 01, 1913
Page 3
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