January 2021

Page 10

cemetery

“No stones were ever placed at the gravesites, no memorial was ever conducted in the 137 years since the tragedy that lead to the first burials at St. Joseph.” 10  THE CATHOLIC CONNECTION

Copy of Rev. Joseph Gentille’s 1883 ledger for St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery showing Peter Scully as the first entry under the heading. Scully paid $25.00 for the boiler explosion victims’ graves.


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