Long-forgotten dead of Duffy's Cut get proper rites

Immigrants in the early 1800s, especially the hated Irish, had a very hard time when they came here. It is thought several of these people may have been murdered.    - - Donna Poisl

By Kristin E. Holmes, Inquirer Staff Writer


When the bodies of the 57 Irish immigrants were dumped into a mass grave in 1832, it was a secret, perhaps meant to shroud a violent end.

But 180 years later, in a ceremony to commemorate the railroad workers' deaths, there was pomp and fanfare.

Bagpipes, a procession, and a regal, 10-foot high Celtic cross grave marker were part of a funeral service Friday meant to give five of the 57 the proper burial they never had.
http://articles.philly.com/2012-03-11/news/31145477_1_railroad-workers-researchers-philadelphia-columbia-railroad
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