Show FUNERAL OF THE OIL LAMPS ceremony in german town at open ing of gasworks at Unruh stadt a little market town in eastern prussia a curious cere mony was enacted recently tda cele brate the opening of the new gas worl s A procession was organized sym boll zing the death of the oil lamp it was headed by the staff of the gas works followed by bearers of ban ners with inscriptions and wound with crape then came a band play mg a dead march and finally a bier carried by old lamp lighters the procession made a round through the town and on its way col lecter the old oil fed street lamps which were adorned with crape bows reverently placed on the bier tor burial after the ceremony the funeral baked meats were partaken of duly washed down and the burgesses of Unruh stadt proud of their si veness gave themselves up to bois berous rejoicing stray stories |