“Seminarians carrying caskets,” - Influenza Pandemic 1918 - Holy Cross Cemetery

 

As deaths mounted in Philadelphia, the burial of the dead became a severe problem. On October 8, Rev. Henry Drumgoole, Rector of St. Charles Seminary, asked for volunteers to help bury the dead at Holy Cross Cemetery.

“Seminarians carrying caskets,” Catholic Historical Research Center Digital Collections

https://omeka.chrc-phila.org/items/show/7419.