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They were there too in a sense as the representatives of the other workmen , for Barrington carried a large wreath which had been subscribed for voluntarily by Rushton 's men . They could not all afford to lose the time to attend the funeral , although most of them would have liked to pay that tribute of regard to their old mate , so they had done this as the next best thing . Attached to the wreath was a strip of white satin ribbon , upon which Owen had painted a suitable inscription . Promptly at two o'clock the hearse and the mourning coach drove up with Hunter and the four bearers -- Crass , Slyme , Payne and Sawkins , all dressed in black with frock coats and silk hats . Although they were nominally attired in the same way , there was a remarkable dissimilarity in their appearance . Crass 's coat was of smooth , intensely black cloth , having been recently dyed , and his hat was rather low in the crown , being of that shape that curved outwards towards the top . Hunter 's coat was a kind of serge with a rather rusty cast of colour and his hat was very tall and straight , slightly narrower at the crown than at the brim .