Stranger Adds Tears as Heat Victims Are Buried

After the pine coffins of 41 unclaimed victims of the July heathad been laid out in a long row Friday, the Rev. Barbara Allen prayedover their remains.

"As we gather here today on behalf of the human family, we sayto all of those who have lost loved ones due to a heat-relatedincident that we pray for you. And we ask the Lord to help us sothat this will never happen again," said Allen, of Trinity UnitedChurch of Christ.

And then she threw a handful of soil into the mass grave as afew civil servants looked on and the media stood watch. The victimshad died in isolation, forgotten in a county of more than 4 millionpeople. No family could be found for them. No …