The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-24
Grace Captain Sweeney J. W. Fitzgerald and Others the


following resolutions were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, It has Almighty God to summon
midst lamented brother Captain Sullivan therefore,
sotued That while bowling the will wise Providence
depoe the early demise whose devotion usefulness
to the ireland him character
lied him as the most ndegabe members of organza
ton whose love of liberty aherland prompted him
respond to his counys CALL his life the
battlefield in defense of Irish independence.
Resotoed That his will remember with
pride his heroic bravery displayed dgeway and Fort
Erie the memorable I'd of June 1885, and hereby their
pledge fidelity the which their deceased brother he
dearest to his heart and cherished with untrng zeal
Resotred That will attend his funeral body and pay the
last tribute of respect to generous WORTH
sotUed That tender to his bereaved wife and
parents coincidence this the hour of their dire afiotio
RsolUed That the foregoing resolutions be published in the Gin
enna Commercial and Inquirer and The IRISH REPUBLIC and
rush AMERICAN and be presented to the family OF the
deceased. wv. FITZGERALD,
P. MURPHY
GEORGE SWEENEY.
JAMES BUGGY
JAMES Dunn,
Committee on Resolutions.
The resolution attend his funeral well carried out
Never in the history of the Irish residents of Cincinnati
respect paid young The Organization, to
which he passonaey attached had possession of the
body The funeral procession formed in the following
order
Music by Heideps celebrated Brass Band.
The Irish and American flags appropriately draped in
mourning.
The Civic Department of the Brotherhood numbering nearly
2000 with badges draped in mourning
Hearse accompanied by detachment of military pail
bearers together with representation from the civic
department. and private pall-bearers of the family.
Next long corege of upwards of one hundred vehicles
containing the family and friends of the deceased
Thus passed through the principal sight grand in
its conception of marked respect and honor of
Erin The solemn strains of music followed by the steady
steps, the impressive yet melancholy of thou
sands of true men, all of whom registered their before
high heaven pedgng themselves redoube their exertons
in the cause in order to make up in part the eparabe loss
sustained by the death of their amented brother.
1t impossible describe the visible symptoms of grief
manifested the occasion Brave men, who quailed
before foe shed tears they took long,
last farewell of who braved all the dangers and priva
tions life with them the victorious battle field of Ridge
way Thus placed in mother earth the mortal remains
of noble specimen of the Irish race the achme of whose
ambition his country free from the grasp of the
tran and his people correpondngy prosperous and happy
To your many Fenan readers it may not be unnteresng
to state that Cincinnati beginning again assume its former
proud position in Fenian affairs All the Circles pre-
pairing for full representation at next Congress- The
military boys give grand picnic the 18th August at
which expect old and tried Vice President
Gibbons.
With congratulations for the able management and marked
of your paper which, by augurs well for the
future triumph of the cause,
remain, fraternally, SHAMUs.