The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-24
REV. MARK CRANE.
The Funeral services Shls nIOrnlng In ist. An
RusIine's Church Of the late Pastor, Rev.
Mark Crabe-Impressive Ceremonies.

The Funeral services Shis HIOrnlnR In ist. An
sustine's Church Of the late Pastor, Rev.
Mark Crabe-Impressive Ceremonies.
This morning the funeral of the Rev. Mark
Crane, q. s. A., late pastor of the Roman Catho-
lie parish of St. Augustine, took place from the
church building, Fourth and New streets. The
reverend gentleman died on Thursday last after
having been in connection with the parish for
q long series of years. He was well known and
much respected by large circle in the commu-
nlty, both in his own denomination and else
where.
Long before the hour of service the church
was filed in every available part by very
large congregation. The body lay in state in
the centre aisle, directly in front of the high
altar, and surrounded by burning candles. Tne
seats in the middle aisle were reserved for the
members of the different societies belonging to
the church. or with which the deceased had
been connected. For some time previous to the
service great number of people, who were
unable to gain sitting room in the church,
passed up the aisle and took passing look at
the body as it lay exposed in the coffin. The
body was laid out in the dress and parapher-
MALTA of several of the orders of which Father
Crane had been a member while living
At 10 o'clock the procession passed up the
aisle, and those composing 1t took their places
in the seats reserved for them. The procession
of the clergy also passed into the chancel. In
this all the city churches we're represented.
The procession of the laity was formed in the
following erder:-
The Confraternity of St. Vincent de Paul
The Arch Confidently of st. Augustine.
The students of Villa Nova College.
The children from the parish schools and the
Academy of st. Joseph.
These last, the children from the st. Josephs
Academy adjoining the church building on
Fourth street. were dressed in appropriate
mourning. About seventy-five of the young
girls were dressed in white and wore white
badges, and the remainder, about two hundred,
were dressed in black and white wells. They
were under the care of fifty Sisters of st.
Joseph under whose charge the Academy is
conducted.
The services began with the intoning of the
office for the dead by the clergy, which lasted
for three-quarters of an hour, Rev. Father
O'Conner, of the Falls of Schuylkill Church,
officiating. At the conclusion of this the mass
was celebrated. Rev. Father Walsh V. s., was
the ceebrant, and the deacons were Rev. Father
KieraiD, of st. AIMS, and Rev. Father Thomas
d. Howell, o Holmosburg. Rev. Father O'Con-
ner was the master of ceremonies. Rev. Peter
Frishner, Kew. j. McGynn, Rev. Rudolph Kann-
ser, Rev. Father Kendrick, Rev. Michael
Filing, Rev. Pierce Mahan, and others, offi-
ciated. The choir of the church, assisted by
number of fine professional and ether singers,
sung Mozart's Requiem Mass, Henry G. Thun-
der presiding at the organ and Mr.. Dos Santos
directing.
At the conclusion of the services the process
sion was again formed, and the body was in
TERED in a vault adjoining the church