The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-27
sERGEANT M,GITEN,s FUNERAL.
Expressions Of n onor 20 tho Police Onicer who
was Killed while Doing his Duty.

The remains of Police Sergeant James Nc
Given, who received death wound at the hands
ofathief on July 18, were inferred In Calvary Gem
etery yesterday afternoon. Early yesterday morn
ing, hours before the time FOR the funeral SER
vices, lerge throng was opposite the Church Of
the Nativity at Third street and Second avenue,
and another In front of the residence of the Nc
Given family, 3l9js East Ninth street. Two lines
OF men and women, one entering the house and
the other coming out, were maintained from
early morning until the body was taken to the
church. The rosewood CONN was surrounded
by elegant designs In flowers, and draped with
the flag which the citizens presented to the
police for their bravery in subduing the
riots Of 1871. Faithful until Death" was
the legend embroidered upon the flag.
The body was dressed In the uniform OF the
tue Inscription: james McGiven, aged ~ years,
7! months, and IL days" An immense floral
ing uDon the top OF the frame, was given by the
| Second Inspection District. A broken column,
from which dove was In the act OF flying, was
! given 10y the officers OF the Fifteenth Precinct.
A cushion of white flowers, in which In purple
letters the words Eighth Precinct" were i'm
| bedded, and broken shaft, was given by the
! men under Capt. NJ Donald. At the foot Of the
! shaft sergeaDts cap and shield were Embedded
| in purple flowers. A great shield Of white bios
SONS, upon which the words 1--WE mourn our
| loss were raised. was given ny the Seventh Pre-
elnet officers. Tue pail oedIsrs were ssrgeants
.,'StN..NN' 1900
Rourke Harcas, and kQob.
In the procession, which was under suporn-
| tendent Wallings command. were 300 police
men, chosen In platoons of equal numbers from
| the stations in Inspector McDermOtts district,
and from the Fourteenth and seventeenth Pre-
| cincts, in which Sergeant McGiyen had served.
| In command OF the ten platoons we1e Capts. CAT
| frev, Mcdonnell, Kennedy. Allaire. lyman, Nc
Culough, washburn, Saunders. steers and Muir
| ray. The $50 men formed In double line on
First avenue, with batons presented; the hearse
stood at Tenth street and First avenue, and near
| II, playing a solemn dirge, was Grafulla's band.
The coffin was carried from the house
| to the hearse upon the shoulders OF the pail
| bearers. Before them, with uncovered heads,
marched superintendent Walling and Inspect
| ors DIlks and McDermott. Behind the pail
| came the mourners, forming column nearly
| block In length, aud tue few carriages which
order with the band and the column of police
| In the van. the cOrtege went down First avenue
| and through Third street TO the CHURCH OF the
! NATIVITY. The Seventeenth Precinct station at
| Fret avenue and tifth street was passed ON the
way. FestoOns Of black aud white muslin hung
from the cornice TO the ground. over the door
| WAS the word d" Farewell" and in the centre OF
the facade tue sentence, We mourn our loss"
| Opposite the church the police stood with no
raised batons while the coffin was borne from
the hearse. The family were escorted to the
| front OF the church, and the great throng OF
| mOurneTs and others crowded In behind all.
| The three hundred policemen remained outside.
| Tho conn was placed on n platform in the
| centre aisle. and the floral gifts which had been
| carried from the house by eight policemen were
| piled upon its closed ia and In the space be-
tween the ne vs. and the altar railing. The church
| was crowded. Father Everett, as celebrant,
| with the aid of Deacon Nolan and sub Deacon
| Lammel, celebrated.a requiem mass. Father Ey-
| etett made btief address. Tue choir. aug
| mented Nv volunteers from st. Francis Xavier's
| Church IN sixteenth street, sang portions OF
Scbmidts and Cnerubinis requiems and the
Sdnctd Mater from Rossinls StdDdt Mater. Az
ter the services the flowers were removed from
| the cOlln, the lid WAS lifted. and the Immense
| throng In the church and many persons from
| the street were permitted to view the remains.
Tue processi IN, In the same order as before,
| proceeded to tho ferry ut tho foot of East Tenth
| street, where the ponce Withdrew, and tho
| hearse and family went to Calvary Cemetery.