Morning journal and courier., 1880-04-16
Funeral,

The funeral of Patrick Fitzgerald, the young man killed at the Water street crossing Tues day night occurred yesterday. The remains were taken at 9 @. n. from the house on De Witt street to the Church of the Sacred Heart, where Father Coleman said mass of re- quiem and performed the funeral services. The altar was heavily draped in black. The attendance of mourners and sympathizers was large. The body remained in the church surrounded with lighted tapers and covered with flowers until p. m., when 1t was taken to St. Bernard's cemetery. Peck Brothers & Go. sent fine wreath of flowers to the funer- al, and the employees some fifty in number, attended in body, starting from M. Cur ran's the undertaker's, on Congress avenue The bearers were James Lilley, William Visel, William Keegan, Howard Arthur, Terrence Ford, Frank Hanley, Daniel Stanford and Thomas Riley.
 Patrick FItzRcrald--Obttuar RcsOlu- tfOns.
 At 8 meeting of the employees of Peck Brothers & Oo. the following resolutions were adopted:
 "A FRANKLIN STREET, NEW HAVEN, Ct,l
 Whereas 1t has pleased Almighty God in his infinite BsdC tT iron so1g us OSF late @ 3a preme ruling, deeply feel the loss we called upon to bear.
 Whereas we have lost in his early demise one whom from his boyhood have had daily in midst, and to whose good qualities of heart and inoensiYe ner we ali can bear testimony and whereas we sadly feel for his widowed mother, whose pride he justly and who in him lost faithful assistant in the
 Be ft resolved, That tender to Mrs; Fitzgerald and family our heartfelt sympathtes in this her hour of afction, and mark of our undivided esteem of her late be represented at his funeral by dele gations of all the different departments of the factory
 Be further resolved, That we claim the privilege of defrayng the burial expenses of late shopmate the only way left to show high appreciation
 And be it further resolved That of these res deceased, and likewise be published in the daily pa-
 THE EMPLoYEs OF PECK BROS. & Go. The Great Opening Of Spring Fashions
 at Edward EaIley'S.
 Malley's annual opening of spring fashions began yesterday, and was mora than usually successful. MT. Malley, not satisfied with previous masterly demonstrations, provided an array of temptations for the fair connois- seurs of dry goods that eclipses former efforts, and gave a matinee entertainment, with Wheeler & Wilson's noted band officiating Thousands visited the store, witnessing the beautiful and mammoth display of goods, ana listened 70 the DanQ concert, which was of high order and 8 great treat. The people focked into the city from all the neighboring towns to the store, and all the trains and 'busses swelled the throngs of patrons of the great dry goods house. The decorating of the store was very tasteful, and the eye found a constant succession of attractions. Novel ties, flowers and choice plants in profusion lent their charms to the occasion; an aquarium with schools of gold fishes disporting therein, caged canaries by the score were features of the handsome picture. The millinery display is replete with elegant hats and bonnets which reflect great credit on the establishment. The ladies beseged this department In par ticular, and perhaps next in point of stten- tiou was the costume department. In dress goods there Is everything the heart can wish, and all the establishment is crowded with display which vies with the metropolis itself. The display will continue to-day. In the evening, after the tide of patrons had begun to ebb, MT. Malley served party of New York friends and others with bountiful col lation of Redcliffe s preparing