Daily Republican., 1880-02-09
EARTH To EARTH.


The Funeral OK y. =. D0ugheriy
Yesterday. Ose of tno LRrRest
Ever Known tn Wilmington.
The circumstances which surrounded
the tragic death OF Edward J Dougherty,
aad the excsllent personal character Of
tbs young man, created a general inter
est, andsts consequence his remains
were hsnored yesterday with one of the
largest funeral PROFESSIONS ever seen In
Wilmington. Shortly after noon sew
eral civic societies TO which the deceased
belonged, and the members Of the Fire
Department, repaired to their respective
rendezvous for the purpose OF turning
out to the funeral in force, his fellow
workmen at Warmers morocco manu-
factory, by whom he was held in great
esteem, aud the morocco dressers.from
other manufactures nesting at one
o'clock at the Reformed Episcopal
Church Of the Covenant, Second and
Washington streets.
The various societies marched to the
residence Of the deceased, $40 Orange
street, aud they with other citizsns
viewed the remains from two till hall
past two o'clock, constant stream oil
people pouring in and out of the house
during that time. The remains were
lsid out in very handsome rosewood
casket heavily silver mounted, furnish
ed by Undertaken Thos. |. Russell. The
room in which the remains lay was q
perfect labyrinth of floral decorations,
amongst them being an immense shield
and an anchor, the tributes OF the
Shields Library Association OF which
the deceased was three times President.
At the foot of the coffin was beauti-
full floral crown tribute from John Nc
Caffry warm personal friend. Nota,
bic and conspicuous amongst the floral
tributes was cross from the employ
ees of W. Y. Warmers morocco manu-
factory. After the remains had been
viewed by probably two thousand per
sons the funeral cortege headed by the
hearse with the remains, and twenty
five cabs was formed in the following
Osder:
Shields Library-ls7 members. Mar
shal, Frank McMonagle; aids, John
Bardon, Daniel Mullin, VIM. II. Nc
Garrity.
Haymakers, of Chester-25 men.
Marshal Edward Mack.
United Assenbly-2l members, John
0'Donnel marshal.
st. Mary's T. A. B. Pioneer Corps
40 members. Marshal, James H. Kane
Y.L. N. A. Club-l6 men. Marshal,
James Kelley.
EMPLOYEES of Warmers morocco fac
tory-Seventy strong. Marshal, VIM
II. Blest; aids, Hugh Sweeney and Neal
Dougherty.
Next came the representation of the
Fire Department with Matthew Rodgers
of the Water Witch, as Chief Marshal
the line being formed in the following
order:
Friendship, No. Fifty members
Marshal, VIM. J. McGonigle Assistant
Marshal, James McLear.
Relianca, No. 2-Fifty-four members
Marshal, Joseph Cash Assistants, }
Flanagan, Dennis Gallagher,
Delaware, No. 3-Forty members
Marshals, John Williams, j. Dunn.
Phoenix, No. 4--Fifty-four members
Marshal. G. Z. Kleinstuber Aids, Jas
+. Price, W. J. Irwin.
Water Witch, No. 5-One hundred
and two members, Marshal, Matthew
Rodgers Aids, George O'Byrne, A
Stout, John McGliuchey, Jas. Shakes
peare.
Fame, No. 6-Fifty members. Mar
shal, John Hubert; Aids, James Craw
ford, A. +. Barr.
Washington, No. I - Eighty-foul
members. Marshal, Joseph Grsenman
Aids, ?. J. Babcock, Geo. Ii. Leach.
Weccacoe, No. S-Fifty-four mem
bers. Marshal, Robert Cottingham
Aids, Peter Matthew, Jas. Burns.
When the procession arrived at st.
Peter 'sIchurch pro cathedral the church
was so crowded that only the relations
of the deceased, the Shields Library
Association and the employees Of War,
ner's morocco mandatory could be ad
mitted. The Fire Companies marched
up West street and took position on
Delaware Avenue. In the church Rev.
Father Taylor delivered a brief but ap.
propriate address, after which the pro-
cession was again formed and moved
out to the old Catholic Cemetery where
the remains were inferred.
The following were the pail bearers :
From the Shields Library Associa-
tion-Jamts i. Early and John J.
Haney.
From Warmers morocco factory
VIM. Forsyth and Joseph Bickta.
From the Water Witch Fire Company
James Hanlan and John J. Taggart.
The following was the body guard,
composed of one representative from
each fire company in the city Friend
ship, James McLear Reliance, James
Flanagan Delaware, John Williams ;
Phoenix. John Erwin; Water Witch l.,
Jas. Shakespeare Fame, James Craw-
ford; Washington, Joseph H. Green,
man; Weccacoe, James Burns.
rho GrOHud aOg Did Come Ont.
The PhGnixville "Messenger" tells
that Mr.. David G. Clack Superinten.
dent of the Perkiomen Railroad know
iug that Mr.. William Hiestand, of Per-
kio menville Station, had two pet
ground hogs, he went up the line on
Monday to see what they would do. He
knew they had been stiff as pieces OF
boards, and that the only way to
bring them to life was to put them
under or very near stove. He had
seen this done, and on Monday he saw
the ground hogs come cut of their own
accord, look about them little, and