Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-06
An Impressive Funeral.

The Last Sad Rites in Merfden Yesterday
 to the Late Vicar General w aIsh.
 The funeral of the late Very Rev. Thomas
 Walsh, vicar general ot the diocese of Hart
 ford and one of the most noted Roman Cath
 olic clergymen in the diocese, both from his
 position and his earnest, energetic, untiring labor in the cause of the church, took place
 from St. Roses church, Meriden, yesterday morning, and was deeply impressive occa- sion. The attendance was very large, the church being filled to overhowing, no seat ing or standing room remaining unoccupied, while the vestibule and the staiWays were crowded. There was number of very beau tifuI floral tributes. Bishop McMahon cele- brated mass; Father Terney, of New Britain, acted as deacon; Father Joynt, of New Lon- don, as sub deacon, and Rev. Fksaer Hughes, of St. Patrick's, Hartford, as the bishops assistant Father Preston, of Danilesonville, and Father Doolan. of Meriden, were mas ters of ceremonies. The chanters were Fath- CTS Campbell, of Manchester; Kennedy, of Birmingham Doherty. of Mystic, and Shanley, of Bridgeport. The New Haven priests present in the church were Rev. Fathers Russell, Haggerty, Rigney, of St. Patrick's; Labor and McGivney, of St.. Mary's, Mulcahy of the Sacred Heart church, Mulholland and O'C0nnen of St. Francis, Cooney of St. Johns and Harding of the asylum. From Boston came Father Moran and Father McMahon, a brother of the bishop; from Providence, Very Rev. Father McCabe, vicar general, and Rev. Thomas Maloney; from New York State, Fathers Newman and Barry. Among the others present were Fathers Slocum of Norwalk, Tierney of New Britain, Joynt of New London, Shahan of Norwich, Bernar | Sheridan of Collinsville, Rodden of Bristol. Fleming, M. P. Labor of Danbury, Jam es O'Brien and Jeremiah Curtin of New Britain, Lenahan of New London, Gibbons, Hanifn, H. Treanor of Norwalk, Eug. J. Vygen of Putnam, Hugh Mallon of Wallingford, Very
 Rev. M. A. Hunt, chancellor of the diocese and episcopal secretary, P. McCabe of Hart ford, M. McKeon of Stafford Springs, J. P. | Connolly of Wallingford. M B. Flanagan of Putnam, M. Daly, Thaddeus P. Walsh ot
 Birmingham, James J. Walsh of Bristol, F. Dugean of Torrington, Ariens of Day 1 vile, Joseph Synnott of Chester, F. Byrne of Portland, W. A. Hartz of Southington; ! D. Desmond, Middletown; J. Fl. Schaefe, l New Haven; J. H. Fitzmaurice, Grosvenor- \ dale; Cremin, of Litchfeld; B. c. Gragan,
 New Britain M. W. Newman, Mount Kisco, l N. Y. Charles McElroy, Hartford; James J. Smith, Windsor Locks.
 1 At the conclusion of the mass the Rev. 1 Lawrence Walsh, of Waterbury, preached 8 short but touching funeral sermon, taking ! for his text the passage beginning, "Wen 1 done, good and faithful servant"
 1 The remaining service rendered by the
 bishop was brief, ending by 12, and after that came the viewing of the remains. It l was after o'clock before the last of the long 1 line of mourners had taken the last look at
 the deceased. The pail bearers were Revs
 Lawrence Walsh, McGivney, Cooney, Hunt, Shahan, Rodden, Kennedy and Cremin. There were ten societies in the funeral pro
 cession of escort and large number of par
 ishioners followed the remains to the ceme | tery. Father Walsh was much esteemed and
 many places in Meriden were closed during l the funeral.