New-York tribune., 1886-06-06
THE BURIAL OF JOHN KELLY.
GREAT GATHERING IN THE CATHEDRAL.

| The funeral of John Kelly, although it was
Understood that there would be attempt at display,
nevertheless an impressive one, and was partci'
pated In by large thrOng of people, including officials
OF General the State and nearly all the
city oicias The gathering at the Cathedral was large
ly made up OF Mr.. Kely's old friends and acQuaint-
| ances OF all shades of political belief. The body
| lay In the collin in the par1or Of Mr.
Key's residence in West sixtynnthst, and tho face
exposed to the view OF many callers until few
minutes before the ired for removal The psrlos
were hung with black and the window -ahadcs we're
down. All the pallbearers had assembled In the par
after O'clock. Mrs Kelly and the other rea-
had looked for the last time the face OF the
dead.
Precisely ct o. 80 o'clock the coffin was taken from the
house to the hearse and pabearers wearing black
kid glove. and white scarfs with black silk rosettes
their places In carriages preceding the hearse Inc
pal.bearers Eugene Kelly August Belmont, Fred
erIck smyth Thomas 3. Brennan, Henry Hlton John T.
| Agnew, Arthur Lcary and John j. German.
| Tho first carriage following tho hearse contained
Mrs. Kelly and her brother-lnsw. Mr.. Clearly In the
| next one were Mrs. Ceary and Mrs. Thomas MIR.
Kelys sisters The remaining sixteen carriages con-
tanned relatives and friends. The procession passed
| aion, sixty -ninib-st. and turned into Fifth ave-
On the sidewalk abreast OF the house was small body
OF men comprising somo Of Mr.. Kcllys most devoted
friends Most OF them members OF the Tammany So
cirty and Tammany Committee on Orssnization Inc
column led Ivy exSberif Peter Bowe Buurke Cock
|
these were Register Reilly John T. Cunning, ex-Shern
Bernard Reilly. Senators Cullen. Plunkt and ReIiy
NasIe Joel O. stevens James j. Martin. Bernard f. Mar
| tin. ex-Alderman Lamb. Coroners Messemer Levy ana
The procession passed slowly down the avenue
Hats were lifted all aong the route ny ricn anu p1 %
Cathedral the procession halted in front of tho main
the Navy whitney. General sckes General Mcmahon,
Park Commissioners Be-knan. Crinmins ana BoTisn'
school Commissioner Morarty. Assessment
W. Marshall were grouped the entrance. The
memhcr~ OF the Board of Aldermen. headed liy lrcs.
colih was taken from the hesrse and borne on The
shoulders Of ak men, .n., .hs pai paa oeapres pre.
ceded the conin Mrs Kelly leaned on the %rn arm
sSa MN Mr. 1s1 ss n D% Of
latter Mr. and Mr.. Arnold Miss Mullen Nj and avSS Mrs.
Mayor Grace. Controller Loew. the member. q the
Board OF Aldermen and the heads Q" oa ss IN
moved slowly into the building:
the great Cathedral croHdca The for OF Tam
there to honor the deaf CHIEF The whole Irish
paid tribute of their presence Every seat was ted
long before the hour set for inc od opTn'h1 ~
pa,icnrc me- Sr the arrival OF the funeral es.ion
At To- 80 o'clock the great doors OF the were
the middle aisle. FIRST walkrd tine palbe,rers with
borne to It's place IN front OF the .i; PIN
Of ,'' the dead man occupied seals on either
side coin a.ound which burned six high tapcr'
,mbcns OF the which does not die Soon after tho
had been taken To It's place the pontieal process
%'d cofrs rS s eaa "0Hr all the Sssy
ropes of his office. was to ccebrat" the requiem
asstanf pr OKrefe of westchcster the dca
con Father Lavee, the su-deacon Father Kelly. the
Dealy Father Mragher. who were tile deacons OF
p" n"rme at 9 hra passed in front Of the altar and
deep cenun-ciions mounted the steps or the cnanccl
The Arch Bishop escorted TO his seat twenty four
took from, Of the chance and the mag
nMeent ritual OF tue Rom IN Canoc cnnrch was oega
amr Martinez sang soprano; Miss Gomrn alto; DIT.
the choir allry we're by chorsters in the
csnce aud wi the peas OF the organ rolled along tne
mony. At the sound OF the bell The ponth approached
altar the clercvmen befre the chance ente iher
tapers and the words OF the Latin chant echoed
slowly through the church. all knet and joined H. the
rSo s5 the Sad res. svsa "i as sa.o 'G%
one OF those pr,ent r., to .nrno rrnrorr ma, ppp
"""nced " i Sr Monsisnor Pr~,on lie Tor bis text
tie words of Joh xix. 20. 20 and -: 81 know rna a.,
the widow, the children and the friends or the deao
man the preacher continued: 10.
"But there consultations He led lie OF use- @
fulness-a life devoted TO The wrlare OF ms city ns
ste and his country In his career he never aH1
conflicts aud he aroused the opposition OF many as
No one ever accused him of disnon-.t Strong as
iron and chvsTons AZ knight OF old. lie has l'is,el
shield"
Ihr sermon was followed By the ceremony OF tho ab,
solution OF the body. Twice the Archbishop passed
around the coffin Tue holy water was sprinklal upon
plain black velvet whose somore simplicity was no.
filed the edhce the swuug by the ppntin
own hands poured forth It's purifying vapors above tho
body TAe mass was over the Xfchbishop pronounced
the clo-lng Latin praycr that the soul OF tns aca
t Of the cnnrcn The c"in was borne to
when III waiting a. Tue door, and as he,
friends family entered carriages and the pro.
cesIou moved down Fifthave. on It's way TO the oii
Cathedia IN Mulbrrry-,t, where th' body was 10 DO
buried. Among tie prominent ersons In the church IN
addition 10 tnose mentioned were the following: Leu.
tenant-Gov"rnor Jones. Judges Brady Iawrrnce. van
Brunt sedgwick. Van Nor,t, Truax. OGoroan. lners'
nam. McAdam and wehrhas DEPUTY Controller s"rr:
AHI% Dorss cy 5Ssfs' .sIss MsGr'nS H., AM" ANA
HF fnTy 1tr T. 'otaSd and f.'' Mr. %
Thomas p M.nloy. Poc- Justices Dudy aaa MURRAY.
: y Le Bran. From br"DElyn =, came Hugh NC,
g Fimry is.r,nnlynan r. X. McC,un aud others
No arrangements had been made Tor An accompanyinI
friends felt prompted pay the last bonors TO his
body fell INTO lin ore ths hear.e had moved many
III ranks u" onr IN the rear Of Tho catratrs In tue ro
lir lhrrif Grant and EI.Xlderman sr,n. After them
came e1. sheriff Reilly. senator PIunkitI, Senator Cn
n" n"vea '1 slowly iy'" dow" r"' r%.vs % and
Y way. A. the hottest entrance to the Ola 10
. wa, cock when word passed rohnd hat the
hears wa" IN sight Tue procession passed 'h!rnc Trtnce
vault ri. la.t in front Of, Of the he. san%1 ehGTSI
i steps into The darkness The pail bearer. preceded y
- | aud at The mouth Of The vault. few words o.
prayer said hy the prest TIE E0urncrs look iH
e look NJ cofin. the w"rkuen were seans
= The lead case was no" long beore the rue ~
"a the wall. fcI upon tho nam- "Jo,S KELLY, which i
now the only indication OF the resngpace OF the gre"
l. leader.
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