Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-28
CRONIN'S FUNERAL.

CHICAGO, May 27.-With muffled drums
and draped banners the Irish military and
civic societies of Chicago yesterday escort
ed the remains Of DR.. p. B. Cronin to their
last resting place in Calvary cemetery.
Thousands of people lined the streets and
surged against the big doors Of Calvary
cemetery, where the body Of the murdered
Nationalist lay in its massive coffin and
upon catafalque almost buried in flow
ers. The large cross Of carnations, roses
and liiies-of-the-valley and the candelabra
with seven lighted wax tapers still stood
at the head of the casket. 4 procession
averaging seventy five minute passed IN
at the front entrance and around the ca5a-
falque. There were thousands OF people
in the procession and there were thousands
still remaining when the doors were closed
to prepare the casket for removal
Shortly after 1880 o'clock Undertaken
Birren began gathering up the loose flow
ers. The pall-bearers, Luke Dillon, of
Philadelphia, Thomas z. Tinte, of De
troit; Edward O'Meagher Condor and
John Dewey. of New York; Frank 7.
Seaman. 2. McGarry, Charles Barry, Mi
chael Kelly, Daniel Sullivan, Thomas
McEnnery, Dudley Salon, of Chicago, took
up the casket and slowly bore their burden
to the hearse in waiting outside. AS they
stepped out into the open air a few drops
of rain fell upon the bier. Cahill and TWO
aids led the procession. They were fol-
lowed by guard of fifteen big police OH
GERS marching abreast. Then came the
Hibernian rifles with arms reversed. The
hearse, drawn by four black horses and
heavily draped with Grape, came next, the
pall-bearers marching on either side. -Four
carriages with mourners followed immedi-
atefy behind the hearse, and then came
the Clan-na-Gael guards in their gray
nd mn vail
leading the way for the Royal League.
Major Nevins with thirty musicians in
in black and white uniforms led the civic
societies of which DR.. CrOnin was mem
Der. They were the Ancient Order of HI
bernians, the Forresters and the Ancient
Order OF Unilei Workmen.
Marshal Cahill said that ITO men were
in the procession. The tline was 30 min
utes passing the corner of Indiana and
Rush streets, four abreast. -Four bands
and half dozen drum corps played dirges
or marked the slow time Of the funeral
march. Scores of furled flags, draped i'll
black, and society banners edged with
Grape were carried by the standard bear
ers. The regalia and badges with embiems
of mourning, the green Of Ireland and the
red, white and blue, the slow tread of the
marching host, the sable pail and plumeS,
the bands and drums with then solemn
strains, made a deep impression upon the
thousands of people that crowned side
walks and windows, that climbed on
stoops aud boxes, that sat on roofs and the
tops Of unfinished buildings. Reaching
the Cathedral Of the Holy Name, an i'm
mense crowd was encountered. The vas,
edifice WAS packed Two hours before the
ceremonies began. On the approach of the
procession, the bell in the cathedral tower
tolled in measured strokes the presence of
the dead A few moments later the organ
aladc A.xlx a fyF,a t.D1, .,-nl, Ia all
bearers with their burden moved up the
centre aisle and lowered. the casket
and catafalque in ebon trimmings.
The candles of the funeral ser
vice was placed beside it and
the ceremonies OF high requiem mass be-
gun. The space reserved for the march,
ing societies was inadequate for the half
of their members, though nearly one-half
OF the church was set aside for them.
Only an escort of the Hibernian Rifles and
detacbments representing the different
societies entered the cathedral. Schmidt S
requiem mass was sung. Rev. Father
AQnew was the celebrant of the mass,
with the Rev. Father Perry as assistant.
The sermon was by the Rev. Father I. j.
Muldoon. The preacher spoke in general
terms of death and its uncertainty. He
spoke at length of DR.. Croniu's kindness
of heart of his generous nature, and said
he died while doing an act of mercy. The
reverend father approached no nearer the
tragedy than these few general illusions.
After the church services the procession
was renewed and the crowds were as great
a. before. Down State street and Clark
and Madison the way was taken to the
Union depot at Canal and Adams streets.
Three trains waited for the crowd and &
cars were comfortably filled. Hundreds OF
persons drove out III buggieS and car
riages, and hundreds came to the cemetery
from the neighboring suburban towns
The people on the ground numbered 5, 600
probably more. Heavy black clouds IN the
west kept many persons away, and vague
rumors of trouble may have frightened
others.
The ceremonies at the vault were simple
1t is understood that Judge Prendergast
would speak there, for some reason. posi-
bly, because the cemetery authorities are
opposed to any secular demonstrations
this design WAS abandoned. The casket
still buried in flowers and ferns, was borne
into The tomb at o'clock. An hour later
the tain bearing the pail bearers and the
military and civic societies had returned
TO the city.