Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-27

SEVEN THOUSAND MN N TIE PROCESSION
WHICH ESCORTED TIE REMAISs-oSLY GEN
ZEAL ALLUs.oys TO TIE TRAGEDY MADE By THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IMPORTATION.
The funeral Of Or. Crouin in Chicago yester-
day was a most remarkable affair. The corpse
had been lying in state in the Cavalry armory
on the lake front. and there early this morning
the morbid and curious. with the dead mans
friends. made their pilgrimage. Armed SEN
tries from the Hibernian Rifles stood arms at
rest at each corner Of the raised platform on
which reposed the catafalque and coffin
crayon portrait Of the dead man, draped in
black. stood near the coffin Leaving the ar
mory, ;he casket was placed in a hearse drawn
by four black horses. and the procession was
formed At its head was platoon of police.
and Marshal Cahill and his aides.
A drum corps preceded the Hiber-
man Rifles with arms reversed. and
then came the cOrtege with its hearse in
panOply Of black and guard of honor from the
rifles and the pall-bCaTcTs. The Clan-na-Gael
guards. the uniform rank of the ROYAL Arcanum.
members OF the Ancient Order of United Work
men without uniforms. The ancient order of
Hibcrnians. several courts of the Independent
Order of EOresters. and 200 Catholic Forest
ers. tbs ROYAL League. the Sheridan Rifles. the
Catholic Benevolent LC gIOn and fragments of a
number OF other orders. swelled the line Mar
shall Cahil said that ITO men were in the pro-
cession. Four bands and half dozen drum
corps played dirges or marked the slow time OF
the funeral march.
AT TIE CATHEDRAL
The Cathedral Of the Holy Name was packed
two hours before the ceremonies began. Only
an escort Of the Hibernian Rifles and detach-
mcnts representing the different societies en-
tered the church. Schriidt's rcou,rrn mass
u ls4.r 18Th afrs... l.
brant OF the mass. with tine Rev. Father Per-
pier assistant. The church was not draued
IN mourning Cmblens further than usual at
funerals. and 10 display was made beyond the
customary church ceremonials. except that
requiem high mass was celebrated. "a rare oc-
curreHcc on sunday. The sermon was by the
Rev. Il. j. Muldpou. He spoke az length of
DT. Cronin's kindness of heart Of his gcner-
Gus nature. and said ;bat he died while DONG
an GRAND of mercy. The reverend father ap-
preached nc nearer the tragedy than these few
general illusions.
The friends Of DIR. CrOnin, il is said asked
that the preacher pronounce. among other
things. against the methods OF assassination bv
which the doctor was killed. but the preacher
feared such course might create a public ex-
cltement that would not be beneficial lie did
not desire 70 introduce oxtraneous sentiments
into the pulpit.
To THE CEMETERY.
After the church services the procession was
renewed, and the crowds were as great as
before. Three trains waited for the crowd
and thirty-siX were comfortably filled
Hundreds Of persons drove out in bucgies and
carriages. and hundreds came to the cemetery
from the nelghbOring suburbs. The people on
the ground numbered fully 1000 ACCORDING
to a friend Of DIR. Cronin there had been a re.
port that the doctors enemies meant To blow
up the funeral train with dynamite. and that
this talk deferred MANY from attcndiuo M
~ kV,ia OF, 81.
Among the persons who followed the bier from
the armOry TO the church and out to the ceme-
terry were DIR. CrOnIn's sisters and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll. of St. Catharines,
Canada. and his brother, John X. Cronin of
Arkansas. and Mr.. and Mrs. +. T. Conklin with
whom the doctor resided while III Chicago. Dr.
Cronins body will be left in the vault at
Calvary until his friends purchase q 10: and
arrange for public interment.
His Death Was Ordered.
Chicago special to the Philadelphia Press
says that the police nave been put in possession
Of startling facts concerning Dr. Cronin's muir
der. IL has been clearly shown by the dead
mans friends that his removal was ordered by
aeommittee representing the CIan-na-Gael So
ciety. Charges of traitOroUs conduct were pre-
ferred against him at a meeting of the Clam
na-GAel camp. He was found guilty and his
death was ordered. The charge was based on
the statement of the British spy. lie Carou.
that there were four more spies in America
When lie C3rOn made that statement on
the stand before the Parnell commission he
Was ordered TO give the names of the spies.
He said he dTCd not do it. because
II they we're known thcy would be murdered
Presiding Justice Hammer then took him into a
closed ante-roOm and in the presence of ST.
Richard Webster the attorney-general, who is
conducting the prosecution, and Sir Charles
Russell, ParnelIs attorney. LIE Caron gave the
names. Within forty-eight hours after this
news was cabled from London nearly every
Clan-na-Gael camp in America had met and
passed resolutions declaring in favor Of rigid