The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-05-28
DIR. CRONIN'S FUNERAL.
He is Buried with all the SOlemnity Of the
Catholic Burial Service.

CHICAGO, May 26.-In all its details, the
funeral Of DR.. H. H. Cronin to-day was a
most remarkable affair. From one end of
the procession to the other; through the
endless crowds on the streets; among the
throng in the great cathedral and aboard
the trains, the dead mans dreadful fate was
present in every mind. The body had been
lying in the State Cavalry armory on the
lake frsnt, and there early this morning
the morbid and curious, with the dead
mans friends, made their pilgrimage.
Armed sentinels stood arms-at rest. At
each corner of the raised platform on which
reposed the catafalque and coffin was a
crayon portrait of the dead man, draped in
black. There stood near the coffin a huge
cross of white pinks and margueretes,
woven IN with SmilaX. 1t was at the head
of the bier, and harp and smaller cross
stood at the foot. A candelabrium with
seven tapers iickered in front of the GROSS.
The ropes were of green smilaX and
white roses were Topped from the coffin and
about the catafalque, and ported plants
were grouped at the corners OF the plat
form. A canopy of American flags hung
above the bier and festoons of black and
white twined the bars above it. Large
crowds damned the street before the ar
mory and The police kept passage-Way
open for those who wished to enter the fu-
neral hall. For three hours the process
sion in double-file marched across the plat
form. Only a picture and the big silver
plate on the coffin lid testified to all that
the mortal part of DR.. Cronin was within
the casket. At last the procession stopped
and the pall-bearers entered. At their head
was Luke Dillon, of Philadelphia; Edward
O'Meagher Condor, of New York; John
Dewey, of New York, and Thomas P
Tuite, of Detroit. Following them came
large number of locally prominent Irish
Americans, representing the friends of
the dead man, and societies to which
he belonged. Leaving the armory, the
casket was placed in the hearse and
the procession formed. At its head was a
platoon of police, followed by the marshal
and his aides, then came drum corps and
the Hibernian rifles, with arms reversed
and next the hearse with its guard of
honor and pall-bearers; CIan-na-G Gael
guards; uniformed rank of Royal Arcanum,
and thousands of members of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen came next: the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, LOCO strong,
several courts of the Independent orders
of Foresters, 1000 in all, and ., 700 Catholic
Foresters were in line. Uniformed mem
bers of the Royal league; the Sheridan
rifles; Catholic benevolent legions and
Marshal Cahill said that over seven thou
sand men were in the procession. Four
bands and half dozen drum corps played
dirgeS or marked the slow time of the
funeral march. Scores of flags draped in
black and society banners edged with Grape
were carried by standard bearers. The line
of march was black with people;
sidewalks, windows, stairways and
the roof tops being crowded. Reaching the
Cathedral of the Holy Name, an immense
crowd was encountered. On the approach
Of the procession the bell tolled and the
organ pealed forth funeral march. The
pall-bearers with their burden moved up
the centre aisle and lowered the casket on
the catafalque The candles of the funeral
service were placed beside it and the cere-
monies of the high requiem mass began.
The sermon was by Rev. Father MuIdoon
He spoke at length of Cronin's kindness of
heart and his generous nature, but APP
preached no nearer the tragedy than few
general illusions.
After the church services, the procession
was renewed and proceeded through the
crowded streets to the Union depot, at |
Canal and Adams streets. Thirty-six cars
were filed. Hundreds of people drove out |
in buggies and carriages, and hundreds |
more came to the cemetery from the neigh |
boring suburbs Heavy black clouds kept |
many persons away, and vague rumors Of |
trouble may have frightened others Ar |
irving at Calvary, the marching orders |
were speedily placed in line, and the body |
was carried to the public vault. No exer-
cises of any sort took place at the cemetery |
A threatening splatter of rain warned the |
crowd that storm was at hand, and the
three long trains were soon reflled. With |
in fifteen minutes after their arrival at the |
cemetery, the trains were speeding back to |
the city.
ODr. Cronin's body will remain in
the vault until his friends purchase a lot
and arrange for public interment,