The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-24
FATHER HANLEY BURIED
The Body Visited by Thou
sands of MournerS.
THE FUNERAL AT THE CHURCH.
A Great ThrOng Of Priests Partici-
pate in the Ceremony.

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st. Bridget's Church looked like the in
terror of a great white sepulchre last
night with its polished granite columns
twined spirally with wide stripes of black
crepe, and its altar decorated with the
same material.
at the head of the centre aisle lay the
dead body of Father Hanly in plain
casket with black cloth combination,
surmounting heavily draped cata-
faulque.
VIEW OF THE DEAD.
The casket was open its full length,
and the body of the loved Father, laid out
in the vestments which all priests don at
this season when saying mass, was ex-
posed to the view of the three thousand
sorrowing parishioners and friends, most
of whom came TO pay their last sad triD-
ute to the memory OF the dead.
The composed features were perfectly
natural. They were simply those Of
Father Hanly sleeping His arms were
folded across his breast, and the marble
like hands clutched tightly his ordination
chalice.
THE GREAT THRoNG.
For hours before the doors of the great
structure were thrown open The wide
flights of stone steps leading thereto were
crowded with the parishioners from the
surrounding neighborhood, and the pave
ment for half a block each way was
jammed with a quiet multitude eagerly
edging to the nearest unoccupied spot in
the vicinity of the church doors.
AT eight O'Clock the big centre doors
swung open. There was but little push
ing or jostling. The crowd gradually
serged through the open doors and
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centre aisle, separating on each
side of the easket, beyond which stood
Father Clancy, with sorrow stricken
countenance aud Undertaken James Nc
Nulty, and passing to the right or left,
seated itself or made egress through the
side aisles.
Each one stopped barely long enough to
gaze wistfully at the calm face. There
were many eyes dimmed with tears and
stitled sobs and prayers escaped the
lips of hundreds.
1t was peculiar and affecting sight,
that long line of earnest, sorrow-stricken
faces, reverently and slowly moving to-
ward the catafaulque whereon lay man
whose priestlY, God-like qualities and
charitable, genial disposition had en-
deared him to the hearts of so many.
All classes were represented. Women
whose silks and costly furs betokened
social distinction Wept by the side of old
decrepid individuals in scant attire, whose
threadbare shaw]s hooded about their
white hairs, bespoke their poverty;
strong men moved quietly by the side of
cripples on crutches, and little
ones, barely tall enough to peep
over the side of the raised
casket were awe-struck, and bore
solemn, serious countenances. All
were touched by the same feeling; all
were bereaved.
For an hour and half steady stream
of humanity climbed up the steps and
| filed up the aisle and around the casket.
THE FUNERAL.
At nine O'Clock this morning the visit
ing clergy took their places In the sane
tuary aud began to chant the offices for
the dead. While this was going on the
sorrowing parishioners and the friends of
the dead priest quietly entered the church
and bowed their head in prayer.
Mayor Cleveland was among the first
to arrive and was given seat near the
sanctuary. The body of the beloved pas
tor rem mained in the same position in the
centre aisle of the church in which it had
been placed the evening before.
The celebration of solemn High Mass
of Requiem began at ten o'clock At
that time every seat in the large edifice
was occupied, and many mourners were
kneeling in the aisles.
Within the sanctuary were seated the
of ST. Patrick's Cathedral, Newark; j,
De Concilio, of ST. Michael's Church; and
Robert Seton, of ST. Joseph's, jersey
City; the Very Rev Deane Dough-
erty, of st. Monica's, New York; the
Rev. Fathers Smith and Wallace,
of ST. Patrick's Cathedral. Newark; the
Rev. Father Thomas Quinn, of st. Paul's
of the Cross the Rev. J. Quinn, of st.
Michaeps, Newark Fathers Crue and
Smith, of st. Joseph's, jersey City; the
Rev. ID. McNulty, Of Paterson; the Rev.
Patrick Hennessy, of st. Patrick's, Jer-
sey City; the Revs. Peter Cassidy,
and Francis McAtee, S. J., of St. Peters,
Paterson; the Rev. Father Shaughnessy,
of Morristown; the Rev. Augustus
Brady, of st. Augustine's, Union Hill:
the Rev. "A. NJ Hammer, of St. Lucy's,
Jersey City: the Rev. Fathers Clancy and
Smith, st. Bridget's, Jersey City; the Rev
Fathers Morris, Poels, Dunn, White,
Ryan, Began. Learned. of st. Michaers,
New York; p w. Smith, of st. Joseph's;
O'Connor, Cody and McHale, of St.
James, Newark.
THE SERVICES.
The Rev Patrick Corrigan, of ST. Mary's
Church, Hoboken, was the celebrant of
the mass; the Rev. Patrick Smith, of ST.
Mary's, Plainfleld, deacon; the Rev
Father Hill, of st. Mary's, Mount Hope,
sub deacon, and the Rev. Father Murphy
of St. Lawrence's, Weehawken, master Of
ceremonies.
The music was Weigan's Requiem Mass
and was rendered by the quartette choir
of the church, consisting of Misses Es-
tela Stanley and Nora McCarren, and
Messrs. Sheridan Judge and Gritfen.
At the conclusion of the mass, Father
Corrigan entered the pulpit and delivered
a fitting eulogy upon the life and work of
the dead priest.
He told of the good work he accomp-
lished in building up such a magnificent
structure and tiourishing parish in the
midst of what q few years ago was
barren waste.
He said Father Hanly had done q great
work, and if his health had not failed he
would have done more. His people have
much to be thankful for, the preacher
said, and it was right and proper for them
to pray for the repose of his soul.
When Father Corrigan had finished his
remarks the clergy filed down into the
aisle and the Bishop pronounced the Alb
solution.
The body was then lowered, and the
undertaken placed the lid upon the coffin,
while sobs broke out all over the church
as the features of the beloved priest were
shut out for ever from the gaze of his
grief stricken people.
Fathers Corr, O'Connor, Smith, Murphy
and Wallace took their places in front of
the coffin; Patrick Sheeran, Patrick Con-
don, Patrick Byrnes, Patrick Baxter