The sun., 1890-12-10
JOE ooBURs BURIED.
He Was About the Last or HE Clique
The Fuuersl-A Touehiag Tribute.

Ho was About the Last or HE Clique
The Funersl-A TouehsnE Tribute.
The gathering that attended the funeral ser.
vices over the remains OF Joe Coburn. at the
Church OF the Holy Innocents. on Thirty-sev-
onth street, near Broadway, Yesterday after
noon. was largely made up OF well-known
sporting mon OF the present day. but there
were few there who were we'll known In the
days whom Coburn was tho champion pueilist
of America In fact. tho presence OF thoss
who did attend the funeral showed. by con-
trast. how the large majority OF the old timers
who made New York and vicinity their head
quarters twenty-five years ago have died of
moved away. or passed. into circles OF CON-
pantonship or duty that form an obstacle In
the way OF keeping up their old associations.
There were Billy Tracey, Luke Walsh. Paddy
Moore, Jim Barkley. Billy Bennett, Eilly Null
gan, Harry McDermott OF Croton Engine l6
and ono or two othcrs who have been classed
as Coburn's friends for long time. 1t Is true,
but whore wero the dozens Of others whose
names were prominent in sporting matters q
quarter OF century or even twenty yenrs ago
John C. Hesnan. John Morrissey Jim Dunn.
the Brooklynite who had celebrated rough
and tumble fight with Coburn In front OF Eddy
streets: the famous Gap" Lynch OF Iroome
sesonded b. . cosurn hf} and bum no Ssan st st. sam
sS shs!%na 5sn ss Sa0 s.
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ky 'fHninfMi Bs MaPS Ps%
Rocky Moore, Jim Cuslsk. Izzy Lazarus. Abe
EsPkn nS Sos j. 5oan huqs2n Fn
ninth @ street e now: dsSrss Iooks. and = hun.
o hsm snd hss hs ssp sad
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e.ss enss wers Al Smith; Jerry Dunn, Frank ste.
Wakely, PHI Lynch. Gus Fowler Tom Gould.
Apay Kell Ji% Trying
Sea I% and tMo or thrss
dozen lesser lights The great John l; sult-
van was not present. although It had been
oard attached instead
face Of the dead champion as It lay Yin in r. plain
hat al a42 Vest ThrtytS Street re- TIN in h tho early
ened and mourning draped room apd alter
ward wended their way to the church, There
Adsr%an Q'B5isp q syFSsuss Snother cross
sympathy 81 Ned James Ss % and ses 50 on VIII 'n'
as and TdSE % sPa fhs had 'a s maze ss
leoS f. at the very peaceful features in the eoin.
remains to hearse and conveyed them to the
church. Mrs. Cobnrn. her two -year-old boy,
and her mother followed IN tho first carriage;
at the church the body was placed at the head
OF tho centre aisle. and Father John A. kcane.
assisted ny five acolytes. recied a low mass.
music at the services. Everything WAS done
In the simplest manner. Alter tho service in
the church the remains were taken to Calvary
nna Sareasss eHss e III hS Wiz S @
lowed the body to the grave. A short time be-
fore Coburn died he expressed q desire to see
priest The Church of the Holy 1nnocrnts
him. The priest found the puIilist ready to
talk about the hereafter and conversed with
him until Coburn was In state to receive the
K last sacrements m OF the church. which Father
One Of Coburn's 90 old i friends. who was most
sflected by his death, was Ed James Of me
several instances OF the lighters gcnteness of
his mother in tender terms. Joe always was
She was slightly affected mentally. and would
could not readily be found. Joe would never
iertsbly in bed Many q time has has be be started
of in the middle Of the nigh, to find her. and
searched for hours before discovering her.
BI ne sysF up tn search Until he
comfortable"