The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-30
SOLEMN, SACRED RITES.
The Scene at the First Baptist
Church-A Host of Mourners.

Grove street. in the vicinity of the
FIRST Baptist Church, began to hll up
with people shortly after noon. They
gathered about the iron gates which led
to the church portico, and in short time
that side OF Grove street was solid mass
Of men and women.
Sergeant Cox, of the Gregory street
station, with a squad of men, soon
marched up and took possession at the
gates. Shortly after one o'clock the
doors were opened and the public were
admitted.
Randolph Parmley, William Kerr.
Charles Ruton, Walter Dear, Fred
Brown. T. 5. Brown and A. J. S. Warner,
the ushers. conducted the people to seats.
In few minutes every pew
except those reserved for pail
bearers, the family of the dead chief and
the organizations which participated in
the funeral was filed, aud every inch OF
space in which person could stand was
occupied.
Almost every prominent resident
of Jersey City was in the gathering:
The Municipality was represented
Alien and the members Of the Board OF
Aldermen: President Edelstein and the
members of the Finance Board. Corpora
tion Counsel Edwards and Corporation
Attorney Robert Hudspetn, Commission
ers Conway, Brown aud Henderson of the
Fire Board, Commissioners, Dugau. SOM
ers and Van keuren, of the Street and
Water Board; Chief of Police
Murphy. Inspector Smith, Cap
tains Kelly, Newton, Smith, Lange
and McNulty and Commissioners Feeuey,
Benson and Kelly Of the Police Board.
Members of the Board of Trade, members
of the Board Of Freeholders were also
there.
While the great gathering waited for
the arrival of the funeral. the beautiful
floral pieces which had been sent TO the
house were brought into the church and
arranged about the pulpit.
They covered the entire space and when
later the casket was carried in and placed
among them 1t seemed to rest in bed Of
roses and lilies.
Shortly after two o'clock, the vast
throng gathered In the church heard the
solemn voice of the deep toned bell in the
Newark avenue tower tolling mournfully.
Then came the sounds of martial music
faint in the distance, but growing louder
and louder until 1t stopped in front OF
the church door.
A few minutes later the great organ
under the touch Of Organist MCGOWAN,
began O funeral march, and the caskeL
appeared at the door borne on the shoul-
ders OF these stalwart firemen:-
George Dingler, Engine Ne 8; George
Kelly, Kelly Engine s No. No I; Charles
w. Jobes, Engine No 10; George
| Murdock, Truck No. 2; Michael Whalen,
Truck No. 2, Charles H. Young. Truck
| 4, and James Riddle, Headquarters.
| The pail bearers followed. They were:-
A. j. Jardine and John Wertsel, of the
| Jersey City Lodge +. and A. ID; Charles
| Scott and H. Lowell, Captain Call Force,
! Jersey City Fire Department; ex-Com-
missioners John Brennan and ]. Eagan.
Daniel w. Benjamin and Frederic
| Payne, Garfield b. & l.. ASSOCIATE on;
| Homer Brooke, superintendent of the
| Greenville Reformed Church Sunday
School, aud J. j. Detwiller, OF the Board
| of Trade.
After these came the family of the
| dead Chief The uniformed firemen then
| filed in. and as many members of the es-
| corIing organization as could gained ac-
| cess to the edifiee
Wnen all had taken the seats reserved
| for them, the services began. The choir
| sang Asleep in Jesus" aud Nearer. my
| God. TO Thee" Miss Katrina Green
| sang one "One Sweetly Solemn Thought"
| and Quartette composed of Miss Green,
Miss Nora Foster. Mr.. Thomas Adams
and Mr.. Charles Shone sang abide with
Me- and 'Rock of Ages"
The Rev. Ii. b. Steelman. pastor of the
First Baptist Church, and the Rev. John
pated in the services, offering prayer
and reading the Scripture and the
| Rev. Donald Mitchell. of the Scotch
| Presbyterian Church, and number oi
other clergymen occupied seats on the
The Rev. Dr. Parmley, pastor emeritus
| of the church preached the ermon.