The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-27
DINAN BURIED.
The Unfortunate Stoker of
Engine No. 3 Answers.
His Last Call.
A GREAT CROWD PRESENT.
His Comrades Act as Pail Bearers
The Body Buried in Old st.
Peters Cemetery.

Poor Dan Dinan was buried today at
st. Peters Cemetery. The funeral ser
vice took place at st. Michaeps Church,
aud in the high mass the Rev. Father NJ.
s Calian was celebrant. and the Rev.
Father Edward Kelly deacon and the
Rev. Father J. J. Boylan sub-deacon.
Owing to tie delay caused by the sorrow
ing friends who wished to take leave Of
the remains at the house. the services
were nearly an nour late at the church.
When Fire Commissioners Conway,
Henderson and Brown entered the home
where the dead fireman lay and assembled
the two flights of stairs to the room
which contained the body, they found
the weeping widow beside the purple-coy-
cred casket making her fearful farewell
TO the dead fireman. Her nine months
old babe, in ali Its innocence OF the trials
aud tribulations inflicted as a penalty for
belonging to this world, lay on a neigh
boris lap aud cooed and kicked so indus
triously that 1t was hushed up.
The remains, owing TO their mangled
condition. were not exposed to view, but
INSTEAD photograph of the brave fire.
kmen enclosed by O wreath of white roses
bay on the casket. Another wreath was
beside 1t and at the foot was a floral de-
isign OF Engine No. 8, on which Dinau
road to his death. The work was beauti-
full and was executed by Robert Miller,
an old friend OF the deceased. AT the
head Of the casket was also floral pillar
from Engine Company No 4 3, and a
wreath from which a beautiful white
dove was about 10 make its flight, which
was presented by Engine Company No. 1.
There were obner flowers behind the
eleven wax candles that burned at the
head OF the dead man back OF the brass
crucifix that. added solemnity to the
scene.
The comrades of the dead man did not
take a formal farewell of their associate.
They could not see him as he appeared in
life and they had no desire to drive from
their recoilections pleasant thoughts of
when he was last with them.
THE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
When the cortege left the house to 90
{ to st. Michael's Church it was headed by
Fire Commissioners Conway, Henderson,
Brown and Clerk Charles Esterbrooke.
Battalion Chief John Gulnan at the head
of thirty-three mem bers of the paid de-
partment came next, and they were fol-
lowed by the Van Houten Drum Corps.
Next came seyenty-fiye policemen
under command Of Inspector G.
sergeants. They were followed by
Van Houten Post Drum Corps and the
''Buffaloes" and Exempt Association.
These carried the floral tributes. The
drum corps played Beethoven's dead
rsagch as the procession reached the
y Ih. The uniformed firemen drew up
lie and the hearse passed through
4 lines guarded by the
bearers, George Dingler, John Gull
and Thomas Dillon. OF No. 8 Engine
Company, Thomas Kenoe of No. 8,
Thomas Anderson OF No. and James
Doyle of Truck No. l.
IL was thought by many that during
the services some eulogy might be pro-
nounced. but this was not SO. The regu-
lar high mass was celebrated but no re-
marks were made. 1t would be difficult
task to say who were present at the
funeral for the large church was so filled
that many people were standing, while
hundreds re e1iained in Hamilton Park.
making no effort to gain access to the
church.
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE PRESENT.
There were noticed among the crowd
nearly all the city and county officials.
County Clerk Dennis Mclaughlin was a
mourner and so was John p. Feeney,
president OF the Board of Police Commis-
sioners; John Edelstein. president of
the board OF Finance; City Col
lector P. H. O'Neill, Fred. Kissam, Clerk
of the City Hall Commission; Chief of
Police Benjamin Murphy. Freeholder
Michael Hennessey, Tax Commissioner
M. ]. O'Donnell, President of the Board
of Aldermen Charles Allen, Lawyer Nc
Carron, Police Surgeon Nevins, exCom-
missioner Pearl G. Hiiliard, Commission
ers Charles Somers and Benjamin Van
Keuren, Allan L. McDermott, Surrogate
James II. O'Neil, Alderman Max Salin-
ger, Clerk of the Board OF Freehoders
John Boyd. Finance Commissioner
George f., Peterson and a great many
Others.
Acting Chief Denmead was unable to
remain until the services were over. He
went to the house aud there said farewell
to his comrade and follower.
The body was taken to New St Peters
Cemetery for interment. The procession
TO the burial place was large The Nc
Laughhn Association betrayed the ex-
penses OF the funeral, and the members
are willing TO receive subscriptions to aid
the widow and child of the man who died
doing his duty.
Tonight at Roche's Hall Coroner Par
slow will begin the inquiry into the cir
cumstances of Dinan's death.
While the funeral procession was pass
ing down Grove street and was crossing
the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks another
catastrophe was narrowly averted. Part
of IL had passed over the tracks without
interruption, when iagman suddenly
jumped on the track and waved back the
nearest coach. The driver stopped his
horses within two feet OF an incoming
train, 1t was said there that the engineer
of this train was the one who ran into
the fire engine which Dinan droye to his
death.
1t is rumored that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company is inclined to deal gen
erously with the widow of Dan Dinan.
One rumor is 10 the effect that it pro-
poses to give the widow Is Coo and re-
place the fire engine which was demol-
ished at the Barrow street crossing.
II was impossible. however. to authen-
ticate these rumors. as 70 one could be
seen about the depot this morning who
knew anything definite about them.
Police Want Light,
Nearly three weeks ago Police Commits