The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-30
THE FUNERAL CORTEGE.
Veterans Escort Their Dead Com
rade-An Impressive Spectacle.

At the service at the house, between
one and two o'clock, none but the imme-
diate relatives OF the family and those
who officIated attended.
The door was closely guarded by Pa
trolmen Noonan and DAILY. The Rev. DIR.
Parmley, assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Steel
man and the Rev. DIR. Scudder. conducted
a short prayer service.
Over the affecting scene of the family
taking its last look at the deceased veil
must be drawn.
In the meantime the streets in the
vicinity of had become densely jammed
with people. 1t required the most strin-
gent efforts on the part OF squad
of policemen under Sergeant McGinnis
to clear the roadway for the marching of
the various associations that were to en-
ter the funeral parade.
The sad scene at the house over, the
body was conveyed to the hearse, and the
veterans of the Twenty-hrst Regiment,
New Jersey Volunteers. drew near to
guard it. There was now but little de-
lay in moving the procession.
One hundred and fifty policemen head
ed the line, under command of Chief OF
Police Murphy, assisted by Inspector c.
P. Smith and Captains McKaig. Kelly,
Lange. Smith. Newton and McNulty.
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relatives and Sergeant Buckbee repre-
sented him. Preceding the sad march
was Mounted Policeman Harms. who did
duty as an orderly. Chief Murphy
had also detailed every detect
i've in the city to mingle
in the crushing throng to guard against
the &c ntle manipulations of pocket books
by some of New York's experts, end he
also placed two uniformed policemen at
each railroad crossing to avert danger
from the trains, being unwilling TO trust
the watchmen stationed by the COM
panies.
AS the police passed by. marching
steadily in fine form. the old Twenty
first Regiment. New Jersey Volunteers,
wheeled in behind them.
The old vets" were not numerous, but
those who filed the windows and the
ctQcn diho tCA4ChloCiC4 nHah thC1 WcAc
nearly thirty years ago, and thought of
the inroads that hostile bullets had made
In their ranks.
Directly behind these, came the Repub-
lican club, known in the Third District,
as the John Watt Association, of
which the late chief was an ad-
mirer Then came the Henry K.
Farrier Council, Order OF American Fire
men, all old chums of the departed, and
after them. the Order of American Fire
men In general with Grape bound flag and
ensign.
Hudson Council, American Legion of
HoBor was well represented, Us was also
the Letter Carrier Association.
Many who marched behind the hearse
In this organization remembered when
Henry Farrier was one OF themselves.
twenty-five years ago.
The Exempt Fire Association turned
out in great numbers. splendid body of
men, VITA the meWorles OF many des-
perate "a combats with the fire
1iend clustering about their grizzled
locks Behind this order came hudson
Council, American Legion OF
Hopor. Bayonne Fire Department.; the
"Buffaloes,n the members OF Diiigent
Hose Association. Garfield Building
aud Loan Association OF Jersey CITY
Lodge No. "a + and A. H..
and the detachment OF firemsn WAC acted
US u guard oI honor
Then came the hearse, escorted by the
pall bearers and followed BY the ca.-