The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-22
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All o'clock rarsor Is was opened to thcs,
who wished 10 lcok on the dehd actors face
Theatrical pecr1e were in the majority amons
the callers al course Toward the latter par
Of the afternoon downtown business ner
came in On their wAy home lnspec7c or Conhn
Mr.. Flcrence's brother: Mrs Norman WIZARD
his sister and Mrs Barney Williams his sis
fer-in-law were in the room with the body al
dar.
While The crowds we're viewing the remain.
Col Charlton MeMichael and Manager A. M Pal
rner were making arrang ennents iof The fuoosal
The tody is to lie in PnrAor Is until tomorrow
norn1ns when if viii he taken to 81 Agnes
Catholic Church. in East Forfy-third street
Al 10 O'clock the Eer. Henry Pratt lifelong
friend 81 Mr. Florence. pastor OF st COLUMBIA
Church, Will celebrate a solemn mass Oh re-
QUEEN. The Eer. Dr. Henri A. Brnnn. paste,
@, 81 Agnes another friend OF the dead
sctor. will deliver the euloGy. A special musi.
cal programme will lie rendered by ST. Agnes
choir. Gnder the direction OF SiCncr Poalo
Gierya Laura Beliini viii sing Sweet he
The HONORARY ushers n. the church will be;
Mayor John T. Fassytt Kiehard Church. Daniel
r Vorden. A r. Montant Monte6ore lsaaca
=, W Sanger. Rudolph Aronscn. Louis AitI1eh.
The pail hesrer. win t.e: Edwin Booth.
\. y.las- A NJ Palmer. G Fearing Uay-
ton GeMlchBeL and John Russell Young.
After the REQUIEM services the body will be
taken t. Green wood Gem tsrT. where II Will be
Xla ne6 in q receiving vanlt to await the arr1va!
81 Mrs. Florence who sailed from Liverpool
yesterday on the Aurania- After she has seen
the bodr If will be Inferred in the fnrnily plot
il Green wood where Mr.. Florences parents
are turied.
tieket- Only 1.,t0 tickets have been printed
They are 10 he disfI7 buted to-day At the rooms
street number q the tickets will be distrI b.
uted among the Theatrical managers 81 the
The trustees t.r the Actor's Fuod met yes
te-day. passed resolutions expressing sorrow
az Mr.. Florenees death. and extending SYN
.nneS!n /, in h hesy The S resIn. q the Fund are
fN be drRpad in mourning for thirty days The
ts 9as t q bss re aSs IN, e
funeral
Free Mason. ano il was til ought that the Cath
eaic Church authorities might object 10 having
law v u the csthS Chureh !. that man who
has been Mason and who dies without re-
bouncing the order. canno. receive c.tholie
Church slid Yesterday that he Ind prod that
Mr.. Florence received the Church's last sscrs-
fnents. and had therefore EeDouooed Free Ma
sonny.
,es aaEs before Pr ssath pr. Pr sr .ssa
went 70 FhilAd-lI,hia 10 see him Father
Church il, rhiladeiphia. Father T7aaa-
san to M taoFsncss hsdsscs 5s heard Mr.
non, That proves thai NJ: I7Sfenc- rep"uneea
Free Masonry- tor be could NOT haze obtained
aasn!utjon if he had not M. Florence WAS q
good Catholic al hear. Ee and his wife were
He was intimate lr acquainted with rr I,teae-
eessor. the late fnther MacI'owaA A
few years ago Le presented TO the church q
In fhu- la I YpisA mad he ShfIr s,f
Agnes Il home. Cher tokens al hls esteem
ot lathef MAelowAll 41c his respect for the
Church are in the place from which. very Ap-
had many friends am onC the Catholic clereE.
Once he ie,id q priest that whenever be heard
the gong OF an mtulhnce he hluays said q
PRAYER Tor the unfortunate who had been killed
or injured Billy Florence was noble mAn-
ADD am sure that when be hecAme q Mason
trA-y to his Church"
There are TO De no Masonic rites fer Mr..
sonic Hall in West Twenfy-third street that as
the Aftor had received the last sacrGmenfs Of
the Catholic Church he could not receive Ma
sonic hopors-
Mr.. Florence was nne Of the founders Of tire
Mystic shrine. body composed Of Mnsons 1t
had been stated tina. they were to attend the
t hlp r il i."ay Dr. Brann has informed
admitted TO the church. but thu; il Masons
come as individuals md without uniforms
they may attend the services
BALTIMORE Nor. 2l-Cardi-sl Gibbons has
arranged for a solemn mass Of requiem TO be
for William J. florence The family oi Patrick
Ril+r and other friends Of the dead actor re-
snesteo IL AID the Cardinal a once consented
stage tut be had met him in his 1nurneyinEs
to Europe OF returning 70 America and speaks
o' him in the kindliess ulanner