The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-10
LAST SAD RITES.
Edward F; McDonald's Flu
neral a Great Tribute
to His Memory.
SOLEMN REQUIEM MASS.
All the Leading Men of the State
Attend as M0urners.

The funeral OF Congressman Edward
+. Mcdonald, who died last Saturday at
his home in Harrison. took place yester-
day morning at $50 o'clock and was very
largely attended.
A short service was held at the house
at 9 O'Clock, when the family paid their
last tribute to the dead, and then the
funeral cortege marched to the Church
of the Holy Cross. First came Zabriskie
Post, G. A.. R., of Jersey City, and the
Van Houten Post Fife and Drum Corps,
followed by the Seventh Regiment New
Jersey Volu nteers.
Next came the PHI. O'NeIH and George
b. Fielder Associations, followed by the
Harrison Common Council, Board Of
Education and fully 500 citizens and OH
cials. After these came. the hearse
heavily draped in black with a guard
from Zabriskie Post with guns reversed,
and the following pail bearers:--Peter
Hauck, James Smith. Jr.. George B.
Fielder, John w. Slrahan, Dennis Nc
Laughlin, Michael T. Barrett, William J.
Tierney, Martin Lawless, Bryan Smith
and Allan l.. McDermott.
AT TIL CHURCH.
hen the procession reached the church
the pail bearers n Grand Army men
formed in line from the hearse TO the
0OOE On CaCu 6loc VA bn0F OuULhuCe auu bQ0
pail bearers bore the casket into the
church while the band played d funeral
dirge.
A solemn high requiem mass was cele-
brated. the Rev. Father O'Connor being
c%clebrant, the Rev. Father Began. deacon:
the Rev. Father Morris, suD-deacon, and
the Rev. Father Corr, of Jersey City,
master of ceremonies.
Bishop Wigger granted a special dis
pensation owing TO the illness Of Mrs.
Mcdonald and allowed the casket to be
opened in the church. After the services
the friends passed up the side aisies and
taking a last look at the dead Congress-
man passed down the centre aisle and out
of the church. .........
The public schools and all public
offices in the town were closed, and flags
were displayed at half-mast on all of
them.
The church was thronsed with the
friends and relatives of the Congressman,
and among the ~well-known people pre-
sent were Congressman Buchanan,
Governor Albeit, Congressman Thomas
Werts, Judges McGrath and DAILY;
Mayor Haynes of Newark; Free
holder Scanlon, Of Essex county;
County Collector Dugan, of Hnd-
son County, County Clerk Mclaughlin,
John p. Feeney, Jeremiah O'Rourke, B..
q. OIO, tne 1ScV. OF. 1OLt0r, OupeTtutenQ-
emit Brown of Newark, DIR. Daniel Elliot,
DR., II. Z. Rothe, Captain McIntosh, James
Johnston, Major Rodgers of the Soldiers
Home. Surrogate O'Neil, Adam Groel,
Township Counsel Kenney Of Kearny,
William j. Davis, Father Couneliy Of
Elizabeth. Father McCahe and many
officials from Hudson and Essex counties.
H FLORAL OFFERINGS.
The floral offerings were beautiful,
among them being a facsimile of the
badge of the Seventh Regiment, New
Jersey Volunteers; a chair from the Sol
diers' Home, a broken column from the
employees of Taylor's Hotel of. Jersey
City; a wreath and stand surmounted by
a dove from Mr.. and Mrs. james Smith,
Jr.; wreaths from the P. H. O'Neill and
George B. Fielder Associations, and from
other friends. ....,.. ~
The many friends followed the body to
he Cemetery Of the Holy Sepulchre,
where the burial took place.
Mrs. Mcdonald is completely pros
trated today, but she aud her baby are
doing as we'll as can be expected.