St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-20
TRIBUTES TO BRAVERY,
FUNERAL CT THE. HERO FIREMAN AN
IMPOSING DEMONS STRaTI0V
STR EErj WE'RE CROWDED.

| Services at the Cathedral
The Funeral Car Smothered in
FIowers-Intermcn in Calvary
Cemetery.
1t was hot the splendor of riches that
| paid homage and bowed sorrowful
honor to the memory of the hero fire
man yesterday; but it was tribute
| from the people, spontaneous and gen.
| erOus, and came from those among
whom Michael j. Cloonen lived and
died. and of whom he was one. Hunored
ana respected by his associates, made
dear to those who did not know him by
| bis act of bravery as public servant.
who never shirked, but took even death
at his post of duty. the dead fireman
was borne 10 his tomb on bier of flow
ers whose rich fragrance left in
every room Of his humble home
sadness that will last through
the life of those he left behind,
! and a vacancy that can never be
filled in the hearts OF the mourn
crs. The weeping wife, the sorrowing
mother. the gray-haired and aged faith
er. gathered round the last earthly re-
mains of their loved one, and the How
of tears did not permit them to utter a
word, But the innocent und pratHlng
babes stood wondering 10y, aud in plain
| tive tones called for papa, who Will
never again answer that call and never
meet them toddling to the gate when
the veSper bells are wriDging the close
Of day Their little childish hearts
could not understand the loss they had
sustained. but they were comforted
with the hope that in the unknown land
! their father will stand in the doorway of
! the life beyond counting the beads on
| the rosary of time till that little family
circle is again reunited never more to be
broken.
At the SOrrOwing Home.
Lieut.. Cloonen died doing his duty
as a public servant and while defend
ing the property of citizens to whom he
owed that service, and the citizens of
all classes and creedS turned out in per-
| feet streams aud masses TO testify their
| appreciation of those services. 1t can
truly be said that 10 Individual in the
lily w ~. i oQl ONCl ICCClFCo IiIC oOi
| rowing testimonial that Lieut.. Cloonen
| did. As early as s O'clock Goodrich
avenue was lined with people and car
| riageS, whose density made travel impoS-
| sible. Shortly before o the different
| societies of which the deceased was q
member began to arrive, aud then the
| throng became mass. AT the home
| entrance was almost impossible, and it
| took perfect squad OF aides 10 the
undertaken to permit the pallbearerS to
| carry the body of their dead comrade to
| the fower-bedecked caiafaiQue. The
| hose wagon from Engine No was used
| for this purpose, and it was draped in
rich black cloth bordered with white.
A handsome black caSkei with silver
handles contained, the remains.
The Eunerai Cortegc.
The funeral cortege was headed by
Seibert'S band, which was followed by
a platoon of uniformed police Follow
ing these came the different societies,
| headed by the Ramsey County Junior
| Pioneers of over 100 members, with the
association tlaS draped in mourning.
| ] hen came an equal nuInber of the An.
! cient Order of IliUcrnians, wearing
crepe badges and having both the
American and dpIriSh flags draped. These
| were followed bymemberS of the vol
untcer fire department. and then came
| the Minneapolis delegation of tiremen,
all III uniform and wearing crepe
| badges. The members OF The board OF
| fire commissioners followed in carriages.
| andthen the draped wagon, accompa-
MED by eight pallbearers, as follows
| Capt. Strapp and NJ. MatIocks, of En-
| CINE Company No. 8: ID. Murphy. OF
Engine Company No. 2, and ii. Hushen,
| OF Engine. No. 4 E. \. Nelson anu
William j.. Riley. of the Junior Pho.
neeTs, and John 0'BrIen aud John j.
Grant, OF the HibernianS
At the Church.
Immense crowds were gathered all
along the street from the home TO the
church. and when The funeral process
sion turned into Sixth street from
Seventh the throng was packed so tight
that 1t was almost Impossible 10 ge
through. When the head OF the column
reached the cathedral open order wa:
formed, and the bier. followed 10y the
mourners, passed through the ranks
Inside the church was filled. and the
societies barely found room TO seat then
members. In silence the burden wa:
carried TO the altar. and the pealS OF the
organ Indicated that high requiem mas:
was to begin. The ceiebrant was Father
| Heffron. and after the impressive serv
ice of mass was over he delivered al
eloquent address on the Immortality o.
the soul. which impressed the hearer:
deeply, and even moved some TO tears
The funeral cortege then weuded il:
way to Calvary cemetery. where Lieut.
Cloonen was laid 10 his final rest.
The Floral Tributes.
The floral tributes were more numer-
Gus and of greater elegance than have
ever been placed on any coffin in thi:
city. They consisted of TWENTY-FIVE
pieces, and some of them were the hama
soonest florists can produce. Lieut.
Cloonen'S own company. Engine No s
| presented floral fire alarm box of white
roses, on which were the words in blue
immortelieS, His Last Call, Box "a
Engine Company No. sent broker
wheel. and Hook and Ladder Compan,
No. 4 floral harp. The Junior Pioneer:
sent pillow of roses. with the words
TN Memoriam, E. p. a., in blue flowers
The Minneapolis fire department sent q
beautiful design IN the shape OF hook
and ladder truck, with tile ladder raised
in the air. An anchor was sent by
Engine Company No. II, and horse.
shoe made of beautiful cut flowers, sur
! mounted by Il snow white dove, wa:
sent by Hook aud Ladder Company No
4. y large cross was contributed by the
Midway firemen. and another tribute
was a broken column around which was
| ita dc.