The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-12
REV. FATHER PARKE'S FUNERAL

u hNt iriDutb VI NcslcCt 10 tho
Dead Vicar General.
Long before . o'clock. the hour fixed
for tho funeral Of Very Rev. Father
Parko, vica: general OF tho diocese and
ono OF the victims OF Tuesdays disas.
ter, the streets on all sides OF the Cathe-
dral and convent wero packed with poo
ple.' The spacious church was also
filled TO OVERLOOKING. A special train
brought Il large delegation from
Parkersburg. where Father Parke was
long stationed ID rector OF the Catholic
church, and Il being Holy Thursday
nearly all OF the clergy OF the diocese
were in tho city, aud they turned out
in the funeral possession. The honor
ary pail bearers were also members OF
the clergy, as follows; Very Rev.
Joseph Stenger. OF Charleston: Very
Rev. Daniel O'Connor, Of Clarksburc;
Rev. John McElligott. Of Grafton Row.
W. W%erninyer, OF Huntington; Rev.
John Mcbride. OF Weston; RI. Rev.
Mgr. Sullivan, Rev. A. Boutlou. Of
Moundsville. and Rev. Joseph Mullen.
The active pail bearers were Me.srs.
George s. Fecney. George V. Reilly.
Col. Thomas O'Brien, 81. J.. 0'kaue,
James Dsvine, John L. Giesey. and four
gentlemen from Parkersburg.
The body was borne from the episco-
pal residence to the Cathedral, and
there the solemn services took place.
The Right Rev. Bishop was celebrant OF
the mass. and at the conclusion Of the
mathis he preached a feeling and able
d%iscourse. lie dwelt on the suddenness
Of Father Parke's death, and spoke 10
the most eulogist:c strain OF hi, learn
ing, his achievements for the advance
OF the church, his piety and apos-
tolic zeal. All within sound Of tho Dish.
ops voice wero deeply affected.
Tho music incidental TO the mass was
not sung by the choir, as usual, but was
chanted BY Prof. Lucien Meyer as a
solo. Hisldeep bass voice made the eli
feet very impressive.
The funeral procession was perhaps
the largest that has left the cathedral
since the burial Of Bishop Whelan in
1874. Three sections OF the Elm Grove
train took out fifteen car loads OF people
to Mt. Calvary cemetery, in addition to
those in the funeral cortese.
The funeral was headed by the Opera
House band, followed by the knights
OF ST. George, in uniform. Behind the
Knight, came the honorary and active
pallbearers in hacks. next the hearse.
bearing Father Parke's body, aud fol-
lowing it members OF the local and visit
ing clergy, in hacks. Many oil the sis
tiers from the convent aud Mt. dc
Chantal wcre also in the procession.
and a touching tribute was paid to their
dead chaplain by the young ladies OF
Mt. de Chautal academy, who were
among the mourners. dressed in deep
black, with knots OF white ribbon on
their right shoulders. Father Parke
was beloved and reverenced by all who
came under his ministration at the
Mount, and nowhere is there moro sin-
core sorrow than in the academy on
account OF his death.
Tho Parkcrsburg delegation. former
parishioners Of Father Parke, followed,
and behind these were the altar boys
from the cathedral, citizens and others.
The head OF the procession had reachod
McCulloch street on Sixteenth before
tho last vohiclo had left the front OF
the cathedral.
AT Mt. Calvary cemetery solemn scr-
vices were hold in the Whelan memoir
ial chapel, and the body OF tho ner
able priest was laid to reat in the chapel
ncar his beloved Bishop Whelan.
The crowds OF people along the route
oil the funeral procession were never Ok
ceedcd in Wheeling on n similar occa-
sion. At every cross street the mass OF
people almost blocked the progress OF
the Cortege. and there were many OK.
prcasions and signs OF sorrow.
Speaking OF tho funeral last night
Right Rev. Monsignos Sullivan said It
wildly recalled to him tho funeral OF
several members OF the Catholic church
who were killed while on duty as fro
men or policemen at the Hamilton
foundry fire. whore Luke'H Ivory stable
now is, whom the south wall fell out into
the alley and killed several mon. That
was Whocling's only former casualty
which approached tho ono OF Tuesday.
Two OF tho men wetO buried at the same
time. and the funeral was attended by
thousands oil people.
Tho Parkersburg State Journal has
tho following appreciative mention Of
Father I'arke:
Parkorsburg joins with Wheeling in
%lamcnting tho death OF Row. Father
Parko. lilo was n resident OF thi. city
for many years and ondearod himself
not only to tho members OF his own
church but to all who knew him. The
news OF his tragic dcuth created q great
shock hero, and everybody had a good
word for his memory. lie was Il noblo
man, ono who devoted his lilo TO doing
good. aud hia influence in this city ia
still felt and will continue 10 DO iolt for