The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-13
FUNERAL OF THE
REV. ]. A. M'HUGH
Solemn Requiem Mass Celebrated in St
Peters Cathedral.
MANY CLERGYMEN WERE PRESENT
Came from All Parts Of the Scranton
Diocese to Pay Their Last Mark Of
Respect to Their Brother Priest.
Interment Made In HYDE Park
Catholic Cemctery...Benedi
Chanted at Grave.

The remains of the lamented Rev.
James A. McHugh We're yesterday laid
to rest in Hyde Park Catholic ceme-
terry. after impressive services at st.
Peters Cathedral.
Yesterday morning the remains were
robed I'm appropriate vestments and eX-
posed to view on the catafalque. hun
dreds of people passing by from early
morning until 10 o'clock to gaze for the
last time ON the face of the beloved
priest. On either side of the casket
We're three large candlesticks. and six
altar boys in black cassocks stood about
the bier. A gold chalice was clasped in
the hands of the dead priest.
At 10 o'clock, the hour for the begin
ming of the services. the church was
filed. Rev. T. +. Coffey. of Carbondale,
and Rev. William p. O'Donnell, of
Providence. led choir of priests in
chanting the office of the dead, and fol-
lowing this a solemn high mass of re-
QUEEN was celebrated. Rev. Dr. Charles
F. Kelly, of Towanda, was celebrant: /:
Rev. NJ. B. Donlan, of Dunmore, deacon;
Rev. j. j. Ii. Feely. of the Cathedral,
sub-deacOn; Rev. r. +. Coffey, of Car
bondale, master of ceremonies: Rev. =.
J. Golden, of Williamsport, assistant
master of ceremonies.
CLERGYMEN PRESENT.
Rt. Rev. Bishop O'Hara and the fol-
lowing clergymen We're present: Rev.
Peter Cough, Susquehanna: Rev. j. J.
Coroner, Forest City; Rev. John Grif-
fin, Rev. w. A. Nealon, Rev. Miles J.
1n,, I. l,lA 4 7
Jermyn; Rev. Il. ]. Comerford. Arch
bald: Rev. =. j. Murphy, Rev. John
Smoulter Olyphant: Rev. James Shan
ley. Dickson City; Rev. John J. O'TOole,
Providence; Rev. p. j. McManus, Green
Ridge; Rev. F. =. McNally. Rev. ID. A.
Dunno; Rev. Francis Fricker, West
Side: Rev. Hugh Burke, South Scran-
ton; Rev. John Loughran, Rev. ID. A.
McCarty, Minooka; Rev. J. +. Jordan
Rendham: Rev. NJ. r. Crane, Avoca
Very Rev. John Firnen, Rev. p. f.
Lavefle, Rev. Father Greeves, Pittston;
Rev. John J. Curran, Rev. NJ. Fl. Dunn,
Rev. NJ. j. Kelly, Wilkes Barre; Rev.
T. j. Donahoe, Rev. p. c. Winters, Ply
mouth; Rev. Felix McGuckn, Nanti-
coke; Rev. John p. O'Malley. Rev. James
O'Malley, Kingston; Rev. d. A. Green
Rev. Father Lafferty, Auburn; Rev. j.
V. Hussie. Bentley Creek; Rev. p. j.
Colligan. Little Meadows; Rev. Edward
O'Reilly, DriftOn; Rev. j. II. SANDAL
Athens; Rev. X. H. Walsh, Moscow, and
Rev. Father O'Boyle, of Ireland.
DIR. KELLY'S SERMON.
| Rev. DR.. Kelly. the celebrant of the
mass, preached the sermon, which was
| in general an earnest exhortation that
the deceased should be remembered
with prayers and good works. In eulogy
of him. he said, it was sufficient to state
that he had been a priest for fifty-two
years.
The remains were conveyed to Hyde
Park Catholic cemetery, where the
Benedictus was chanted by the priests
The pall-bearers We're John j. O'Boyle.
John c. McAndrew, John Colligan,
Peter Kelly, Matthew l.. Barrett.
Thomas H. Walsh George +. McCarty
and James ]. O'Malley.