Evening journal., 1896-08-25
50 ENDETH ALL MEN.
Impressive Funeral Services
Over Father ]. A DeRuyter.
THOUSANDS OF PEoPLE PREsBEr

Hundreds Had TO Be Denied Admission to
the Pro-OathodrsI where the Services
Were Held-solemn Pontihcal Requiem
Mass By Bishop Alfred Curtis.
The funeral OF Rev. John A. DsRuyter
took place at st. Peters Pro. Cathedral
this morning Seldom before In the bis
tory Of Wilmington has funeral OF such
imposing magnitude and impressive
solemnity taken place.
The doors of the Pro Cathedral, whore
the body lay In state. wsre thrown open
to the sorrowlng friends who wished to
view for the last time the body of the
dead priest at o'clock, but before that
hour probably l eco people had cOnere
gated blocking Sixth street in front Of
the edlfce.
The Police la Charge.
So great was the crowd that platoon
Of police under Captain Kane had to be
stationed at the doors to permit the
people to pRss through in dstachments
and out again to make room for more,
aud thus, many hundred were unable to
get into tho building before the bsgin.
ming Of the mass, and had TO wait until
after the service.
Prominont Citizens Present.
When the solemn pontl6cial requiem
mass began Il 8 30 O'Clock the church
was packed almost TO suffocatlon.
Scattered through the main body
we're many OF the most promi
nent citizens Of Wilmington,
Protestants and Catholics alike Among
them were noticed Judge ]. Frank Ball.
Acting Mayor Jesse X. Baylis, Council
men O'Neil and Obsrly, Bspj,mln
Nlelds, Percy Nledr, John s. Rossell,
Allan Speakmsn. William Michssl B'rns.
William 8 Hilles, A 3. Reed, s. A.
MicAlllstor aud J Smith Brennan
There we're twenty-eight ushers
from the various Catholic SO
oietlss, these being represented :
Ancient Order OF Hlbernlans, CGtho-
no Benevolent Legion, Brownson
Library Association. Shields Library
Association; Manning Library Associa
ton, Reilloy Lyceum. Knights OF st,
Lawrence Azd the Society Of st. Vincent
de Paul.
Every priest OF tho Wilmington diocese
was present within the chAnoel rail
except Vicar General Lyons who had
general supervision OF the arrangements
The choirs Of all tho Catholic Churches
under the leadership Of James +. Ourrar
and the colored boy choir OF st Jossph'l
Church Gang the responsss The mas
WAS Otmer Wald's requiem mass, and th,
boy choir saag the "HosannA In e xoelRis
and PRAY Tor the Dead
Impressive Funeral Services.
At 8. 80 o'clock began the chanting o
the oiice of the dead followed By th
mass OF which Right Rev Alfred A. Our
els, Blshop Of Wilmington, was the celia
brAnt The assistant priest was Rev
L. A. Weber OF the Jossphits commu
ni1y, deAeons Of Honor. Revs D
IL Flynn snd George j. Kelley
deacon OF the mass Father Dyer, of ST
Jossph's Seminary. New York; sub
deacon, Father Nolan. OF Phllsdslphla
master Of ceremonies. Rsv. o. p Uncles
of st. Jossph's community Beside
these tho following with many visiting
priests assisted: Revs p DonsRhy, ID. ]
Crowley. w j. Birmingham, Edward j
Msaley. M X Fellon, ID Carey.
Remains Viewed by Thousands.
Last night the b,dy Of the dead prizes
lay In the church which he had fouude,
on French street. above Tenth. It VA
viewed by thousands OF people. Tf
doors OF the church were opened At
o'clock to permit the people to vle'
the remains. Fully 1000 people ha,
already congregsted In the Vicinity o
the church and hundreds more Afiei
wsrds arrived Preparations had bee
made for large crowd but nothing lik
the immense congregation that actual
occurred was expected.
After some time the police succeede
Ia forming the people Into line and froI
8 o'clock until midnight they pAsse
I through the church Probably 600
people In all, Viewed the body I'll
church and altar ornaments we're velle
\ In deepest black
The body lay In beautiful black clol
covered cssket II was attlred In IL
/, gsrb Of the priest and IN the hands vi
I the large god chalice from which q
Holy Sacrament is administered. III
casket Is mounted In silver on the !
being large silver cruclfx under whii
: : Is plain silver plate on which 10 e
= graved:
Died, August 81 1896.
REV. JOHN A. DERUYTER.
Aged a Years.
y Watchers Of tho Dead.
The body was guarded during q
night by deputations from the variol
Catholic societies. these being: Fro
TO IL o'clock, Daniel MslArkey. A
ie Lowell, John McCrAcken and W.
h | McManon: from IL to 1, Il T. Love
ki W. Kelly. Jsmes Ward aud HUI
ID Gallagher; from / to 3 George Higgir
IS Frank NcCaferty. Arthur Jennin
r. and Chsrles Dougherty; from 3 to
IN Daniel o Brien, John Kane, John n
n gins and Edward Monaghan; from
Ia, Joseph MoCafferty, d. w. Lynch,
IL. Hayes aud Richard Kelly.
Beginning Gt 8 o'clock this morni
of the masses for the dead were said by !
Dy priests Of the Jossphite Order, who
st nov In Wilmington The celebrants
10 the masses we're: Fathers Slsttsry, w
on bers, ST. Laurent. Donovan. Wissn
n Labaw. DR.. Brentford, Uncles, Reil
a. and QuAde.
At o'clock the body WAS taken to
Peters Church, whsre IL lay on an
clined bier until after the services.
Living Tribute Of the Dead.