The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-18

SERGEANT
v. D. Shields
Large Funeral Of Popular OF.
fcer.
POLICE AND IlaENsN ATTEND
Hundreds Of Citizens Attend His
Funeral as Mark Of Respect
to Good Officer ard
Noble Citizen.
POLICE and gllEuEN ATTEND

All that was mortal OF Sergeant VIM,
D. Shields was laid at rest to-day In tho
| Cathedral cemetery, The funeral was the
largest seen In Wiimin gton for years and
Tor fully two hours before the time an.
bounced for the departure from the house
hundreds OF friends called to take fare.
well look at the efficient officer and fire.
man, KIND and loving husband and father.
hfectsonate son and true type Of q citizen.
| AT o'clock the police officers, headed
BY the First Regiment Band, moved from
the city hall 10 The home Of tho deceased,
No. 93s West Second street.
S!xtytwo members Of tina Police Depart.
ment. headed BY the First Regiment Band
and Chief OF Police Dolan, DR.. NJ. J.
Hughes, police surgeon; John Il. Aydon.
superintendent Of the Police and Fire
Alarm Telegraph Frank Stout, agent OF
the Delaware Society for Prevention Of
Cruelty to Children; the patrol wagon,
drapedi twenty-five members Of the
Phoenix Fire Company, a delegation OF
the Wecoacos Fire Company and Delaware
Council B H., of which the deceased
mad been nber for tho past six years.
marched at the head OF the funeral process.
aion.
II beautiful and sweet scented flowers
speak words OF sympathy because of the
death Of Mr.. Shields, those that made the
only brightness In the hume this morning
spoke volumes For they were In profu.
sion. > AT the head of the casket was an
Immense pillow Of white. bearing the
word "papa"in immortels. On the coat
lapel was white ross. Atthe foot was a
bunch Of thirty. five carnations, the gift OF
niece and nephew.
The Phoenix Fire Company sent a he'll.
net of smilax and pinks: The Hartman &
Fehrenbaoh Company, wreath; Mr. and
Mrs Harry II. King. an anchor; Berry.
anum Rhoda Of Reading, boquet of III.
lies of the valley and roses; Weocaoos
Vey and wife, a mounted star; cross
from sisters and brothers, half dozen
bouquets from friends who sent no names.
Pillow, anchor and star combined, from
the Pclce Commission. Massive broken
column and beautiful shield from the
police. The floral offerings were carried
by n number Of officers in the patrol
wagon, under the direction Of Sergeant
McDermoLt. d The tpall bearers were
Sergeant Evans, Sergeant Bailey, officer
Finn, officer Quinn, officer Mcbride.
Among those present were:
Judge Ball CITY Councilmen O5erle and
McNulty, John p. Dunahoe, james B.
Toman, Police COMMISSIONERS Monaghan
and Lawson, Robert Cottingham, s. S.
ssdams Jr owen j, Hession, United
States Marshal Lannan.
Along the route of the funeral from his
residence to st. Paul's Roman Catholic
Church where high mass was celebrated
Tor the repose Of his soul by Rev. NJ X.
Fallon the side walks were thronged by
friends of the deceased
Al the conclusion of the mass a pathetic
sermon WAS delivered and then the fun
eral cortoge moved to the Cathedral ceme-
terry where interment was made.
- he tears shed by the police officers bore
ties tlinony of high regard in which he was
held by the men under his charge. As
several of them remarked to-day he was
a sergeant who did his duty to the city and
the men under him. 1t was always q
pleasure to obey the orders given by
Sergeant Shields.
The large attendance of the fremen bore
testimony of his sterling worth In case OF
hre and the large number of people from
all walks OF life gave evidence Of tho es
.eem in which he was held as a citizen and
servant of the CITY