Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-28
FATHER CROWLEY BURIED
The Funeral Services Held on Thursday
In ST. Anle'S Church.
AN IMMENSE GATHERING PRESENT
The Mass Celebrated by Bishop
Curtis.

The auditorium Of st. Anne's r. @.
Church, at Gilpin avenue and Lincoln
street, where the body OF Father
Dennis j. Crowley lay in state was
crowded continually from to 0 O'Clock
last night week with residents from
all sections of the ely, who had come TO
take last look at their beloved friend.
The body reposed in handsome black
casket, Just outside the altar rail at
the head of the centre aisle. where it
was viewed by probably 1000 people
during the evening. The Indictment
weather had no effect on the dead
priests parishioners and long before 8
o'clock the streets leading TO the
church were filled with pedestrians
making their way to the church. The
Delaware avenue cars also brought
large numbers from various paris of
the city, special service having been
provided for the occasion by the rail
way company.
A guard of honor composed of mem
bers Of Division No. Z, A. o. H., and
the Manning Library Association kept
watch over the body during the night.
The guard in turn was as follows
From s to 10 O'Clock, John Mccarthy.
j. A. Mahoney, j. S. Dorsey and J. 4.
Dougherty; 10 to IL, Owen Dougherty,
Edward Dougherty. j. b. Gibney and
+. Haughey u to 2, NJ. d. Lynch,
William Hazard, Ellwood Haughey
and Thomas Bakey: 2 tn 4, John
Burke, A. l.. Halloran, William Maluy
and Joseph Murray; to 6, j. A.
Gallagher. Thomas Flynn, James Nc
Gibney and H. Bernon.
AT O'Clock Thursday morning SOL
emn high mass was celebrated. Father
Waldron acting as ceiebrant. Miss
Annie MagilI was soloist.
At 8 O'Clock requiem for the dead
was said and was participated in by
Bishop Curtis and priests from various
Wilmington churches. Bishop Curtis
was celebrant of high mass, Father
Lyons was high priest Father Nc
MaDus deacon, Father Campbell sub
deacon, Fathers Mealey land Quigley
deacons of honor; Father Waldron
master Of ceremonies, Father Nc
Sweeney assistant master OF ceremonies
and Father Hartnett censor bearer.
Tine choir OF % voices, led by James
A. Ward, sang Ohenwald's mass for
the dead. The soloists were Misses
Annie Magill, Katie Donovan and Mary
McNulty and Josepeh Hicks, James
Gillespie, John A. Mahoney, and James
A. Ward. Miss Marion Bacon was
organist
Bishop Curtis delivered the sermon
and paid tribute to the energy of char
acter and faithful obedience OF
Father Crowley. He was always will.
ing to obey the slightest call and had
endeared himself to Protestant and
Catholic alike by his respectful and
winning manor.
At the conclusion Of the bishops
remarks the service for the dead was
said aud the congregation was given ar
opportunity to take the last look at the
dead priest.
The auditorium of the church was
densely crowded and nearly all pressn
Rvailed themselves of .he opportunIty.
The reverence III which Father Grow
ley was held was reflected in the face.
OF his parishioners. and men anf
women alike returned from the ALTA
rail with tear-atained faces.
When all had viewed the remains
the lid was fastened on the casket anG
it was carried to the door by 81,
priests, The casket was covered will
black satin, and the handles were o
heavy silver-plate. On the lid was
nameplate inscribed: Dennis j. Grow
ley, died January 18th, 1897. aged 8
years. AT the door the pal-bearers
Peter Lenhoff. j. Bradford Gibney, j.
b. Eggleson, James j. Green, Franci
Jeandell and Thomas Curtis, took tn
casket and carried it to tine hearse.
The funeral procession left tn
church at IL. 10 o'clock aud was one O
the largest ever held in ths city. Tn
Ladies' Sodaiity of st. Anne's Church
10 in number, under NJ ISIS Mary Green
accompanied the procession some dis
lance, as did delegations of Mannin
Library, Division No. 7, \. o. III.
and Immaculate Conception Beneficial
Society. They were marsnalied b.
Thomas Coady.
In the coaches were tho followin
members of the priesthood: Father
Lyons, Donaghy, Mea!ey, Quigley
Fallon, Carey, Hugo, McManus
Kelley, Wilbur and Flynn of Whining
tom Fathers Waldron and Hartnett q
Easton; Comfy, Dover; OFT, Newark
Birmingham, ST. Jossph's Church
Hughes, Galsna; Deering, Chester
Logue, Boston; Comfy, Ashland Brady
New Castle; Guilt. Nolan and Staple
ton, Baltimore, Wolfe, Ridgely, Md.
Scott, Queenstown; Mickle, Cap
Charles.
The funeral was in charge of D. I
kiliroy, and interment was made q
Ashland, whore Father Crowley
mother was buried several months acc