Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-03
JOHN BURNS FUNERAL.
A WeII-Known Citizen Laid at Rest in st.
Johns Cemetery


All that was mortal of John Burns
was laid away in the grave at st. John s
cemetery, Wednesday morning, whittier
it had been escorted by large cortege,
including delegations from all the or
ganizations with which the deceased
was connected. An imposing escort was
formed by the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, with which Mr.. Burns was prom
! emily identified They turned out with
tull ranks and headed by the Battery
b Band, escorted the funeral part of
the way to the cemetery The mourn
ers gathered at the house at 3 O'clock,
and shortly afterwards the cortege
Wended its way to St Anne's Church,
where the services were held.
The escort moved in the following or
der:
John j. Rogers, marshal
Battery Band f. d. Ingraham,
leader
Co. A, A. o. H., 40 men; first lieuten-
ant, j, Minis; second lieutenant, C. p.
Rogers.
co, B, A. 0. H., 3s men, captain, U.
Clifford; lieutenant, D. Callahan
Co. c, A. o. H., "a men; lieutenant, d.
Sullivan.
I1iN lSlOH ., uSIeSdliOH OIL % men IN
full regalla; Nicholas H. O'Connor, mar
shal; John Dunn side marshal
At the close of the services, the pro-
cession reformed and escorted the body
on the way to the cemetery.
Behind the marching men came
scores of carriages bearing delegations
from various organizations, and the
friends and associates of the dead man.
The democratic city committee was
represented by Charles H. Writer of
ward l, P. j. Judge of ward 2, John H.
Meagher of ward 3. DR.. Israel Kron-
berger of ward 4. James F. Timon of
ward 5, Peter j. Nolan of ward and
John H. Johnson and Daniel F. Rourke
or ward Z. James F. McGovern, who
was member of last years city COM
mittee, was with the delegation.
Court Cunningham, A. o. F., sent the
Following delegation: T. F. Dean, Jos.
II. McKeon, P. S. Moore, Jos. O'Connor,
Harry Rogers, Thomas Gleason, Michael
Doherty and Joseph E. Underwood
The knights of Robert Emmet were
represented by James j. Gilrein, p. j.
shea, James ]. Mullaney and Patrick
Donagher.
The Builders Exchange was repre-
sented by Roscoe Norwood. Michael
Kennedy and John Rankin. The follow
ing represented the O'Connell Associ-
ates: John D. Connor, Michael E. Nc
Gady, NJ. ]. Sullivan, Patrick Shelton
and c. J. Murphy.
The Cooperative Coal Company and
the Knights of Labor Cooperative shoe
store were represented by Nicholas j.
Mooney, John Mcnamara, NJ. ]. Ryan,
John F. OBrien, eX-Alderman Daniel F.
F1tzgerald, William Fitzgerald and
James c. Coffey. Among the represen-
tative stonecutters present were Patrick
Hogan, Thomas Healey, Thomas Come
lord, James McEvoy, James Baldwin,
Ihomas Bresnihan, John Murphy and
John Crowley. Among the others pres
ent We're Eugene NJ. Moriarty License
Commissioner Matthew B. Lamb. Parks
Commissioner William Hart, Deputy
sheriff James EARLY, Rev. John Gregson,
John f. OConnor of the English high
school, j. Frank Quinn, Martin Doherty,
and many others
The honorary pallbearers were James
Early Michael McCabe, Michael Nc
Carthy and DR.. Francis Underwood.
The active bearers were Thomas ]. Nc
Donough, Walter N. Drohan, Patrick
Kenney, Michael Cody Patrick Waters
and John Dunn, all members of Division
3 of Hibernians.
The church was crowded with friends
the seats being quickly filled upon the
ARRIVAL of the cortege. Battery B Band
TOOK up position at the right of the
l0hg night OF steps and played solemn
dlrge while the casket was being borne
TO the church. The uniformed com,
panes formed at company front and.
Wlun sheathed swords, stood uncovered
curing the passage of the bearers. The
body reposed in a black broadcloth-cov-
cred easket, upon which rested a silver
plate bearing the simple inscription tell
ing tne name, age and date of death AS
the casket was deposited in front of the
soinpre-draped altar, upon which the
canoles were dimly burning, 1t was al
most surrounded by floral tributes.
These included a pillow, bearing the
WORD Husband and a heart inscribed
rather, from the family;,a a pillow
from Division 3. A. o. Fl; a harp with
broken string and clasped hands. from
GO A; pillow from Court Thomas e.
cunningham, Foresters; an open book.
inscribed "Finis.' from the democratic
city committee; a pillow from the
OConnell associates; pillow from the
Builers' Exchange; pillow marked
Our president" from the Cooperative
Coal Company and the Cooperative
boot and shoe store, and several tributes
from individual friends.
The ushers at the church were Will
lam >. Rlordan, James Underwood. DR..
r. ]. O'Connor. Eugene Sullivan. John
T. Kiley and Representative William 1.
Mclaughlin.
The services in the church consisted
of solemn requiem high mass, of which
Rev. Denis Scannell was celebrant, Rev.
w. F. Hartigan deacon and Rev. E. F.
Brosnihan sub-deacon. Rev Robert
Walsh of the Immaculate Conception
Church and Rev James Purcell of Otter
River were in the sanctuary. The mass
was sung by the regular choir, assisted
by soloists from other churches, among
whom were William Ryan, Daniel Dow
ney, Matthew B. Lamb and M. w.
Handlin.
The burial service at the grave was
conducted by Rev Denis Seannell, as
sisted by Rev. E. F. Brosnihan, Rev. w.
f. Hartigan and Rev Thomas Purcell.
and the "Benedictus" was sung by a
quartet, composed of James j. Fox,
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