The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-25
REMAINS TO LIE IN STATE
REQUIEM MASS AT ST. MARY's
CATHEDRAL THIS MORNING.
John w. Mackay Generously Remem-
bered the Bereaved Family of
His Old Friend-The
Pallbearers.
IN MEMoRIAM.

Cherished and honored beyond all others.
Noblest of natures and kindest of brothers.
Truest of souls that friend ever blest:
Could you but speak to us, poor dead one lying
Cold in thy casket; and If it were meet
That you could whisper US, Hush and cease
signing,
Even our grief for you then would be sweet.
Obi but It's hard to feel we, left behind you
We, sore and sorrowing, here by your bier
Never again IN this life may remind YOU
How much we worshiped you, how held you
Hand. cold and motionless. though may
Hand. true and faithful, now rigid and prone
Though we may cling to you fervently grasp
No pressure shall thrill in response to our
own.
Would that beneath you our own eyes might
see
One glance of the many that beaned without
Soothing our troubles or brightening our glee;
Voice that once flowed like a beautiful river
In song, sweeter than song-birds' most ex-
qusite trtll-
How can we feel that you are silent forever.
Your glory departed, your melody still?
All! but we'll keep thy grave green with love- s
fountains,
And close in our hearts grave greener for
With a grief that shall last, friend. as long
AS deep and unchanged as the sob of the sea.
The heart-place left vacant shall never. oh,
By another be claimed, by another be filed,
Until we, too, lie down in thy calm sleep for
And our pulses. like thine. friend. forever are
stilled
From Dan o'Connelrs Lyrics"
When Dan O'Connell wrote I'm Memo
Ram" score of years since he little
thought he was singing a requiem which
to-day touches a responsive chord on the
heartstrings of the multitude of friends
who loved him in life and grieve at his
death. Around his bier, to-day, those
same friends will gather, and with sad
dened hearts gaze for the last time upon
the clay from which the poet soul has
fed. In the green room of the Bohemian
Club, where his brilliant wit and quaint
philosophy have so often cheered his
companions, the body of Dan O'Connell
will lie in state from 8 to 10 this morning.
The Bohemian Club, though appreciat-
ing that all men loved their dead brother,
jealousy claim him as their own, and
to-day they will leave all else to honor
his memory.
At 10 o'clock the funeral cortege will
ST. Mary's Cathedral where a solemn
requiem mass will be sung for the repose
Of the soul of the lamented .litterateur:
The cathedral choir, under direction of
and H. ]. Stewart. vice president of the
Bohemian Club, will preside at the organ.
After the service at the cathedral the re-
mains will be taken to Calvary Cemetery
and placed in the Coleman mausoleum.
Before the benediction at the grave is
pronounced, President j. A. Thompson of
the Bohemian Club will make a few re-
marks.
honorary pallbearers in addition to VIII
liam Berg, DR.. jerome A Hughes, F. w.
Croudace. James B. GILL, T. j. Schuyler,
T. F. Meagher, Captain Smith, George T.
Knox Captain Nat Messer and Frank
Cumnins. all warm personal friends of
the deceased.
Alexander Gum of Cleveland, Ohio, and
Dan O'Connell were the closest friends.
Mr.. Gum Is in the city and has probably
the last letter written by the 1amented
Bohemian. 1t was written a day or two
before the fatal attack of pneumonia and
Is in Dams usual vein as follows:
LAUREL LODGE. Sunday Morning
IGiven from our Royal Couch-to be deiiv-
cred by of the Princesses now brewing tea
Come over on the 10 boat and we will have
a ramble 1t is earnest hope that your
pains. Come to our soothing zephyrs and be
Oh, the guile of GIN. The guile Of GIN! (
For, Alick, beware OF that owl OF the night.
He drinks and he runs away. DAN.
Mr. Gum kept up an unbroken corre-
spondence with his friend for years and
he has a number Of beautiful poems as
vet unpublished. He will undoubtedly
will be ban O. Connell's literary executor
It was reported yesterday that Mr. Cole
man will collect all of the dead poets
work but will only publish limited num-
Dams friends.
John W. Mackay yesterday gave gen.
erous and tangible evidence Of the affec-
ton he bore dear old Dan" by sending
check for $1,000 to the bereaved widow.
No services of any sort are to be held
at the Bohemian Club this morning and
the club will be open to members only
living in state,