New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-22
TIL REGIMENT CATHEDRAL

fever in the with Spain. Their names were
Daniel Crowley, William Ray John Burke, John
Reilly, William Murray and John Pine. The first
two died at Newport. KY. and the others Hunts
Vile, Ala. delegation of the regiments officers
brought the bodies home and since Friday they
had been lying in state at the armory under
guard of honor. awaiting the day of the funeral
The crowd extended in a continuous line on both
sides of the street. from the armory at Seventh
st. and Thrd-ave.. to St. Patricks Cathedral at
Fifty-frst-st. and Fifth-ave where the funeral
held It was before the regiment to-
gether at the armory, and after that the line
OF march began.
At the head of the line was a company of
mounted policemen in charge Of Roundsman
Smith, of the Twenty-seventh Precinct Following
| them were Colonel Duffy and his aids and Lieu
tenant-Colonel Strong all mounted. The 69th's
band headed the regiment, which followed. Behind
1t came the I'd Battery the collins being
strapped to four cassons drawn BY six horses
each Two caissons carried four of the bodies, and
two which followed carried one each.
The Ambulance Corps brought up the rear, and
the relatives of the dead followed in four car
riages. Then came the Roosevelt Commandery No.
TO- Spanish War Veterans and veterans of the 6sth
Regiment.
The line of march through Seventh-st- to
Fourth-ave.. to Ninth-st.. to Ftfth-aVe.. to the
Cathedral The collins were carried one by one into
the edihce In charge of corporal and guard, and
laid upon biers near the chancel railing. Four
candelabra in each of which were five candles
! stood upon each side of the biers. The church
was filled doors when the services began. and
crowds were turned away who could not gain
entrance. The members of the regiment occupied
seats on either side of the centre aisle.
The celebrant of the solemn mass Of requiem was
Father William J. DAILY, chaplain of the regiment
Father Thomas F. Murphy was deacon. and
Fathers NJ. J. Lavelle, Henry T. Newey' sub
deacons and Father Thomas F. Myhan master OF
ceremonies. In the absence of Father Connolly
and the illness of Archbishop Corrigan, Father
Lavere delivered the address to the members OF
the regiment. He told the members of the regl-
ment that they were to be equally lauded with the
men who fought in the Civil War even though they
had not the opportunity to go into the held OF
battle. He said;
Ten long months YOU suffered with I'm the c9d ng1
ever suffered hardships upon the oatueale "a
life was greater than upon the battlefield. amid shot
and she'll and you deserve all the credt ana Ioll
sacrifce their lives for their country our inter,
est Is a 5 q HoHd foT een
man we all felt and do feel toward as a comrdue
pravers and mass We desire look upon your
regiment as something that is ideal great IN peace ace
be long when you are at the head Of the Naton n,
are all as good Christians asyou are soldiers erd
May for you % yedr 6od and 20 on
Tn T tRo Sc Seth Res@en viii be up syGo
greatest soldiers Regard this Cathedral as your
home and us as your serVaalSs an an beI or sdyice
The church choir then sang the "Miserere," after
which Father Daily entered the pulpit and MADE an
impressive but short address to the men he SAID
Some may think that because these men died died
while in camp they not such heroes as II S S
had died upon the field of battle Let me say mere
that no man ever stood upon the held OF DatLle
who displayed the required TO dle IN d Cdi i
hospital. Upon the battlefield men forget Jnelr
danger under stress of intense excitement IN q
hos5ital there is none Of this acknowledging
but cold death staring them IN Tne bos1taIS and
soc the men living there asking questions aGout
their home folks. wanting 10 Know W %,a 11it6
their company, and watching the man IN lhe lieNt
cot close his eyes and breathe his last and see nun
would soon change their minds as to whether these
men are heroes or not
When he had concluded Father DAILY, In company
with a subdeacon and acolytes, walked around me
caskets and carried through the service OF ansOIu
ton. After this ceremony was over the choif sang
one verse of Nearer My God, TO Thee. the second
and third being sung by the ehtlFe coilsle
cation. This concluded the services. - r,,.Lo.5
Among those who entered the church were hlcharo
Croker CONGRESSMAN William Sulzer, J: sergeant
Cram. Corporation Counsel Whalen ana John -;
the Thirty-fourth-st ferry on the way - to6
Cemetery where the burial OF the SIX soidiers Looh
at the Cathedral by the Guy V. Henry Posi- CaIInp;
No SO Spanish War Veterans, about two hundrsd
strong under command of Major 7. F. Lynch Inc
police arrangements were under the super Nlsot, -
inspector Harley who was assisted by the various
precinct commands along the route through WHICH
tho procession passed. -.
to the regiment by Archbishop Corrigan; Inc SIX
collins were lifted from the catssons and borne 70
lain w J. b. Duffy conducted the simple service
for the dead and after the collins had beeh
sprinkled with holy water they were lowered INTO
their Anal resting place. Taps were sounded ana
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