The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-22
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St. Patrick's Eve Incident in Pennsyl- ] mania Cemetery
 | At midnight Friday, just as the clock indicated the birth of another St. Pat
 rick's day, hundreds of people residing
 in the vicinity of the Catholic cemetery
 in Reading, Pa., were startled from
 sleep by the sound of a cornet. In the
 stiffness of the midnight hour the mu-
 sic of the horn was heard in many
 homes, and many knew that it was | blown in fulflllnlent of a promise made
 to dying man. When on his death
 bed, three years ago, Tom" Hannailoc
 asked his friend. Alva schaeffer, to go | to his grave In the Catholic cemetery
 on the eve of each St. Patrick's day
 and, when the bell in the church tower tolled the hour of twelve, to play on his
 cornet "The Lass O Galway" Schacf- fer, who is a cornet soloist in the Ger mania band, of Reading promised
 Tom" also asked that the cornetist take with him on each of these visits, a clay pipe and a quantity Of tobacco to place upon the grave
 Tom Hannahoe was jovial, whole souled Irishman, beloved by all his asso- ciates liked by everybody who knew him, always smiling, always happy, and ever ready to help any one needing assistance. Tom was known as the Mayor of Irishtown," the latter sec- ton of Reading in the southeast dis trict, It was in Irishtown he lived and in Irishtown he is buried.
 The Mayor conducted a hotel, known as the Stars and Stripes' It was little bit of brown frame build ing. containing barroom so small that a dozen people would crowd 1t. Never theless, there was many dance and jollfcation in that room, on these occa- sions the orchestra and those who did not dance occupying seats on the bar. The room was decorated, walls and cell ing. with the American and Irish colors including large number of shamrocks, cut from green silk; old pictures of inn portant happenings in Ireland's history and other interesting and novel decora- tlons.
 On St. Patrick's day the Mayor of Iristtown" was simply in his glory Dressed in light green cutaway coat green vest and green silk hat, wearing an immense shamrock and carrying a cane that came from where the sham rock grows, Tom" sallied forth early in the morning for a promenade. He would cover the principal streets of Reading. lowing and smiling to every one he met, and distributing large num- bers of shamrocks. After his walk he kept "open house" at the Stars and ff,,- bn nf Jo oil callers were welcome to drink He treated with absolute, genuine pleasure, giving the drinks away, and met with the business expectation of having oth- CTS return the treat.
 When Tom" died wake was held after manner he had indicated. His friends assembled around the corpse, telling tales of incidents in the May ors" life, eulogizing him for his many admirable qualities, and enjoying them selves as far as they could in their grief. Tom" wanted no sorrowing, no tears to mark his wake. He wanted his friends to do around him dead as they did when he was in life.
 A large number of people went to the grave on Friday night to see and hear Cornetist Schaeffer fulfill his promise. on the grave, Schaeffer played on his cornet "The Lass O Galway" This was followed by Irish selections. Mayor Hannahoe was loyal to his adopted country, and Schaeffer next played America" As a wind-up he gave Nearer. My God, to Thee" while the assemblage stood with bowed heads. Times