The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-31
FUNERAL OF THE
DEAD PRIEST TODAY
REMAINS ARRIVED FROM
WASHINGTON YESTERDAY.
Large Delegation Met the Body of
Rev. d. j. MacGoldrick When 1t
Arrived in the City Yesterday and
Escorted It to st. Peters Cathe-
dral-oficers of the Requiem Mass
Which Will Be Celebrated This
Morning-No Words of Eulogy
Will Be Spoken.

The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Rev. Daniel j. Mac
Goldrick, whose passing away has
thrown a widespread gloom over the
city, will be conducted this morning,
commencing at $40 O'Clock, in St. Pet
er's Cathedral, and that that spacious
edifice will be thronged to the doors
with the loving friends of this Gull
tured Christian scholar and gentleman
goes without saying.
The body of the dead priest arrived
in the city yesterday morning at 9.42
o'clock over the Lackawanna railroad
from Washington, ID. c., where he
passed away. 1t was accompanied by
Edward MacGoldrick, of Boston, a
brother of the deceased, who was with
him when he died, and the following
members of the Knights of Columbus,
who went to Shickshinny to meet the
train: =. j. Honan, II. j. Collins,
James Kearney Timothy Burke,
James w. McKenna, II. j. Bourke.
Thomas Bushnell, A. ]. Duffy, John J.
Brown, John Coligan, r. NJ O'Brien
and Patrick Cusick.
A number of the priests from this
city and vicinity met the remains at
placed in the hearse a procession was
formed, the clergymen and members
of the Knights of Columbus walking
to the cathedral, where. after brief
service conducted by Rev. n. j. Nc
Manus, the casket was placed upon the
catafalque which had been erected at
the head of the center aisle, just in
front of the altar.
REMAINS LIE IN STATE.
The catafalque is similar to the one
used when the remains of the late Rt
Rev. Bishop O'Hara reposed in state.
Its consists of platform raised about
four feet from the floor and approached
by steps from the main floor. In the
center of this is the bier on which
rests the casket, inclined so that the
face of the dead clergyman is visible
in all parts of the church.
The body is draped in the purple
vestments of the church. The face
bears that calm, gentle, expression so
characteristic of the man in life, but
there are drawn lines at the corners
of the mouth and furrows on the fore
head that tell of terrible physical suf-
fering before death came.
A
members of the knights of Columbus
| took up a position on the platform at
o'clock and remained on duty all
night, being relieved at intervals OF
| two hours.
Large throngs of people visited the
| church and viewed the remains dur
| ing the day and night and on the
faces of nearly all there could be seer
! evidences of deep grief and sorrow
| for Father MacGoldrick was not an or
binary man, but one whose friendship
once obtained, was priced most dearly
by the possessor.
The funeral arrangements are en-
tirely in charge of the knights of CO.
| lumbus, of which organization he was
the chaplain and the leading spirit
They will have entire charge Of the
cathedral today and it is from theii
ranks that the ushers and pail bearers
have been selected.
The center of the church has beer
set aside for the knights of Colum
bus, the members of the Newman
Magazine club, the sisters Of the city
and for the many close and intimate
personal friends of the deceased.
The knights of Columbus will NEE
at their rooms at $40 o'clock and will
march to the church, while the mem
bers of the Newman Magazine clul
will gather at the chapel of ST. Thorn
as college at 9 o'clock.
SERVICES THIS MORNING.
The office for the dead will be OBJ
served, commencing at $50 o'clock, b!
Rev. +. S. Phillips, of Hazleton, ant
Rev. j. V. Moylan, of this city. Thi
ceremony completed, solemn higl
mass of requiem will be solemnized
The following will be the officers o
the mass: Celebrant, Very Rev. f. A
Garvey, of Pittston; deacon, Rev. N
j. McManus; sub deacon, Rev. John
Loughran; master of ceremonies, Rev
]. b. Feeley. of Nicholson.
Invitations have been extended t
all the priests in the diocese, and it 1
expected that over hundred will at
tend the funeral. There will be n
funeral sermon, not one word of eu
logy. This was decided upon las
night by Vicar General Garvey, VIII
has charge of the funeral ceremonies
and who believes the dead priest. VIII
was noted for his simplicity of life
would wish that no word be spoken a
his funeral.
The pail bearers will be as follows
Timothy Bu' e, Henry j. Collins
John Coligan, John j. Murphy, NJ. I
Sando John j. Brown, p. j. Hona
and Thomas Bushnell. The Knight
of Columbus will march with the fu
neral procession to the Cathedrt
cemetery, where interment will
made in the priests plot,
The members of the Newman Mage
zine club, of which organizatio
Father MacGoldrick was the orgar