New-York tribune., 1900-01-12
LAST HoNoRs TO FATHER MGLYNN.
LARGE CROWDS GATHER WITHIN AND OUT

LARGE CROWDS GATHER WITHIN AND OUT
SIDE OF ST. STEPHENS CHURCH
The funeral Of Father Edward IcGIynn was held
il St. Stephens Church. his old charge. in Twenty
eghth-st. near Third-ave., yesterday. The church.
with its enormous seating capacity, was not large
enough TO hold those who were provided with tick
cts. Outside vast crowd Of people fourished their
tickets and cIamored for the right which they
thought the tickets represented. Hundreds Of
gathered in the hope that they might get a glimpse
even of the casket as it was brought from the
church
Captain Delaney. OF the East Thirty y-fftt-st. sta
ton. with three hundred policemen. had hard
time control the manifestations Of grief that
swayed dozens and scores AT time. All through
the services there people their knees in the
street following well as they could the services
that we're going inside.
Within the chaneel rail were gathered a hundred
priests. Under the leadership OF the Rev. T P.
Mclaughlin the right and the Rev. Thomas
OConnor on the left. the service OF the dead was
chanted responsivey by the priests inside rail
accompanied by the hundred more clergyuen
who found places outside After the service for the
dead came the reading OF the lessons by Bishop
Farley. the Rev. Michael J. Henry, Of the Mission
Of Our Lady of the Rosary. and the Rev. James
7. Curran OF Peekskiu. There was no solemn mass
OF requiem, because. according 70 the rules OF the
Church it may not be celebrated within the octave
Of the Epiphany. the simple Of requiem
was celebrated by the Rev Charles McCready. The
euogy was delivered by Vicar General Monsignor
J. F. Mooney. Il made no reference to Father Nc
Glyun's career in the Church.
At its conclusion Archbishop Corrigan stepped
forward to give the final absolutiOu. The body Of
DR.. McGIynn was in a casket in front OF the en-
trance 10 the sanctuary. At IT'S head and on the
left magnificent cross composed entirely Of
lilies OF the valley and white roses and surnount-
ed by a pure white dove. Opposite a pillow
Of immorrees. with the word Rest" Between
these two floral pieces. after the candles of the
priests lighted, the Archbishop passed. fol-
lowed by the Rev. Dr. Curran of PeeksktI. who
served as deacon. and the Rev NJ ] Henry, Of the
Mission OF the Holy Rosary sub-deacon. At its
conclusion the clergy filed into the vestry Of the
chunrch while the choir sang Nearer Ny Cod 10
Thee" AS the coffin covered the choir sang
Bishop Newman's hymn Lead Kindly Light" and
a bass solo was sung as the coffin was carried out
Of the church.
The priests that attended represented the Paulist
Fathers the Dominican Frars. the CarmeIites the
Capuchins. the Jesuits. the Redemptorists and the
and for miles around. There were present and par
i 4iGlP4{!Hs fne Eeys- >- u USohRsn In , 5atReE & Nc
RYAN Of PhradeIphia: Dr. Burtsel of RondoIlt.
Father Deshon Superior OF the Paulist fathers:
Father Lavele. Of 81 Patrtck's Cathedral, and
The honorary pail bearers we're selected from the
1OLy Name S9clet4 ana lhe hnlghIH or Columbus
They were Arthur A. Mclean John Hannigan, Ben
jamn Mcdonald, Sylvester F. Malone Patrick Hart
John Fogarty Patrick Mcclure Cornelius Null
gan, Hugh clark, john Cannon and Peter MCGUIRE.
and her son Richard, We're present and there were
representatives from many labor organizations
among whom were ". D. McCracken. president OF
the Single Tax Society, and Lawson Purdy. kcre-
tary Of the Tax Reform Ass0cia ton. A the body
was borne 10 the hearse the people for several
yards around fell their knees and maintained an
attitude Of prayer until the coffin been placed
The procession formed. with a hundred men from
the Holy Name Society leading They were fol-
lowed by the knights OF Columbus after whom
marched about TWO hundred women. parading in
the middle Of the street Fifteen carriages passed
before body Of letter carriers. mum 1erfnE
seven. who marched four abreast Then came the
-aI ~ Ej rsr age he -r0-
cession crossed the Thirtyfourth-st ferry 10 Cal
vary Cemetery.