The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-02
LAST H0N0RS.
Impressive Funeral Of Private
James H. Sullivan, Late Of
the 18Th U. S. Infantry.

One OF me largest and most i'm
pressive funerals ever held ON Capitol
Hill was that OF James III. Sullivan at
st. Patrick's church. State street. yes
terday.
1t was q military funeral, the de-
ceased having served in the state mil
itia, as well as in the 10th u. S. Infan-
try.
He went with the latter TO the Phil
ippines. when he became victim TO
disease end died at Viola, Feb. 3. last.
at 33 years OF age, after having served
with distinction hi several battles,
through which he passed unscathed.
One of the pathetic incidents OF the
funeral was the sight OF the aged
mother. Mrs. Johanna Sullivan, follow
ing the casket Of her dead soldier son
TO the grave TO the old Catholic ceme-
terry on Douglas avenue. The shock
was so great that upon the arrival of
the body in this city last week IT was
feared that the loving mother would
not survive until the funeral and Rev.
FIR. Briscoe had already prepared her
for death.
Previous TO the funeral the military
organizations attending formed ON Ex-
of Mrs. Sullivan. 116 Jewett street.
where Co. +. "a Regiment. OF which
deceased was formerly a beloved MEN,
ber was waiting with Camp Capron.
Spanish American War Veterans. The
military column. headed by Maj. Jo-
seph p. Reilly OF the Hiberhan Rifles.
marched pas; the house and then coun-
termarched
The coffin was borne from the house
by six members OF Sullivan's company
in the 1st Rhode Island, NJ. The bear
ers. who wore the uniforms OF their
volunteer service one or the
Khaki uniform, were: Sergt. James
r. Kane, Sergt. jeremiah $. Mcdonald,
Sergt. Bart j. Deignan. Privates Frank
Niiblin, James Wood. Fred Weiss. The
companies then formed and marched
down Smith and State streets TO St.
Patricks church.
Company e. I'd Regiment. Capt.
Bernard Hackett, 1st Lieut.. Henry w.
Connor, with AZ muskets, led. with the
Hiberian Rifles Fife and Drum Band
of Is pieces. p. j. flaming. leader.Then
followed Company f. I'd Regiment
Capt. Bartholomew j. OConnor, lst
Lieut.. Patrick T. Farrell, with 80 mus
kets; a detail of eight men from the
United Train Of Artillery. under Sergt
Charles T. Battey; Company A. Hiber-
mian Rifles. Capt. j. II. Flynn. LIST Lieut..
j. A. Coleman. 2d Lieut.. John Connors
and 36 muskets; Company II. Hibernian
Rifles. Capt. John O'Rourke, 1st Lieut..
James Aldworth. I'd Lieut.. Michael Nc
Manus. and "A men; the Emmett Tenn
perance Cadets, Capt. f. A. Titus. lst
Lieut.. Carl Swanon, I'd Lieut.Felix
Judge and % men; Cercle Jacques Car
tier of Central Falls, Capt. Charles III.
Theraux. 1st Lieut.. Gilbert Ponton, I'd
Lieut.. Elmer G.. Machen and q men:
Touro Cadets. Capt. j. A. Robinson, 1st
Lieut.. Ira Firdman, I'd Lieut.. Amos
Green, with "a men; Armenian Cadets.
IL men, under Sergt. Martin Harrison
Camp Capron. No. 9, Spanish -Ameri-
can War Veterans. with number OF
volunteers in the war with Spain. in all
numbering 30. was the guard of honor
Mai Lester s. Hill. commander. was
at the .ead with Lieut.. George III. Slo-
cum adjutant and Capt. John Kelly
of Company II. LIST r. l. Volunteers.
After requiem service at the church
by Rev. FIR. Briscoe. the pastor. the line
of march was resumed to the cemetery
and the body was tenderly laid in con-
secrated ground.
After prayers. a squad of 20 from
Company f., under Capt Hackett, fired
three volleys over the grave, and
buglers Charles A. Gray. now OF the
1st Separate Company aO1 formerly OF
Company A. 18th Y. s. Infantry. and
Gautere Sisto of Company r. I'd Regi-
ment. formerly of Company G.. LIST
Rhode Island IT, s. Volunteers. sounded
taps" the good night call and fhe sol
ders farewell.
Private Sullivan was with Captain
Hackett's command during the Spanish
American war and afterward enlisted
in Co. c, 10Th Y. s. Infantry.
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