The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-05

With obsequies of a most solemn and
| impressive character. attended by one
of the most representative assemble ges
| the community affords, the remains of
| the lamented Judge Frederick w. Gum
| ster were laid at rest, Saturday morn
ing. in st. Mary's cemetery, Peters,
burg.
Evidences Of mourning were general
throughout the city during the hours
| of the funeral. The court house offices
were closed, flags foated at half-mast
and many business places in the central
| city closed their doors and drew their
| blinds while the cortege was passing
| to and from st. Peters cathedral, where
| the services were held.
At the home on Monroe avenue beau
tiful testimonials Of sorrow and re-
| spect, wrought in most tasteful de-
signs from the choicest flowers, covered
or surrounded the casket, occupying
nearly all the available space in the
large parlor in which the remains
| rested. Among the most beautiful de-
signs were those from President Judge
II. w. Archibald, Judge H. NJ. Edwards,
Joseph Gunster. DR.. p. f. Gunster, At
torney Charles H. Welles, Mrs. C.
Brehl. of Wilkes Barre; court house
| officials and clerks, court tipstaves,
Okell Rod and Gun clup, Sisters in
charge of st. Joseph's Founding
Home. Charles koempel. b. Moses, Mrs.
Ahlborn. of Wilkes Barre; Stegmaier
family, of Wilkes Barre Hon. and
Mrs. John p. Kelly, Mrs. Charles
Tropp, Messrs. Galland, of Wilkes
Barre; senior class Of the Scranton
High school; Scranton Lodge of Elks,
Scranton Whist club, Miss Brehl, of
Wilkes Barre; George Roth, of Phila-
delphia.
TAKEN TO CATHEDRAL
The remains were removed from the
house to the cathedral, shortly after
| $50 o'clock, accompanied by the mourn
ers and escorted by the members Of the
Lackawanna bar, the Scranton Lodge
of Elks and the Okell Rod and Gun
club. Entering the cathedral, the re-
mains were preceded by the honorary
| pall-bearers. President Judge r. w.
| Archibald. Judge H. NJ. Edwards, Presi-
dent Judge Charles f. Rice, of the
superior court; eX-Superior Court Judge
| T.. N. Willard, President Judge George
| ). Purdy, Of Honesdale; Judge John
Lynch. of Wilkes Barre; ex-Judge w.
H. Jessup. Of Susquehanna county; ex-
| Judge II. A. Knapp, of Lackawanna
county.
The active pall-bearers were Attor-
neys Joseph O'Brien, S. B. Price, James
| II. Torrey, +. j. Fitzsimmons, Fred
erick Fuller and George s. Horn. The
| flower bearers were Attorneys John NJ.
Harris. Robert j. Murray, w. S. Diehl
and p. w. Stokes. The ushers were
d. B. O'Reilly. George Mccarthy, w. F.
Shearn, Leo Coyne and Frank j. Leon
ard.
The front pews in the central aisle
were reserved for the members of the
! bar, and the other organizations which
attended In a body were assigned seats
in the pews on the north aisle. The
church was completely filled.
The solemn high .mass of requiem
was celebrated by Rev. William Brehl,
of Pittston, brother-in-law of the de-
ceased. Rev. j. A. O'Reilly, rector of
st. Peters, was deacon; Rev. Peter
Christ, pastor of st. Mary's, sub
deacon. and Rev. John ]. Loughran, S.
T. L., master Of ceremonies. Rt. Rev.
Bishop Hoban occupied the episcopal
| chair toward the gospel side of the
main altar. and his assistant priests
were Rev. p. j. McManus, of st. Paul's,
Green Ridge, and Rev. p. c. Nagle, Of
Wilkes Barre. Besides these clergy
men there We're also within the sanctu-
airy, Rev. d. ]. MacGoldrick, Rev. =.
j. Cough and Rev. p. ]. Golden, of St.
Peters: Rev. F. A. Fricker. Of St.
Johns. West Scranton; Rev. p. L.
Lavelle, of st. Patrick's. West Scran-
ton: Rev. j. w. Malone. Of St. Paul's.
Green Ridge: Rev. j. v. Moylan, OF
Providence; Rev. r. A. McAndrew and
Rev. Charles ]. Goeckel, Of Wilkes
Barre; Rev. ]. ]. Greeves, of Upper
Pittston.
A requiem mass in L minor, written
by Professor Schilling. was sung by the
choir, under Professor Schilling's direc-
ton.
DIR. MACGOLDRICK'S SERMON.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
Father MacGoldrick. In the course of
his remarks he paid the following beau
tiful tribute to the deceased:
1t cannot be unheconing in us, as We
gaze upon the rigid features of our de-
parted friend, or call up his memory In
our hearts, to cry out with even greater
anguish than did the sister of Lazarus:
Lord, II thou hadst been here our BROTH
er had not died." for we can say as, per-
haps, the sister of Lazarus could not
have said, our brothers loss Is irrepar-
able his place canrot soon be filled, mis-
life was an apostolate of Christian i'll
tcgrity, his presence in the community
was an influence kindred to that to be
derived from promise of immunity
against disease. His soul unsmirched by
crime, his mind unsullied by deceit, his
word the expression of candor, and sim
plicity, and truth, are treasures we can
i'll afford to part with, lie was incapa BILE
of doing his fellowInan O. wrong, he was
quick to defend the right. his heart beat
high in response To the demand for sym
pathy-I.ord. We can III afford to be de-
prived OF such a man in such an hour
as this; If thou hadst been here our
brother had not died!
His life Was yet ycurg, but so full of
all that makes life great and noble and
N;rtuous that an addition Of fifty years
could not make it more so.
At the conclusion of the sermon Rt.
Rev. Bishop Hoban conducted the alb
solution ceremonies and these being
ended the remains were borne to the
cemetery to be laid beside those of his
children and aged mother. At the
grave brief services Were conducted
by Rev. William Brehi, assisted by
Rev. j. A. O'Reilly, Rev. Peter Christ,
Rev. Charles Goeckel and Rev. j. j.
LOughran.
Tho funniest farce ever written, "A
stranger In a Strange Land" Lyceum
Tuesday. -