The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-02-02
GEORGE P. FARRELL BURIED
Marine Hero Killed Before Tien
Tsin Laid to Rest.
Three Volleys Fired Over the Grave
of the Dead Man. High Mass in
St. Patrick's Church.

With military honors, all that was
mortal OF George Paul Farrell, who was
killed by a Boxer bullet at Tien Tsin,
China, last September, was laid TO rest in
the New Cathedral cemetery yesterday
mornipg. The funeral procession was an
unusually sad one. The beat of the muff
led drum and the presence OF the mill
tary adding such pathos as has charac-
ter,zed but few like ceremonies in this
city for years.
Many persons visited the home Of the
soldiers mother, Mrs. Martin G. Far.
rell, No. ll23 East Thirteenth street, be-
lore the body was removed to St. Pat
rick's Church for the requiem mass.
Go. X, National Guard Of Delaware,
about 80 strong, in command of Captain
T.. H. Rutan, headed by drummer and
bugler, march ID to the house and acted
az a guard OF honor.
On the black cloth case containing the
| herme tically sealed coffin the American
| flag and some Of the flowers were placed
rhe pail bearers were Sergeant Major
| William Jordan and Quartermaster Ser
!eant Nelson T. Gray Of the regimenta
staff; Sergeant Fred Long OF Co. F; Peter
! rierney Of Co. f, National Guard o'
|
ind William Il. Lee, Jr. musician.
The floral offerings were numerous
and handsome. Among them We're: a
knapsack from. Co. X, lst U s. " phi
low with inscription, "George," from L
NJ. Newell; twsnty-three carnations iron
Estella; twenty-three carnations, Mani,
sheldon; twenty.three carnations iron
Jennie; star and crescent, his aunts
wreath inscribed ''23," gentlemen
friends; twenty-three carnations, Brad
ley Rogers; anchor, DR. and Mrs. Emi
Hertel; wreath, Mrs. r.. "ingate
twenty-three roses, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilloi
Golmeisski; anchor, with inscription
"Prother.n brothers and sisters; a cross
from friend.
At 10 O'Clock. the funeral procession
reached st. Patrick's Church, where tn
r. QUEEN mass was celebrated by the Rev
William j. Birmingham. The choi
under the leadership of James F. Currar.
4ang Ohnenald's mass.
The Rev. Dennis j. Flynn, d. d., O
Mt. St. Mary's College, Emmitss urg
Nd, preached the sermon, taking as HI
sext, nBe We also ready" He said tina
II any man should be more prepared 10
death than another, that man is the sol
dier, who goes through the eaden hal
Of bullets. He argued that il the sodie
fights just cause, with God as his shle'
and armor, and if he is in state OF grac
when death comes all is well with hin
Ia referring to the deceased he drew al
tention to the story OF his bravery an
how ne remounted the horse after bein
wounded and fulfilled his duty in de
! livering the animal to q neral Chaffee
As the body was being borne from Tn
. ,hurch on the shoulders OF the bearers
! Miss Laura Curran and Mrs. Mason san
! FAREWELL most effectively. AT th
Z grave, buglers Walter M. Watson of O
4. +, and Marshall Bradford OF the Marin
\ Band, blew taps for the dead.s
. After taps had been sonunded the ii
G ing squad composed of the tOllowin
0 members of the Guards: Sergeant Elliot
t Krauss, Corporal I. B. Mechem, Robel
! Kramer, w. I'll. Brooks, Corporal job
\ Riley, Charles Russell, George Sneatl
John Ford and John Testing, wei
I called and fired three rounds over II
/ grave of their dead comrade.
z For the benefit OF the relatives and IL
: the purpose Of dispelling all doubt, IL
+ zinc case containing the remains WI
IT opened at the cemetery and the bod
s was identified as that of the yonng Wi
q mington marine. Although tie your
d man died last September the body WI
's remarkably well preserved and WI
VI easily recognized.
$ Farrell was member of Company !
y United States Marines. His compar
vas sent to China with General Chaffe
and Farrell was made an orderly to u
general.
er When the troops reached one OF tl
ii gates OF Pekin, General Chaffee stood b
ID side the famous Captain Riley as &
X CAPTAINS artillery battered down Il
ic cate. Just as the gate fell Riley W
n, killed. General Chaff e dashed towa
lc she opening followed by his men and
III ne went forward he called to Farrell
4 bring his horse Farrell hurried throui
d. ,he gate on the generals horse, and
IT, Chinese bullet struck him in the fol
head and passed out the back OF
Aead. Farrell fell to the ground.
Immediately regained his feet and jun
ms ing upon the horse rode inside tha gs
Of md delivered the horse to the gener
he AS he dismounted his face was cover
lst with blood. He was taken away by co
6o rades to the field hospital and later
AL .ent back to Ten Tsin. He was wound
al on August IA and died September y.