The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-22
FUNERALS OF FIREMEN
WHO MET DEATH IN PACKING
 HOUSE HIRE.

Churches Yesterday Taxed to Accomo- date tho Crowds-HcartfeIt sympathy Expressed for Relatives of the Four pany of Captain Condron During the Funeral Services,
 On all sides yesterday both at the
 funerals and in all the households or
 New Haven. was expressed the deepest and most heartfelt sympathy for the
 relatives of the four brave firemen who
 went to death on Tuesday morning or
 this week in the conflagration which
 destroyed the old Judson packing
 house
 From the most humble citizen to the
 head of the city government all for
 the moment laid aside their other cares
 to remember the dead and pay high ly deserved tribute to their faithfulness.
 The churches where the services over
 the remains of the dead were held were
 taxed to their utmost to accommodate
 the crowds of mourners All present
 barred their heads in true sorrow as they
 heard the solemn words of the funeral
 service being read.
 At St. Patrick's church the body of
 Captain Joseph E. Condren was taken.
 The hearse containing the heavy oak
 casket stopped before the door of the church just as the bells were striking
 the hour of ten. On the steps lAadin g
 fN o1,, !, ,o1i on either side and, with their clubs
 brought to present arms they stood
 while the flower bearers and the bear CTS carrying all that was mortal of the late beloved captain passed
 The policemen closed in after the mourners and the solemn procession proceeded up the aisle of the church. The casket had just been moved into its place at the end of the aisle when from the city hall fire bell, as if paying its last tribute to the memory of the fire fighter, came the signal No. 45. calling out the company in which Cap tain Condren had been the head.
 The service was very impressive one The mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father O'Brien, with the Rev. Fa- ther Finnigan as deacon and the Rev. Father Russell as sub-deacon The of fertory was sung by James Geddings, fireman from No. 7's house, the selec- ton being Rhebina's Ave Maria" The Gregorian mass was sung by the choir.
 After the mass the Rev Father Rus sell paid glowing tribute not only to the memory of the dead captain, but to the four deceased as well. He spoke of the honesty and uprightness of the deceased, both in his every day and in his home life. He spoke of his quail ties as Christian and said that in his other duties he did not neglect his du- ties to his God.
 Speaking of the firemen as a body Father Russell told of their taking their lives in their hands every time they responded to an alarm. Heroes" he called these men, and heroes they are" said Father Russell. ''just as much because they lost their lives in trying to save those miserable walls as if they had died on the battlefield or in trying to save human lives ? There was scarcely dry eye in the when the Rev. Father Russell finished his remarks.
 The service was fittingly ended by a solo magnificently rendered by M. Jo- seph Mccarthy The solo was Save Me, Oh My God"
 Immediately after the solemn mourn FITS left the church and the solemn pro- ,ession started on it's march to the One carriage was utilized to carry the flowers A large pillar was sent from the Firemen's Benevolent as- sociation large wreath from Chief Fancher who sent like one to each of he other funerals, broken column bearing the words "Comrade," a shield rom the A. O. U. w., pillow marked Papa" and another one marked Brother" In addition to these there were innumerable smaller pieces.
 The pallbearers were all flremen and were Captain Langley, Captain Hurley, | Thomas Sheridan, Thomas Tyndell, J. 2. Kelly and J. F. Griffin In the fire nen's detail were also Lieutenant Bar 'ows of the dead captains company, Davidson, Samuel o. Nash, Richard Connor and W. Weldon.
 The entire squad was under the com
 
 The police detail was in charge of | Gibson and was composed of oatrolmen Welch, McManus, Allen, Iollinger, Turbert, F. Smith, Sessler, | Hayes, Coonan, Watrous, Cannon, and 1 
 Marching down Grand avenue, as | hey came to the station house where | he deceased was in charge, the process ion passed the men of the station | lrawn up in line and standing at "Un- over" as the body of their late captain l vas Carried by. Sergeant Gibson paid |
 tribute to the men by saluting them IS he passed with his squad.
 An incident in connection with the | Harm of fire which struck as Captain | body was placed in position | n the church, is the fact that the men | t the Artizan street house had just | ined up to salute the body of Fireman 1 Iouse. The men had to hurry back to | heir apparatus and moment more l were speeding away to fight a fire | which might add them to the list of | rave men who had lost their lives.
 FRANK WILLIAMS FUNERAL.
 The funeral of Frank Williams was eld at his late residence, 361 Blatch- ey avenue, and later a solemn requiem mass was said at St. Francis R. c. l hurch The church was crowded to he doors with the friends and &C., | uaintances of the deceased. There 7ere eight of the fellow 1iremen of the