The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-13

the remains arrived. Rev. J. A.
|OReilly. rector of the Cathedral, and
close friend of the deceased. met the
remains at the vestibule and led the
procession into the church and UP the
center aisle to the sanctuary railing
where the Casket was rested on n black
shrouded bier set between two rows OF
tall candles. in black -draped standards.
SOLEMN REQUIEM MASS.
A solemn high mass of requiem was
begun Immediately. The celobrant was
Rev. 10. A. O'Reilly: deacon, Rev. r.
A. McAndrews. rector of st. Mary's
church, wilkes Barre; sub-deacon, Rev.
Il. T.. Lavcllc. Of 81. patricks. West
| Scranton: master of ceremonies, Rev.
| NJ. H.. LOTUS, of st. Paul's. Green
| Ridge. In the sanctuary were Rev.
lP. J. MCManus of st. Paurs, Green
Ridge: Rev. Father Hurst, of Lowell
ton: Rev. w. a. German, of Minooka;
Rev. u. j. Dustin. Rev. Miles Me-
manus. and Rev. stephen O'Boyle, of
the Cathedral
No sermon was preached. 1t is a
| rule at the Cathedral not to pronounce
eulogies at funeral services. Before the
benedicton, Rev. Father O'Reilly ex-
planned this for the benefit of those not
| members of the Cathedral parish, and
| added "our friend was as humble as
| he was honorable. upright and just
and were 1t that he might be consulted
| he would | am sure, bid us be silent"
| The music of the mass was render
ed by the fun cathedral choir. assisted
by John Colligan, violinist, and with
Miss Mary Canavan presiding at the
| organ. a solo pie Jesu." Leybach. by
| Mrs. Thomas e. Walsh was beautifully
rendered at the close of the mass. As
an offertory number the choir sang
Cherubnis soulful "Veni Jesus" For
a recessional, Miss Canavan played
Lead Kindly Light and supplemented
it with Nearer My God to Thee"
incidental solo numbers were sustain
| ed by Mrs. NJ. j. Leonard. James
Langan and William Bradbury.
1t was close to the noon hour when
the cemetery was reached. The Cathe-
dral priests accompanied the remains
| and as the body was laid in its last
resting place, they read the COM
initial service.
THE PAIL BEARERS.
The pail bearers selected. as an
Inounced yesterday, We're present to
render this last service to their revered
friend Lieutenant Governor Goblin was
however, unavoidably detained after
having started from his home. The
active pail bearers were ID. J. Camp
bell. Martin O'Connor. j. y. O'Malley,
Anthony Flannery. Michael Ruane and
Miles Clarke. The honorary pail
bearers were the members of the sem
ate and Colonels Watres and Ripple.
There We're no flower bearers, Under
taker Cusick having arranged to have
his assistants convey the beautiful
floral pieces. with the aid of van.
the majority of them being of such
dimensions they could not we'll be
carried by hand.
The floral pieces and their donors
We're as follows: Chair, committee of
the senate; harp. John Mitchell club;
shamrock county board Ancient Or
der of Hbernians; Tyre and crescent
Commonwealth Building and Loan as
soCiation broken column. Division NO
Il. Ancient Order of Hibernians trum-
pet, Eagle Hose company; broken
wheel, Representatives Scheuer, Rey.
nolds, James and Philbin; wreath
| Colonel +. II. Ripple cross and crown
and casket bouquet, William Dawson;
casket bouquets, Cusick family, y
Gordon and William Koch, jr.