The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-25
OBITUARY NOTES.
Impressive Funeral of Ex-Assessor
 shannon,

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 I The funeral of ex-Assessor William ! F. Shannon was held at his late resi- | dence, 69 Spring street, at S:30 o'clock ' yesterday morning, thence to the Sa- I cred Heart church, where a solemn re- quiem high mass was celebrated, and | all that was mortal of one of the most f popular and universally respected men ) of affairs of New Haven was deposited I subsequently, in St. Bernard's ceme- l tery in the family lot, side by side with his only daughter, who died in childhood. It was the largest funeral | cortege seen in New Haven since the late James Reynolds and the late John | P. Carney were laid at rest. Prominent men in official professional and busi- l ness lines, of all creeds, were there to testify by their attendance the respect in which MT. shannon was held by all classes. The spacious church of the Sacred Heart was inadequate to ac- commodate the immense concourse of
 mourners, and many were obliged to stand and several were obliged to re- main outside for want ot room. The officers of the solemn requiem
 mass were: Celebrant, Rev. M Me Keon, pastor of the church; deacon,
 Rev. Father Dunnigan and sub- deacon,
 Rev. J. T. Fitzgerald. Schmidt's beau
 tiful mass was splendidly rendered,
 the quartet being Miss Margaret Ho- gan. Miss Maloney, Louis Lautenhach
 and pr. Bergin. Professor Wheeler
 presided at the organ.
 At the conclusion of the mass the
 Rev. Father Dunnigan preached the
 funeral sermon, pointing out the uncer-
 tainty of life, and paying a tribute to
 the deceased reminding his hearers of
 the Christian, upright life MT shan
 non had led the integrity which mark
 ed his official career and his beautiful
 home life. During the sermon few eyes
 were dry in the church.
 The active pall-bearers were: From
 the veteran members of the SarSfleld
 Guard, of which Mir Shannon was at one time first sergeant, Sergeant
 James Cook and Sergeant Bart Tier
 nan of the police force, from the
 Knights of Columbus, Hugh Plunkett and Charles Havey, from Sterling Lodge, A. O. U. w, pr. B. J. Lambert and John Ahearn, from the Emmet club, Edward Sheehan and Thomas Murray The honorary pall-bearers were Theodore II. Macdonald, John J. Hogan, James F. McGann, James Fftz- simmons John F. Savers, M. Griffin, John Gilligan and John Burke.
 The flower bearers were: Edward Carey, T. E. Bradley. John J. Moran and Charles Schappa,
 The floral offerings were composed of rich and expensive pieces. They in cluded pillow from the window, inscrib- ed 'Hushand"; large wreath, half of autumn leaves and half of lilies, from the board of assessors; 54 ca'ia lilies from former associates in the City Hall: a large pillow and wreath com bined from Santa Maria Council K. of C., magnificent harp from the Emmet club plaque of lilies from Sterling Lodge. A. o. U. w., plaque of lilies from J. P. Daley and wife, a wreath of lilies from William Garde of the Garde hotel, ivy leaves and choice flowers from F. l.. Averill; wreath of autumn leaves and flowers, from Mrs. J. F, Carney, and a plaque of roses and lilies from City Attorney Howard c. Webb
 There were delegations from the va rious orders in this city of which the deceased was member and nearly every department of the city govern ment was present, among who were, Registrar James J. Carr, Senator James F, Bree, Eugene R. Hubbard, president of the board of aldermen, and q number of aldermen, Major Patrick Maher, Patrick Moran eX-City Clerk William Neey, Robert A. Hollnger, Constable Peter McNerney Police Commissioner Manning, Assist ant City Clerk James F. Martin, Con- troller Jonathan N Rowe and many others. Hugh Keenan had charge of the funeral