Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-18
A FIREMAN'S FUNERAL
CEREMONIES OVER TIE REMAINS
OF JOHN SHERMAN.
Rev. Father Humans Eloquent Eu-
logy on the Former Battalion Chief
An Imposing Procession.

Funeral services over the remains OF
former Battalion Chief John Sherman OF
the District fire department were held Sat
urday morning from the Church Of the Ma
tivity in Brightwood. Mr. Sherman died
Wednesday night from the effects Of a
stroke Of paralysis which occurred two
weeks previous. Rev. Father c. o. Rosen-
STEEL pastor Of the church, said the solemn
requiem mass over the remains and Rev.
Father E. A. Hannah Of st. Martins de-
livered the eulogy. Rev. Father j. +.
Mackin Of st. Pauls Church assisted in the
service Interment was made in Mt Olivet
cemetery.
The following acted as pallbearers: Capt.
truck A; Capt. P. J. Hollohan engine COM
pany No. Z; Private T. P. Purcell truck B;
Private ]. D. Green. chemical engine No. 2.
and Driver Lee Beall of chemical engine
No. 2.
Chief Engineer VIM. T. Belt and an es-
cort of sixty firemen, under command Of
Battalion Chief A. J. Sullivan, accompa-
MED the body from the church to the grave.
The procession to the cemetery was i'm
pressive. The funeral cortege on the way
to the burial grounds passed the engine
houses of chemical engine company No. 2.
truck D and engine company No. TO- En-
front Of the houses to pay tribute to their
dead cOmrade. AS the procession slowly
passed the bell on each apparatus was
tolled.
Father Humans Eulogy,
During the course Of his brief eulogy
Rev. Father Hannah spoke of Mr.. Sher-
man. in part, as follows:
Entering at an early age the District fire
department, John Sherman had won the
admiration of his fellow citizens OF the
District of Columbia by his sterling quail
ties, and had become so valuable a member
Of the fire department that he was ad-
vanced to almost its highest office. His
devotion to duty was his predominant char
acteristic.
mo body Of men have better right or
title to the affection or esteem of the peo-
pie than the brave men who, by day and
by night, In season and out of season, in
winters cold and summers heat even on
the Lords day, the day of rest watch
conscientiously and CALAMITY that the city
may be saved from fire. Even when dark
ness has fallen over the great city and all
Is still In sleep. these brave men never
fall to guard the homes ON their humblest
fellows, and, at the first sound of danger
run to the rescue from horrible death Of
terrified men or women. and at sacrifice of
limb or even of life itself are martyred at
the shrine of duty.
THE soldier in the uniform Of his coun-
try follows his country's flag to death on
the field Of glory, and his grateful country
erects to his memory a monument Of en-
during granite because he feared not to die
THE sailor braves the fury of the ele-
ments upon the high sea, and when the
tempest breaks in fury over his watery
grave all the people sound his praises to
the sky.
THE physician rushes to some distant
point to watch YEARLY at the bedside of a
patient and the world honors him as
hero If there be pestilence to conquer
THE priest of the living God is loved and
veperated and held in high esteem and let
US hope he is worthy of it all.
But the brave fireman who, taking his
life In his hand, rescues from fire some
helpless little one and brings him safely to
the earth is worthy to stand with any or
with all of these true men. because he is
man. brave man, true man, and as such
to be honOred and esteemed.
John Sherman was an ideal fireman
and because he was brave and true he was
honored and esteemed by every one
In closing Father Hannah paid tribute
to Mr.. Shermans domestic virtues, his love
of wife and children and home. and COM
mended his soul to the prayers of the con-
gregation.
Chief Engineer VIM T. Belt today wrote
to Mr.. F. J. Whitehead of the Washington
Traction Company, thanking the company
for its courtesy in furnishing free of cost
the department with a special car for CON
veying the escort at Shermans funeral
from BrightwOod to 7th street and Florida
avenue.