The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05
TELLS OF THE FUNERAL
p. j. Monaghan. Pail Bearer at c. }.
Devlin Obsequies, Returns.


P J. Monaghan. manager of the South
western Fuel company, one of the closest
of Mr. Devlin's friends and one of the
heaviest losers in the crash which follow
ed Mr.. Devlins failure, returned last
night from attending Mr.. Devlin's
funeral at La Sale. Ill.
Mr.. Monaghan said: THE reports con-
corning Mr.. DeVlin'S death have been so
mixed by both the home and Chicago
papers. that am glad to be able to give
some facts.
The erroneous impression got out that
Mr.. Devliu went to St EliZabeth's hos
pftal because he was sick The facts are
that St. Elizabeth's was one of his private
charities, and he chose to go there rather
a week ago tonight. He had made ar
rangements to meet his advisers at the
hospital and Mr. Clifford Histed, his at
torney. and Mr. w. H. HORNE, called
upon him.
HE was sitting talking to Mr.. Histed
and Mr.. Barton, OF. Spring Valley, cashier
of the Spring Valley National bank.
While talking to these gentlemen he eX-
cused himself for a minute and retired
to the bath room. While there he was
stricken, and was found there in an
unconscious condition five minutes later.
A physician was called, and after an ex-
animation, announced that Mr.. Devltn
would not live. This was in the after
noon, and the second attack came at s
Q clock lie died at midnight tuesday.
The members of his family were with
him when he died.
Up to the moment of that first attack
he was in very good health, and had his
plans all made to return to Topeka the
last of this week, probably today.
The funeral. which was attended by
thousands, attested to Mr.. Devlins pop
ularity IN that country. Public funeral
ceremonies were held at the hospital
where he died Friday morning, and thou
sands of Chicago friends attended the
service
THE funeral train reached LaSaI1e at
10:4S Friday morning, and several thou
sand people were awaiting it-an of them
old time friends Of Mr.. DevIin. They
We're from Marquette, Spring Valley
| TOluca and the surrounding country
More than 100 carriages were in attend
ance, and the multitude followed the pro-
cession to st. Patrick's church where
Solemn Requiem high mass was held
Father Edwards Of La Sale being
celebrant. Very Rev F. NJ. Hayden Of
Topeka, deacon; Father Powers of Spring
Valley sub-deacon, and Father Huber of
La Sale, master of ceremonies.
The Benedictine fathers and priests
from the surrounding towns were present.
I Twenty-Five of them were in the sanctu-
AT the close of the ceremonies Father
/ Powers, a lifelong friend of Mr.. Devlin,
/ delivered an eulogy; he prefaced his re-
marks with the statement: We are in
/ the presence Of saint, for. if I Under
stand the meaning Of sanctity, it is the
/ practical application of Christian charity.
I to ones duty to his Maker
Father Powers then spoke of the
/ charitable characteristics of Mr. Devln
mentioning in particular his gift to St
! Patrfck'S church, in which the ceremony
1 was Delng 0e3d, OF a beautiful marble
altar. costing several thousand dollars.
AT the close of the services the funeral
| cortege moved to the Catholic cemetery.
at tho gates of whichc the Catholic fathers
1 formed in procession in advance of the
hearse. chanting~the Gregorian Office of
I the Dead. When the grave was reached
| the last office was recited and the last
/ absOlution given by Father Powers
4 THE pail bearers were Z. J. Sam1non.
| cashier of the. Corn Exchange Bank OF
/ Chicago. w II. HORNE and Z. H Adams.
1 also OF Chicago; Charles O'Byrne, Henry
Duggan and NJ. Barton of Spring Valley.
! T. J. Monaghan Of Topeka and ID j.
THAT is an account Of the funeral
/ which was the largest I ever witnessed
] Il firmly believe that if Mr.. Devliu had
! been spared a short time he would have
/ righted. all this trouble. He said to me
/ before leaving Topeka, Z am going to
do as these doctors tell me and 90 away
for a time. but I am coming back. and
no man, woman or child shall ever loose
/ a dollar through me. have practically
made six million dollars in my life and
| 1 can do it again.
The Topeka friends Of Mr.. DevIfn who
| attended his funeral in La. Sale returned
| to Topeka yesterday. They were FafI5er
! T. NJ Hayden, Miss Kate Hayden. p T
| Monaghan, J. H. Durltin, J. J. Kinney.
I J. II. Hurries Samuel Zimmerman. VTail
ter Foley, T. T. Kelly and T. J. Coughlin.