Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-03
LAST PRAYERS SAID
At the Bier of the Late Msssigaeur crenin
 This Morning.

Bridgeport. March 3-Fully thirty five hundred people were in attend
 ance this morning at the funeral ser
 vices over the late Monsignor Denis
 J. Cremin. which were held between
 the hour of ten o'clock and noon. in
 St Augustine's Roman Catholic church.
 In spite of the stormy weather hun
 dreds were turned away because there
 was no room for them. Prominent
 Catholic clergymen from all over the
 state were present during the services
 and one hundred and fifty priests were
 inside the altar rail. The services
 were unusually impressive and elabor-
 ate. The church interior was decora-
 ted throughout in black and purple
 and no flowers at all were used.
 The removal of the remains from
 the house to the church was .impres-
 sive. The school children of the city
 were formed in double line from
 the parochial residence to the church
 entrance. Back of the children was
 great gathering of people that filled
 the sidewalks and the street. The re- mains were preceded by cross bear CT. followed by altar boys and the Catholic clergy of the city including Fathers Sweeney, Carrigan and Lafiin of the Sacred Heart church: Fathers Lynch. Callahan and Fox of St Charles: Fathers Mcdonald and Mul- cahy of St Mary's; Father Desaulnicrs of St Anthony's church.
 Preceding the remains were Rev Fathers Kennedy and Keefe. the as- sistant priests of St Augustine. Fol lowing the casket were the Rev Faith CT Dahme. who attended the deceased at hls death bed. As inc cortege pass ed between the lines the boys all re- moved thair caps and hats, as did the men who were standing behind the lines. The Miserere was intoned hy tho clergy at the time. Bishop Tier ney officiatei as celebrant of the mass. The other officers of the mass were deacons of honor Rev F. N. rector of St Francis church, New Haven and Rev John Russell, rector of St Patrick's church. New deacon. Rev John r. Murphy. rector of St Mary's church. | this city. sub4deacon. Rev T. R. Sweeney. rector of the church of the | sacresI Heart. this city and master of I Rev John CoyIe. pastor of St Johns church. New Haven. for nerIy a pariShioner of St Angustines.
 Bishop Terney also selected Father soyle to deliver the sermon because le was brought up in the parish under Father rrpmin and Is son of one f the oldest Catholic residents of the .itv. His fafher fs sO years old and rss present at the church yesterday.
 The Iarze choir under the direction f Organist Lennon. rendered 'chmidt's requiem mass. The hnnor- ry psH bearers were Rev John Rus eII and Rev F. M. Kennedy. the dea- ous of honor. Rev T. R. Sweeney and lev !. F. Murphy. deacon and sub eacon respectively: Rev William A. .yneh. pastor. of St Charles chureh f this city: Rev William Msher. n. !. of South NorwaIk. Rev Thomas iclernsn of Fairfield. and Rev Hubert ,ahme. rprtsr of St JosephIs church. sis efty-
 The active bearers were William Ioxzn. John Sfrftch. Dfrecfor of Pgb- C work PsfrSek Remedy. M- H. Id. John Barry and lanes H. NcEL '. su parishtanerS of St Auraxtin's. 1d Jeremiah Kelly. jr. and William [ Gcnkffn- NJ h. of AnSaHia- tso<h , fhe latter h<fnx close rerxna4l rei1ds of the dece1sed-