The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-20
COMPLETE REPORT OF
THE CITY HEALTH OFFICER
THE FUNERAL OF
THOS. G. COONEY
ENSIGN WHO WAS WELL KNOWN
IN PENsAcoLAIS INFERRED
AT ANNAPOLIS.

recent date. contained the following
regarding the funeral of Ensign ThoS.
G. Cooney, who is well known in this
city and Warrington, having married
at the latter place TO Miss Wheat:
The funeral of ThOrlas G. COOney,
chief carpenter, United States Navy,
promoted COR bravery during the
Spanish-American war, with the rank
of Ensign, took place yesterday after
noon at o'clock from st. Anne
Protestant Episcopal church
The funeral was one of the largeS.
attended that has ever been held at
this church. Nearly every member Of
Annapolis Lodge No. 622 b. p o..
Elks, which numbers nearly two hun
dred, was present at the services at
the church besides many friends, and
brother naval men, all Of whom hon.
ored and admired the brave man
whose deed of heroism had commend
ed MIN a few years ago 10 the navy
department for promotion.
The services at the church were
conducted by the Rev. Joseph P. Nc
COmaS, rector. who had a few short
months ago performed the same duty
at the burial of the wife and infant of
the deceased The beautiful ritual
service for the dead was never more
solemn and impressive than on this
occasion, and there we're tears in
many eyes. for Mr. Cooney was hon
ored and beloved by all who knew
him. The only relatives present
were the sisters of his dead wife,
Mrs. Landrum, wife of Judge James
Landrum, of Pensacola, Fla, aud
Miss May Wheat, and brother-in-
law. Mr.. George b. Hendry, chief
boatswain, u. S. Navy, attached to
duty at the Boston navy yard, all of
whom had come a long distance TO
pay their last tribute of respect to d
brother-in-law, to whom they were de-
votedly attached. When told it was
rather an unusual thing for family
connections to come up the coast from
Florida to Maryland to the obsequies
of a brOther-in-law, Mrs. LandTum
said: We wanted to come; he was
such noble man, and was so COOL
to our sister"
The choir of St Cecilia Guild sang
Lead Kindly Light" Son of Ny
Soul Thou Savior Dear" and Abide
With Me-" the three hymns rung at
the funeral of Mr.. COOney's wife. The
pallbearers were brother officers of
the same rank as the deceased, and
were Chief Gunner Robert SOmers,
United States Navy, retired, of An
napolis; Gunner David b. Vassie,
chief bOatswain; L. NJ Melcher, car
penter; Thomas L. Logan, gunner;
James P. Dempsey and Carpenter AL
bert Tucker, all of the navy.
The bodybearers were eight seameE
from the Naval Academy There
were numerous handsome floral trf-
butes from friends. many of them be-
ing of exquisite designs in rarest flow
ers. The local lodge of Elks sent a
handsome wreath of lilies, white car
nations. roses and laurel. A beautiful
design was sent by friends attached TO
the Pensacola navy yard, and also
friends at the Naval Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason and Miss Au-
gusta Mason sent a vacant chair
made of beautiful flowers. A design
that was buried in the casket with
the deceased was an anchor of eX-
quisite white flowers and maiden HAIR
fern.
This was sent at the request of the
little six and half year old daugh-
ter of Mr. Cooney, and bore card
with TO Daddy Cooney from Baby
Edith" A pathetic incident is con-
nected with this floral design. The
little girl is the only child of the de-
ceased and because of weak thrCa.
and for reason that the dead father
did not believe it the right thing fO-
a little child to look upon a dead face,
she was prevented from coming TO
the funeral The little girl requested
her aunties to have the anchor made
and, to write the inscription, also, on
the card, to bring her home few OF
the flowers from the anchor that must
be laid across her fathers breast and
buried with him for she said Daddy
: Cooney's gone to heaven, to be with
Mama Pearl, and | know he's so hap
by now
The remains were inferred in the
Naval Academy cemetery, beside
those of his wife The funeral cor.
/ tege was preceded by the Naval Acad
envy band, Professor Zimmerman
/ bandmaSJer. The usual services al
! the grave were followed by those
conducted on such occasions by the
( Elks, which were very impressive A
squad OF marines fired three volleys
over the grave and musician
| sounded taps
! The death Of the deceased was
| quite sudden. Seemingly in robust
! health, he was stricken with paraly
! sis last Monday. a week ago today
! He recovered from the first stroke
, and asked to so on duty, when at
| tackled with a second stroke from
/ which he died on Wednesday. During
| the Spanish-AmeTican war the de
/ ceased was machinist on the torpedo
! boat Winslow. In the engagement
/ at Cardeuas when a torpedo of the
/ Spanish exploded on the Winslow and
! Killed Ensign Worth Ragley. Mr.