New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
HOLD MILITARY MASS
IN o THN
HONOR TO NATIONS DEAD.
Fortu thousand Persons Take Part
IN Solemn Ceremony.

49,. -,,c,ueand PERSONS mostly members of
..,,,i.ar, and civic organizations. stood under a
Running e,,- for nearly two hours yesterday in
she ,,srade GROUND OF the New York Navy Yard
n Brooklzn hie 4 solemn high military mass
20. ce,e,7rsted There we're no clouds in the
el,, nor shade trees TO protect them from the in
-enxa heat. and every few minutes some one fell
,,,,s-ra,ed and was carried from the field
Tbe various military organizations had
marched from tar and near TO the navy yard,
and nearly every man in uniform looked fa-
-;erea Women and children of all creeds and
men in civilian clothes assembled on the parade
ground fully ar hour before the mass began
SEATS. which had been provided for about five
hundred persons. were filed soon after the gates
were opened. The mass, which was scheduled
for 10 o'clock did rot begin until a half hour
later as several companies We're late IN arrlV-
ing
Emily an hour before the Rev William H l.
Reaney the celebrant, asoended the altar the
heat claimed its first victims From then until
1915 D. m a man in uniform was constantly
forcing his way through the crowd TO take some
,arson overcome by the heat TO cool place for
--ea-r,ent Little attention paid to these
incidents until marines and other men in uni
form, fell and were carried from the vast grass
covered nave.
Father Reaney. who is a chaplain Of the
United States Navy, was assisted in the celeora-
ton Of the mass by the Rev. john P. Chid"ick'
as deacon: the Rev. William Oimstead as sub
deacon. and the Rev John 2 Nash. master
of ceremonies.
Just before the mass began the New York
Police Band played a arrangement OF
.Crsters Massacre" The Kyrie Gloria. Credo.
sanctus. Benedictus and Agnus Del. from
Eayden's Imperial Mass. No. 3 we're sung by a
large chorus from the Brooklyn churches. under
the direction of Albert H Caswell, assisted by
The e3d Regiment Band, the police band and the
navy yard band
when the mass had advanced to the last gos-
pei Father Reaney bade welcome 10 the soldiers
and civilians, and told why the Catholics and
their friends had assembled, saying:
We meet here to-day and celebrate this
tolerln high mass in memory of many who
have died in defence of nation II seems
fitting that should assemble under the
blue dome Of heaven. and ask YOU 10 Join me
in PRAYING Almighty God TO protect always
this great nation whose chief interest has al
vavs been and always will be 10 maintain fh-
erty for all mankind
When the mass was ended the bands played
.onward. Christian Soldiers" and the military
companies marched from the yard but that
part OF the crowd that near the altar re-
fused 10 move when the celebrant and his as
sistants left the field It held its position and
zas augmented from all sides Those who die
rot know the reason for the movement toward
the altar Joined in the surge forward, but the
policemen or? duty did know. and they protect
cd the altar from the souvenir hunters
DOZEN men from the Gloucester naval COM
.nfttee relieved the situation by ascending the
altar and stripping # of its floral decorations
thousand hands went up into the air, the own
ers begging for lilies and foliage. Suddenly po-
licernen rushed from remote parts Of the field TO
the altar and forced the crowd TO form in line
and order was restored
Among those present were Colonel Henry o
Eeistand adjutant general Of the Department
of the East. Lieutenant Brinkcrhof, Commander
q " Kellog. Naval Constructor William J.
Baxter. Bird S Coler, John F Ahearn, Foster
CroHen Henry Smith and Lieutenant John r
pHz,er Of the Gloucester naval committee
Colonel Paul St Clair Murphy, Of the United
States Marine Corps. was the marshal
Among the military booies were the lZth
United States Infantry, Colonel Levin > Alien
commanding; battalion United States marines;
United States bluejackets, from warships and
navy yard; Goth Regiment, N G. n Y, Colonel
Edward Duffy commanding; 14th Regiment,
" G. y Y rwo companies), Captain Philip
Guise commanding: 41th Regiment. y. G. n Y
cwo companies), Colonel Barthman command
ing; ID Naval Battalion, y. @. n Y, Lieutenant
Brinkenhoff commanding; 1st Irish Regiment Of
Volunteers Colonel E P. Gilgar commanding;
q Irish Regiment of Volunteers, Major Daniel
OConnell Gillespie commanding; Highland Regf-
rnent, OF Montreal. delegation; Royal Irish Fusi-
ieers, Halifax. delegation 9th Regiment Massa-
ehusetts. delegation; 9th Regiment, Massa-
ehusetts. delegation.
The veteran organizations consisted OF Hebrew
Veterans. Civil War, Colonel Isadore Isaacs.
Commanding: Confederate Veterans Ghree COM
panies). Gloucester Command and nineteen
camps of Spanish War Veterans, Major Frank
keck. state commander; Hebrew Spanish-Amer-
1can War Veterans. Captain Joseph Auerbach,
summarizing Veterans Peking Relief Expedition.
veterans Russia-Japan War. q. K. Warren
lamp, Sons Of Veterans and Auxiliary; Libby
lamp, Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary.
among the civic organizations present were
me hnlghts Of Columbus, the Royal Arcanum,
the Catholic Benevolent Legion the Ancient
oroer OF Hibernians the Spanish War Veterans
AuAllary. the Ladies Catholic Benevolent Asso-
e-auon' the Ladies Catholic Benevolent League
ne daughters of Isabella, the Companions Of the
1oest the United States Volunteer Livesaving
SoipS and TIE Fire Department of New York
City.