The San Francisco call., 1908-12-18
POLICE CHIEF
BURIED WITH
SOLEMN RITES
Funeral Ceremony One of the
Most Impressive Ever Held
in This City
ureat Crowds Present at Cathe=
dral and Along Route, With
Many Flowers
Battalion of Policemen Escorts
Body With FurIed COIOrs
and Funeral Music

None knows better than his friends
that William J. Buggy did not destroy
himself. Aside from certain cfrcum-
stances surrounding his last hours
that point 10 a most depIOrabIe acci-
dent rather than TO SeIf-destructfon.
We know that there was too much
stun thar fills the warriors soul in HIM
20 allow US 10 suspect even for a mU-
ment that he brought death upon him
self. With a feeling of Indignation
and appealing well for his family, I
ask you, for Gods sake, to give him
the benefit of charitable consideration.
From Rev. Joseph McQuaide's euIogy
Of the late w. j. BIggy.
William ]. Biggy, the late chief of
police. was laid to rest yesterday in
Holy Cross cemetery. The presence
Q. a battalion of patrolmen. marching
with furled colors and draped stars
10 solemn funeral music, combined
with the requiem pomp of the Catholic
ceremonial, to make his burial one of
the most impressive that this city has
witnessed.
Great crowds eongregated at knights
of Columbus hall, where the body lay
in state, and other crowds at St Mary's
cathedral where the last rites of mass
and benediction were performed. When
the casket had been deposited in the
cemetery, masses Of flowers were
banked about the late chiefs last rest
ing place.
The battalion Of police, under COM
mand of Captain Henry Gleeson, the
mounted patrol, with Captain James
Kelly at its head, and large repre-
sentation from the fire department,
gathered before. o'clock in the morn
ing in Pine street between Pierce and
Scott. outside knights of Columbus
hall, where the body had rested. sur
rounded by floral offerings from city
officials and intimate friends.
PASTOR RECITEs THE ROSARY
Rev. John I. McGinty pastor of Holy
Cross parish, and a close friend of the
late chief, knelt by the casket in sur
plice and stole and recited the rosary,
the mourners making the responses.
Then the funeral cortege started on
Its way TO the cathedral.
The. mounted patrol led the way up
Pine street, the route running thence
TO Scott street, south on Scott to Post
east on Post to Van Ness avenue and
south on the avenue to the cathedral
The ESQ police OF the battalion marched
with slowly measured tread to the
music Of the Dead March from saul
The colors were furled and draped and
a circle Of Grape was on every po-
lice star.
Following the battalion came the
four police commissioners, and ther
the hearse, surrounded by the honorary
pail bearers. and followed by the six
sergeants of police who were to bear
the easket TO the church and to the
grave.
The hoRprary pail bearers were
James +. Keith, T. J. Savage and J. ]
Quinn, representing the knights OF
Columbus; Harry McKannay, Thomas
Boyle, W. II. Mccarthy Michael Casey
J. J. OMeara, Judge Coffey, ]. ]. Dwyer
T. J. Howard and Frank J. McQuaide
The pail bearers We're Sergeants Far.
rell, Perrin, Donovan, Hook, Frazier
and Ferguson.
The mourners' carriages were fol-
lowed by a deputation of knights OF
Columbus and body Of firemen.
CORTEGE REACHES CATHEDRAL
Shortly before il o'clock the head
of the cortege appeared in sight OF
the cathedral. The street was black
with spectators from O'Farrell street
10 Myrtle avenue, and a massed line oi
watchcls extended all the way to Pos1
street. The steps of the cathedral
were thronged with other hundreds.
As the procession wheeled into Var
Ness avenue the funeral march ceased
and the strains of Nearer, My God, tc
Thee" were heard. The music stopped
altogether when the battalion was
drawn up facing the entrance to the
basilica. and as the police obeyed The
order battalion uncover" the hearse