Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-26
Services at the Cemetery.

Services at the Cemetery.
 The interment was in the new St Joseph's cemetery in the plot which had been picked out by the late mon- signor himself. It is on a knoll all most at the entrance to the main gate and the right of wooden cross which designates all Catholic. celne- teries. Long before the services at the church were concluded the people began to flock out to the burial place and before the cortege hove in sight there were thousands standing on the hills and in the cemetery grounds waiting to pay their last tribute to generally beloved priest. The crowds were kept back from the plot by a detail from Company c of the Sec ond infantry, c. N. G., and another from Company E, Hibernian Rifles, under command of Sergeant Bowes of Company G. The details were as follows: From Company G, Sergeant Bowes, Corporals Havican and Fitz- gerald, Privates Mccarthy and Shee- hy. From the Hibernian Rifles, Pri- yates Shugrue, Tagney, Began and Hickey. When the squad of police man, under command of Sergeant John Bergen, arrived, they took their places to the left of the grave and held that position until the military companies arrived, when they guard ed the roadway to keep the specta- tors from crowding in front of the carriages.
 The military forces, consisting of Company G and Company A of the Second infantry, and Company F of the Hibernian Rifles, in charge of Captain Fitzpatrick, marched onto the grounds and formed a cordon around the grave, giving a wide space to the relatives, close friends, the Celtic Medical society and the priests. Outside this circle tho vari- ous societies took their stand. There was a downpour of rain all through the service, but all waited patiently for the arrival of the body of the lamented priest. The body was borne to the grave by the bearers mentioned above and slowly lowered into it's last resting place, while the priests recited the preparatory pray CTS for the dead. The grave was bricked on all sides and the casket rested on marble slab. Above it was placed another slab of the same kind, which protects the coffin from any particle of. earth reaching it. Around the grave were wreaths and festoons of evergreen and ge -ani1u blossoms. There were twenty-five priests present at the closing ser vices, and Rev Father Kennedy of New Haven recited the last prayers for the departed, while the other clergy made the responses. Because of the storm no extended ceremonies were held, as it was thought best ssot to endanger the health of the priests and the people by going through the original programme. When the last word had been uttered the people passed by the grave and looked down on the coffin that contained the re- mains of him who had been so dear to them. The rain beat down in tor rents at this time and the drops fall ing on the coffin seemed to be play ing the last requiem over the priest kpd the man who had labored SO ny years for the good of all the
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