New-York tribune., 1909-12-25
BURY LITTLE TIM
THRONG At FUNERAL.
Mayor Mcclellan Leads Pro
ces@On Dozen the Bozoery.

The widow and the orphan will miss
him. ana there remain among US those who
viii call him blessed. for he was always
ready, not only at his material expense
but also at the cost OF his health and life
20 aid the needy and distressed. Men who
are In public life are hardly placed. The
good they do We seldom see. while the
magnifying glass Of public opinion Is ever
upon them"
These words were spoken by Father
MyhRn over the bier Of Little Tim Suln-
van from the altar OF st. AIMS Roman
Catholic Church. IN East 18th street. yes
terday. To the great mass OF bareheaded
men and women and children who stood
along the space OF a block that lies be-
tween the church and the dead leaders
house this would have meant only reiter-
alton OF what they had long accepted as
truth. So those whom he knew and those
whom he befriended We're content 20 stand
bareheaded In the streets while his friends
OF higher place and public reputation hlled
the places where they would have liked 10
have been.
So IL befell that the church itself yester-
day was allied with men IN high public
places The Bowery. which. 10 meet the
loose usage OF those who refer 20 II as
something firmly and unholily gripped in
the hands Of the Sullivans. may be
stretched TO cover a large part OF the New
York that lies below l4th street. both east
and west OF Broadway. was there too. But
Il showed the behavior which Little Tim"
often and warmly asserted that it really
and always possessed II was content 20
stand where II could along the line Of the
funeral procession. 10 say that IL had been
there and al least 20 have seen the body
pass 20 its resting place across the river
IN Calvary Cemetery.
Little Tim" would have been proud OF IL
and would have expected II OF them. There
Was no turmoil, even though there was
crush that was made by the thousands OF
persons from all ranks OF life In the Pill
syrimage 10 East 18th street. Inspector DAILY
and his hundred-odd policemen whom Com
missioner Baker had assigned 20 the task
OF handling the crowd had an easy time
The mood OF the crowd lacked the spirit OF
curiosity, much less that OF cOmbatveness
The polcemen's main work was In clear
ing the way in East Eth street and down
the BOwery through Delaney street 10
Williamsburg Bridge. the route taken by
the procession.
St AIMS Is hardly more than a block
from the house at No 20 East 18th street
moved Just a year ago. Along this short
stretch the body was carried on the shoul-
ders OF the leaders intimate friends through
the throng which was packed soldly back
10 the walls of the buildings on either side
Of the street. Prominent men IN both po-
litical parties, including Charles F. Murphy
and Timothy I. Woodruff. were among the
honorary pallbearers. and Mayor McClel-
Ian was IN the church when the body was
carried I'd the centre aisle 20 its place be-
fore the altar.
Among the honorary psllbearers were J.
Sergeant Cram, Justices Mccall. Erlanger,
Gerard and Giegerich. Of the Supreme
Court: President MCGOWAN OF the Board
Of Aldermen. John +. Ahearn, Andrew
Freedman, Felix Isman, James B. Regsn
ana Abraham l. Erlanger.
A list OF those who attended the church
services would include almost every prom
ineut Democrat IA the city. among the
number being Mayor Mcclellan Foster
Crowen, Assistant Corporation Counsel:
Thomas F. McAvoy William J. Wright,
Percy Nagle, Maurice Featherson, Ross
Williams. Magistrate Kernochan, Police
Commissioner William +. Baker. Rhine
lander Waldo, Thomas r. Rush. Joseph /
Berry The McManus. William Lee. Sen
ator Frawley. Nicholas J. Hayes. John ].
Dietz Marty McCue. Peter Acritelh and
Julius Harburger. coroners; Magistrate
Hermann, John T. Meehan. Senator Rob
err F. Wagner Senator Owens, Congress
man Riordan, John =. Cowsn. Abraham
Levy. Frederick Goldsmith. Daniel r. Co
halan. Louis Haffen. George Considine,
Justice Zeller and William II. Edwards,
street Cleaning Commissioner.
After the service Mayor Mcclellan and
President MCGOWAN led the long process
sion down the Bowery. where the funereal
Hack and white was as frequent ss the
Christmas red and green. and perhaps more
expressive OF the days mood OF the thor
ougbfare Nor viii that mood be entirely
dlssipated to-day little Tim" expressly
wished Il 10 be. when the homeless and the
! ou,casts Of the East Side gather for their
/ annual Christmas dinner al the rooms OF
the Timothy d. Sullivan Association. az
/ No 20s.