New-York tribune., 1909-04-13
FUNERAL OF PETROSINO
CITY HONORS DETECTITE.
Thousands Of Policemen and Fell070
Citi@ens Escort Body.

lieutenant Joseph teliOS!lit, OelSCtiNe III NlS
Police Department, WAS buried yesterday. The
city gave him a funeral such il accords only
TO heroes. More than three thousand policemen and
six thousand fellow citizens marched behind his
bier.
Monsignor Kearney. pastor of old 81. Patrick's
Church said d requiem high mass over the body,
and Monsignor Lavelle preached sermon in his
honor. If Petrosino had been the head Of the
Police Department. he could not have received
greater honors.
The streets were thronged all along the line of
march from Lafayette street to Houston. TO Null
berry TO Bleecker. TO Mercer, TO Waverley Place.
TO University Place 18th street. up Fifth ave
nue. TO 57,h street. to Second avenue. to asth
street. where the civilians. foot police and hTemeh
fell out. leaving the mounted police and guard OF
honor to escort the body To its resting place IN
Calvary Cemetery
Flags We're at Ealfmast on factories and tene-
ments in Mott street and on the Union Club and
the Waldorf-Astoria, in Fifth avenue Magistrate
O'Connor IN the YorkviIle court paid brief trlb-
ute TO the dead detective and adjourned his court
for a half-hour the procession passed Inc
flags on the City Hall and other public buildings
were at half STAFF. and Mavor Mcclellan. Ponce
Commissioner Bingham. President MCGOWAN OF the
Board Of Aldermen and justices Of the Supreme
Court attended the funeral
As the cortege passed High Pressure Engine sta
ton Q in 18th street. between University Place
and Fifth avenue the belts the two engines
were toIled and the hremeu stood At attention.
Similar honors were paid at the house OF High
Pressure Company 81. in Lafayette street a ie"
doors ab3.e the dead HeUtenants home.
At 1890 g. m the flower laden coffin vas brought
out Of the James Z, March Association rooms at
No. 233 Lafayette street. borne on the shoulders
OF six staIwart patromen, and the police oahd
PLAYED Nearer, NY God. TO Thee" Beside each
Of the six patroImen walked detective lieutenant
in dress uniform. and behind walked six citizens
The guard or honor came next. followed by the
twelve patrolmen who have attended the body
since its arrival from Italy last Friday morning
Next came a carriage in which rode the widow
Lieutenant Petrosno's sister. Mrs. Josephine
Mazzie his brother Antonio Petrosino, and Mrs
Petrosino's brother Louis Saulino.
The procession proceeded to St. Patrick Church.
an Mott street. AS the body was taken into the
church a company OF mounted police. under com
mand of Inspector Schmittberger. presented batons
and the band played.
3ionsignor Lavelle in his sermon told of the life
of the deceased policeman. who came TO this coun-
try in 1859 when he four years old. He man
aged to make his way without education, position
or training" said Monsignor Lavele. first
iiinerant musician, and later street cleaner,
where he attracted attention of Inspector VIII
Jams who persuaded him TO go the police force.
Joseph Petrosino was nobleman, with the pat
ent OF nobity-not written on parchment, but writ
ten in Gods own hand on his heart"
Monsignor Layelle said that the Police Depart
ment received much criticism but he declared that
1t the most important and most efficient In
stftution of the city government
"A policeman is the COURT of first instance ne
said and he performs of the most important
and most meritorious functions in the eyes of God
and man"
He told Of the formation of the italian squad at
the suggestion OF Petrosno, and Of his personal
quest TO 90 Sicily to study the problems of his
department He continued
Three DAYS before he departed one Of our pastors
said him. Il hope you do undertake this
mission, because l that you will not
back alive. ] want TO refuse GO The
lieutenant smiled one CT his familiar smiles and
persisted in his determination Then said the
pastor, 4 must bid you goodby, because l
that the next time l see you will be at your
fursraL"
MAY God grant that the sacrifice win be pro-
ductive Of the greatest good, as the blood Of the
martyrs became the seed of the Christian Church.
hope and pray that the death of this faithful,
true large hearted. devoted and beloved man may
be the means of inspiring seif-respect among his
countrymen, so that no mere small handful Of
criminals shall degrade their race. May II teach
10 the rest Of the people the debt and the love
that we may not wrongly discriminate. Let us
make every welcome in hearts they
are under flag.
In closing he exhorted the congregation and
others in the church pray for the repose Of the
soul of Joseph PetrosinO
At the grave the mounted squad presented batons
and the buglers sounded Taps" the body Of the
dead lieutenant lowered.