The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-13
Church Is damned and
Thousands in Streets
Honor Slain Rector.
THIRTEENTH ARREST AS
SERVICES ARE HELD
Wall OF Grief from AssembIage
Conclusion Of Cere-
monies.
SOLEMN SCENES AS
RITES ARE CELEBRATED
Bishop 0'Connor and Over Sixty
Priests Within the
Chancel Rail-

The funeral of the Rev. Era.in An
sion. late pastor of st. stnnisIaus,s
Polish CaTDplic Church, iu Belmont ave-
nue.. who was sssassinated by three
men at the rectory on Wednesday
morning, WIS held today. A throng Of
more than 10000 persons nIled the
edifce and fbronged the streets for
blocks on either side of the church, as
mourners st his bier
Not since the funeral of Monsignor
Doane several years ago had there been
so large an asseinblage at the funeral
of any public man Bishop John j.
OGonnor, of the Newark r C. diocese
and more than sixty priests were
within the ehance rail
While the bells of ST. Stanslaus were
still tolling, and the choir was chanting
the requiem mass. thirteenth suspect
in the Staying of the dead priest was
arrested by the police. Ee was Karl
Ksiazkiewiez, of the parish, who liz
said to have been among those who
plotted the clergymans removal. AS
the funeral dirge was waited in
through the windows of the Fourth
Precinct Pollcesstation. this latest sus-
pect was formally charged with con
spiracy against the dead man and held
In $4,000 bail
wall of Anguish.
vail rang through the church as
the services ended and the pall-bearers.
fastening down the cover. started OH
then long march to the Holy SepuIchre
Cemetery. The cry of grief and des-
pair was taken up by the throng out
side and echoed through the streets
from 10000 throats 1t was succeeded
by moment of intense stiffness as the
funeral train emerged from the church.
All night the body of the slain priest
lay watched by the guard of honor in
the church Long before Frightening
in the eastern sky indicated the ap-
proach of day several hundred persons
were outside the portals of the church.
waiting for admittance. The group had
grown to thousand at daybreak.
Shortly after 7 o'clock the doors swung
open and as many as could find room
crowded into the building.
| outside the throng grew in numbers
until the police reserves were scattered
! thickly through the crowd. At o'clock
more than 1000 persons were waiting
outside the church. At $50, when tho
priests entered the sacristy, 5000 or
more were waiting outside, quietly
awaiting the opportunity to catch
glimpse of the funeral train which was
not to emerge for more than two hours,
At noon It had grown to 10000 souls.
Masses Celebrated.
At 1880 o'clock was begun the celebra-
tion of requiem masses at the various
altars. They continued until $3.50
O'Clock when the sixty or more priests.
from many towns and cities in the
State. New York and Pennsylvania, en-
| tered the sacristy. They could not as
senlble at one time within the chancel
rail and a number were compelled to
remain in the sacristy.
In unison they chanted the divine
Office for the dead, each solemn note OF
the sacred music adding to the stified
sobbing of the parish. Throughout the
church and in the street handkerctiefs
were freely used and many eyes were
moist. Not a discordant note marred
the solemnity of the occasion, and the
entire parish seemed to have do1ned
the somber garb of mourning.
High Muss sung
Throughout the church dozens OF
women bore lighted candies. Follow
ing the chanting of the divine Office
for the dead was the celebration of a
high mass of requiem with the Rev.
Father B. Kwiatkowski. of Jersey city,
a friend of the dead priest, as cele-
brant. after which the sermon of eulogy
was delivered by the Rev DR. Arnold
Wasryza, of Reading, Pa. a mission
airy 10 whom Father Ansion made his
last confession.
"He awoke ia the night" said the
priest, "apd told me that be feared he
was about TO die. He felt that the end
was near, and he asked me TO hear bis
confession. tried 10 relieve his de-
preston, but did not succeed,
Priests Present
Within the chancel rail were the Rt.
Rev. Bishop John j. O'Connor head OF
the Newark Roman Catholic diocese
1.-THE Rev Charles Smith, chancellor Of
Newark diocese; the Rev, Eugene P.
I Carroll, of st. Bridget's r. G.. Church;
the Rev. Isaac P. Whelan of ST. Pat
rick's Cathedral; the Rev. Father Will
lam, Q. S. b., of st. Mary's Church:
the Rev. Father Robert. Q. S, B., of st.
! Benectict's Church; the Rev Frederick
G. O'Nell, Church Of the Blessed Sac
| rament the Rev. Alos Stecher. OF st.
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