The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-05-15

sister The burden of mothers sor-
row fell heavily upon him, increasing
his own loss.
Father Meagher of New York City
the lifelong friend of Father O'Neill
and a member of the Dominican order
was deacon of the mass. and Father
Logan, o. p, who fifteen years ago was
pastor of st. Dominic's church, was
sub-deacon. Practically every priest in
Denver was in the sanctuary.
The eulogy of the dead priest was
pronounced by Father William Organ
pastor of st. Leo's church, who fifteen
months ago spoke from the pulpit of St
Elizabeth's church over the mortal re-
mains of the martyred pastor of that
congregation. 1t was a simple little
! tribute founded on a few sentiments
Father O'Neill had written on a scrap
of paper just a few minutes before he
| died. Perhaps a premonition of the end
was with him then. for. the words he
| indited, were anent eternity. Two fig
ures,' he wrote, spell the length of
mans years. 1t may be So. it may be
| so or it may be 90
For Father O'Neill it was ''35.
The sermon was preached al the end
of mass. And then the friends OF the
dead priest were permitted to walk up
the main aisle past the casket and out
through the sanctuary. Two by two
they walked. those hundreds of people.
some looking tearlessly into the still
cold face, others betraying the emo
tons that played upon their heart
strings.
When the funeral cortege was ready.
a band of little boys and girls walked
in front, the St Thomas sodality it was;
and then came the Young Ladies' So
dality. the younger members wearing
long white wells that fastened to their
hair with flowers. The Altar society.
composed of the married women Of the
parish preceded the Knights of Colum-
bus, who turned out en- masse to attend
the funeral. Father ONeill was 4
fourth degree member of the order. and
some of his pallbearers were selected
from knights of equal rank with him.
They were Attorney John H Reddin
DR.. Thomas j. Carlin, j. K. Mullen and
John B. McGauran. The other two
were from the Holy Name society of st.
Dominic's, William Walsh and George
Renert
Three large funeral cars carried the
friends to Mount Olivet cemetery out
on the Golden road, where Father
y Neil was laid to rest. The near rela-
rives of the dead priest went in car
rlages. There was Mrs. Ellen O'Neill.
the mother; Miss Anna O'Neill, a sister:
Dr. John j. O'Neill, William O'Neil.
Joseph O'Neill and Leo O'Neill. broth
ers, and Mrs. William P. Horan. an
aunt The family is one of the most
prominent in Denver.
Among the priests who were in the
sanctuary during the requiem mass
were Father Kircher. o. p. assistant
pastor of st. Dominics; Father J. P.
Carrisan, Father Frederick Klein
brecht, assistant pastor of st. Pat
rlcks; Father Organ of st. Leo's. Fa-
ther P. A. Phillips chancellor of the
diocese Right Rev. Monsignor Robin
son, V. g., pastor of Annunciation
chhreh; Father Richard Brady. chap
ialh OF Loretto Heights academy: Fa-
ther Hugh L. McMenamin. pastor of the
immaculate Conception cathedral: Fa-
ther j. Frederick McDonoush. assist
ant at the cathedral: Father Francis X.
Henegan. assistant at the cathedral.
Father Bernard, o. F. NJ. pastor of ST.
Father Athanasius. 0. f.
NJ, assistant at st. Elizabeth's: Father
J. j. Donnelly, pastor of St Francis de
sales; Father Guida, S. j.. of the Sa-
cred Heart college: Father Edward /
Barry, pastor of the Church of the Sa-
1red Heart: Father Feely. c. NJ, of ST. /
Fhomas' Theological seminary; Father
b. Casey OF Greeley. Father Louis |
?. Hagus of Georgetown, Father Dow |
hey of Victor. Father Henry McCabe .
II Idaho Springs, Father John BeIzer of
st. Anthonys hospital, Father James
VI. Walsh of Montclair. Father Charles
1asus of Colorado Springs, Father De-
of Edgewater, Father Agatha.
}. 5. B., of Boulder; Father La Jeu-
Jesse of Fort Collins and Father Wolf
ian of Salida.
At j. o'clock Sunday morning the par
shioneTs OF st. DOminic's met and
marched to the parochiaI residence at
4Sl Boulevard F, where the body of
'ather . Neill lay. and escorted it TO
he church a little over a block distant.
fhere after the last mass it reposed in
tate until the hour of the funeral on
donday morning. Until 6 o'clock SIM
lay evening the members of the Young
ladies' Sodality watched by the caskef,
he young women taking the watch in
eiays of twelve From o'clock until
o'clock the women of the Altar socie-
Y took the watch. being relieved on
our before midnight by the Holy Name
ociety AT 6 o'clock Monday morn
nS the women undertook the watch
gain, remaining until the priests as
embed to chant the Office of the dead
t $3.50 O'Clock. The requiem mass was
t 10 o'clock
The best choir singers in the citv
elped to make the music impressive.
Rather O'Neill came to Denver seven
ears ago from the east. He was ac-
ounted then one of the most virile men
the Dominican order He was Young
nd as an orator he had few peers in
ne west. He was born in Auburn n
= thirty-five years ago. At the age
% he was ordained priest. He had
arious charges in New York until be-
lg sent to Denver. His last public
ppearance was at the Broadway thea
e on ST. Patrick's day, where he de-
vered an address on Irish Patriots"
the annual concert given by his un-
e. rather Carrigan, for the benefit of !
t. Patrick's church.
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