New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27
THOUSANDS AT BIER
BATTERY DAN BURIED
Great OutPOuiHg of High and
LOJ0 to Honor Magistrate.

II vas a gathering Of many races. the
subdued murmUring OF many tongues. be-
fore which Battery Dan" Finn was laid
az rest yesterday. GOrzeOusly rObed Turks.
quantity arrayed Greeks. and Syrians. soft
Of speech. were among those who gathered
20 pay the last words OF tribute 70 the de-
parted magistrate. Standing bsre-headed
among the men OF foreign race. and with
faces set toward the low house in which
Battery Dams" body lay in state. were
justices OF the Supreme and other courts.
Tammany Hall district leaders and poorly
dressed women and children They we're all
there for the one purpose OF saying fare
we'll 70 the dead friend
Up the steps OF the little red brick house
al No. SO Broome street that the former
magistrate had made his home for so many
years fled men and women laden with
floral offerings II seemed that the house
could hold no more so tight was the press
about the steps The entire LIST Assembly
District passed In silence about the coffin
% the kindly magistrate. as il lay IN
the sOmbre front parlOr: they wanted their
last look az the man who had started az
The bottom rung OF Fortunes ladder and
had hewn his way 20 pOwer-and 20 their
hearts.
along BrOOme street. from varick to Hud-
son street. while the roadway was packed
from curb 10 curb with mOUrners who could
not gain access to the house. Fully a score
OF carriages were filled with flowers. from
the elaborate creations sent by big Tam
many Hall politicians 10 the modest. pitt
fully small nosegay OF faded forget-me-
nots laid there By some lOwly friend
There were delegations from many or
CARNATIONS and clubs. probably the largest
being that from the Huron Club. Magis-
trate Firms political organization OF the
lst Assembly District The Tammany Hall
I General Committee also was in attendance
in full force. while other clubs both pOlit-
I zeal and social sent their fun quota
Those VINO served as honorary palbear.rs
were Charles F. Murphy. Timothy ID. Sui
I Iivan. ex-SheriT Foley. Frank Farrell, JUS
tices Glegerich and Bowling. Magistrate
Barlow. Senator Caffrey, John A Hen
messy. Senator Christopher D. sullivan
/ Congressman Daniel J. RiOrdan, Justice
I Zeller. John Fox. WauhOpe Lynn, Harry
/ Comiskey and Ar Smith.
Directly behind the fOwer-laden car
. riages followed the hearse. and in theii
/ train came carriages filed with men prom
inent IN the affairs OF Tammany Hall. The
i long procession proceeded at slow pace
down % ola St Peters Church. in Barclay
street which was soon filed with the
friends Of Battery Dan" There MonsignOl
Mclean, the rector. delivered simple
euiOgy OF the dead man. IN which he said
1--WE mourn to-day for him who has de
parted. and words OF consolation 70 tht
living seem 20 be demanded on this solemn
occasion. That ne was dearly loved Is evi
dent from this assemblage OF friends
mourning for a loss that they think car
hardly be replaced. He whose form L
. before US believed IN his God. and not
withstanding long long life in whicl
there were dement's he had belief II
God. his Creator. Before his last illness
. ne came 70 this church and expressed hi
belief"
After the service At the church, two hun
. dred carriages followed the body 10 HOLY
Cross Cemetery. in Flatbush. the funera
being escorted 20 the Brooklyn Bridge b.
a mounted squad Of police and the repre-
seutatives Of the different organizations.