The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-27
BATTERY DAN finn BURIED
GREAT THRONGS ar THE noe 30
lND ar THE CHURCH.

Many Natioaalitiea Rsuressaaea IN me
Marching IAne Chinsse send . Dele
gat'Oa-Well kBO~u Nea - pan.
nearers- Tribute 60 llls q AehSlle Felth
All creedS races and colora were rep
rOsentsd At the funeral oF MAGistrats
Daniel 2. Finn. which took place ySStsr-
day from his home az CSC Broome street.
Among thus- at the funeral were China
men. negroes. TurkA Armsnians. Syrians,
Greeks and Italians. So many men and
women gathered about the hOuae that
the police had much trouble making room
for the funeral PROCESSION. Capt. O'Con-
nor OF the MacdougAl street station had
fifty patrolIncn and twelve mounted po-
licemen ON hand. and they were needed.
II was 10 o'clock when the proccesion
stRrtsd Tor old ~ Peters Roman Catholic
Church Ia barclay street. Mrs. Finn and
her seven children followed the colin
from the room here 10 had been reposing
IN a nPss ~ aowep.
Ih" Oallhearer we're BIG TIM
sullivan supreme Court JuAticos
GlegerlCh and Downing. Justice~ Wau-
hope lynn and O'Dwyer Of the city
CouTt. Judge EO-tsr OF General Sessions.
Justice Lellsr Of SPECIAL Sessions. pres.-
dsnt John Fox Of the Democratic Club,
Asa Bird Gardner and Abraham Gr,Il'er.
In the PROCESSION thEa started for the
church were most Of the City Magistrates
Of the First and second divisions. the
court clerks. Justices from the Municipal
Courts snd other mcn prominent in the
political life Of the city. Among thoss
that walked were Fire Commissioners
Waldo. Fire Chief Croker. Deputy Police
Commissioner Reynolds ~ BROOKLYN and
ex-Borough President Ahearu
The Huron Club. the TRmnany district
orSa mia ton. turned out IN torce There
weTe also delegations from the Tamnlany
executive COMMITTEE and from the On
Ieuug Tong Of chinatown. with Tom
Lee, the titulAr Mayor Of Chinatown. at
The chinese delegation vas a large
one. lheu came the Cnited Color~d
DefT oCrRCN. several hundred strong. The
Potter T.. sherry Association sent "a dele
CATION, and 80 lid the Catholic Clnb
Tho catholic Historical Society VAS rspre-
sented. a. was the RoyAl Arcanuin. The
bcnsSolent Order ~ Eaglss turned out a
large bodv
When the procession started down
town the line OF carriages and the walking
mourners and the crowds on the side
walks were 80 great that tTaffc had To
be s'opped ~ several points along the
route for nearly two hours. The pro-
CessIon passed the rooms Of the Huron
Cmb at Hudson and spring streets The
clubhouse was draped IA mourning
there was ANOTHER crowd waiting for IL
Again the police had their hands full in
making a lane through the mass for the
fiIneral parry The mounted policemen
aud iOo pAtrolmen had marched q, the
head of the parade and after "a time they
cleared way Tor the mourners go enter
the church
Ngr Mclean. the pastor. oficlated al
the last -sTVit,-s. assisted by the Rev
Fathers Nnonan. Leonard and Bineen.
Mgr. Mclean IN hls grafton stoke of
the strong religious feeling that NAgis-
trate Finn had displayed.
I remember one OF the occasions
during his at sickness ~ hen I adm inis.
tered communion to hun . said the clergy
mao He was feeble but not Withstand
ing at hs jumped out 81 bed and got
Gown On Ills knees IN great humility 60
receive IN" cornmunioI-'
TIE clergyman said that Finn was one
- N" Old sto,k who's faith Vas strong
and hose virtues shone out 10 q vs'y
active l''s
Tine nt.rr1ent vas 10 HOLY Cross Gene
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