New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-30
FIELD MASS IMPRESSIVE
inward of 25,000 Persons at
Service in Brooklyn Navy Yard.
MANY SOCIETIES IN PARADE
csveral Overcome as Burning
Sun Beats Down on Heads of
Massed kssemblage.

a. roads led yesterday morning to the
- ground OF the Brooklyn navy yard.
- The eighth annual field mass. under
=. a,jspices OF Gloucester Camp. No. 3. of
-. snauish War Veterans. and OF Long
tss,srs Chapter of the knights OF Columbus
- celebrated with all the soiemnity Of
-sus-,ontsl which distinguishes the ritual
the Roman Catholic Church.
nature was so benign, her skies were so
,,relv and the day was so perfect that
.,ronr estimated TO be between twenty-five
..o,ssnd and thirty thousand. representa-
tive Of all the creeds. the callings and the
.,cial grades Of the city. was attracted by
,sS, or by curiosity TO the scene which,
eoa-+ from its religious significance as
,-;hrre 10 the heroic dead OF the nation
nos both brilliant and impressive. A strik-
,rc picture in contrasts was suggested
sacrifice 10 the God OF Peace amid the de-
x--urrive engines Of naval warfare.
The brilliancy Of the scene was enhanced
a. The decorations on the marine barracks
an on the other buildings along the edges
cf-the field. by the dressing of the ships in
..e ward and oy the banners and uniforms
~ fbe various naval. military and civic
organizations. the church societies and
other bodies. Flags and bunting hung
everywhere.
Overcome IN Line OF Duty.
Nothing Of q serious nature occurred TO
mar the peaceful glory Of the occasion. This
WIS largely due to the committee OF
rsnreuents, which, prohting from the ex-
-e-ieuce Of other years decided to prevent
congestion Al the gates by admitting the
General public without tickets. Several per-
sons we're overcome BY heat, however, and
one 81 these cases admirably illustrated the
ne-fect discipline Of the United States Ma
r1ne Corps
hundred marines who had acted as an
escort to the officiating priests were placed
II cruciform before the altar. Suddenly one
nj these. who had been standing at the head
n the human cross. sank unconscious TO
the earth his head and shoulders falling
aack against the legs OF two Of his COM
psnions The statuelike figures OF all those
marines neither moved nor wavered and
their ewes still kept front steadily Their
commander. Major P VI. Bannon. signalled.
Two attendants approached were told what
10 do vent TO the marine barracks. got a
3. stretcher. placed the still unconscious ma
-fne on il carried him TO the waiting anbu-
Isnce Of the Naval Hospital and retired.
His name. please?" Major Bannon was
asked
No name: he was overcome in the line
cf duty was the reply.
+ was reported that about enc hundred
persons we're overcome by heat in the
crowd Fully sixty men and women were
attended by the hospital corps Of the United
Spanish War Veterans The other cases OF
rrosr-a-ion were attended by the naval sur
Eeor. Charles Matthews, who was assisted
h. d Clark and DR.. Ambrose. All those
errerdz7 we're able to 20 home.
Crowd Massed About Altar.
At-o O'clock the parade marched through
re marine gate. in Flushing avenue, 70 the
parade ground The city organizations
then ze-e rassed 70 the left OF The altar,
which stood On z raised platform in front
If -he main entrance 10 the marine bar
racLs. To The right or Gospel side OF the
sl-s- were stationed the church societies
-a-ae 1.--=las--zailstaz-zs- o--e---z-5tic-1-
Inc The g-ssr open space before the altar
rhs celeb-ant OF the mass and his aids,
escorted bv United States marines. slowly
marched a. 15-45 O'Clock
The mass vas solemnized b. the Rev.
Matthew c Gleason. I. s N, chaplain Of
tbs receiving ship Hancock. The deacon
vas the Rsv Thomas McGronen, 2 chap
rlain q the Brooklyn Fire Department:
NJ srrdeaccn- The Rev. Francis ] Sui
and -he master OF. ceremonies. the Rev Dr..
John Nash. rector CT the Church OF The
Sacred Heart. in Ciasson avenue. Brooklyn.
The orator was The Rev. Dr John P. Child
r1ck who was chaplain Of the in-faIed
- Maine
z-rE Thz voice OF no orator could have reached
ahe confines o. that vast throng, but the
tiea-- ringing tones Of Father Chadwick
carried far and ne was plainly heard by
the thousands rlassed about the altar and
by those VINO crowded the long balconies Of
the marine barracks Speaking from the
reI- 7 an me resurrection and the life
Fs1her ChidwIck described glowingiy the
o@ep affection IN which the nation had en-
Z shrnc5 rhs memories OF those who hao
DIED Tor her Tag on SEE and On land
Bs-ds Accompany Large Chorus.
With me urterance Of the last --Dominus
TobiscUm." signifying in the Catholic rit-
uai the leavetaking by Christ OF His dis
1plss and His ascension into heaven, the
glssr mass OF humanity that had SO long
and 50 reverently. or al least interestedly'
b sf6-cRec he celebration Of the mass broke
- u into us original units and swept toward
rs gates vhile The choir sang The Star
B spzngled Banner and My Country, Us
Il T1ees
lie music vss by z choir OF huTldleu
rolces. selected from the choirs OF the Cath
nc churches Of Brooklyn Arthur 3
eoa.ers vas the conductor. An orchestra
sno piano compartment was supplement-
e 5E The Navy Yard Band and the bands
y the 18Th Regiment, the Police Depart
nerl and the Letter Carriers Union These
elned in playing selections from the masses
= GoUnod and Of Haydn Mr sorners was
se sol0is1 Of the mass singing with tne
tsle-t the -Kvrle" and the Gloria
Some vel known persons present were
-e-sserle C0u-t Justice Mccall Police Gem
s-aS-oner Baker. Representatives William
- alder ana John J. Fitzgerald. Admiral
-N~lze commaadant OF the yard. and his
Rear Admiral Baxter, Deputy Fire
flnissioner Arthur J. O'Keefre, Deputy
e Chief Lally. Lieutenant ]. P Loselle
llarge cf The guard Of honor; Captain
Carroll all the officers stationed at the
20 ine heads OF many city departments
o-her PERSONS prorniner: IN Ire elYle
socal li:= II tie city.
Many Organizations IN line.