Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-15
CLERGY AND LA|TY
JOIN IN TRIBUTE
To DR.. RICHMOND
At REQUIEM Mass at St. Johns,
Bishop O'Connor Bestows
Final Blessing.
INTERMENT is AT HOLY
SEPULCHRE CEMETERY
One Son OF Noted Newark Phy-
siciar Is Priest and Three
Daughters Are Nuns.

The funeral of DR. John B. Richmond.
of 1896 Broad street, was held today at
st. Johns Roman Catholic Church,
where the gathering IF the representa-
tive clergy and business men of New
ark presented high tribute to the late
doctor. A solemn high mass of requiem
was sung. The celebrant of the mass
was the Rt. Rev. Mgr. C. L. Burtsell,
of Rondout, N. Y; deacon, the Rev.
F. X. O'Connor 8. J., of Brooklyn;
sub-deacon, the Rev. Lalor NJ. Nc
Laughlin. of Belleville, and master Of
ceremonies, the Rev. Joseph Butcher,
OF Newark.
Bishop John j. O'Connor gave the
final blessing. This is an honor rarely
conferred on any -ay member of the
Roman Catholic church, and evidenced
the high esteem with which DR.. Rich
mond's advocacy of the church's work
was recognized -nterment was made
In the Cemetery Of the Holy Sepulchre.
DIR. Richmond was born at New
Brunswick 81 years ago Some time
ago he retired from the active practise
of medicine, and had since been prom
inently connected with the German
American Insurance Company, at. 762
Broad street. Among the many or
ganizations with which he was con-
neted, the State and local officers of
the following were present at the
funeral: st. Vincent de Paul Society.
Bayley Council No. 20, C. B. L.; New
ark City Council, No. 494. Royal Area
mum, and Twenty-seventh regiment,
New Jersey Volunteers.
Son. n Priest; Daughters, Nuns.
"A son, the Rev. William j. Rich
mond, pastor of Our Lady of Good
Council Church. in this city, and three
daughters of the doctor, are devoting
their lives to religious orders, and DIR
Richmond was prominently connected
with the church In many other ways.
! While on his way to church with his
wife, Mrs. Margaret Richmond, the
doctor suffered stroke of apoplexy
and had to be removed to his home
There he died several hours later. de-
| spite the efforts of physicians who had
been summoned,
! Surviving the doctor are his widow,
two sons, the Rev. William J. Rich
mond, of this city, and James Rich
mond, of Chicago seven daughters,
! Sister Josephine, mother superior OF
the House of Good Shepherd, at Brook
] lyn; Sisters Catherine and Nina, Of the
| Sisters of st. Joseph, Chestnut Hill
/ Philadelphia; Mrs. I. P. Devereaux, OF
] Brooklyn; Mrs. William Vlyman, OF
Hampstead, L. l., and the Misses VIC
toria and Theresa Richmond of this
city.
Among the clergy who attended the
funeral today were Bishop John J
O'Connor, the Rev. Charles A. Smith
chancellor of the Newark diocese; the
Right Rev. MonsIgnor l. P. Whelan
the Rev D. P. Cody, the Rev. M. j
White, the Rev. Eugene p. Carroll, the
Rev. George j. Fitzpatrick, the Rev
James ]. Sheehan, the Rev. M. P. Cor
coran, the Rev. William ]. Thompson
the Rev. Thomas F. Conroy, the Rev
Samuel B. Hedges, the Rev. John j
Callaghan and others. Nuns of foul
religious orders were present. repre-
senting the Sisters of the Visitation
the Order of st. Joseph. the House OF
Good Shepherd and the Sisters oi
Charity.
Representative Laymen Present.
Among the representative business
men of the city who were present were
Robert A. Osborne, DR.. Daniel Elliot
former United States Senator James
Smith, Jr.. Henry A. Towle. Michae
F. Mclaughlin, John L. Carroll
Bernard M. Stanley, Jr., John F. SIN
mott, William j. Hughes, John Taylor
Edward Joice, Albert v. Harding, John
Huber E. Allen Smith. P. Lyndon
Bryce and others.