New-York tribune., 1913-09-15
No Report from Police.

No opportunity was afforded yester-
day TO get a detectives report on the
Sullivan case at Headquarters. 1t was
said, however, that it was not the duty
of the detectives TO try 10 get identih
cation except where the circumstances
appeared TO warrant an investigation
for criminal purposes. The police in
cases like that Of Representative Sulli-
van, whose body was classed as
"trespasser' on the railroad tracks,
leave ii TO friends Of the missing per-
sons or their families to visit the
morgues and identify their dead How
ever. copies Of the descriptions fur
nished by the police are filed at Head
quarters by the detectives for COM
parison, whether identification is made
or not.
More than fifteen thousand men,
women and children Of all ages and
classes climbed the two steep flights Of
stairs at No 2O7 Bowery between Sat
urday night and this morning TO take
their last look at Big Tins" face in
the rooms Of the Timothy u. Sullivan
Association. one saw real grief in the
faces Of the Bowery habitues who had
eaten his Christmas dinners there reg
uarly for years and who had taken his
silver and orders for new shoes on his
Tammany district leader came and
went. and c. r. Murphy, the great
sachem lself. telephoned from Good
Ground his condolences TO Paddy"
Sullivan and Larry" Mulligan. Mr..
Murphy will attend the funeral to-day
and will act as honorary pallbearer.
The body was surrounded by a great
mass of floral tributes that grew in
magnificence every hour. The T. ID.
Sullivan Association sent 4 blanket for
the coffin made of three thousand
American Beauty roses and two thou
sand chrysanthemums. The Larry"
Mullgan Association sent cross of
lilies of the valley. Killarney roses and
gladioli, with palm leaves The state
aerie OF Eagles gift was a loss Of
chrysanthemums and palm leaves.
Alderman Johnny" Whites tribute
was a floral shield of roses and chrys-
anthemums. The Elks sent the
eleven o'clock" emblem, made OF
white daisies, American Beauty roses. /
purple gladioi and palm leaves. !
Tom" Foley, who is regarded already |
as Sullivan's political successor. sent |
a wreath Of white orchids and roses.
Among those who paid their respects |
was Representative Kincaid, !
OF New Jersey, who said that Speaker |
Clark had appointed a delegation of |
twenty Representatives to attend the |
funeral to-day.
The body will be taken from the |
at No. 207 Bowery, at 9:30 |
o'clock this morning, and will be borne |
TO the old cathedral by way Of Prince !
street to Lafayette and through Ken |
mare street, which is the name of the I
place where Tins" mother was
Lorn I'm Ireland. Monsignor Carney a
lifelong friend of the dead man, will
celebrate the high mass of requiem.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Bowery moving picture houses flashed
the picture of big Tim" on the screens
Yesterday, with the announcement,
I'VE mourn our loss" A few doors
above the Sullivan association rooms
s the home Of the 18th Ward Athletic
A Association. which was all a-fiutter on
Saturday with flags and bunting for
the annual outing which was to have
taken place to-day. out of respect for
he dead leader OF the Bowery the
tags were replaced by crepe end the
,uting was indefinitely postponed.
Requests were made for prayers for
he repose Of the soul OF Timothy ID.
sullivan in the Roman Catholic
hurches of the city yesterday.