Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-02
All Nationalities As
sembIe at Corbitt
Bier to Express
Sense of Loss.
FLORAL OFFERINGS ARE
BEAUTIFUL AND MANY
Horse Which Bore Deceased
When Stricken Walks Rider
less in the Funeral cortepe
of Dead Police Official.

thousands Of citizens of all nation-
aIities and in every walk of life paid
trlpute TO the memory of Chief of Po-
ice Michael Corbitt at his funeral
today. For two hours before the re-
mains were removed from the house
at 81 Park street a continuous stream
OF people viewed the body, which was
surrounded by one of the largest
horal offerings ever seen in this city
IN point of numbers.
The cortege as it moved from the
chiefs late residence was headed bv
detachment of mounted police. six
companies of police formed columns
on both sides of East Park street and
the casket. draped in an American
nag, was borne by the pallbearers.
Patrolmen Joseph A. Harris. Matthew
F. Kelly and Peter J. Henry. of the
First precinct; John w. Herman. Of
the Second precinct; William F.
smith. of the Third precinct; Will
lam Schwerer, of the Fourth pre-
cinct; Patrick F. Cram, of the Fifth
precinct. and Michael ]. McGrath. Of
the Sixth precinct. Lieutenants
Thomas F. connell, Joseph ".
virgins. William Bohle William
Sonnick. Samuel Meyerowitz and
Thomas Tracy. escort of honor.
march three on either side of the
casket. which was carried to Mul-
berry street where it was placed in
the hearse.
Following came the honorary pail
bearers, who were: Mayor Jacob
Haussling. Police Commissioners
John Baader Lyman E. Kane. Philip
Scanlon and Alfred L. DeVoe, Secre-
tary Joseph NJ Cox, William Me-
Tague. former United States Senator
James Smith, jr. Sheriff John F.
Monahan. Chief of Prosecutors De-
tectives Frederick Weimer CHEZ o.
Police Frank Monahan. Of Jersey
City; Chief Of Police Patrick HAYES.
jr.. Of Hoboken; Chief Of Police
John Yore, Of Bayonne; Chief Of
Police John A. Peters Of Elizabeth:
former Chief of Police Henry CAL
lagher. of Montelair; Judge Nc
Mahon. of Elizabeth: former Chief Of
Police Henry Hopper, Jefferson Wells,
William McManus. Captain Miles
McKeown and the chiefs personal
aides. Lieutenants John F. Harris and
John J. Mcconnell
The formation was completed at
Mulberry and East Park streets, and
proceeded in the following order to
st. Johns r. C. Church:
Mounted police, under the command
of Lieutenant William H. Stuckey:
carriages of the honorary pall-bear-
ers: the hearse, Mounted Patrolman
Thomas McEvoy. who was with Chief
Corbitt when he was stricken on Me
mortal Day, leading the dead chiefs
horse. with its saddle draped in crepe:
the police band the honorary pail
bearers. headed by Mayor JACOB
Haussling and John Baader. presi-
dent Of the Board of Police Commis-
sioners: members of the family and
intimate friends of the deceased in
carriages; six companies Of patrol
men. under the following commando
ers. Fourth precinct, Captain Oscar
Vogel: First precinct, Captain Mi
chael ]. Ryan; Second precinct. Cap
tain John F. Brown: Third precinct
Captain Peter J. Christie; Fifth pre-
cinct. Captain Michael T. Long, ana
Sixth precinct, Captain Samuel
Brown and detachment from the
Newark Special Patrolmen's Associs-
ton, completing the line.
Musicians Honor Chief
In front of the church a band COM
posed Of seventy members Of the
local Musicians Union. was formed
and as the remains were being car
RED up the church steps rendered
Chopin's funeral march. It was By
special request that the Musicians
Union participated in the exercises,
they having asked the family TO be
allowed to pay last tribute to the
memory ofsChief Corbitt as token
of appreciation for the many courte-
sizes shown them and as mark of re-
spect for the dead official.
The Police Band, whose every step
OF progress was noted by Chief Cor
bitt and received his eommendati0n.
rendered several musical selections
with great feeling The chief took
great interest in the band and on
every occasion that it appeared in
public he proudly boasted Of the won-
derful accomplishments of the mem-
bers since the organization was
formed less than one year ago,
The companies of police formed in
front of Police Headquarters IN
Green street and proceeded down
Broad street to Park place to East
Park street and then to the house.
Floral Offerings Big.
The floral offerings were numerous.
filling three carriages and two
wagons. Among the largest and most
beautiful pieces we're those from Po-
lice headquarters large reproduce
ton of the shield of the Chief Of Po-
lice. towering designs from each OF
the six precincts, huge cross from
the Chinese Republic Association:
an upright design from the Newark
City Conclave OF the l. O. H., and a
piece from the New York newspaper
correspondent
Long before the services were
scheduled 10 start large number of
persons gathered at St Johns
Church The bier was proceeded by
the honorary pall-bearers and after
the conn had been placed In front of
the altar the members of the family
and large delegation Of police ofiicfrs