The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-16
Many Weep Openly as Cor.sge
Passes Through Streets on
Way to the Cathedral
TWENTY CARRIAGES
CARRY OFFERINGS
Crowd Which Fills Streets
Made Up of Many Sorts
There Come Statesmen and
Bowery Derelicts, Mixing in
Brotherhood of Grief

NEW YORK. Sept. 15,-Timothy
ID. Sullivan was buried today after
such a funeral as few men have had.
In the streets around ST. Patrick $
cathedral were fifty thousand men,
women and children, who struggled
to get somewhere near the church.
There were twenty carriages that held
nothing ave,offerings Of flowers from
dozen societies and hundreds of
individuals.
X is rot usual In this city to see
men and women crying among the
crowds that gather 10 look on while
hearse and Cortege passes, IL was "A
common sight today. There were
hundreds who wept frankly. Big TIN
had made life happier fer very many
OF these. Then, too. the sadness Of
his last days. and OF his death Was
clear in the minds OF the onlookers,
that and the chance that saved from
nameless grave the man who y j
seen to II that so many had the last
benefit Of clergy, decent burial, ard
proper headSlone.
Crowded Bt fore Daylight.
The funeral was not held until
nearly III O'Clock. but day had scarce
iy hrok an wien the first swarm. =.
workers from the ieneincuts filled the
Rowery f.aborers and @faCtory work
ers tranped UP the narrow stairs Of
the Suili 9au clubhouse at 90I HowerY
to pay {heir respects ia tbs dead man
hetore lntnE 70 their toll Then came
the lesser hurried. the SIarekeePers
ami saioonkcePcrS. and clerks. and f.
naily as the morning grew, appeared
great crowd OF ldlcrs. ef drtfters
of men and women who did nut nave
10 hasten 20 any work. Perhaps ten
Thousand looked at the body this
morning before II was carried to old
ST. Pafrtcks
The -crs va thar IgsTfsea fhc streets In
the vicinity Of the clubhouse was
made lip Of all sorts There were men
selves There were deieiicts Of the
Bowery; Judges and lawmakers touch-
ed elbows with gunner, and gang
leaders, and pickpockets.
There was a truce to the eternal
warfare Of society against the under
world. Policemen who had known
Big Tim spoke pleasantly to wastrels
and unfortunates that had known him
TOO. There was no moving on" The
buns and the heggars had little
temporary standing, There was no
begging and no pocketpicking. al
though the immense crowd offered ex-
traordlnary opportunities.
The funeral procession left the club
house Mt 1910 A. M. and moved with
aifficuIty through the close packed
streets. The driver of the hearse was
Michael Ryan. who had known Big
Tim for forty-hye years. He had
driven the hearse tN~t carried Lit
tie Tins body to the cemetery, and
later he had been chosen TO drive the
hearsc that carried FIarrie Sullivan's s,
Ryan was one Of many elderly Irish
men that had some part in the fun
eral. and there were plenty of elderly
Irish women too--~lrish people of a
past day. OF type that is rapidly dis
appearing.
Honorary Palibearers.
The honorary pailhearers were
Charles f. Murphy. Edward Mccall.
~ Sheriff Thomas F. Foley. and ex-
Sheriff Nicholas Hayes. Judge otto A.
Rosalskv. and A. l.. Erlanger, and
Senr tor James J. Frawley and Thomas
!. McManus.
From Washington had come dele
cation Of senator's and representatives
70 pay last honor To former asso-
slate. headed by Senator James A.
O'Corman, of this State. When the
police lines were broken after the
body had been carried into the church,
the people crowded In. There were
statesmen and prize fighters judges,
sectors. men of affairs. police officials.
women splendidly gowncd. and scrub
women. panhandlers and philan-
thropists--never was there more
diverse gathering.
One identified among the crowd
Supreme Court Justices Giegerich.
Lehman and Greenhaum, Tom Shar-
key, the ex-prize fighter; Speaker
Smith of the assembly; Pat Powers,
the promoter OF boxing, and of six
day bicycle races: Supreme Court JUS
tice Barlow s. Weeks. Micky Grim
minis, who was jockey for Big Tim In
the days when racing was wide open:
Paddy Roche, Of the old Rossmore.
John II. McCooey. McCarrens success
sor over in Brooklyn; James Wade.
who was principal of the old city hall
place public school. where little
Timothy Sullivan got the nickname
DRY Dollar: Paul Kelly and Jimmy
Kelley, the gang leaders. Sheriff Har-
burger. Sarsapariila Reilly. ding time
outer guard at the Sullivan club
house. at Christmas dinners and dis
tribntion of shoes and George Con-
idine.
Church II Packed.
After while the police formed in
front of the door, The church by
then was overlooking, At least five
thousand, who had hoped to hear the
,ervice, were disappointed.
The service began a few minutes
after ii O'Clock. Solemn requiem
nass was celebrated by Mgr. kear-
ney. the rector, a long time friend
Of Mr.. Sullivan. Within the chancel
rail- were many priests. all Of whom
had known Big Tim. Soon after noon
the hearse and the long line Of car
riages started for Calvary cemetery
ana there in the early afternoon the
body was buried A large crowd went
to Calvary.
j. ,rtnnthv IS. sullivan will be read tc
ina fAInily tomorrow morning. II
estifnated ne lcft m estate worth $2ss