Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-07
HUNDREDS PAY
TENDER TRIBUTE
TO DEAD OFFICER
Funeral of Cornelius Meenan
One of the Largest Ever
Held in Rock Island.
MANY MARCH TO CEMETERY
Ccrtege Extends Over Five Blocks
Rev. =. J. loctoney lauds Life
Of Heroic Young Man.

An immense funeral cortege, headed
by police officers OF the tri-cities, mem
bers Of the Eagles lodge and the West
ern Catholic union, together with mem.
bers of the city commission and hun
dreds OF friends, this morning march
ed in solemn procession TO the grave
at Calvary cemetery, where the re-
mains OF Officer Cornelius Joseph Nee
nan were laid TO rest. The funeral
was one Of the largest ever held in
Rock Island. the line of march ex-
tending for a distance of over five
blocks.
Solemn requiem mass was celebrat
ed at Sacred Heart church at 9
o'clock this morning. An assemb lage
of mourners, which taxed the capacity
of the sanctuary, paid a final tribute
TO che departed officer. Every seat
in the church was taken, long before
the service had begun, and hundreds
p" Lo we're unable to gain access 20 the
interior, lined the sidewalk outside,
and with barred heads awaited the
close of the final obsequies, which
were conducted by Rev. J. F. LockDey
The bearers were W. II. Reck, j. T.
Shields, James w. CaVanaugh, Frank
Wich, William Evans and J. B. Corken.
Long CORTEGE.
Police officers of the tri-Cities, mem
bers of the local fire department, the
Eagles and the Western Catholic union
occupied a section reserved especially
for them. Numerous and beautiful
floral tributes banked the casket and
the entire altar rail, and several au.
tomObiles were required TO convey
them TO Calvary cemetery. City hall
employees presented a blanket OF
roses which covered the casket com.
pletely.
The funeral cortege was headed by
"A platoon of police from the three cit.
les. Marching in the front row were
Chief James Brinn of the local police
force, Chief II. Schramm and Officer
NJ. Lamb Of Davenport, and Chief Os
car Bisant Of Moline Twenty Daven,
port patrolmen and II from Moline
were in the line of march. Following
them were members of the Rock Is
land fire department. members Of the
Fidtsrna Order OF Eagles and the
Western Catholic union. Two carriages
containing the bearers and Rev. Lock
ney preceded the hearse. which was
hanked by Rock Island Officers Kins
ley, Gruby, Kirsch, Mccarthy, Kell
Furlong and David Fitzgerald. Approx
imately so carriages were in line
EULOGY TO DEPARTED.
Services at the church were beaut!
full and impressive. Rev Lockney paic
magnificent tribute TO the departed
He said in part:
I'VE are assembled here at thi.
time to pay a tribute to a noble mar
who died a glorious death Death /.
merely the opening of a new life t,
us all. Death comes to Us all. W,
are here for period after which Coz
calls US TO higher and nobler world
You are assembled to assist in thu
obsequies of brave man. You al
knew him well. But believe | knew
Cornelius Meenan better than any o
you. A man does not reveal himscl
TO everyone. as he does to his paste.
] am acquainted with Officer Meenan'
good side. There was nothing meaI
I'm him. He was a true man in ever
sense of the word
1T is needless to repeat here tn
eulogies rendered by the chief of DC
lice, the mayor and the commissioner.
You have read them in the daily pa
pers The policemen, by their pre-.
ence here, express their love for tn
departed brother. as do the Eagle
and the members of the Western Catl
lie union.
DIED \ MARTYR
What is there that we can sa
when death so ruthlessly snatches on
% our number away We were a
ineXpressibly shocked Sunday whe
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