The evening world., 1914-04-06
THOUSANDS HONOR
POLICEMAN SLAIN
PERFORMING DUTY
Remarkable Tribute to Joseph
Guarnieri at His Funeral
To-Day.
CROWD BLOCKS STREET.
Six Members of Force Garry
Casket and 100 Boys
Bring Flowers.
CROWD BLOCKS STREET.

For ak blocks between the high
rearing tenement houses of sullivan
street the casket containing the body
Of Detective Lieut. Joseph Ouarnieri
was carried to-day from the homo of
his wifes people at No. 81 to the
Church Of Saint Anthony Of Padua.
six Of the biggest men OF the uni
formed force upheld the casket on
their shoulders while ahead Of them
rolled the empty hearse. preceded by
seven carriages drawn by white
horses. Tho sides Of tho vehicles
spilled cascades OF roses, iilics Of tho
valley and other flowers
One hundred small boys represent
ing the Italian Chamber OF Com
merce and tho italian press OF the
city marched ahend Of the carriages.
each boy carrying his cap In one
~
other. The sidewalks were damned
with people and the tenement VIM
dows and Are escapes were so crowd
cd that the police had to clear them
to prevent accident
Behind the body Of the latest Of the
policemen to have bis name put on
the bronze tablet at Police Head
quarters and his life anuffed out by
tho bullet Of an assassin walked De-
tective Lieut.. George Haerle. who
whose sure hand and good eye laid
low the assassin with three bullets.
''Every ono Of the shots ! nrsd land.
cd" said Haeris with grim satisfAc-
ton.
HIGH POLICE OFFICIALS HONOR
SLAIN POLICEMAN.
Behind the man whose quick gun
work had avenged the death Of his
fellow walked Police Commissioners
Mckay. Deputy Commissioner Ruben.
Inspector Faurot. Father Sullivan.
the police chaplain; Acting Mayor
McAneny and . hundred other men
well known in phblio life. Back Of
them came detachment OF one hun
dred uniformed policemen under the
command Of Capt. William Jones.
The police band. sixty-fve strong.
hrst played Nearer. My God. to
Thee" AZ the CONN was brought down
the narrow and dark stairs Of the
little apartment above a grocery store
where Cuard.n!cri had met and court
Cd his wife. '...
Then AZ the men lifted their clubs
In the last salute to a departed COM
rade tho band struck into Chopin's
Funeral March and tho procession "a
the church was uncer way. More
than five thousand people had been
crowded into the narrow street DO.
tween tho house and the church and
many OF the women sobbed bittsrl,
AZ the coffin paused.
At tho street crossings great
patches OF brilliant sunlight STRUCK
the funeral bier above the broad
blu0 shoulders OF the men carrying II
There were deep-throated murmuri
Of pity from the men and occasiona
stacatto cries from the women. A
tho entrance to the church twt
monks Of tho Franciscan order Il
the black habits used whom the Of
fees for the dead are said. thei
black cowls dropping back Of thei
shoulders. gave touch Of tn
medieval to tho scene. Back O
them were tho officiating priests Il
their black robes. with acolyte
holding lighted candles.
with no trace Of disorder the grea
crowds from the streets surged int,
the wide church entrances a. tn
organ Numbered out It's solemn pro
cessional OF death. In the pews 70
the pallbearers were Haerle OF tn
quick gun action. Detectives job
Cassetti. Constance Mancini. Edwar,
L. Elson. Herman Kahn. Charlie
Carrao and Ralph Micelli. All thss
had been staunch friends and com
rades of the victim Of william Hor
gan's bullet. They sat with fixe
features and dry eyes as the las
word OF church and man for the dea
was said.
, A solemn requiem MAS with q
the strangely stirring music that on
hears only In the Italian churche
was celebrated by the Rev. Fathe
Alexander Scapigliati. assisted b
Father Sullivan and Father Anthem
Sousa. Father Sullivan delivered
: panegyric to the heroism Of the slai
detective who had served seven year
4 and given his life to the city only I
leave penniless his wife and tire
little girls.
The soldier In time OF battle Ia