New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-08
TRIBUTE TO POLICE
KILLED ON DUTY
Annual Memorial Service
Held at St. PatriCk'S
Cathedral.
WOUNDED DETECTIVE
HEARS DEED PRAISED
MonsignOr Lavelle and Chaplain
Sullivan Laud Force as the
Finest In the World.

With his arm in a sling from a bullet
wound received two weeks ago in the
course Of duty. Detective Peter ]. Car
mody marched with two thousand of his
comrades TO the annual police memorial
services in st. Patricl1's Cathedral. It
was his rare privilege to hear his name
and deed mentioned specifically BY the
Rev. Francis J. Sullivan, police chap
lain, in his Sermon in memory Of the
dead
To the strains Of Onward, Christian
Soldiers" the blue clad ranks, led by the
police band and Max Schmittberger.
chief inspector. swung down the avenue
and into the Cathedral. Arthur Woods.
Police Commissioner, and First Deputy
Commissioner McClintock were present.
Within the last year ten policemen
have lost their lives in the performance
of their duty, and the tone Of the SER
vices yesterday was that now hysterical
criticism had subsidized the force would
The note was sounded by Monsignor La
velle in his opening remarks.
There are times" said Monsignor La
velle, when our citizens may fall into a
form of hysteria against the force but
the right-mnded are sincere when they
hold to the belief that New York has
the finest force in the world"
The text chosen by Chaplain Sullivan
was as follows:
God forbid that we should fee away
from the enemy, but If our time be
come let US die manfully for our breth-
rem and country, and let us not stain
our glory"
Patriotism through the ages was his
theme
But" he said, while paying tribute
in glowing terms to the brave men who
have answered the call Of duty In
times of war, let us not forget that IN
every city of these United states there
is an army whose patriotism is put to
the test in times Of peace-an army
whose patriotism makes peace possible
TO the home loving citizen And hrst
among these civic armies we rank the
Police Department of New York city
the men who wear the blue.
'They are in constant battle or, at
least, on the firing line all the time;
not with a fair enemy who Will face
them in the open, not buoyed up by mar
tial music or the tread OF comrades by
their side, but alone, in the dark, IN
conflict with a desperate criminal How
nobly they have done their duty the
honor roll will tell. No Drawer heroes
ever died on the field of battle than
those Of our army in blue.
"since last We met ten have given UP
their lives at duty's call-brave McNler-
ney, Cotter, Murtha, O'Rourke, Wynn.
Guaniarni. Kiely-right into the Jaws OF
death they rushed. The other brave fell
lows who accompanied them looked
death In the face and escaped through
the rcrtY Cf God.
"Takc that scene Of May 20, when
CarmoGy and Pannevino were shot Con-
slider tic bravery Of the men who fol-
lowed the murderer into a dark CELLAR;
nothing to guide them but the electric
fash they carried. which only made
them a better target. What were their
thoughts as bullets whizzed by and shat
tered the light in the hands of one OF
them? Did they turn back? Oh. no;
they were true soldiers with work TO
do, and they would die, II necessary. in
the doing Of it. And there are ten thou
and others ready to face death as brave
" as they did.
"Citizens Of New York, these are the
men you lave selected TO guard our city.
They are true patriots. each and every
one Of the them. The socialist and
anarchist and the l. W. w. hoodlum may
shout and threaten to defame and dcile
the flag that has sheltered and given TO
the majority of them the opportunity to
stand erect and face Gods sunlight safe
from persecution. but the honor Of our
beloved emblem is safe in the hands OF
ten thousand patriots who would lay
down their lives for the Stars and
Stripes"
The great Cathedral was crowded TO
the doors with friends and relatives
many OF them in mourning.