Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-10
THRONG ATTENDS
THE OBSEQU|ES
OF NJ. 7. BARRETT
St. Patrick's Cathedral Filled
With Friends Gathered to
Pay Last Tribute.

Friends and associates representing
all walks of life attended the funeral
today of former State Senator
Michael T. Barrett, who died at his
Elberon home Sunday night.
Services were held at st. Patrick's s
Cathedral, the ediflce being crowded
A solemn high mass of requiem was
offered at 10 o'clock. Hundreds of
persons unable to get inside the
church stood at the main entrance
as the funeral procession passed out.
At the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,
where interment was made in the Bar
rett mausoleum, a throng- also gath
cred TO pay their last respects to the
dead.
Monsignor I. P. Whelan, rector of
the Cathedral was the celebrant of
the mass at st. Patrick's. He also
bestowed the last blessing at the
vault. Rev. William Brennan and
Rev. John E. Herman, assistants at
st. Patrick's, were the deacon and
sub-deacon, respectively, at the
church service Rev. John A. Dillon,
superintendent of the parochial
schools, acted as master of ceremo-
MES. A score or more of other priests
were present within the sanctuary
during the mass.
The Cathedral Quartet. comprising
Charles Travers, tenor; Miss Clara
NJ. Scanlan, contralto; Mrs. Sarah
Martin Gribbin, soprano, and Joseph
]. Mullin, basso, sang Schmidt's
Requiem Mass. Mrs. Gribben after
the mass, sang a solo, THY VIII Be
Done" Professor William F. Hat
IT, o.
presided at the organ.
Body Taken to House.
The body of former Senator Barrett
arrived in Newark shortly after 9
o'clock and was taken to his late
home here, 16 Washington place,
from where the funeral cortege pro-
ceeded to the church. Long before
the time set for the mass to begin
the seating capacity of the edif1ce was
taxed to the limit. 1t was found
necessary to use the chapel and bal
comics. Outside the church when the
funeral procession arrived were sew
eral hundred persons banked along
the aisle formed by a Gordon of
police.
The honorary pallbearers were for
mer Governor John Franklin Fort,
Chief Justice William S. Gummere,
former United States Senator James
Smith, jr., Judge Thomas ]. Lintott,
Mayor Jacob Haussing, Mayor Jo-
seph Riordan, of Harrison; John r.
Hardin, Michael F. Mclaughlin, Cen
eral w. C. Heppenheimer, General
Edward P. Meaney, John Fischer,
John F. Kehoe, John H. O'Connor.
William F. Hoffman and William
Kruger.
Representatives of the various So
cieties and organizations that Mr..
Barrett was connected with were
present. Many of them came from
different parts of the county and
State, and some from New York. Ed
ward E. Mccall, public service COM
missioner in New York. who is presi-
dent of the Society of the Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick In that city is
sued a call yesterday to the members
to attend the funeral. Numerous Of
ftclals and citizens of Harrison and
the West Hudson towns where the
former senator was prominent and
well-hked were in the throng.
Accompanying the body on the train
from Elberon were scores of floral
tributes and at the Barrett residence
here there was as many more. Sew
eral carriages preceded the funeral
procession with flowers to the ceme-
about the grave.
Among the clergy who were in the
sanctuary were Rev. Bernard NJ. Bo-
gan, of Railway; Rev. John A.
O'Brien, Of East Orange; Rev Fran
els A Barrett, of Villa Nova College:
Rev. James Smith, of Belleville; Rev
James J. McKeever, of st. Rose of
Lima's Church, this city; Rev. Will
lam ]. Masterson and Rev. Thomas
- Go
William P. Cantwell, of Long Branch;
Rev. e. A. Cream, of West End Rev
William J. Carlin, of Lodi; Rev. Dr.
John Norris, Of Deal; Rev George L.
Fitzpatrick and Rev T. A. Gallery,
of Harrson; Rev. William f. Grady,
of Rutherford; Rev. Michael ]. White,
of st. Columbas; Rev William J.
Richmond. of Our Lady of Good
Counsel; Monsignor A1ois Stecher, of
St Peters; Rev. Gilbert Dolan and
Father Benedict, o. S. b. of st.
Mary's, this city.