Evening journal., 1915-03-10


gazed upon the face Of the officer who !
had died in devotion to a fellow Off
Ger, endeavoring TO save the life of
Officer Willard S. Sharpless, who had
fallen seriously wounded after arrest
ing the assassin on trivial charge.
While sobbing was heard on all
sides at the home of the dead Of
ficer, few dry eyes we're TO be seen
along Van Buren, street as the funeral
cortege passed along it to Third
street and then to Jackson street and
to the church. This was especially
true when the body was being car
ried into the church by Police Ser
geant McDermott, under whom Patrol
man Tierney labored and who arrest
ed Krakus on Saturday, and Patrol
man Veasey, the dead officers partner.
The other pall-bearers were John J.
Farley and John j. Mckinley, Of the
Brownson Library Association; Ber-
nard A. Schneider and Earl b.
Everist, of the Moose, and James Dew
lin, Jr., and Thomas Joyce, Jr.. Of
the Tenth Ward Democratic Club.
As the body was being removed from
the hearse and was being carried into
the church, the First Infantry Band
struck up the strains of Lead Kindly
! Light" the favorite hymn of President
/ Mckinley, who likewise fell mortally
wounded as the result OF an assassin's
bullet. Few eyes in the crowd before
the church were dry and as the body
passed between the rows Of patrol
men, all heads we're barred.
! Elaborate Church Services.
The services at the church we're
( in charge of the Rev. Patrick A.
Brennan, who was celebrant, and the
Rev. Edward c. Higgins was deacon
with the Rev John J. Lynch as mas
ter Of ceremonies. In the sanctuary
we're seated the Revs. DR.. William
Temple, James Grant, Lally End
| Comisky, the latter of Dover.
Joseph E. McCullin sang There is
! a Day" while Miss Vera Gilbride
sang a solo, Face to Face"
The sermon was preached by the
Rev. Father Brennan, who, in opening
his remarks, said in part;
What can l say to you this morn
ing, my friends, which you do not al
ready know or which this occasion
has not suggested" Father Brennan
then spoke of death, which comes like
a thief in the night, and he quoted
St Auguntina who said. Where
there is love there is no labor, where
there is labor there is love-
Continuing, he said:
"I can say this. in our humility we
must be subservient TO the instru-
ments of the Divine Ruler. We are
here To respect and honor the dead.
and / can say to you that he carried
out those few simple words, to know,
TO love and to serve Cod You Of
his fellowmen know his character, so
we all can take pattern from him
whose remains are now before us"
In the course of the sermon refer
ence was made to the fact that the
dead officer only a few hours before
his death had went to communion and
even when he fell mOrtally wounded
he had faith enough to whisper, Have
mercy on my soul"
Father Brennan's tribute closed
with the words "He has fought a
good fight; he has finished his course
and he has kept the faith"
-Four of the altar boys were mem-
hers of the Brownson Library Asso-
, citation. of which officer Tierney was
member. they being William Pimm
Francis Magill, Francis O'Neil and
Francis Murphy
, The remains we're viewed by thous-
ands of people last night when q
steady stream of people visited the
house between the hours of foul
: o'clock yesterday afternoon until
midnight. AT times the crush of peo-
pie was so great that many women in
the crowd tainted and had to be as
|. sisted to nearby homes. This wa:
I. especially true about 9 o'clock, wheI
Lit was necessary to send several addi
[. tional policemen to the house in the
!. patrol wagon.
r The Tenth Ward Democratic Club
the Brownson Association. employees
: of the Harlan and Hollingswortl
ll Corporation, duPonts shops. Loya
II Order Of Moose and others visited th'
II house during the evening. Th'
II Moose held their lodge services at th'
house, and at one time the line of mel
and women walking to the house ex
II tended from Second and Van Burel
II streets to the home of the officer a
II Linden and Van Buren streets.