Evening journal., 1915-03-10
THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS AND
CHURCH PAY TRIBUTE TODAY
TO MARTYRED POLICE OFFICER

Thousands of citizens, representing
all departments of the city's govern
ment as we'll as all walks of life and
organizations, paid their last tribute
to Patrolman Francis X. Tierney, the
officer who fell q martyr to his duty
on Saturday last, at his funeral this
morning. The funeral was held from
the home of the dead patrolman's par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Tierney, No
317 South Van Buren street, ana was
attended by thousands of people and
long before the hour set for the re-
ligious services at st. Pauls Church
had arrived a steady stream or
humanity passed in the presence of
the dead officer. The body reposed
in an oak casket with silver trim
mings and as those who passed
through the room of death. gaZed
upon the young man whose life was
shortened by an assassin's bullet 1t
was noticeable that no look of hate
was on the face. Instead the features
resembled those Of a person asleep
and his last words as he was carried
across Market street on Saturday, Il
am gone, 1 am gone; God have mercy
on my soul" was brought to the
minds of the mourners.
Many sobs we're heard as the vast
concourse of people were ushered in
one door and through the parlor Of
the house The casket was surrounded
by hundreds OF floral tributes, tokens
from his fellow officers in the Police
Department who sent large wreath,
members of the Brownson Library
Association, who sent a Gates Ajar,
the Loyal Order of Moose, a moose
head, employees of the blacksmith
shop of the Harlin and Hollingsworth
Corporation, an anvil; employees of
the Brandywine shops of the DUPONT
Company, a cross and a basket Of
flowers and scores of other pieces
from friends.
Immense Funeral.
Seldom has such a large number
of citizens attended a funeral of one
of their number as those did today
and ST. Pauls Church, one of the
largest in the city, was taxed to the
limit. In fact, long before the fu-
neral cortege moved from the dead Of
ficer's home. it was necessary for the
Rev. Father Thomas s. Waldron, pas
tor Of st. Pauls Church, to make a
request for police to keep the crowds
back from entering the church. Chief
of Police Black detailed three Off
GERS under Patrolman John Purcell to
do duty at the church.
Chief Black and seventy or more
patrolmen. fellow officers of the de-
parted man, attended the services
marching TO the house in a body and
then to the church and later 10 tht
Cathedral Cemetery, where interment
was made. The police we're headed
by the First Infantry Band Of twenty
five pieces. under direction of j. Nor
ris Robinson. director The police
we're followed by the Brownson Ii
brary Association with 125 men, all
dressed in black and wearing badges
OF mourning. The Tenth Ward Dem
ocratic Club followed the Brownsor
Association, having 100 men in line
Members of the Loyal Order of Moose
of which the dead officer was mem.
ber. did not attend the funeral in {
body but hundreds Of the member:
went to the church.
While the church services, with re
duiem high mass. we're scheduled e
be said at the church at o'clock, i
was long after that hour before th'
body arrived at the edifice. The della.
was due to the great number of peo
ple who desired to pay their last re
spects by viewing the body and whit
could not gain entrance to the church
After the long line of people hat
viewed the remains, the police head
ed by Chief Black, Captains Evan