Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-09-25
CITY M0URNS AT
BIER Of ITS FIRST
bLUEJACKET TO DIE
ST. COLUMBIA CHURCH CROWDED
WITH MOURNERS AS LAST SAD
RITES ARE SAID FOR SAILOR
FATHER DUNN DELIVERS EU.I
LOGY.

Every seat OF the large ST. COLUMBIA
Church was filled this morning for the
funeral service OF Yeoman Peter
Beg e. and hundreds of people who
We're unable to get inside the church
crowded around the exits 10 hear the
requiem mass, which was solemnized
by Rev. Edward F. Dunn People from
every walk in life turned out 20 pay
their respect to the young man who
was the first Ottawa man in the
United States navy to die during the
present war.
The mass was sung at 8 o'clock By
Rev. Dunn. assistant rector OF 81
COLUMBIA s. who ofliciated in the alb
sence of Dean John Quinn, assisted
by Father Casimir Miller, rector OF
Sc, Francis Church
The seats on the side of the main
aisle OF the church were reserved for
the organizations who attended in "A
body The altar was beautifully dec.
! grated with silk American nags, which
made most effective setting for the
impressive services.
The casket, which was OF bronze,
Theoretically sealed, was draped with
large American flag, The funeral
/ party entered the church. the honor
/ airy pa.bearers marching first. and
/ directly behind them came the active
pallbearers, four soldiers of the
/ United States and two relatives of che
decedent.
Directly behind the casket came the
veterans of the civil war. carrying
their flag and acting as an escort OF
honor The Knights Of Columbus and
the Woman's Relief Corps entered =
a body and sat in the seats reserved
for ,hom.
During the mass Miss Esther Reilly
presided at the pipe organ, and music
was furnished by the full church
choir. Thomas b. Farrell sang IN
the Arms OF God" and James O,Toolt
sang Lead, Kindly Light and at the
clcsc Of the service MIR O'Too,e, as
sisted by the choir sang Nearer Ny
God to Thee
In a short and exceIlen. address.
which was full Of patriotic utterance'
Father Dunn eulogi2ed the dead sol
diCr. He spoke Of the Sermon on The
Mount, in which Jesus, the savior O
mankind, gave instructions to His lis
, ciples Of the work that must be dom
in this world telling of the name
y, In which Christ continued to work ant
pray until He left this work.
, He compared the present day wa
10 the things our Lord told His disc
,, pies they must oppress and declare
the call the allied soldiers have ha
{ to crush the spirit of Prussiansm wa
like the missions given to the disc
pies In the Sermon on the Noun
l. The allied soldiers must win, becaus
G liberty. honor and right and nc
!. might must rule the world.
b lie told of the effect the past yea
!. had had on the young manhood {
o America, saying in part. "Durin
# this period wonderfully spectacula
story has been told in the lives {
q Americas manhood Young men hay
# come from all parts Of the countr
, and from q conditions Of life, Frol
=. the four corners of our glorious cOu
try they have willingly come in r
sponse to our country's call, Ever
one Of them Is dedicated TO the sacre
cause of humanity, and willing to ID
down their lives for it. Some vi
) gain honors, praise and decoration
and others will lay down their live
unknown, unhonored and unsung.
!, "lIistory viii record their sacrifice
= not the history of the spectacular, b
= the history of achievement The
~ deaths will be a willing sacrifice tn
y others might live and will not be
IL vain"
At the close of the service Il
members of the Knights Of Columb
'n passed forward and conducted the
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