The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-25
Big POLICE ESCORT
AT DEVERY FUNERAL
Five Hundred and Fifty Are
Guard Of Honor for For
mer Chief.
BODY LAID IN VAULT
Poor and Notable Folk Mingle
in Throng That Pays
Last Respects.

The old and the new regimes Of po-
lice. city ofhcials Judges. friends and
former political enemies Joined yester-
day to pay their las. respects to William
stephen Devery. Familiarity known as
big BILL" "the best police chief New
York ever had" whose body was laid
In a receiving vault In Calvary Gene
terry, after the celebration Of solemn
requiem mass In the Catholic Church
Mary Star OF the Sea, at Far Rockaway
The cortege made It's way from the
former chiefs home to the church and
then to the cemetery under guard Of
honor composed OF $50 policemen. The
police band headed the column. In which
many Of his former friends and associ-
ates marched.
Many of these friends occupied POSI-
tons Of high dignity. Others who had
known the big fellow intimately in the
days Of his police administration. but
who had suffered adversely with the ad-
vancing years, had borrowed carfarc,
they said, to be present to pay their last
respects 10 big Bill.
Conspicuous In the column was Frank
Goodwin, q stout political foe Of Big
Bill In the Ninth Assembly district In
the old days when Devery was attempt
Ing to control Il. Bygones were bygones
and he, like the rest. had come to pay a
respect In death that he had always
maintained in life. Among others who
called at the Devery residence, Breeze
Point, In Mott avenue, Bayswater. ana
some Of whom followed the body to the
cemetery were "Curly Joe" Cassidy, po-
litical boss OF Queens: John Cooney and
Bob Nelson, ex-captains: Steve McDer-
mott, ex-chief; James E Dillon. inspec-
tor Joe Gehegan. ex-captain; Tom NC
Evoy, q Deputy Commissioners Of Po-
lice; Victor J. Bowling. Supreme Court
Justice: Joseph Mulqueen and Otto A.
Rosalsky, Judges OF General Sessions :
Abram l. Elkus. former Ambassador
to Turkey. and formerly Chief Devery's
attorney; Nicholas Hayes, Water Com
missioner, and Charles w. Culkin, Dep
uty Fire Commissioner.
The CONN was brought from the house
shortly after 10 o'clock. The guard OF
| honor clicked to attention as the casket
| was taken to the hearse TO the accom-
paninent OF Nearer. My God, to Thee"
played by the police band.
Police Lieut.. John T. Howard. whom
pevsry always called my boy: big
Biz Edwards. Internal Revenue Col
lector Col Caleb Van Hamm, Eugene
| Woods. judge Peter r. Schmuck, Big
Tom Foley. ex-Sheriff: Capt Tom Dla-
mond, Eddie Glennon. Helmuth kranich
Matthew and George Corbett. Will
lam Shannon, John d. 'Herlihy. ex
inspector. and Patrolman Patrick J
Hoar. all fast friends of the ex-Chief
fell in directly behind the hearse ant
| followed II to the vault as honorar,
psllbearers
The Very Rev. Herbert r. Farrell
". F.. assisted by the Rev. Martin
OMalley and the Rev. John II. Benel'
mans as deacon and sub-deacon. cele.
brated a solemn mass OF requiem In the
| church. where the body was received al
| IL O'Clock The choral service was SUNG
by the Police Giee Club. A great num-
! Der Of floral pieces were banked about
the interior of the church and the Dew
cry residence. Among them was 9
wreath of lilies tied with purple and
black ribbon bearing the inscription
| From the Pump" II had been sent by
a number of Big Bilrs friends who
were Intimately associated with hin
when he maintained a headquarters al
a FIRE hydrant. known as the pump.
at the northwest corner OF Eighth ave
nue. and Twenty-eishth street
The Deverys were represented by thu
two daughters, Mrs. Fred b. Fink and
Mrs. Herbert G. Oliver, and their hus
bands and Lieut.. Patrick Devery. no
a blood relation but the husband OF th'
former Chiefs sister. Mrs Anna Mart'
Devsry, the Chiefs widow, was too II
| to attend and was In the care Of ply
| sician all Yesterday,