The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-06
GRID STARS He
TRAINED CARRY
HIM TO CRAVE
Notre Dame Coach'S Final
Resting Place Is Under
Historic Oak.
10000 SEE SERVICES
Answer Priests Benediction
: at Burial as Tears Well
3 Into Eyes.
10000 SEE SERVICES
BY CARLOS LANE
Times stan Correspondent

Ing to Vaihalla their newest VikinI
hero, Knute'K. Rocknc.
A springtime sun frightened tn,
way they rode, and mellow winC
Warmed the land, but neither tn,
sun nor the breeze penetrated tn,
chilled hearts of the mou-ner
whom Rockne left behind.
They buried him Saturday, hi
family, his friends, and thousands o
admirers to whom he was an idol
They babe him farewell with simple
rites Of the church whose faith HI
embraced six years ago, and lowered
him reverently into grave tina
forever will be hallowed with
memories Of his achievements.
& Simplicity of the funeral service
In the Church of the Sacred Hear
on Notre Danes campus wa,
surpassed only by its inlpressivenes'
and the sorrow which welled from
mournerS' pews to the high archie.
of the church.
Body Kept at Home
Since Friday the body had lair
in the Rockne home, carried there
Instead of to the campus ON request
of the widow, Mrs. Bonnie Rockne
who wished her husbands last rest
on earth to be at home.
4 From the house at 2:30 Saturday
afternoon, the casket, draped with
the banner of the school his grid
iron victories made famous, a blue
and gold blanket monogrammed
with an IN. D." was borne through
an aisle formed by thousand
persons.
1t was laid in the carriage that
bore it to Notre Dame. In the pro-
cession more than a hundred autos
bore Rocks friends and his griev-
ing family.
The cavalcade proceeded through
downtown South Bend, where all
activity had ceased in tribute TO
Rockne, and then through the warm
afternoon wound its way to the
avenue that extends from the city
to the campus, found its wSy
through another crowd of thou
sands and halted at the portal of
the church. tL
= Priests Receive Body
Inside, more than 900 friends Of
the man were hushed as from the
west trancept came the procession
of priests to receive the body.
In the lead was the Rev. John
O'Hara, project of religion, bearing
"a golden cross. Behind him, CARRIED
in the black robes and white cas-
socks of mourning, followed the Rev
Michael Mulcaire, vice president OF
the university; the Rev. Thomas
Steiner, and the Rev. william Con-
NOR, with more than a hundred
priests.
In the rear was the Rt. Rev. John
Noll, bishop of the FIT. Wayne do
Cese of the Catholic church.
! From behind the altar the first
notes of the Gregorian chant, "Po-
spule Meus," rose in sorrow as the
priests blessed the body in the vesti-
sbule.
Behind them. as they entered the
sanctuary, whose gate they left open
sfiled almost two hundred men whose
names for more than two decades
shave been intertwined with Rock
snk's fame.
Form Aisle for CaSket
n Among them were classmates of
the dead coach, and many stars of
f-teamS he had tutored for Notre
Dame. They formed an aisle
Through which the casket was
borne, to rest before the sanctuary,
candles Pickering at the head and
fleet.
Above the casket in great folds
hung the black and white banners
of mourning. The sun, streaming
Through stained-glass windows,
blended the red and blue lights into
"a dolorous mantle Of purple that
fell on the shoulders of the pail
bearers, Frank Carideo, Tom Yarr,
from Conley, Marchmont Schwartz,
Marty Brill and Larry Mullins.
Again the choir's chant rose in
sthe "Nfiserere," the "Subvenite, "
land the 20 Vos Omnes," before the
REV. Charles L. ODonnell, presi-
dent of the university, began his
.eulogy.
Twice Father O'Donnell's voice
broke as he praised the man whose
remains lay before him.
O'DonnelI Prays Huskiiy
Is Mother of God, and Mother of
Gods men I'VE give him /.
we give him into Thy keeping. Mary
Gate of Heaven, we come to thee
: 10, open to receive him." Father
SO'Donnell prayed huskily. Through
out the church men lifted handker-
chiefs to their faces.
After the "Benedictus' the caval-
cade left the church, and Rockne
was gone from Notre Dame forever
\ AT the grave in Highland ceme-
terry. near Great Council Oak, where
La Sale smoked the peace pipe
with Indian tribes as the first white
man known along the st. Joseph
river. IlOI6 bIldtl ten b44Obod4R0 3CA
sons had congregated.
At the cemetery gate a national
guard company stood at salute as
) the funeral procession went past
Around the grave police main
tanned rope lines to keep back the
cyowd. In great senli-circle flora
tributes to Rockne sent a perfume
over the open grave. There were
more than one hundred fifty Of
them.
Inside the circle came the honor.
AIRY pallbearers, the priests and ther
3 the easket.
Gently the six boys deposited il
above the grave. Mrs. Rockne, the
children, william. Knute Jr. anc
Mary Jean, beside her, stood beside
TIE grave. Jack Chevigny, assistant
coach, and DR.. d. M. Nigro, Kansa,
city. supported her.
Mrs. Lewis Rockne. n. mother