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.' Tbe funeral of Right Rey Mon-
signor William :J. Slocum was held
Immaculate Conception church, and
was the most impressive ceremony
ever witnessed In Waterbury, andi
probably never was equalled In any
town of this size in the United States
in point of. numbers and general re
gret on the part of all classes of
pebple. , Denominational ties were
cast aside and Judging by the people
who elbowed each other in an jffort
to get next the door, to say nothing
of the vast assemblage on the side-
from every ; possible vantage ' point.
It would be out of the question to
tell what " denomination the edifice
whinh thotf Antieht an AntranM 1ia
longed. All creeds, colors "lind na
tionalities were represented as well
as, men In every walk of lite, the
manufacturer, the ' merchant, the
lawyer the preacher, banker, last
but . by no means least, the ordinary
every day laborer, all vied with each
' other in an effort to be among the
few . who. could be accommodated In
the church... y .
The doors were not opened until
9 o'clock, but long before that time
more were standing In files extend
ing clear out to the street close up
to the trolley tracks were packed
from Exchange place to the Junction
of Cole and East Main streets.
The weather prophet got things
right for the rain came, first in a
drizzle' and then In 'a veritable down
pour, but everybody wanted to fcet
a seat in the church and notwith
standing the severity .of the storm
all held the positions they had taken
up earlier in the morning in the hope
of being able to crowd to: Tho ' i it
doors were thrown open first nn& It
took but a very short time for nn
. side aisles and the rallerlcs to be
Tpacnea, mesr ana women . wno , on
other, occasions wbuld not i think- of
standing for aay great j length , of
time considering themselves lueky to
get a place in the aisles. . -Then the
main entrance was opened t and the
stalwart form of Sergeant Jbhh' T.
Fagan appeared before the swaying
throng. . Admission through this
door -, was by ; ticket only. When
the rush was at its .height , .the
measured step of. the i militia was
heard coming down East Main street,
and soon Company 6-, Captain D. E.
Fitzpatrick; Company A, Lieuten
ant Levi-Wilcox In- command; Com
pany E, Hibernian Rifles, Captain
John Griffin appeared on the scone
and opened ranks at the, door, the
flies extending out to the street atd
up and down the sidewalks for a
considerable . distance, where ; they
remained during the service, render
ing valuable service to the police in
handling the swaying . throng, every
one of whom, though all acting fn a
good natiired way, pleading earnestly
to be permitted to pass the guards,
but all were met with the same an
swer, "Middle aisle reserved; admis
sion is by ticket." , :.,
ing larger. Handsome equipages
thundered through . the , different
thoroughfares, all en route for the
church , of the " Immaculate Concep
tion. In many instances the conches
contained relatives and friends of the
dead prelate from out of town, Win
sted, New Haven, Norwalk,- Nanga
tuck and other places sending ' large
delegations. ; While these and others
were being cared for and automobiles
were twisting his way and that, and
carriages propelled by horses were
forcing their way through the great
mass of humanity, a big touring car
came along from towards West Main
street and stopped - opposite , the
church rectory. Tha crowd immedi
ately divined that it contalnel soue
very important churchmen . from out
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know who they were. It was W. F.
, O'Neill's, automobile, from Hartford,
8 riven by the owner, and containing
Jlfffht Pav Rl.hnn Raitftn-nf Snrlnff-
field, Rev John O. Murray of Hart
ford, chancellor of the diocese, and
Rev Thomas S. Duggan of Hartford.
The automobile of Attorney Holden,
also of Hartford, followed Mr
O'Neill's car and would have taken
care of the bishop had any accident
happened to the first car, but the trip
was devoid of incident
Although , the weather conditions
were disappointing and certainly kept
many away, still it was not bad,
for. it cleared op at intervals, and
people who did not care to run
chances of getting wet and then sit
In the church for a couple of hours,
took advantage of the short interrup
tions to reach the church without
being caught in the storm. A number
of prominent' members of the church
were the first to arrive, and these
were followed closely by State Comp
troller Thomas D. ; Bradstreet of
Thomastot; Congressman E. J. Hill,
Bridgeport; Mayor Cavanauga,
South Norwalk; Judge Jamee J.
Walsh, South Norwalk: Joha H.
Whittf more and son Harris, Mldlle
bury; Couaty Health Officer Carletoa
E. Hoadler, New Haven; Charles F.
K!Vell.-vice-president Manqfaccur-
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cashier Manufacturers' - National
bank; -, Dennis Harty, . Torrlhgton.
brother of the late Father Harty, for
merly pastor of the parish; Judgo A.
Heaton Robertson, . New. , Haven;
James H. Pilling, postmaster, , ard
Assistant Postmaster John T.. Boy
Ian; C, P. Ooss and son, John Oosj,
former 'Mayor John P.. Elton. C Fred
Trott, Judge Edward F. Cple, Attor
ney Charles A. Colley, former- Sen
ator Henry H. Peck; George I. White,
president and treasurer-of the New
England Watch Co; Franklin A. Tay
lor, vjce-presldent Randolph. 4:
Clowes Co; former Alderman Ralph
N. Blakeelee, Hepry L. Wad 6 presi
dent Waterbury Clock Co; .-Mayor
William E. Thorns and the, city offi
cials; Mr and Mrs Edward -O. .Ooss;
Rev John N. Lewis, St John's M.. B.
church; Rev F. i. Buckley,: Trinity
church;. Rev John G.' Dav?oport,
D. D., 8econd Congregational church ;
Rev C. A. Dlnsmore, First Consrega
tlocal church; Rer Frank D. Walter,
First M. H. church; Rev I. W, Roed,
Grace Baptist church; B. L. Coe,
treasurer Steele Johnson Mxnufac
tnrlng Co; John p. Morgan, president
Jones, Morgan V Co; Dr Tracy," for-
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THE LATE ;
Fulton, president and treasurer', cf
the Waterbury FarreL Foundry and
Machine Co; J. Richard Smith, pres
ident Smlthv & Griggs - and . Water
bury Button,- companies; Congress
man and Mrs George h. Lllley, A. P.
Hayes, Charles. A.: Allerton,. Mlddle
bury; former Senator and Mrs Wit
Itam Kennedy, : Naugatuck. and
Charles Miller, , president . Miller. &
Peck Co; - Ji .: :i :t :?
XWhlle all this excitement was go
tag, oh outside, within the church.'
Father O'Brien and the other priests
of the parish, assisted by the church
committee and pew collectors were
busy, seating those who had gained
admission. The sisters of the dif
ferent convents, representatives of
the city government.- and committees
from the several societies; together
with the Invited guests, . filled both
sides of the center aisle. -As many
as could crowd in, found places In
the vestry so that when the services
started the church was filled while
It could hold a soul and not less
than. 15,000 or 10,000 people were
on tbe streets. Towards the does
of the mass the crowd commenced
to move ont East Main street in the
direction 'of-the- cemetery and. by'
the tim it was over the ld?wIk
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were blocked on . both sides as far
out as . Dublin street. : Standing in
Exchange place' and ' looking easter
ly tbe-view was indescribable, such
an array of umbrellas, ' trolley - cars,
automobiles, carriages, men in uni
forms, men . and women . passing to
and fro never before was. seen In
Waterbury. ; -" ' ..;; L .
' It was an orderly, crowd., top; both
men and women showing -by their
demeanor that they were standing In
the shadow of death and that they
fully appreciated, the- great loss
which. th community had' suffered
is tbe death of Father Slocum. It
marked an epoch in tbe history of
Waterbury such as nobody ever ex
pected to see. - Almost every fac
tory closed, not a store of any kind
open, the flag at -half mast on ,the
city hall and the, attention not only
of the whole community, bat of th
entire state turned towards ' this
good Catholic priest; whose remains
were being borne to their last rest
ing place. Such was the situation
in Waterbury when the clock tolled
the noon hour to-day.' v .-
-The church committee' acted' as
ushers. Ther were John H. Meran,
William Milton, William- C White.
Maurice Carmody, James McKnisht,
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Edward B.. Relley, James H. Freney,
James Thompson, John Finnerty,
William Ryder, ' James Crean, Pat
rick. Cavanaugh, . William Walsh,
Cornelius Buckley and . George A.
Hynes. . . ' . ; , .'. ' ... , ' ;
At 9:30 o'clock the Many for the
dead was chanted -by all the visiting
priests, the chant being led by Rev
John G. ..Murray jof Hartford, chan
cellor of "."the diocese. ,.; '.
." The officers of the mass were as fol
lows:. .Celebrant, Right Rev Bishop
Beavan, Springfield,' Mass; assistant
prle8t. Very Rev Monslgnor Synnott,
Hartford; . deacotts of . honor. Rev
Peter Kennedy of Fair Haven and
Very Rev Dean Hamll of New York:
deacon. Rev T. M. Crowley, pastor of
St. Thomas's parish, this, city; sub
deacon, 'Rev William Dullard, Mi
Carmel; acolytes,- Rev T. B. Bannou
of Lakeville and Rev, Thomas Finn
of East Portchester; master of cere
monies. Rev John Q. Murray of Hart
ford, chancellor of the .diocese; as
sistant master of ceremonies. Rev
Frank Fitzpatrick, Norwich; censor
bearer. Rev Luke Lawlor, Hartford;
preacher. Rev Hugh, .Treanor, Norwich-,
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Right Rav Eicio Beavea pro
nounced ' the . final ' absolution ' after
which the Rev T. M. Crowley of St
Thomas's parish paid his last trib
ute to the dead prelate, who was his
personal friend and close confident
for over twenty-five years- It was
the most affecting scene witnessed
since the death of Father Slocum
and moved the vast congregation to
tears-. : - ; v .- , :
While the congregation was filing
out of 'the 'church the organist ren
dered Nearer, My God. to Th
The funeral ' procession was t
formed under a drenching ral
The following were honors
bearers: The Very Rev Joi
ler, O. 8. F.,rpresident o
venture's college, : Alle
the Very. Rev Dean H
N. -T.: the Rev Pe
New Haven; the ff
ons of RockviHo-"
sell of Nex.
C. O'Brle
A. Kara'
Thorn a
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Freney, James McKnlght, Edward B,
Relley, Maurice ' Carmody, ThomM
Kilduft; William C. Keenan.
The floral bearers were former
presidents of St Mary's Alumni as
sociation as follows: William J. Ry
der, James White, Kevin Fitzpatrick,
James Brennan, William Sullivan, and
John Gaffney, Jr. , !
After the body was placed In the
hearse Captain Fitzpatrick of Com
pany G, grand marshal of the proces
sion, lead bis men to East Main street
The following platoon, of police In
charge of Seregant John Bergin head
ed the parade: Grady, Tehan, Dun
phy, McLean, Madden, Lawlor, Mag
ner and Callahan. The other podlcemea
on duty were Cassln, Myers, Brickel,
J. McCarthy, McKlnnerney, S. Mc
Carthy. S. Walsh, Claffey, Qreaney,
Horan, Hayes, Harmon and Gabriel
in charge of Sergeant Blakely-return-ed
to headquarters after the servlca
as did Superintendent of Police
Beach and Seregant Fagan who were
also at the church.
After the police came the bugle
corps of Company E, Hibernian Ri
fles, followed by Company G with
Captain Fitzpatrick at their bead.
Company A was next with First Lieu
tenant Levi Wilcox in command. The
other societies in the first, division
were Company E, Hibernian Rifles
in charge of Captain John Griffin,
Camp;Liscum, Spanish War veterans,
and . the , Immaculate Conception
church, committee. ,
Wadhama post, G. A. R. went to
the church in command of John Lv
Saxe and would have gone to the
cemetery if they could have procured
carriages, nut -since ; they could not
they did not take part in the proces-tonJ..i--i..--v;-f-;rn
The second and, third divisions
formed on Maple street and were la
charge of Thomas F. Lawlor, one of
the aides. ' The Knights of Columbus
who aumbered 300 and were mar
shalled by John' F. Galvin, grand
knight Of Sheridan counclL Hts
aides we're William F. Ryan, grand
knight of Barcelona icouncll; P. H.
Real, deputy grand knight of Sheri
dan council; F. P. Gullfoile, grand
knight of .Hendrlcken council; John
Somers,; grand knight, of Mulcahy,
council. - . . ,' 4,
Jeremiah Shugrue, president of St
Francis Xavier's Holy Name society,
marshalled the Holy Name societies
of the city. He was assisted by John
F. Whalen of the Sacred Heart, Peter
Fox, St Thomas's. P. J. McDonald, St
Francis's, Peter Skehan, St Patrick's
and George Richmond, Immaculate
Conception. '. '
The remaining divisions were In
charge of Sergeant Major George
Jackson of Company G, and Charles
McDonald, first sergeant of the same
company. In the divisions were the
united divisions of the A. O. H. in
command of Patrick McFadden. The
Hibernian .Cadets, newly organized!
followed the older organization. St
Joseph's T. A. society was marshalled
by Jeremiah Dillane. The uniform
rank and the .regular members , of
Woodmen of theh World were also in
line, being led by Captain A. W. Dar.
ley. After the Woodmen came thai
carriages with the bearers and floral
bearers. . . , .
Officers of City Government.
. The entire city' government attend
ed In a body as follows, most of them
in carriages and the other marching
with the societies: ,
Mayor William E. Thorns.' .
City Clerk William H. Sandland. '
Assistant City Clerk James R. Law
lor. - j
City Treasurer Edward L. Tuttle. ,i
Comptroller Michael D. Russell. ,
Assistant .Comptroller W. H. than
ahan. '
City Sheriff Matthew J. Smith.
Collector of Taxes Francis T.
Reeves. -.
Building Inspector A. I. Chatfleld.
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Philip J. Reilly. ,
Town Clerk Frank P. Brett and
Selectmen Magner, Wells and Brand
eley. .
Board of Aldermen President
Martin Scully; Vice-President Joha
F. Gallagher; Robert Mackle, Charles
A. Fine, William J. Lark In, F. B.
Buck, C. A. Templeton, Thomas B.
Walker, Louis E. Fitxslmons, George
"i J. Spain, John H.
"r, John Hurley,