TITLE:  Daniel Connor, Death, Obituary & Funeral Notice, Feb 16, 1899

SOURCE:  Feb 16, 17, 18, 20, 1899 Union Leader, Manchester, NH

SUBMITTER:  Dona V., May 2001

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Feb 17, 1899, page 5, Union, Manchester: Died, Connor, in Manchester,
Feb 16, by accidental poisoning, Daniel Connor age 68.

Feb 18, 1899, page 12: The funeral of Danile Connor will be held at 2
O'Clock tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon with public services at St. Joseph
Cathedral at 2:30.

Feb 20, 1899, page 4: Daniel Connor, Last services over the body of a
well known citizen.  The last rites were read over the body of the late
Daniel Connor at St. Joseph Cathedral yesterday afternoon. The
ceremony was performed by the Rt Rev, Bishop 'Denis M. Bradley, and
the interior of the ediface was crowded to the doors with friends and
family of the dead man. The funeral cortage left the residence on Maple
St at 2:30 O'Clock and a long  line of carriages followed the body to the
cathedral where the services were conducted at 3 O'Clock. The bearers
of honor were Mayor William C. Clarke, Senator Joseph P. Chatel,
Insurance Commissioner JOhn Lenehan, Joseph Quirin, Roger G.
Sullivan, E. M. Toplliff, and John Hayes.  The carriers were John
Connor, Frederick Martine, John Hurley, Thomas Landrigan, Joseph
Boudrequ, John Quinn.  The plate was engraved in Old English letters
and was of solid silver metal. The Cortage consisting of the honorary
bearers, the casket and carriers, an escort consisting of a delegation of
members of the NH Catholic club, of which the dead man was a
member and the famly, moved down the center aisle of the ediface while
from the organ the mournful notes of Chopins funeral prelude issued
forth.  The Rt Rev Bishop in his remarks took for his text: Man
Knoweth Not His End, the living know that they shall die, but the dead
know nothing more. Neither have they a reward any more for the
memory of them is forgotten.  At the conclusion of the bishops sermon
the choir chanted the "Libera me Domine" and Mozarts "Redemption
Mundi Deus" was rendered by Ed Thompson. After the services the
casket containing the body was taken by carriers and the cortage moved
down the aisle to Handels funeral march from Saul was played by Miss
Sowdon who officiated at the organ.  Pine St on either side was
completely blocked with friends and sympathizers of the bereaved family
and large crowds gathered about the different thoroughfares through
which the funeral procession passed. Dr. J. F. Dowd was the funeral
director and interment was in the family lot in St. Joseph Cemetery.  

Nearly 100 carriages followed the body to the grave where the last
prayers of the church were read by Rev. Fr. McGill. The floral offerings,
which were numerours and beautiful, included the following: Ivy plaque
on easel with portrait of the deceased in a wreath from family; Lyre with
broken string from Michael Connor and family; pillow "brother & uncle"
from Mrs. Lawrence Dowd and family; double cluster of hyacinths from
Mrs S. A. Bates and family; standing cross with broken wreath from
James Kirby and family; flat cross from John Hayes; harp with broken
string from John Bryson and family; standing crescent from James
Charmley and family; broken wreath and sicle marked "friend" from C.
A. O'Connor and family; standing crescent and star on base of roses from
business tenants; bouquiet of hyacinths from P. F. Kearns and family; Ivy
wreath from Mr and Mrs M. F. Sherry;  lyre with broken string "our
friend" on base from friends and employees of True W. Jones Brewing
Co; bouquet of hyacinths from Joseph Hayes; anchor from Katherines
classmates; basket from Mr and Mrs T. F. Landregan; wreath from True
W. Jones family; anchor from office staff of Ture W. Jones Co, F.
Brandwiede, John H Hayes and Thos. Dalton; bouquet of roses from Mr
and Mrs M. J. Healy; broken column from William McPhearson';
standing wreath from Alpheus and L. H. Bodwell; mound from P.
Harrington family; bouquet of hyacinths Mr and Mrs Michael Lyons;
harp with broken strings from "friends.  In attendence from out of town
were noticed Mr nd Mrs S. A. Bartes from Suncook; Col. John C.
Linehan of Penacook/ Mr & Mrs Michael Casey of W. Quincy MA;
James Lyons, Mgt Lyons, Mrs Florence Donohue and dau. of
Newburyport MA; Sylvester Sullivan, Miss Kate Drout, Mrs John
Walsh, and Mrs Julia Donohue of Suncook; Mrs A. Quinlan of
Worcester MA, Miss Katherine Walsh of Elizabeth NJ; Thomas J.
Murphy, John Tobin and E. Bresnahan of Boston

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