HONOURING THE DEAD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14304, 25 February 1910, Page 6

HONOURING THE DEAD.

FUNERAL OF DR. LENIHAN.

'A SOLEMN CORTEGE.

SERVICES ': AT ST. PATRICK'S,

Leaden skies and rain driven before fitful gusts of "wind added their "touch, of sombreness to the solemn procession,,/which wended ; its way from : New-street, Ponsonby, yesterday afternoon to St. Patrick's Cathedral, bearing with it the body of the lato Right/Rev.' Dr. 'Lenihan, Roman Catholic Bishop of -Auckland. The cortege was a very long one, and in addition to a strong representation of tho Catholic clergy there were a largo number of representative citizens of all denominations. In spite of the inclement weather tho V. procession ; was , a very long one, comprising , over ", 60 / carnages, and when it reached Queen-street, the leading carriages were more than halfway down tho street before the last had turned, the corner, from ; Wcllesley-street; The v hearse .left the grounds of . the Bishop's house shortly after three p.m., arid arrived at the Cathedral about five o'clock, having :,.traversed Newstreet, College.Hill; Ponsonby, and Karangahape Roads, Pitt, Hobson,> Wellesley, Queen, Custom,, Albert, 'and; Wyndham .Streets. While the : procession was in Queenstreet, a number .■< of business premises closed their : doors temporarily. The; ) : solemn tolling of \ bells resounded from tho various Roman Catholic places ; of worship, and also from the Anglican churches along the route. This solemn '> symphony of i sound ; was swelled by the funeral marches played by a section of , the Garrison ;Band. i -,

:-- Amongst/those rioted in the funeral procession, or at tho service at ; St.. Patrick's immediately following, wero: Sir Maurice O'Rorke, Hons. W. Beehan and "J. A.;Tolo, Messrs. A. Glover and F. Lawry, M.P.'s, tho'-' Mayor (Mr. CD. Groy); Messrs. G. Read, G. Tutt,\ J. Patterson, G. Knight, C. J. Parr, H. W. Wilson, .W. E. Bush, A J. Eritrican, M. Casey, P. J. Nerheny, P. M.. Mackay, G. W. S. Patterson, Leo Myers, i. A. '- S. Bankart, W. J.' Napier, J. M. Brigham, E. Mahony, T. Mahoney, 'M. Brown;; P. Bryant, 'R. Farrell, Messrs. W. H. Smith, A. Clements, Sydney Nathan, and'- S. G. Rountree ■ (representing the Auckland; Savings Bank), Messrs. W. J. Ralph and W. Duncan (representing' the Citizens' League), Messrs. F. H. Levien arid J. P. Kavanagh (representing the • Newman Society), Messrs. M: J. Sheahan,'. W. Darby, D./ Flynn, A. Alison, : E. W. Alison, W. E. Hackett, J. ■R. Lundori,' C. Cullen (inspector of police),' W. H.; Hendrev > (subinspector), Rev. W. E. Gillam, and Rabbi R. . Goldstein.' ■ The visiting ;. priests ', included: The Very Rev. 'Father * O'Shea, V.G., of Wellington r-rVery/R-ev>; Father McKenna, of ; Masterton; '•' Dean ' Regnault," provincial of the Marifit Order in New Zealand ; Father s McKenna, of Pahiatua; 1 and Rev. Father Gisborne. r