The Late Mr E. Twohill.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9157, 29 September 1898, Page 3

The Late Mr E. Twohill.

A larger and' more representative funeral procession than that which followed the remains of the late Mr Edmond• Twohill to the grave yesterday, is rarely seen on the Thames. / . The s probable reason is that the untimely decease of Mr Twohill appealed with special force to our yonng men, for he was one of them, both in age and popularity, and in no case is the :. tragic sorrow of death more accentuate 4 than when it cuts off its victim in Jtiis prime, This was unmistakably evident yesterday, when old and young alike: assembled -to tender to/the deceased their last tribute of earthly respect ;■ The funeral started from, the .residence of deceased's mother, the ~ cortege bping headed by the members of the Hibernian Austral* asian Catholic Benefit Society, of whioh .deceased was an esteemed member. Other links in the procession were the chief "mourners, the pall bearers, and the altar boys of St. Francis' Church, A carriage was devoted to the abundant floral tributes, ; and . the ; main body of the procession ' was, as we have said, both large and representative. On arrival at . St. : Fran jis' Ohurch,'the cortege was met : by the FatherO'Reilly, :whO ;; solemnly; airid- vimprosßively c,6nducted'tho:buriar^ • assisted by the Rev. Father 'who with.Mr Mulvihill chanted a a requiem. The Church choir also took part in t.service, Miss Fortune presiding f at= the organ! From the Church the cortege proceeded to Short-; land Cemetery, where | the Very Rev. Father O'Reilly conducted'the last sad rites.; '; The floral offering!, as might be expected, were . Very numerous, and chaste and beautiful in design. Tributes of this mature'were' sent by. the Thames Amateur Athletic Club,, the ' Thames . Rugby Union, the Thames Football Club,'and the Thames Fire Brigade, being decorated" with the colors of the Various bodies. There ' were also wreaths from private sources in profusion—an expressive token of sympathy with the bereaved mother and family. Telegrams of ; condolence were received from all parts,of the colony,.and among the attendants at the funeral were many, old Thames identities, now resident in Auckland and' the, Upper Thames,., who journeyed from those places, specially to bid the last farewell to their old friend.. . , We may mention that: the' pall bearers were' Messrs Koefoed, Syms,' R. Inglis, Waite, Gracie, and W. Inglis- The first five were mates of, the deceased in Australia.