MR BRANIGAN'S FUNERAL.

Evening Star, Issue 3297, 13 September 1873, Page 3

MR BRANIGAN'S FUNERAL.

The remains of the late Mr St. John Branigan were interred in the Southern Cemetery this afternoon. The request of the Mayor, that the citizens would clo. ; e their establishment, as a mark of respect to the deceased, was largely complied with. All the shops in Princes street were closed, and the streets were crowded with people; while every window fiotn which a view of the procession could be obtained was filled. The cortege left Mr Branigan’s late residence in Albert street shortly before three ; and on reaching the Octagon a procession was formed in the following order Sergeant Bevan and Mounted Constable Provincial Band Sergeant-major Murdoch 8( ) W C2 | 1 Gun Carriage ( £5? Ah | ) with Body. ( SS .«( ) • Mourning Coach, containing Archdeacon Edwards and two sons of the deceased Chief Mourners 54 Children of Industrial School, led by Mr Britton 17 of the Police Force, and Officers, and Eetired Police Officers 10 Officers and Warders of the Gaol. Volunteer Force 25 Members of the Fire Brigade. Private Gentlemen.

Among the pall-bearers we noticed Captains Copeland, Tack, and Stavely, and Sub-In-spector Mallard ; and the chief mourners included the Commissioner of Police, Messrs Hocken, Hodgkins, R B. Martin, and Logan. The volunteers were represented by Lieut-Colonel Cargill, Major Atkinson, the staff-sergeants, and the captains of town companies ; but the attendance of the men, with the exception of the artillery, which was strongly represented, was meagre. Ihe playing of the “ Dead March in Saul by the band was decidedly wanting in impressiveness. The funeral service was read by Archdeacon Edwards.