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Show A SOLDIER'S FUNERAL. The military funeral of the late Michael Corrigan, company K, Mon-i Mon-i tana volunteers, under command of Captain Thomas Dillon, was held from St. Peter's Catholic church on Sunday, 1 11th inst., at 3 o'clock, and was largely ! attended. Father Coopman officiated I and preached an appropriate sermon, I Touching upon the life and good works j of the dead soldier. The music, rendered ren-dered by members of the regular church choir was of a very high order. The funeral cortege was made up as follows: fol-lows: , Music. Grand Arrny of the Republic. Captain Thomas Dillon, Grand Marshal. Firing Squad Corporal Fitzpatrick, Privates Frank Corrigan, Harry Bell, Lawrence Keenan, Robert Murphy, Joseph Devine, Hugh Rafferty, Carl Kellinger, all in khaki uniform. Montana Volunteers. Knights of Pythias, U. R. ; City and County Officials and Citizens ! in Carriage's. Interment was made in the soldiers' 1 plot in the City cemetery. j Michael Corrigan was, according to Captain Thomas Dillon, a brave and gallant soldier. No duty was so great , that it was not assumed cheerfully and j he was as brave asy brave could be. On April 27. 1S99, when on the field at I Apalit, he was sunstruck. When he recovered consciousness instead of going go-ing to the rear, as ordered, he started for the line of battle. The surgeons interfered and he was sent to the rear and afterwards did light duty in Manila. Ma-nila. His military record while in the Philippines was as follows: Participated Participat-ed in the battles of attack on Manila, July 4, 1S9S; La Loma cemetery, Feb. 5. 1S99; Caloocan, Feb. 10; Tulihan, March 25: Pola, March 26; Ragbag, Gu-guinta, Gu-guinta, March 27; Malolos. March 31; Bagbag river, April 4 and 25; Calumpit, April 26. He returned to duty in the city of Manila until July 5, when he was taken seriously ill and died on July 15. 1S99. Michael Corrigan at the time of his death was 35 years old. He came to this country eighteen years ago, and he remained in Utica. X. Y., for nine years, and then came vvest to Montana and located lo-cated in Anaconda. Here he remained till the Spanish-American war broke out, at which time he held a position with the Anaconda Copper Mining company. com-pany. Mr. Corrigan was a man who had many friends and was well liked by all who knew him. He left a mother, three brothers and a sister. One brother, Peter Corrigan, resides in Anaconda, while the rest of the family still live at the old home in Carrickmacross, Ireland. Rev. Father Allaevs of Great Falls was a visitor to Anaconda last week. . |