Staten Island —
Mourners gathered at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church on Oct. 17 to bury the dead, but this was no ordinary funeral.
Members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians escorted two caskets – one a small, white children’s casket with golden angels; the other larger and pearl-colored – into the church as bagpipes played “Amazing Grace.”
The two coffins contained the final remains of immigrants who died over 150 years ago.
