Posted by Adrienne on Wednesday, January 05, 2011 at 14:43:58 :

Brought from San Francisco
The body of Rear Admiral KIRKLAND, who died in San Francisco, was buired in Holy Cross Cemetary Sunday. Mrs. KIRKLAND and her two children accompained the body from the Pacific coast. The official ceremonies were held in San Francisco and the funeral was unostentatios and very simple. Father TWIGG of the church of the Sacred Heart officiated.

Source: Brooklyn Eagle. Thursday, September 1, 1898, Page 14