Father Duffy at St. Raymond's in the Bronx

This article from the Daily News gives an overview of the life of Father Duffy, who is best known for the statue of him standing beneath a Celtic Cross in Times Square.

This is the excerpt from the article about the famous priest's internment in St. Raymond's: The service was moved from Holy Cross to St. Patrick's Cathedral, on the ground that Duffy belonged to the larger Catholic community, not just his own parish.

The flag-draped coffin was placed on an artillery caisson, which rolled slowly along the route from Holy Cross to St. Patrick's, and behind the two-wheeled ammunition wagon marched every able-bodied member of the 165th Infantry, with Fighting 69th banners flying.

Along the route, more than 50,000 stood in silence, many dropping to their knees on the sidewalk to pray.

After the service, Duffy was taken to the family plot in St. Raymond's Cemetery, in the Bronx, and interred beneath a tall cross with a grapevine motif and the simple words "Father Duffy."

His Times Square statue was unveiled in 1937.

This is the scene in 1937 when his statue was being unveiled: