Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-26
sDEATH OF ARCHBISHOP EccLEsToN.

1--WE have observed for week or two past, with
very sincere regret, daily reports from Georgetown,
in this District, to the Baltimorep Of the de-
clinng health and very critical condition of Arch
bishop EccLEsToN, of the Catholic Church. This
amiable and esteemed Prelate came from Baltimore
some time since to his apartments in the House
Of the Visitation in Georgetewn, in the hope that
its airy situation and salubreus atmosphere might
renovate his impaired health. But his malady, we
are sorry to say, 50 far from yielding either to
change Of air or the most skilful treatment has
Terminated in his DEATH which event occurred about
halfpast six clock last Tuesday evening. He has
been Archbishop Of Baltimore sixteen years, and at
the time Of his lamented death had not completed
the fftieth year Of his age.
The remains of the Archbishop laid in state in
.Aes Gon-eps Chapel, Georgetown where an i'm
number OF yisi.Y,s called 10 view II On We'd
,nssdsy. Il was melancholy andimposing spec
corps being dressed in pontcals with flowers taste
fully arranged around Solemn high for the dead
sung in the chapel by the Rev. MI BroGard and De Pro
fnndis' by the choir Of nuns. o hg6ttaa .s sg n.
The funeral procession Thursday from the Convent the
Railroad Station ca distance Of probably miles and half
was Of most imposing character, n keeping with the
aed station Of the deceased and in strict conformity the
rites and usages Of the Roman Catholic Church. The fune
rel procession reached the Railroad Station about o'clock
II extended at least three quarters Of mile Pennsylvania
The corpse drawn in splendid hearse by four
iron grey horses In front Of the coege the marine band
manched playing solemn dge The Faculty and Students
Of fGeogeown College, the Faculty Of the Washington Se
nary the Catholic Clergy n their sacred robes the German
Benevolent Society, the children Of St. yincents Orphan
Asylum, and number Of citizens foot noticed in the
line OF the procession We noticed in the line Of carriages
that Of President FILLxoRE, who together with the SEcRE
rARr of the TREAsUR1, the SECRETARY Of the NAyr the
GEsERAL, and the ATTORNEY GgSERAL,
were present the melancholy occasion, many
Of the Ministers representing Foreign Governments The
MAYOR Of Warrington the MARSHAL Of the District, and
the MAroR Of Georgetown also noticed in carriages.
The procession moved in excellent order all the way from
Convent to the Railroad Station The corpse there de-
vered to aarge committee from all the Catholic churches Of
Baltimore appointed receive it. who, being Joined by
great many citizens Of the District departed for Baltimore
soon after nine o'clock. 3 wv, ~ ~ sgr jg,,g.sts
We learn from Baltimore that the remains reached that
city about eleven o'clock All the Catholic Clergy, together
with the several associations and schools attached the d
rent churches assembled at the depot in Charles
70 receive them. large procession formed, which,
moving to the solemn requiem Of chsners and the tong Of
bells, proceeded with the body to the Cathedral where it
will lie in state until Saturday. and then be placed in the
vault below the altar Of the church, by the side Of the remains
# fArchbshops JoHS Cannon, AMsRosE MAnrscHAI and
JAMES WHIrrrEID. The interior Of the Cathedral having
'een draPed in black, the choir galleries. paintings and
wear very mournul appearance. v. ~.