, 1864-01-12
THE FUNERAL OF ARCHBISHOP
HUGHES.
Imposing Ccremo onfes Mt the Cathedral.
From the n. 7. Evening Post, Jan. 81

From the n. z. Evening Post, Jan. 81
iae M vast cioma, , nmnuG sa,s Is1"sIa .ss;,s
sna ~ attd St Patr;or's Gotis,rai onjtTe
tsat ~ 9,'omsan5a Wnsa 1,naIi" even tn ret
;ato ts 4he hn,dinr eee,ns on1w ~ have incrsss
ny ~ .n1 st.ra1 s.s;rc ~ onr cntho.;c fsI,o1-
t'ana en lug 4o attend tc fner,I obseonies "f
eizenn ~ -nhh'sbnn ona ~ corIr ~ acren
eIc'a tnsT ~ q. s,.nrS;r; oth .non I'D won,en
ere ereGn aatiered an1 hefoFe the church I'd door At
e,a,,t e;nht n,cioclS tho 4,n1icernen formed
lines across Mott street, and cleared the space
Just in front of the cathedral. At nine. o'clock
1hcre was vast crowd IN the vicinity, and
several times The line Of the police was tenn
The most persistent and frantic n their stIng-
giles to .gain admittance, many 4ithem having
to be ejcctcd By main force. Every persua"
sion was ueed to induce the police to relax
their vigoT, one woman daclai1ng that she
had come hundred miles TO attend teeaune-
Tal, another MAINTAINING & that sue was COUSIN
to inc Archolshop, Whne many s1mply aP-
pealed to the gallantry Of the obdurate Ne
tropoiitanB. But all Whs IN ram aud me
multitude were kept "ont IN the cold,
cro"alns anu !ang1nS anu entigaune anu
grumpIng: Ontelae me catnea5al the scene !,
resSmbled that at t1e diamond Weaoihs"
~ Tag e n ase the escted Curiosity ii Il hc e
pie to remind one that 1unefn1 Was Tue on-
ject Of the gathering, 49,
INSIDE TIE CATHEDRAL
-nurin,, MI th1s time while the miscellane-
,ns nnhsIc 1ycre WAITING and 5Ieezin1, in The
etTce. n vast nnuber Of persons were ouietly
hermit ne1ttcd d to leak into tbo % Cathedral bv the
p 4ear entsancc m Mnlberry street 50 that
1Nen at tru o,ciock ire front doors we're
opened the expectant waiting crowd found
Tia cotheiIral alreaiy flied. ana on1y the fore
nnet fev rnnl5. fird -standjnr room in the
n;slcs near he door.
:
TIE oesohAltose.
The interior Of, the cathedral was most
elabo1ate4y 6raped IN placK, Two tnousano
yards OF cloth being employed Tor tMs pur-
pose. over tne allaf- pleee was a1aFesy IN
black ana Wn1e, sufm9unle4 n " Wnlte closs
| on black ground. me Wqus OF inc pnha-
ing, between ne Wina0Ws, mele cempiete!y
hidden IN plach, WMle ING Pl!4a1s q tae nave
we're also enclfcied Win oiacK as n1gh as tne
capitnls. Inc organ lo1t was a1so Pfo1usely
adorned, while thfonghont, tne saole nue. OF
these. decofauons Was renewed ny M1ea1ns,
ena a1eo E1 m bosH dotteS
with tongues ot hame IN sllEer 1ol..
| The scene at the moment when the ser
vices began "cre very imposing. n tne cen
tre Of the crowded cathedral STOOD inc catal.
1aque, On which were placed the remains o.
the dead AreboSh1p 1pp Ataeffo "e 1he 1pg
Inc coffin; ont now u ny hslde OF u, yer,
1oMesSts nesatlns, s,,, ne ePtesvpI 1opee, auu
was s1ioitiv raised 90 n 10 he easily scen % Nv
thr MIME At tl,e fnot. of fhe cornss al
saro1aI * the c1ar0v famono tha,n Rev n Hers
Cah;lI 4he noted Irssf, lectnrer ! and the s,St.
na1inresscs;, Of the Orilers of The S;sters n
Eercr III sisters Of Charity. y and nd lie sisters r.
nf IA Good si,ephcrd '@
In ny i,ont of Ike chancc1. md strctch,no
ouiie ] aeross the church. was double row q
priests, q n ages, wearing viii white saEp1iees