The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-28
uHtuuEs Of the LATE PORTUGUESE MINISTER
Imposing Ceremonial ntssts. Peter and Psul''
Church, WILLIAMSBURG.


Church, WILLIAMSBURG.
A solemn and imposing csromony took yiace yesser
day morning in the Catholic church Of Sta Peter and
Paul REV. Father Maons's in Second street, Williams
burg, which, notwithstanding tho nciemcncy OF tho
weather, very largely attended. Tho OCCASION
the celebration Of the obseques Of the late Senior joss
c. De Figanierc Morn, Minister HenpotentIary and
Envoy Extraordinary to tho United states from tho King
dom OF Portugal
Senior De Figanisre died the Gath inst nfer pro-
,scod Illness the residence Of his SOD, In tho parish
Of Sta Peter and Paul aget sixty eight years The
tuary services yesterday OF ths most solemn and
spyroprztcharacter, and were carried Oh, with all the
grandeur pertaining 70 ,ho Roman ritual me church
churches at this season Of tue yoar In commsmoraton
OF Christmas festival. and the eyergreens bctoken
hog tho rcoiclnas incident 20 the Nativity stil have
place edinca contras, 10 these presented
by ssmbre drnperies that yesterday shrondci the
sanctuary told Of the presence Of death amid the
,ovous acclaimg Of tho fncarnat on-a blending no u
speak. OF tho requiem taaan1 with tbs Gisrid &, Ez-
cets.,
church at ton o'clock A. ~ and placed calafalqBs
tho uppcr end ~ the main aisle opposite the altar,
the relatives and rends occupying the front pe
on the riEh In no poly Of TIE church were Gated
numbers tbe prominent nlerhsnts Of this city who
for years hah enjoyed tho friendship d the lat sr
and afo n uunber OF our isH0H-chona u Portuguese
aud u Span sh birth ocal representatives Of other
nai0nales Ia tho pef8ons - foreign consas and vica
cons1is occupied peFs GA tho Jeff u the main aisie,
While numerous spectators u both seated
the raorics 90 either sfe Of tho refnalus which wsrs
eleaged in splendid burial casket Of iron painted IN
imitation Of rosewood and poEhed IN thu Highest do
gree oi hghled VA candles GrAprd Ia sablo,
A. IA Also the ca.afalqua on which the caket rcstsd
Al toe BODY wa borne ap the malB atsie Professor
schcitner the orgsnis Of tie church, performed drge.
ike voluntary, WHICH, ~ ~ harinole- and unsons
eweied through end ruled along tbe GnIhic ases o. to
SACRED odace told plainly that master hand uas giving
them forth
Al eleven otso-k tho services Of the mas FOR Tho
dead cdtnmencsi the procession Of aeoytos md
aatrs latter habted 81 blair.
into this sanctuary, preceded by two altar boys each
bearing q lighted wax candle When these bad taken
ther places tho oeebrsnt o. the being at the foot
Of the altar and tho deacon and subdeacop on ihs rgh
and left sdes respectively the choir sent forth In
tho opening harInonca Of Rossi's Requiem dt.rrom
,Ioaa . Dratn>n willis the "CoafsDro being 70
cited by tho priests Following The R,gp,em tho
"Ds,s frr, "y0ncfus' and "Agnus De-, also BY IosSi
all 81 which worc rendered with remarkably hne eject
The ceremonies Of the solemn requiem rns@ were car.
red out IN tho manner prescribed by tho ritual and
cngro.sed tbs attention % large congregation Those
having been concluded th. .rcesscs retained 10 tho
y-s,ry where tho celebrant Invested himself o. tho
chasable and pot on In stead a magnificent ospc %
back velvet and gof when, the Deacon lead with
massive sllvsr cro~s tho Procession again formed
and pAred through ,hsAncsuary 70 where the remains
The Raw Father Malons then proceeded TO pronounss
euiogy the deceased. referring 20 his exemplary
conduct In every condition u life 10 which he had been
pSrsd-as husband and father, ofhessi dgnitsry
sA . He dwsit eioqusntiy On a.. social
qualities Of the departed minister, rsmArsipg that he
toward hinsrf the 6nsr fssnss q ali wlih whom hs
came In BY tbs urbsshy cf hh manner and N,
gsss' disrossssos be nasfcsd toward bosh high
and o~iy born. TIE reverend gsuusman spoke sko of
tho strong rvlixons faith 81 which this decsasf
animsteA, and pictured his desfbbed In rncsf
appropriate phre. alleging thai no showed IN hts lsss
hour 6rm reliance tho gooiness ~ God and eviuced
belief IN The sscr~d sery 81 the refemrtiou fry
which tbs Christian mind cosid reasonably argue ibss
their departed friend had fond eisrrlal hons ia
heaven.
After the e,losianl hss ben pronounced, the Rev
Father Malone Administered tho fnai sboiatior ast~rg
the During tina rrrefn ny the ctcsf rang
the f.r1 W -r,. aud The sc,erun s-ryicee n the
quism eo3ed w The reei u the pfcsrsi pra,er
10, The dead Toe o1ie sLns cistEyfnrn ~ s.y 81
Malone Ceiebfsnt, Rev. Hsafy COye. D,ac5s.
and Ret. J. Campbell. rue-DeaNoa.
The mus4csi tssIl ara Nera rfsCusely f~niefcd yh9
6aIE on tie esestqn We Ifarf rsfnInf 80 VI
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