Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-04-25

Tho Funeral OF Father O'Brien.
Tuesday was dry long to be remembered by
the Catholic portion Of our citizens as q day
when many Of them for the first time witnessed
the burial of one Of the Priests of their church.
THE PREPARATIONS.
Sunday being Easter Sunday. one Of the most
Joyful anniversaries of the church, of course no
vcstages of woe could be allowed about the
church, so all the preparations for the funeral
had to be made on Monday.
By about 10 O'Clock Monday night all the pre-
partitions for the sad affair were completed, the
church was draped In black, and the body of the
deceased dressed In full clerical vestments.
and In black cloth covered aud silver mounted
coffin was laid In state In q catafalque across the
pews directly in front of the altar.
The body lay in this position from 10 o'clock,
Monday evening, until the funeral services COM
menced Yesterday morning, and the church was
thronged during all this time by immense crowds
of people who went to take last look at the
corpse. Yesterday morning several thousand
people must have passed through the aisles of
the church for this purpose.
The services yesterday morning were announc-
ed to commence at ten o'clock, but the church
was crowded and all the seats and even all stand
ing room occupied long before that time.
THE SERVICES.
At about half-past 10 O'Clock about fifty priests
in their vestments entered the church and sur
rounded the altar and the ceremonies begun. The
first service was the informing by the priests Of
the Office for the dead. Rev. Father Herman
acting as master of ceremonies. This service as
we were all the Others was of course conducted in
Latin.
TIE MASS
At the conclusion of the office for the dead
Rev. DR.. o'IIarra celebrated Solemn High Mass
for the dead and pronounced short eulogy on
the deceased which drew tears from many of the
congregation.
THE EuLOGY.
He said that the deceased had came to this
country when quite young and entered the semi
nary at Philadelphia to fit himself for the duties
of his Office minister of the church, an office
not intended merely for show but requiring
knowledge, and enlightenment by Divine faith.
After he had finished his education and entered
the ministry, lie had for several years served as
assistant in church in Philadelphia and had
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