Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-13
Funeral Of Archbishop sp.ldins.

AN INPOelN0 ARRAY OF PRHLATBs.
The funeral Of the late Archbishop Martin
John Spalding in Baltimore yesterday was the
largest religious demonstration of the kind that
ever took place in that city, and probably the
most imposing ever witnessed in this country.
The various Catholic societies, with an immense
throng Of spectators, were arrayed along the
streets within the short square or two extending
around from the front of the mansion on Charles
Cathedral on Cathedral street, and through
which the funeral procession, consisting OF
bishops, priests, seminarians, &c, passed A
special train from this city in the morning con-
yeyed gcodly number of clergy the Young
Catholics Friend Society of this city, in large
force, together with full delegations from other
societies here. A delegation of forty persons
from the Colored Catholic Benevolent Society
and the same number from the Young Colored
Mems Society OF Washington, also went on by the
special train.
left the mansion about 81 o'clock IN the follow
ing order First came three semnarians, one
bearing an elevated silver cross and the two
Others large lighted candles; then followed a
Charles Preparatory Theological College; stu
dents OF st. Mary's Seminary, so i'm number,
local and visiting clergy, about 200 in number,
followed by Bishop Foley, OF Chicago; Bishop
Whelan, OF Wheeling; Bishop Mullen, OF Erie;
Bishop Shanahan, of Harrisburg; Bishop W God, ,
of Philasephia; Bishop Domenec, of Pittsburg;
Bishop Persico, of Savannah; Bishop O'Hara
of Scranton; Bishop Becker, of Wilmington,
Del; Bishop Gibbons, of North Carolina; Bishop
Williams, of Boston; Bishop Bayley, of Newark,
and NJ ost Rev. John McCl0skey, ID. D., Arch
bishop of New York. Then came the bier on
which was the coffin, borne by the following
clergymen Rev. &. L. White, ID. D., of ST.
Matthew'S Church, Washington; Rev. Stephen
Kelly. S. j., president of LoyOla College; Rev
LeOpoly Petsch. G. ). 5. r.; Rev. Edward Nc
Colgan, OF st. Peters Church; Rev. ID. f.. Iy-
man, OF Govanstown; Rev. Henry Myers, of St.
Vincent de Paul; Rev. b. j. McManus, OF St
Johns; Rev. John Gaitley, OF st. Patrick s.:
Rev. p. L. Chapelle, of st. Joseph's; Rev. j. j..
Guistiniani, of the Emaculate Conception
Church; Rev. Father Charles, OF the Pass!onist
Monastery; Rev. John McCaffrey, ID. D., of
Mount St. Mary's College; Rev. j. A. Walter, of
ST Patrick's Church, Washington; Rev. +. L.
Boyle. of st. Peters Church. Washington: Rev
John Foley, ID. d.. Of st. Martins; Rev John
Lloyd.
On the lid of the coffin was placed a crown of
camelias and japonicas. Following the coffin
came the relatives and friends OF the deceased,
the rear being brought up by q platoon of
policemen. When the procession had moved
out from the mansion the Papal ZOuaves fell
into line in advance of it, ard marched as lar
as the entrance OF the Cathedral, with arms
reversed, and their mufied drums beating a
slow march. The large bell OF the Cathedral
also sounded as the procession began to move,
and was Immediately followed by those in the
spire OF Saint Alphonsus' Church.
THE RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
AS soon as those composing the procession
was commenced by the priests and seminarians
who chantCd the mathis and q nls. Solemn
high mass was then celebrated by Right Rev
Bishop Whelan, of Wheeling, assisted by Rev.
Michael Dausch, of st. Nincent's Church. as
deacon; Rev. Father Boucher, vicar-general OF
the diocese of Louisville, Kentucky, subdeacon;
Very Rev. j. =. Dubreuil, president OF st.
MaIy's Theological Seminary, assistant priest;
Rev. Father Ferte, president of st. Charles
Preparatory Theological College, master of
ceremonies, and Rev. Father McAllen, assist
ant After the mass the Most Rev. John
McCloskey, ID. D., Archbishop OF New York,
delivered funeral discourse from the words of
st. Paul. I'd Corinthians, 18th chapter aud 18th
verse, " Most gladly will spend myself and he
spent for souls, and the souls redeemed by the
precious blood of the Saviour"
After the services were concluded the pro-
csssion reformed and the body was borne to its
final resting place in the crypt under the cathe-
dral, within which are found the tombs OF five OF
the six previous Archbishops Of Baltimore,
namely: Archbishops Carroll, Marechal, White
field, EcclestOn and Ke nrick, Archbishop Neale
being buried at Georgetown. The tomb Of Arch
bishop Spaldng adjOins that Of Archbishops
EcclestOn and Kenrick and was constructed the
day after his death. In front of all the tombs
are marble slabs bearing the Names ages &c
Of the illustrious dead