New-York tribune., 1873-02-11
FUNERAL or 4 PRELATE.
ogsEoulEs OF vIcAR-GENERn STAIRS.

OBsEQUIEs OF VICAR-GENERAL STAIRS.
The funeral services of the late Vicar
General STAIRS took place yesterday at ST. Patrcks Ca
thedral in the presence Of large congregation. The
body lay in state at the Cathedral during Sunday night
and Yesterday morning. and watched by Sister
Mary Frances Of the Princest Asylum and twelve men,
bers Of the St. Vincent de Paul Conference The Cathe
dra was opened at a. yesterday for the early mass
At $50 a. m it TeOpened for the Obsequie OF the de-
ceased Vlcar-Gene Long before this time, however
large cOncOurse Of people had assembled outside the
church. and it with great difficulty that the police
present could press back the crowds assembled. None
were admitted the Cathedral without tickets, which
had been distributed Sunday So many Of these how
ever had been issued that the church crowded TO
excess and even the aises nave and corridors
cuped The church heavily draped in black. The
pulpit altar pillars and windows had the same sOmber
dress The catafalque on which the body Of the de-
ceased rested in the nave. IL was covered with
floral decorations while above and surmountng it was
funeral urn Against the walls OF the Cathedral stood
the banners OF the different parochal schools draped in
mourning. Soon after 10 O'Clock a procession
Of over one hundred priests entered and
took seats outside the front rangs. Behind these
were the following pabearers: Ex-Sherif John Kelly,
the Hon. John McKeon, Patrick DOlan Patrick Hogan,
Dennis Caroin, DR.. OROurke, Timothy O'DOnohue, and
Michael Kelly The Offices for the dead then read.
Fifty acoyes priests and eight bishops present
and took part in the services Mozarts Requiem Mass
in ID Minor was celebrated by Archbishop McClOskey,
sted by the Rev. Thomas S. PrestonOf ST. AIMS. The
Revs. William Quinn OF St. Peters and j. Herman
Deaeons Of honor the Rev. John j. McNamee ociated
as Deacon and the Rev. j. j. Kane acted Subdeacon.
The Rev. John F. Kearney the Master OF Ceremonies,
and was assisted by the Rev John Farley Private seere
tary TO the Archbishop and the Rev. John Reardon The
music was given by chorus of co voices and solo choir
consisting Of Madame Chome, Soprano; Madame Unger,
Alto Mr. Graf Tenor Mr. Urchs BassO and Mr.. Lohst,
Baritone. The organist Mr.. FRANKIE and the con-
ductor Gustavus SchmitZ. At the ofertory, Domino
Jesu" baritone solo, with chorus from Donizetti's
ReGulen was sung and az the elevation, Sautaris"
a duet by MERCER for soprano and alto, was given.
AT the conclusion OF the mass, Bishop LOughlln OF
BROOKLYN assembled the pulpit and delivered discourse
from the text Blessed the dead that die the
the deceased His loyalty his supeors his sincerity
and especially notable, while the charity
and kindness OF the dead prelate received tribute OF
praise After the absOluOn was pronounced by
ArchbishOp McClOskey. The funeral procession then
formed headed by Bishops Lynch of Charleston. S. c.
Bacon of Portland, Me-; Wood OF Philadelphia, MoNerny
Of Albany, Williams Of Boston, and McQuade OF Roch-
ester Following these came the coffin and the pail
bearers The remains taken out through the Mott
81 entrance and deposited In the cIercaI vault OF
the cathedral. Among those present we're the Rev NJ
A. Corrlan Of Seton Hail. Vicar renerai OF kewJersey;
and the IV John A. Turner, arGeneral OF BROOKLYN
various organizations and societies were represented al
the funeral Among them the Catholic Pr0tectofy
EDlRrI lDdusTal Aid Society, 40 conferences or the
g. Vincent De Paul Society Sisters Of the Founding
Asylum, Mount 81. Vincent Academy, Convent OF the
kAeIfd USrt Christian Brothers, and The 6t PiDceDte