Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-03-03
LOCAL y EVE.

p,,SsR.L OF REV. PETER KRoEs A gen
lama, who was present at the funeral OF the
,,ts venerable pastor Of ST. Mary's Church, at
G ss College, on Saturday last furnishes
VA with the following account OF the l n,a Ia
,sbi n the services we're conducted. we pup
LII !, for tn. satisfaction OF he many lrlenoS
# Father Kroes OF al! denHn'natlons' VINO
w,ud have testified their regard for h'm Dy
auen ling, had circumstances pefm'tteu
AT ..Ih, BODY was habted in ca~sock and bret
;, ~ cone and laid in plain, W 'lnut coffin,
.ba lid o., which was left entirely OFT during the
a COW la the casped hands OF the corpse
ras a c11cfx. held erect, as though the dead
wa" was gazing upon it, and at his feet was a
b.,ntitul cross Of white flowers, presented by a
I,iv Of this city This was placed on the I'D
rbso il was screwed on Six tail candleSt!cks,
b. ring hgntel candles, stood around the c'thn,
which was placed 10 front of the chancel, IN the
CnlI.pe Chapel, with the head to the altar.
The f.a'ure5 wore their usual look aud, though
rr.a,ly cuacated, Father kroes seemed as
Ihnlrh he was bu, 10 gentle slumIcr.
The congregations uf ST. Marys Church,
Alexandria, and of Trinity Church, George
town, who were pr.:seut III large numbers, oc-
mnei the North side Of the chapel, the STU
l.n;s who cine IN lat r. filling the centre and
smith ranges. Rev J. Hcaley conducted the
services, assisted by ten other priests, among
whom were Rev. Mcssrs O'kauc and Ciccatcr-
RI of Alexandria, Wigt, Of Nashin> ton,
buddy, of Georgetown aud Sumner. Clampi,
and Loguc, of the College. These were di-
yidcd uto two choirs, by whom the Mathis aud
Lauds of the Office for the Dead were rcctcd.
The former consists OF the l4th, 9Th, 9th. It'll,
o2l, 24th, 10Th. sch, Goth anu Glst Psalms,
with less ms from the 7th, l0th, 18th, l4th 18th
and 10th chapters of the 30 k Of Job, AMI the
latter of the 50th, 9th. 62, GG:h, rs h, AZ II
and l5Oth Psalms, with inc ) ny "f tzschlaS
from the 3Sth chapter of lsalas. and the Can
,iclc of Zachary, from ST.. Luke. chapter !, toi-
lowed by the 10th Psalm, 9TH. 80 NTH r.
testant version, the numbering of the Psalms
in the Catholic version differing by one, from
the 10th to the l47th, in consequence ot a d't-
terent division of two Psalms
"A Requiem Mass was then said hy Father
Hralcy: after which, the college students filed
in and occupied the p ices assigned them amt
the clergy holding lighted tapers, ranged them
srlvas round the coffin, while the usual funeral
service was chantcd A procession was then
formed, headed By the professional cross, borne
hv sub-deacun in black ,un!c, supported by
arolytes bearing wax-tapcrs. The students,
two bv two, formed the escort, and were follow
ed by the clergy, to the number, perhaps, Of
twenty, after whom came the GOTTA, borne on
bier covered with black velvet pail, by six
brothers Of the Society of Jesus \ choir fol-
lowed, solcnny chanting the Cantictc of Zacha
~, "B cSsed be the Lord God of Israel be-
cause He hath visited and wrought the redemp-
ton of His people, &c The voices Of the
chanters were exceedingly fuc, aud as the pro;
css>ion, which was closed by the personal
friends aud former parishoners Of tie d ceased
moved slowly to the College Cemetery, to the
t,lliny of the bell, the scene was Il most ln-
preSSlye one.
The graves are in rows, each with a neat.
marble head st ,nc, of uniform size and shape,
and surrounded by Il little border OF box, iu-
stead OF being raised as usual. The students
were ranged around the gravel wa! ks, while
the clergy aud chauters surrounded The grave,
and the rest of those present occupied the road
descending to and overlooking the spot. Anoth-
er short portion of the bura! service was read
by Father Healey, and, at the eud, he cast the
first earth upon the coffin, with the words of
the ritual: Remember, man, that thou art
dust and into dust thou shalt return.