, 1874-06-13
Composition Of tho Band ~ Father
Doaly and Bishop Dwenger.
How the Pilgrims Amused Them
selves During tho Voyage,
Quasi Conversion Of Jarrett and Palm
er, of "BIack-Crook"- Fame.
Programme Of Religious Services
OH Shipbonrd.

Special Correspondence ef The Chicago Tribune.
on Hoard STEAMER pEnEfRE,
HAvnE, May ~, 1874. !
Last year pilgrimage Of English Catholics
chiefly noblemon's families, carefully aolootoa
for thoir sooal standing-1eft London for Paray-
lo-nfonial, one Of tho French shrnes, aud mot
with 60 much notice by tho way as to aot q FASH
ion In tho matter OF pilgrlmages which our
American Catholics hpve hastehed, with that
talent for imitation Of anything noble or snob-
biBh for which no Americans aro so famous, to
copy. A suggestion Of q pilgrimage of American
Catholics to Rome Wag thrown ont several weeks
ago in a Catholic journal OF New York. Numer-
Gus rop1ies woro called fortl and, after tho rojeo
ton Of many applications, tile reduction Of tho
number originally proposed, tho banl Of pilgrims
now on board the Poreire, in tho harbor Of HaYre,
was formed.
1t iant m ariatocratic band or nnobbisl, like
it's English model. a more domofratio band
dofy you to collect from all parts Of the country;
md
AMqnE 1NuoNanuous MACS
Of human nature was mover before confined at
sea. Tho manner Of forming tho band 1noylta-
bly, led to this incongruity In social position,
EDUCATION, opinion, and even nationality. Thore
arc half-a- dozen d1feront nationalitics on board
Father Doaly, an Iriah-Amerioan priest, of tho
Society Of Jesus,-a worry 1oaruod auatoro nan,
-loRtls delegation Of Irish and Hish-Ameri-
caus from Nov York and Now Jersey. Bishop
Dwengor Of Fort Wayno,-a bur1y, good-natur-
cd, In fact q jolly divno,-has q following of
Germans mainly. though there are several
Americana from tho West also with him. Judge
Theard, Of New Orleans,-a Frcnoh Creole, and
evidently 1nan superior to tho majority of
those In tho band,-is tue central figure Of .
sissippi. Tho Yicar~Goporal Of Texas loads
small group Of Bpanish-Americans, who drass
like ranchoros, and talk a gibberish which ap-
pears q mystory to most Of tho other passengers.
Capt, a. G. Clary, Of tho United States Navy, is
the centre Of n group of natives from Baltimore,
Washington, nnd Richmond: Sngularly enough,
several Of the lattor delegation belong to
TIE 8EMMES FAMILY,
Of Virginia and Alabama; aud. as NO passed.
discontinue Of tholr piratical cousin, Raphael
SommoB, Of Alabama famo-they noted tho fa-
NOUS locality as curiously aa tho remainder Of tho
passengers. Two Sons Of this fanily-studens
delegated ps atandera-boarors Of tho pilgrims,
and will boRr into homo aud to the Vatican ali
American flag embollished with sovoral religious
mottos. Tho exact propriety or Significance Of
erable importauce to both tho act Of taking the
American flag pnfurlod through Victor Emannors
dominionH into belcaguored Romo tas good Cath-
olcs look on i) and to the fact that sis horno
by boys, whose fathers, loss than decade ago,
periBhed in fighting.
borno by tho pilgrims nre 5000 francs In gold
contributed to the Popo by tic Catholic Union of
Nov YoT md Soo9 tranGs saegsrbe1 Mr, BY tic
Lourdes, whittier the pilgrims go Oh leaving
Paris, to visit Tho Bhrino Of tho Sacred Heart Of
tho blessed Virgin, hoars made Of gold about
half foot in diameter, wil 30 deposited.
College at Fordhana, N. y, and the name of
enoh student Ia engraved upon the Offering.
Each pilgrim conveys somo individual oiforing
to the shrine at LourlaB, theoretically in rodomp
ton Of some vow m4do to the Virgin.
Notwithstanding tho peculiar 'incongruity In
character Of the pilgrims, they have dwelt to-
gethor during the tedious ten days past In SIN
gular unanimlty and harmony.
FATHER DEALY AND BISHOP DWENaEh
both claimed to bo the ot1ioial hoad of tho band,
tho former as tho Bpeoial deogate aud repre-
sentative OF Archbishop McOlohkey, of New
York; the latter us tho ranking divine present.
No serious dispute resulted from theHo clams,-
to Ito Bishop. Tho father, However, has led
soryices in tho first cabin, and tho Bislop has
devoted hia timo 10 The conduct OF Bervioas iu
tho second oabin. That is, what timo he las not
tured discussion .on tie dock aud ID tho saioi;-
inng-room. The Bishop has boon tho So
cial 1ifo Of tho ship, relieving tho yoy
age OF much of It's monotony by his
constant fund Of good hurnor. In fact, tho pill
regulation sackclotl md sandal. footed ideal
pilgrim Of the past. Tho modern pilgrim smokes,
drinks discusses politics, reads the papers (thoy
left Now York with lYitA1s' Spirit In hand, mud
woro tho first to try la Vic l'arisi0nns when we
touched at Dros.), and enjoys himself generally.
ABf for tho pilgrimeasos, they play cards 81 we'll
AZ thoY count bahdH nnd two Of the prottiost
Il might say the only two pretty ones) hayo in-
duged in tho livoliest sort Of iunocent tirtatons
witt two outkide barbarians from Nov York. Tho
first day out, ono Of the ,priasts sang one or two
comic aongH for tho amusement Of tllree or four
othors, mud certainly succeeded, II their laugh-
tor vas any sort of indication TINT thoy enjoyed
the fun or music. Whether tho spirit Of fun Or
trsolioa m % or m not DO moi know; but II may a add
that ono result Of tho voyage has boon q quasi
conversion OF
11EssRs. JARRETT PALMER,
of 13Hofbiu ntro fnrS q ~