Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-10-08
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yond description. Il was with difll-
Guilty the pastor, with the aid of the
police, cleared . passage for them
through the aisle. After they were
seated, 90 great was the anxiety to see
them, that hundreds, forgetting the
sacred character Of the place, stood MP
on the seats, and Father Mooney Was
obliged to announce that he would not
commence mass until all knelt In their
places.
The magnificent high altar was
lighted with 500 tapers, and adorned
with flowers. The mass was Mozart's
18th. sung BY . double quartette, with
. heavy chorus. Father Mooney was
the celebrant, and the ceremonies were
those Of the solemn high mass. On
this occasion rich gold vestments were
worn, that are only taken ont ct special
times, such - when the archbishop
visits the church. Fifty altar boys, In
picturesque robes, waited ON the on
ciating priest.
The sermon was preached by Father
Mooney, from the words, /" What will
it profit man to gain the whole
world and lose his own soul" After
reading tn gospel, Father Mooney
abiding to ahe distins uished visitors.
said he felt e was bis duty to tender
A-epRDyAL GRKETING
and warm Welcome to the bridal party
present, and he said he did 90 not only
In his own name, but in the name OF
the people Of st. Bridgets, and In the
presence Of that vast multitude. who
came there not only to worship, but TO
pay respsct 70 young married couple
who have also receiyed the greetings
of thousands In this state, and moot
gratifying greetings from beyond the
sea. Father Mooney then delivered .
powerful and Instructive discourse In
3 moot eloquent strain.
After mass, when the congregation
poured out, the equare was mass of
living beings. Yielding to the prompt
ings Of Father Mooney. Nj, and Mrs.
Fitch appeared on the balcony Of the
pastoral residence. The people
througed around Ia counsless ihous
ands, cheering again and again; and
when the bridal party drove away,
there were cries OF "God bless You"
and the like, from hundreds.
Altogether It was scene 81 remark.
AblH enthusiasm. When oil was over,
Father Mooney, pointing TO the i'm
mense macs Of human beings In the
square, proudly remarked, "They are
all Irish In the. crowd,1
i 8iooRAPnY or ToanfY.
Mr.. Fitch 10 . native or New York,
and comes from . good, bat By no
means wealthy family. Asa boy he
attended ST. Bridget's parish school.
but carly went TO work 10 the Novelty
Iron Works. lie entered the naval
service on May 20, 1869, the date or his
present commission being July q,
He has consequently seen over IL
years of service, during which time
the records show that he his been on
shore only about II months. He IL
now about 81 years Of age. At pres.
ent he has . complimentary leave Of
absence for ono year, ct the expiration
OF which he intends to resign and
make his future residence IN st. Louis.
An old lady In New York said 10 {
reporter yesterday eve known him
- boy and man, and HE father and
people before him, his uncle Barney,
and al Of them. His fathers name
was James. He used to live down C
No. ~ Sheriff street. He used to drive
for Harmon d Gregory, brewers.
Some years ago they moved mp to
Father Mooneys parish, and I lost
sight Of Tom for awhile, but ! used to
nee his father and uneles,"
aWhat part Of the country did they
rome from 2"
awell, III tell you; they came from
Drumbruckles, County Csvsn, the
,sme town land that Phil Sheridan's
father came from. Tho parish was
fnll Of them, and this 10 how, you zee,
they call him Fitch. The
FAMILY NAME 10 TITzPArAIcx,
but there were 20 many Of them that |
The people couidn't distiuRuish one
from the other, when talking OF them,
BY saying "blg" and "little, aud euci |
Ike, SO thy called some Qf them !