The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-28
The American Cardinal,

The American Cardinal.
| CoNFERRING THE SCARLET BERETTA -IMPo-
| SING CEREhoNIES IN ST. PArRICKs CATHs-
| pRAL-LARGE ATTENDANCE OF ARcHB SHOPS,
BISHOPS PRIESTS, AND OTHER ECCLESIASTIcs
| IMMENSE GATHERING OF TIE PRoPLE-THE
| MUSIC AND OTHER FEATURES OF TIE OCcA.
| SION.
! NEW YORK. April 27.-Tbe imposing cere.
monies accompanying the conferral of the
scarlet bereHd upon CARDINAL McCloskey
took place this morning at s.. Patrck'S ca.
| tbedral. Tbousi inds of spectators were
gathered at the cathedral to witness the cere-
mony. There has been an enormous de.
mand for tickets OF admission, and numbers
of those who had them found considerable
difficulty in gaining entrance.
| The streets in the immediate ueighborhood
were packed with human beings. The in-
terest manifested was 80 great that reprCsen-
tatves from every part Of the Union were
present. A number of front seats in the
| Cathedral were reserved for invited guests,
and among those seated 10 them were Chief
Justice Daily, Judge Dopohue, District.At.
torney Phelps, Siucliir Tolcey. Collector
Arthur. Thomas Murphy, end many other
well-known citizens.
| At twenty minutes to II O'Clock the head
Of the procession emerged from the vestry,
the acolytcs leading. Thep followed long
lines of clergymen, who, after making gent
flexioLs before the high al:ar. passed down
| the centre aisle, which was snon packed.
| When the surpliccd priests had all taken their
| places representatives Of the various religious
orders in the diocese began TO emerge from
the yestry In their picturesque habits. When
this part of the procession had been al az
ranged, each in their proper places, there
was an interval OF ten nlinutes, durrg z
which the church was filled with Joyous mu-
sic from the choir.
| The procession of prp'ates next emerged
| from the vestry With slow and measured
tread. The audience rose as the grand
spectacle began TO unfold itself. The scene
was magnificent. Boys with picturesque
robes and swinging ccnsors, and digoitaries
in dark purple preceded the srcnbishops
and bishops. The procession was closed by
the ctlebrant Of the mass, Bishop Laugnlin
of Brooklyn, aud Rev. DR.. McGlynu assist
ant priest; Rev. Father Mclean, deacon
and Rev. Father keaD, sub jeacou. Then
came Cardinal McJloskey, the Papal Envoy
IDr. Ubald and Mouseisneur Rorceiii
and lastly the tall figure OF Coun
Morefosch, of the Pope's noble guard
in his dazzling uniform. Cardinal Nc
Closkey. wearing Eis purple cassock ant
mantilletta, knelt at the epste side Of th
altar. The Archbishop Of Baltimore sat o:
his throne on The same side. The otflcatln:
bishop aud clergymen stood at the ALTA
steps. and mass was c0m,uenced. At TIT
Confteor the Cardinal stood up and proceed
ed to his throne at the gospel side, he alone
of all the prea!es present having the pasto:a
staff, which was carried by au assistant
The officiating bi-hop, after incenslng th
altar three TIRES, sat do~n With the deacon
aud sub de1con. Bishop Laughlin read tn
iniroit, recited the kyric, and intOned tn
1l0ria in erCelsiS, wlch was sung by tn
choir. Collects were read by the cclcbrant
1.-The epis,les by the sub deacon, aud Will
Bishop Lau.hlin read the gospel th
whole congregation rose to their feel
opening OF the canon or solemn part Of tb
ceremony, the people standing, made the a.
tempt to sneel, tut were unable to do s.
being lnlS>ed so tightly together, and th
very unusual spectacle was witnessed b.
hundreds stlndiog up duriog the consecra
lion, Towards the end Of tue mass was IN
/, troduced the ceremony of giving the par, o
=. kiss of peace. Par was given from one t;
another until it passed along to the riSh
and left all through the crowded sanctuary
, When mass was finished the interesting par
: of the ceremony commenced.
Cardinal McCloskey rose aud kuelt at th
left hand of the altar. The Archbishop G
Baltimore stepped down from his throne an
knet at the epistle SIDE. Tue audience aros
with percaplible excitement and some crowd
ed up among the c!ergymen in the sanctuary
The legate Mgr. R1ncetti stood beside Arch
bishop Bailey, and in loud, clear voice rea'
the message in Latin from the Pope TO tn
Archbishop Of Baltimore, setting forth tn
reasons which induced him 10 confer tn
Card,nalute on Archbishop McCloskey, ant
at tie close handed him the brief.
He then chanie d the words, cred0 In trer"n
deum, and in low voice recired the re
mainder Of the Ncene creed. When it wa
concluded the celebrant, together with tn
assistant d aeon and su j-deacoD, sat dow
until the choir had tinlshed. Bishop Laugh
lin returned to the altar where, after th
customary don,iauS coliseum und ore1nus: b
proc eded to read the pray ers at the otter:O =
The deacon and subdtacon then prepared
the sacred vessels and the bread and wine.
Mercandlnte's guam Delecta was sun:
during this period. The acoiytes again ac
yanced with censOTs, anu Tue alsar was IN
censed by The cclebran', the archbishop ant
bishops rising and removing their mtres
The priests and congregation also arose. 4
this time the church was level sea OF head
from right TO left, and from the sanctuary Il
the doors. The right, left, aud centre aisle
were packed as full as they could hold viii
people who were glad 10 get standing-room
when the bell tinkled to announce tb
time to confer the beret'a on this ne@Iy-ap
pointed prince OF the Church, the Arch
bishop, having replied in Latin, passed lh
brief over TO Falber Mclean, deacon of th
mass, who then read II. Count Moreiosch
} then surrendered tie beretla TO Mg-. Ron
cetti, who handed it to Archbishop Bailey
who then walked over to the Cardinal an
placed the cap on his head, at the same time
addressing him iu Latin as En,tnent.o 1ua.
The Cardinal made suitable reply also II
Latin, and after intopiug the Te Deuns re
tired to the yestry and put on the crlmso
robe of bis office and returned to the alta
while the choir sang the Ie Deum. At to
close of the hymn the Cardinal gave th'
Poptifical Benediction, and the ceremons
were ended and the rest OF the congregation
passed out Of the cathedral.