Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-30
THE BEREFTA ROSA.
Vivid Description Of the Invesd-
ture of Cardinal McCIOSkey.

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Of sensatOn-lOving New York, was the
ceremony of placing the red ecclesiastical
cap Of a cardinal on the head of Archbishop
McClOSkey, which took place at the plain,
Old-fasbioned Church Of st. Patrick, to-day.
The old church is situated at the corner OF
Mulberry and Matt streets, In q quarter
densely populated, chiefly by Irish and
Italians. The whole district turned out OF
doors at 6 o'clock this morning, and bust
ness was suspended in all the neighbOrhOod
of the church. The mills were silent, as
the workmen had taken a holiday. The
windows were filed with women and chill
dren, and the rOoftops were crowded. In
the vicinity Of the cathedral there was a
constant arrival of gorgeous equipages, con-
v,ying State and city officials, dignitaries
Of the church, and other distinguished
people. For several blocks away from the
church, lines of police officers, directed by
captains and inspectors, held back the
THRONGIEG THOUSANDS.
1t was admitted by the trustees that Do.
lice arrangements we're admirable. But
for the police, the ticket-hOlders could not
have got near the church. As 1t was, the
arrangements we're defective in one respect,
namely, IS regards the press representatives.
The wife Of Frank Leslie, artist of the pic
tOrial Of that title, and other press ticket
holders, were kept under the sun for TWEEN
ty minues, at the church door, awaiting the
appearance Of somebody who had charge Of
the press arrangements Representatives
Of leading New York papers found the
space set apart for them filed with people
who had no business there except from Gu
riOsity. This is usually the experience of
reporters at Catholic churches in general,
and st. Patriek's cathedral in particular.
While the bright sun shone on the crowded
TOoftOps, and the
FELLOW FLAG OF THE POPE
as ~atemporal prince, with the cross-keys
Of st. Peter, waved peacefully side by side
with the stars and stripes Of the American
Republic, over the main entrance, the tick
et-holders kwere kept in line, four deep,
under the blazing heat, along the side
walk, and advanced at the rate Of three
steps in 20 minutes. These were simply
holders Of tickets Of admission. Mean
while, to the great disgust Of these people,
the lucky holders Of n mbered tickets for
pews passed in rapidly-amOng them gem
tlemen in full dress, as If for a concert.
Some of the most distinguished and aris-
tocratic people in New York hurried along
around those uninviting street corners,
through feIce-lOOking men, and excitable-
looking young women, for the first time in
their lives.
INSIDE THE CHURCH,
ali was peace and magni6cence. Canopies
o. crimson were to the right and left Of the
altar, through the interStices of which nuns
Of various orders glanced, with feminine
curiosity, upon the throng Of distinguished
and wealthy people. The aroma Of sweet
incense from the vestry filled the air. The
high altar was ablaze with tall tapers, and
radiant with flowers. Cloth Of crimson
and gold was spread here and there around
the sanctuary, and oil paintings, copies of
old masters, were instinct with life under
the concentrated light. The Joyous words, |
CITE DEUM LAUDAMUs"
blazsd in gas jets over the huge crucifx
which surmOunted the high altar. But it
was when triumphant strains from the Or
gan and a battalion Of in~strumentalists re-
sounded through the church, flooding it
with glorious harmony, that the real inter
est of the scene began. This was shortly
before II o'clock. Ac6lytes in black SOU
tanes; acOly.es in red Soutanes; acOlytes in
graceful robes of white; swinging censers;
priests, with pale, sad faces; pOrtly-lOoking
dignitaries Of the church; monks IN white
habits MONKS in black-the white friars
and the black friars Of the middle ages
moved along the moving panorama,
with constantly shifting hues, before the
crowded congregation. Then priests IN or
surplce s,
A WHOLE ARMY OF THEM,
had bent the knee before the high altar,
and passed down the central passage and
seated themselves; the remainder DETECTED
to the right and left, and filed the chairs
in the sanctuary, except those reserved for
the bishops, srChbishOps and leading in
vited ecclesiaStics. The lights of the
sanctuary flashed back the gold from The
glitteTiug mitres as the prelates began to
issue slowly from the vestry and advance
two by two into the sanctuary. Ecclesias-
tics in purple CassOcks, attendant priests,
and other officials moved forward first.
Then came the
PRINCES OF THE CHURCH,
with capes Of gold from neck to heels, and
those Orien~tallOOking mitres which lend
strange dignity to the wearers. The
and archbishOps, SO in number,
advanced slowly and arranged themselves
in three front row Of chairs, while shift
rows Of red, white, and black moved
to the left and right, and high above all
were the glorious strains Of the organ and
stringed instruments. 1t was a sight never
to be forgotten by those who were there.
As much as 500 was freely offered for adj
tickets, outside the church. The
mass was pretty much the same as Ordina-
~ solemn
HIGH MASS,
in ceremonial, but there were tTifing devil
arising from the presence Of so many
Probably III Of the most impOs-
figures in the gorgeous pageant was the
tall and stately Count &lare!Oschi, of the
PUpe's Guards Mobile, who came in behind
Bishop Laughliu, of Brooklyn, the celebrant
Of the mass, wearing his antique-shaped
brass helmet, scarlet tunic, sword, heavy
boots and spurs. To the establishment Of
Catholics, he wore his helmet until the
anon of the mass. This formidable and
gorgeously uniformed cavalier was under
to be the guardian and custodian Of
the small scarlet cardinals hat,
THE BERETTA,
the comforting OF which was the occasion of
all this joyous sOlemnity. After mass had
concluded, and the real business of the day
commenced, it was impossible for the ush-
eUs to restrain the curiosity Of those in the
seats to the right and left who could
not see through 20 solid
YARDS OF CLERGYMEN.
They first got up on the step leading TO the
sanctuary. Then one false step led to an
other, until gentlemen in ordinary street
costume or full dress had crowded in
among the ~good-natured priests, who made
room for them. Finally the priests want
ed to see what was going on, and they
abandoned their chairs and crowded 10 the
front. The chairs were instanter mounted
by the laity.
AN IMPOSING STIFFNESS
prevailed while the various addresses from
Pope TO the Cardinal and the Arch
bishop Of Baltimore, and replies of those
in Latin, were read, the vast con-
eegation listening as intently as if they
could understand every word Of it. There
were a number, however, in the front seats
Judges and other State civic officials
who understood these documents perfectly,
and gratiied their ladies by giving the sub
stance of them. When the Cardinal con-
cluded his address and kneit in his scarlet
before the altar, aud all the diff
robed eclesiastics bowed their
and the organ pealed forth prepare
TO the aTe Deum, " and all the assist
ant officiating clergy knelt on tine altar
.toDs fba ceana was one MAGNIFICENT be-