The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-09
OUR AMERICAN CARDINALS CAR.
RAGE AND TEAM.

hIAUL AMI
The New York LeruM Of April 4th. COZ
lains the following interesting account Of III
carriage and team intended for Cardinal III
Cioskey:
The state coach of Cardinal McCloskey
now preparing in the wareroom Of J. J.
Brewster x Co., at the corner of Fifth Avenu
and Twenty first street. 1t is not such
conveyance as many people have expected
would be. Neither in color nor ornament
It prepared to attract notice in tho street
let, whoever shall see it rolling through tn
city will, though he may not know who is it
owner, certainly remark that person is SOM
extremely we'll placed individual-not vel
placed in life alone, but also in the carriage
For it is an extremely luxurious vehicle.
Hung upon what are termed suspension
springs. the body of the coach swaya with {
cradle like motion at the slightest impulse
Though it is state coach, its effect upon .its
occupants is likely to be anything else than
preservation Of statcliness. 1t is eminentIy
capable Of browsing the most alert energies
and for that is useful as cardinals carriage,
L Is color will never excite a rabid member OF
another church than the Roman Catholic. II
it were crimson, as it would be il it were
meant to roll through the streets OF
THE PAPAL CITY,
The carriage would undoubtedly act upon
some such person as red cloth upon bull.
Cardinal McCloskey, being pacific, could not
endure such an occurrence, and, as he also
considered that a crimson-hued coach would
look wofuuy out of place every here but in
Rome, he chose not to have such ono. He
consulted his oYn good taste and sought a
conveyance which would carry sense OF dig.
nifty to the minds of its observers. He found
oae titte to his needs, and he had it pur-
chased for $1,000. 1t is thoroughly suited to
bear the dign.ties of a cardinal. It is an al
most massive, round-bodied town coach.
Within it is lined with dark green satin. and
fitted with every appliance needtul to people
who can ride in their coaches.
The body is printed lustrously black, and
its running gear is of dark green, like the
upper side Of an oak leaf These colOrs arc
relieved by the pallor Of the silver mountings
which people will learn to pick out Cardinal
McCloskeys coach from a host Of fine vehicles
drawn by proud horses is the coat-ofarms on
its doors. This is a combination, it is said,
Of the armorial insignia of the Cardinals
family and some Of the emblems Of his priest
!y Office. The field of the escutchoOn is
green. crimson chcvron running from side
70 side Of the shield up toward its center
makes a lozenge at its base, in which there is
u golden lily flower. On the field Of tho
cheyron are three silvery Maltese crosses.
At each upper extremity of the shield is a
golden star. Surmounting the escutcheon is
double crosslet, as it is called that is, a
cross having one large and ono small trans
verse, the latter being above the former. The
escutcheon is thus described in heraldic
terms: Field vert, a chevron gnles, with three
Maltese crosses, argent; two etOes or in chief,
and a he,n-de-iys o.. Crest, double cross
let.
1t may be that this coat Of arms will be en-
danced by having cardinals hat painted
over it when Cardinal McCloskey has been
regularly installed. There is some question
about this, however. Cardinal McCloskey,
iSis understood does not wish to declare his
station thus from the door of his coach; but
there are some ecclesias:ics who urge that it |
IS only proper for him to distinguish the car
rage that bears him from other vehicles of
ike build
THE CAEDINAI.s TEAM. |
Where to get the horses to form this has |
been a vexing question for some time. Such |
steeds were desired are not often found |
Horses black as night and glossy rs tho But
lace Of a stream in Fairy Land. proud as
.uclter il the comparison may be allowed,
With the steeds Of church dignitary
.entle a. swans. These were demanded of |
torses meant to draw the Cardinals coach
'et other characteristics were asked of them.
Names fit for Juliet to plait tails aim ost
weeping the ground, and like the Dauphins
teej, each with u countenance enforcing the
tonnage which a lordly neigh demanded.
'ht where could such horses be got
,ot here, not in Philadelphia, nor in Bal
more, for these places were all searched
thoroughly. The watch for them has
'een incessant for weeks, and report says that
he watchers and seekers have at times be-
ONE almost despairing Of success. But yes
erday afternoon it was said by some gentle
nen who have taken part in the search for the
lately steeds that they had been found up in
his State somewhere, and that negotiations
Or their purchase had been opened. Still
tier 1t was reported that the desired horses
ad been bought and that the money for their
urchase had been raised by committee Of
'ealthy Catholic gentlemen who wish to pre-
ent them to His Eminence. Among these
were mentioned Messrs. Eugene
ELY. James Il. Nicholson, Denis O'Don- ,
ghue and James Lynch. None of these gen. ,
emen could be found, however, and, there
IRE, nothing is known definitely about the
ardinals team. This may DO predicted,
owever. When the Cardinals coach appe 4rs /.
n the street it will be drawn by such a pair
animals as have seldom been seen.