The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-04-29
! CAAD1NAL ACtLDSAExs
Comforting OF the Rites of Cardi.
nalate on His Holiness
Yesterday.
The Most Interesting Scene Ever
Witnessed in New York.
Large Sale Of short Horn Cattle
in Illinois.
Breast Plate is Knocked Down at
$1l,4l3.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April 27.-Thousands O
spectators gathered at St. Patrick's Cathe
dral this morning, to witness the ceremo
ny Of comforting the Bevetta on Cardinal
McCloskey. There had been an enormous
demand for tickets, and numbers of thos.
who had them found great difficulty il
gaining an entrance. The streets in tn,
immediate neighborhoOd were filled with
human beings, all anxious to get chance
OF seeing the portals of the church. The
interest manifested was so great that repre-.
sentatives Of the church from all parts Of the
Union were present. At twenty minutes to
ii O'Clock the head of the procession emerged
from the vestry, acolytes leading, bearing
the procession cross and tall tapers. Then
followed long lines of clergymen,
who after making genufecticons before the
high altar, passed down the aisle, which was
soon packed. When the Priests had all
taken their places, the representatives OF
the various religious orders in the Diocese
began to emerge from the vestry in their
picturesque habits. The orders then taking
part in the procession had all been arranged
In their proper places. There was an in
terval of ten minutes, during which the
church was filled with joyous music from
the choir, and the procession of prelates at
length emerged from the vestry with slow
and measured tread. The audience arose
and the magnificent spectacle began to I'M
Told itself. The scene was one which New
York will never probably again witness.
Boys with picturesque robes and swinging
censers, arrayed in dark purple, preceded
the Archbishops and Bishops.
The prncesSion w,s clo,oJ bv tIo ,o1ob.,
tion of mass. Bishop Laughlin, of Brook
Ign, celebrant, Rev. Dr. McGlinn, and Rev.
Father McGraw, deacon, Father Kean,
Then came Cardinal McClos-
key, the Papal ENJOYS, DIR. Uxbaldi, Mons.
Roucetti. and last the Figaro of Count
Mareioschei, OF the Pope's Noble Guard, in
uniform. Cardinal McCloskey wearing his
purple cassock and mantle, knelt at the
side of the altar. The Archbishop of Bal
timore sat on his throne on the same side.
The officiating bishop and clergymen stood
at the altar steps, and mass was commenced.
The Cardinal stood up and proceeded
to his throne, at the gospel side, he alone,
OF all the pOtentates present, having the
pastoral staff, which was carried by an as
sistant officiating Bishop. After incensing
the altar three times, he sat down with the
deacon and sub-deacon. Bishop Laughlin
then read the introit, "And fntoned the
Gloria in Excelsis," which was sung by the
choir. The collects were read by the Gel
ebrant. The Epistle by sub-deacon, while
Bishop Laughlin read the Gospel The
congregation then rose to their feet. He
then chanted the words, "CredO in Unum,
Deum, and in low voice recited the re-
mainder of the nicene cude. The dea-
con and sub-deacon then prepared the YES
sels and bread and wine. During this period,
the acolytes again advanced with censers,
and the altar vas incensed by the celebrant
AT this time the church was level mass of
heads, from right to left, and from the sane
tuary to the doors. The right, left and GEN.
Ter aisles OF the church were packed as full
Is they could hold with people who were
glad to stand up. When the bell tinkled
o announce the opening of the solemn part
II the ceremony, the people standing made
IN attempt to kneel, but were unable to do
%, they were massed SO tightly together.
Towards the end Of the mass was introduced
he curious ceremony ofgiving the pax or kiss
II peace. 1t is not exactly kiss, but an
Inclination OF heads, while the hands rest
m the others arms. When mass was fin
shed, the interesting part of the ceremony
Cardinal McCloskey rose, and |
melt at the left hand side of the altar.
The Archbishop of Baltimore stepped |
lown from the throne and knelt at the |
pistle side. The audience rose with excite
nent, and some had the bad taste
crowd up among the clergymen in the
anctuary. Mons. Roucetti stood beside |
Bayley, and in a loud voice
cad the message in Latin, from the Plus
apal to his venerabilis Frater, Archbish-
p OF Baltimore, setting forth the reasons
inducing him to confer the Cardinal on
archbishop McCloskey, and at the close
anded him brief, authorizing him to
onfer Beretta. on this newly appointed
rince of the church. The Archbishop
avingreplied in Latin, passed the BRIT over
Father Mclean, who then read it. Count
loreforchO then surrendered the Bevetta to
Ions. Roucetti, who handed it to Archbish-
p Bayley, who then walked over to the
ardinal and placed the cap on his
cad, at the same time addressing him in
attn, as 'Eminertia Tua." The Cardinal
lade suitable reply, also in Latin, and
fter the "Te Deum" returned to the vestry
nd put on the crimson robe of his office and
turned to the altar. At the close of the
ymn, the Cardinal gave the pontifcal
and the ceremonies ended, and
he vast congregation passed out of the